Dangerous Seduction by Zoë Archer
The romance is fine, the pacing is solid, the premise is good… but the plot! Where’s the suspense?
Category:Genre: Historical
Night of a Thousand Stars by Deanna Raybourn
Is this a standalone story, or a thinly-veiled ad and fanservice for the author’s Lady Julia Grey books?
Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery by Carole Mortimer
He’s dumb, cruel, and melodramatic… just perfect for the histrionic idiot martyr heroine.
Finding Miss McFarland by Vivienne Lorret
Easily one of the dumbest stories I’ve read, and worst of all, now I can’t get a Taylor Swift song out of my head.
The Truth About Lady Felkirk by Christine Merrill
This is almost a great, complicated read. Maybe if it has more pages? It’s very readable, but missing something.
Wild West Christmas by Jenna Kernan, Kathryn Albright, and Lynna Banning
Christmas anthologies tend to be misses, unless you’re soused.
Betrayed by His Kiss by Amanda McCabe
Ooh, Renaissance Italy! The scenery is lovely, and the narrative is pretty engaging. But this is a revenge plot with so little emotional pay-off, so… eh.
The Songbird’s Seduction by Connie Brockway
Falling for a nerd in 1908 is a wild, exuberant, insane rush. I’ve no idea how true is that, but The Songbird’s Seduction makes me a convert to the faith.
Daring Miss Danvers by Vivienne Lorret
Fake engagement is a staple of the genre, but it still needs to make sense. And this makes no sense at all, so… fail?
Winning Miss Wakefield by Vivienne Lorret
Winning Miss Wakefield has a plot that shouldn’t work, but the author pulls it off well. Too bad the plot requires the heroine to be clueless.
