What a Gentleman Wants by Caroline Linden
The pacing of this one dampens an otherwise pleasant read.
Category:Genre: Historical
Whispers of the Night by Lydia Joyce
The author contrives to place the heroine in a position of weakness here, and that’s unfortunate.
Something Sinful by Suzanne Enoch
And it was going so well… and then, comes the dumb dumb stuff. Sigh.
Just One of Those Flings by Candice Hern
What happened to this author? This is heartbreaking.
Only a Duke Will Do by Sabrina Jeffries
Oh crap, the hero. He’s crap, and he’s… just crap.
Vanquished by Hope Tarr
Oh, this one could have been so, so grand but somehow it feels flat instead.
The Book of True Desires by Betina Krahn
The supposedly capable heroine is upstaged by the newbie hero, needing rescue and all, so all is right in the world.
The Dangerous Debutante by Kasey Michaels
This is another reminder as to why the shallow insecurities of a bratty heroine make the least interesting conflict.
Lady Rogue by Suzanne Enoch
Why does every traditional Regency author have a crossdressing heroine in her first mainstream historical debut?
Infamous by Virginia Henley
While this is by no means a great book, the heroine is a much-welcome tall glass of water.