by Keira on March 10, 2013 · 0 comments
in 4.5 Stars, ARC, Blackmail, Children, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Cross-Dressing Female, D-F, Dukes and Earls, Enemies, Foster/Orphan/Adopted, Gambling, Great Britain, Regency, Spinster
Hero: James Hartley is tracking down the man who stole a family heirloom right off the neck of his mistress. He knew better than to give her the jewels, she was not the mysterious woman he kissed at a costume ball. The only person he wants to find more than the Count de Bonneville is [...]
by Keira on January 19, 2013 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, ARC, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Cross-Dressing Female, Journalism, Regency, S-U, Secret Agent, Small Town
Heroine: Leah Elliot and her sister are near destitution and live by the grace their graceless aunt and well-meaning but easily subdued uncle. They lost everything when their father died in a fire. His precious and expensive book collection went up in smoke. When Leah’s sister got sick, Leah turned to a family friend and [...]
by Keira on March 12, 2011 · 5 comments
in 5 Stars, ARC, Book Review, Comedy of Manners, Cross-Dressing Female, Dukes and Earls, Eliza Doolittle, France, Gentry, Georgette Heyer, Great Britain, Guardian/Ward, Kidnapping, May/December, Playboys and Rakehells, Regency, Revenge, Travel, Virgin Heroine
These Old Shades is a mashup of several of my favorite romance plots all rolled into one story. It’s a May/December where the hero is significantly older than the heroine. It’s also a Guardian/Ward pairing as well as Employer/Employee. The heroine even goes half the novel cross-dressing, though the hero is aware of this fact. [...]
by Keira on October 13, 2010 · 5 comments
in 4 Stars, Book Review, Cooking, Cross-Dressing Female, Gambling, Gentry, Great Britain, M-O, Mistaken Identity, Mistress or Courtesan, Regency, Revenge, Runaway, Virgin Heroine
Cross-dressing and false identities comprise Jacobin de Chastelux life since her uncle tried to use her as his marker in a bet with Lord Storrington. Now she’s a cook in the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and is quite happy. She is saving her money to open her own pastry shop as soon as she can. [...]