Barons and Baronets

Book Review: Never Romance a Rake by Liz Carlyle

by Marcia 10.23.2010

By: Marcia, guest reviewer Most Regency Romances portray life in this period as opulent and sensual. And it was, but it was also very hard. Wealthy children were valued not so much as individuals but for what they could contribute to the family in the way of money or power. Each member of the family [...]

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Review: Enchanting the Beast by Kathryne Kennedy

by Keira 09.16.2010

This was an impulse buy. The cover was pretty (I only saw the front b/c this was an online purchase) and I was fairly certain the inside would give me a wounded/scarred/brooding hero because of the title. To my surprise it was a historical paranormal! Nicodemus Wulfson is as you guessed it, a werewolf. His [...]

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Review: Minx by Julia Quinn

by Keira 05.04.2010

Minx by Julia Quinn is the third book in the Blydon Series, following Splendid and Dancing at Midnight. William Dunford inherits a barony out in Cornwall. He also inherits an unexpected ward, not that he knows this when he arrives. Henry, his ward, is a spunky hoydenish tomboy with a plan. She’s going to convince [...]

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Review: Working Man, Society Bride by Mary Nichols

by Keira 09.18.2009

I have to say I’m way impressed by Harlequin’s historical line. The covers on these romances are awesome and singularly stunning. Especially this one [WMSB]. I love how the heroine’s head is tilted back; it’s provocative and slightly defiant. She looks like she is in the middle of a particularly sassy set down. He looks [...]