Short Version: NO! Medium Version: My romance spirit guide, Malin, gave me this book and guessed it based on the blurb. It’s a Victorian romance this – plus a Victorian romance that – resulting in a Victorian romance reading experience of: Long Version: While continuing to be an author I try to avoid actually paying for, Lorraine Heath is solidly B-Minus List writer with some decent books under her belt. She can be dated in her plotting and characters and Once More, My Darling Rogue is no exception. […]
Another Historical Romance, But with a Demi-Tushed Review
For lacklustre romances, I prefer to use my fill-in-the-blank review template; unfortunately my cleverclever formatting didn’t paste properly here and wrestling with HTML to restore it would be an exercise in frustration; instead, the full review can be found here: When the Duke Was Wicked. Links to my other reviews can be found on my list of books by author or The (Shameful) Tally 2014 which includes suggestions and author commentary.
Another Historical Romance, But with a Bit of a Tirade on My Part
It’s 1858, Mercy Dawson and her bastard son have been brought to the family home of Stephen Lyons. Appalled by her conduct, her father abandons her there. Thinking Stephen dead, Mercy is hoping that in bringing his son to his aristocratic family, they will let her stay on as nanny. She just wants to be with her child, but quickly learns that Stephen is very much alive and in rough shape. Pleasures of a Notorious Gentleman follows the development of their relationship and the marriage […]
Another Historical Romance Series, But with an Homage to Oliver Twist
Every romance author has a through line to her work and Lorraine Heath’s is damaged people finding strength in each other and themselves to persevere and succeed. The Scoundrels of St. James series has this through line, as well an homage to Oliver Twist. There is an Oliver, a Feagan, a Dodger, a Sykes, and a Nancy. A group of four friends – don’t worry, Sykes isn’t one of them – have survived and escaped Victorian London’s rookeries and built better lives for themselves; in […]