Musings of a Romance Author
Let’s not go mad by detailing this well known plot. Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy. He’s a snob and she can’t forget he said she wasn’t pretty enough to tempt him to dance. As the story unfolds they recognise the follies of their arrogance and judging by first impressions. This is a third re-read for … Continue reading My Review: “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
The Highland Guard Book 1 The book starts with a a detailed forward, establishing backstory. It’s set in 1305, a time of glorious Scottish highlander heroes, fighting for their freedom from the tyrannical English, and Robert the Bruce wants to establish a fighting force unlike any seen before: think SAS or Navy SEALs. Then, the … Continue reading My Review: “The Chief” by Monica McCarty
Love by Numbers Book 1 After my terrible disappointment with the latest from this author, I decided to try some of her older work. This is in the top five of all time for my book club, so it’s got to be good. Lady Calpurnia Hartwell is on the shelf and tired of being seen … Continue reading My Review: “Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake” by Sarah MacLean
The Hathaways Book 2 We met both Winnifred Hathaway, an invalid who never fully recovered from a bout of scarlet fever, and Kev Merripen, a Romany taken in by the Hathaways when he was found at deaths door as a child, in the first book. They have loved each other since childhood, but Merripen refuses to … Continue reading My Review: “Seduce Me at Sunrise” by Lisa Kleypas
Misadventures in Matchmaking Book 1 I’ve not read anything by this author before and I’m looking forward to something new. In the acknowledgments, the author describes it as The Bourne Identity meets Jane Austen’s Emma. The heroine is even called Jacinda Bourne. Now, while I like the Bourne films, I’ve never read the books. Plus, I was never … Continue reading My Review: “How To Forget A Duke” by Vivienne Lorret
So, I’m back to high school romance again. I seem to have a soft spot for this sub-genre. In this story we’ve got two very similar MCs. Both have recently moved to the school and both have seriously messed up family backgrounds. Blaise DeVroe recently discovered the guy who raised him is not his father. … Continue reading My Review: “Rich Prick” by Tijan
A Soulmark Series Book 1 Zoelle Baudelaire is a culinary studies college graduate who returns to her home town, with her grandmother, after graduating. Her parents and sibling were killed in a car accident and it turns out she’s from a long line of witches. Her coven is involved in an ongoing dispute with a … Continue reading My Review: “Coven” by Rebecca Main
I read this a couple of months into the pandemic and I was immediately struck by the (I know, it seems wrong, but I’m going to use this word anyway) nostalgia and feelings the story evoked from the beginning of the chaos that was Spring 2020. I think it really captures the feel of the … Continue reading My Review: “Quarantine & Chill” by Kenya Wright
The Hathaways Book 1 I’ve been meaning to read this series for quite a while as my book group raves about it. This series is set not long after the Wallflowers and about twenty years before the Ravenels. I’ve read both of them and it’s nice to see some familiar characters cropping up. Kleypas has become … Continue reading My Review: “Mine Till Midnight” by Lisa Kleypas
After Series Book 1 Tessa Young is the ultimate good girl who studies hard and follows the rules. She is also a control freak with a conservative outlook on life. Her relationship with her controlling mum is strained, but college and her new friends open her eyes to different ways of doing things and encourages … Continue reading My Review: “After” by Anna Todd