I enjoyed my first Tessa Dare novel, A Week to be Wicked, so I figured I’d give Dare’s next novel in the series a try: A Lady by Midnight (2012). I’d already been introduced to the main characters in the previous novel. Kate Taylor is an orphan of unknown origins, raised in a strict school for ladies. Having been educated in the art of music at school, Kate earns a respectable living teaching music to students at Spindle Cove. Corporal Thorne has had more than […]
Historical Romance, Emphasis on Rom–p
With a couple of days off work and my willing suspension of disbelief primed, I was ready to embark on the new Tessa Dare historicalish romance. “Historicalish”? It’s because of all the autobuy/truly enjoyable authors out there, Dare is the one who most pushes the credulity envelope* (much like that phrasing). Also, it sounds a little bit like ticklish and Say Yes to the Marquess is very funny, a truly entertaining read, and another romp to add to her catalogue. I feel like I could lift […]
Read The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright Instead
Please see title. For more information, see below. How to Catch a Wild Viscount came as part of a 99 cent novella set. The grouping includes works by Courtney Milan, Caroline Linden, and other current authors. I quite like novellas as they are a quick read and strip the story down to its bare bones, but what I just said is the only reason to read this book. It’s an early work by an author on my autobuy list, Tessa Dare, and I just wanted […]
The badinage makes it worth your while
All it took was Cannonballer Beth Ellen to say “fun banter” and I was typing in A Week to be Wicked (2012) by Tessa Dare into my library’s catalog search. This is my first Tessa Dare novel, and even though it’s not quite up there with my favorites, it was fun and enjoyable. I’m planning on reading at least one more book in the series, maybe even more. A Week to be Wicked is actually the second book of what I think is a four-book […]