Briar Rose by Kimberly Cates
This is probably the only story with a Pollyanna village healer and a tortured hero that I can bear to reread more than once.
Category:Genre: Historical
The Truelove Bride by Shana Abé
Scottish medieval courtship shenanigans ahoy!
The Sound of Snow by Katherine Kingsley
A few beautiful scenes can’t change the fact that this is a cookie-cutter romance.
Springwater Seasons: Rachel by Linda Lael Miller
This is a short time-waster that manages to inflict some mortal wounds on the brain.
The Rake by Mary Jo Putney
This is well written and enjoyable, but its handling of alcoholism feels simultaneously over simplistic yet heavy handed.
The Charm School by Susan Wiggs
This story gives me life. I laughed, cried, sobbed, and sighed through every second of it.
Once a Mistress by Debra Mullins
Oh god, talk about an embarrassing debut effort.
The Devil Earl by Deborah Simmons
Oh my goodness, I believe this is going to be my favorite book by this author. Ever.
The Last Warrior by Kristen Kyle
Some fundamental details are iffy and the conflict at the end feels contrived, but on the whole, it’s pretty fun.
A Dance with the Devil by Rexanne Becnel, Anne Logan, Deborah Martin, and Meagan McKinney
So many pathetic and idiotic heroines, so little time…