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REVIEW of A Game of Hearts (The Cartwells #1) by Joanna Barker
Marigold Cartwell does everything perfectly. She loves her family fiercely, makes friends easily, and shoots at archery targets with the precision of Robin Hood. Her overly competitive nature is galled by one person in particular–Tristan Gates, an orphan who grew up alongside her ever since he came to their neighborhood as a ten-year-old. Marigold beat…
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REVIEW of Lord Petteril Mysteries (SERIES) by Mary Lancaster
The premise is that the new viscount Piers Withan has been forced into the position unexpectedly after the death of several relatives. Despondent, the new Lord Petteril arrives at the London mansion and finds a young boy looting valuables from the house. The viscount, who has the unfortunate condition of “face-blindness,” decides not to turn…
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REVIEW of Lady Emily’s Matchmaking Mishap (Merry Spinsters, Charming Rogues) by Sofi Laporte
Emily and her sister Cissy are imposters. Ever since the tragic death of their father, they have been deceiving their way through society, pretending to be relatives of rich, aged women so that they have a place to live. But when fortune turns, Emily determines that they will return to the home they grew up…
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REVIEW of Mrs. Merritt’s Remorse (Lord Dere’s Dependents #2 by Christina Dudley
The Barstow family returns in the second installment of Lord Dere’s Dependents. Now two years into the future, this book features the second daughter Jane, repentant widow of Roger Merritt, who keeps to the family cottage in guilt and shame for her foolish past. But when a new curate and his sister arrive in the…
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REVIEW of A Winter’s Romance: A Regency Anthology
I love a good anthology with stories the perfect length to read at bedtime before falling asleep. This collection contains stories by several of my favorite authors. The most appealing ones in the collection–to me, at least–ended up being “Epiphany Day” by Christina Dudley and “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by GL Robinson….
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REVIEW of The Seaside Homecoming (On Devonshire Shores #3) by Julie Klassen
Estranged from her family, Claire Summers has been living in Scotland as companion to an elderly aunt. But when the stern woman dies, Claire travels south to Sidmouth, hoping for a rapprochement with her mother and sisters. Answering an advertisement from a mysterious William Hammond, Claire becomes a partner/housekeeper at another boarding house in Sidmouth…
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REVIEW of The Forgotten Duke (Viennese Waltz #1) by Sofi Laporte
Lena Arenheim is trying to secure musical performances for her penurious family when a strange woman calls out to her on the street–“Catherine?” Perplexed, Lena brushes off the encounter, but it is not long before the woman’s brother, Julius, Duke of Aldingbourne, declares that Lena is none other than his duchess Catherine who had been…
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REVIEW of Miss Vincent’s Vow (Women of Weymouth #1) by Rachel Knowles
Left in penury at her father’s death, Cassandra Vincent places an advertisement in the newspaper at Weymouth offering her services as a companion. Jethro Hunt answers the advertisement, offering a different sort of companionship than she had in mind: matrimony. Trusting in Jethro’s reputation as an honest, god-fearing man, Cassandra resolves to enter into matrimony…
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REVIEW of A Thieving at Carlton House (Of Cloaks and Daggers #1) by Erica Vetsch
When Sir Bertrand Thorndike is promoted within the ranks of His Majesty’s secret agent spy service (not the real title, but you get the idea), he needs to change his persona as a hard-drinking dilettante to an upstanding member of society. His mentor, Marcus Haverly, recommends that Bertie serve on the board of a new…
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REVIEW of By His Grace and Favor (Lord Dere’s Dependents #1) by Christina Dudley
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