Romance Novel Reviews

  

 

  

 

I've read quite a few books lately.  It all started with my inability to find enough William fiction.  So, I've devoured a total of 8 historical romance books in the last couple weeks.  And all this despite my innate dislike for the genre in general.  (I'll tell you a little secret.  If you purposefully avoid looking at the horrid portrait of the scantily clothed, ravishingly beautiful heterosexual couple on the front (or back) of each book, then this little guilty pleasure is far less guilt producing.) 

 

(All scores are on a scale with a maximum of 5)

 

You may browse through the reviews by page number, or select from a list of reviews.

=  The golden quill award for excellence

= Honorary golden quill award for exceptional and original narration

= Honorary mention for inclusion of an excellent relationship with a pig  

  

  

 

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The Unreadable Collection

 

  

  

Victoria Alexander:

          The Lady in Question  

  

Catherine Anderson:

          Annie's Song

  

Gabriella Anderson:

          Ever Yours

  

Adele Ashworth:

          My Darling Caroline

          Winter Garden

  

Mary Balogh:

          Lord Carew's Bride

          The Famous Heroine

          The Plumed Bonnet

          Dark Angel

          A Certain Magic

          Gentle Conquest

          Simply Love

   

Jessica Benson:

          The Accidental Duchess

          Lord Stanhope’s Proposal

           

Connie Brockway:

          My Dearest Enemy

  

Nancy Butler:

         The Kindness of a Rogue

  

Candace Camp:

          Promise Me Tomorrow

  

Jacquie D’Alessandro:

          The Bride Thief

  

Teresa DesJardien:

          A Heart's Treasure

  

Christina Dodd:

          Rules of Attraction

          The Runaway Princess

  

Suzanne Enoch:

          England's Perfect Hero

   

Diane Farr:

          Falling for Chloe

  

Patricia Gaffney:

          Thief of Hearts

   

Anne Gracie:

          Gallant Waif

  

Laurell K. Hamilton:

          Guilty Pleasures

 

Karen Harbaugh:

          The Reluctant Cavalier

          The Vampire Viscount

  

Georgette Heyer:

          Faro's Daughter

          Devil's Cub

  

Madeline Hunter:

          The Romantic

  

Judith Ivory:

         Sleeping Beauty

         Beast

  

Eloise James:

         Enchanting Pleasures

  

Carla Kelly:

         The Lady's Companion

         Libby's London Merchant

         Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind

         Reforming Lord Ragsdale

         Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand  

         With This Ring

         The Wedding Journey

         Miss Chartley's Guided Tour

         One Good Turn

         Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career

         Miss Billings Treads the Boards

         Miss Wittier Makes a List

         Beau Crusoe

Laura Kinsale:

        Flowers From the Storm

        Uncertain Magic

        The Shadow and the Star

  

Lisa Kleypas:

        Where Dreams Begin

        Because You're Mine

  

Lynn Kurland:

        This Is All I Ask

  

Allison Lane:

        A Bird in Hand

  

Judith A. Lansdowne:

       The Mystery Kiss

    

Kat Martin:

         Silk and Steel

  

Elizabeth Mansfield

         Passing Fancies 

         Love Lessons

  

Teresa Medeiros:

        The Bride and the Beast

        Yours Until Dawn

   

Barbara Metzger:

        A Loyal Companion

        The Duel

  

Sophia Nash:

        A Passionate Endeavor

  

Patricia Oliver:

        Broken Promises

   

Candice Proctor:

        Whispers of Heaven

  

Carol Proctor:

        The Drawing Master's Dilemma

  

Mary Jo Putney:

        The Wild Child

        One Perfect Rose

        Shattered Rainbows

        Thunder and Roses

           

Amanda Quick:

         Ravished

  

Julia Quinn:

         Brighter Than the Sun

         The Duke and I

         An Offer From A Gentleman

         Romancing Mr. Bridgerton

         To Sir Phillip, With Love

         The Viscount Who Loved Me

         When He Was Wicked

         It's In His Kiss

         On the Way to the Wedding

         Splendid

         Dancing At Midnight

         "A Tale of Two Sisters" - Where's My Hero?

  

Francine Rivers:

       Redeeming Love

  

Lynsay Sands:

         Single White Vampire

   

Deborah Simmons:

         The Devil Earl

         The Last Rogue

  

Shelly Thacker:

         Forever His

  

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss:

         A Rose In Winter

         Shanna

  

Various:

         The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown

         Lady Whistledown Strikes Back

         The Grand Hotel

  

 

 

  

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