This is a remarkable paranormal series that takes gaslamp/steampunk fantasy and mixes it with beasts of legend. In the end, Liz Sharp has to be willing to give up all hope of victory if it means doing what is right…
Category: Historical Fiction
REVIEW of The Case of the Spotted Tailor (A Cunning Woman Mystery #1) by Anna Castle
superstitions in Tudor England were actually based in fact? What if animals could talk and fairies roamed free, ready to wreak their mischief on hapless town folk?
REVIEW of The Indebted Earl (Serendipity and Secrets #3) by Erica Vetsch
This book explores a second chance at love as Sophie grieves the death of one man and gradually has her heart healed and transformed to love another….
REVIEW of John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews (BLOG TOUR)
Wrestling with his despair, and determined to find meaning once again in his vocation, John Eyre takes a position from Mr. Fairfax of Thornfield Hall. Upon arriving at the secluded manor, which is surrounded by strange mists, John discovers that Mr. Fairfax is only the butler and a mysteriously absent Mrs. Rochester is the one who has employed him to tutor her two wards….
REVIEW of A Captain for Caroline Gray by Julie Wright
Would you sail from Regency England to India to find a husband? See my review of A Captain for Caroline Gray…
REVIEW of Georgana’s Secret by Arlem Hawks (BLOG TOUR)
This story was a perfect blend of history and romance. The publisher notes say that fans of Jane Austen and Patrick O’Brian will enjoy the novel, and for once, I think the notes might be right!
REVIEW of The Canterbury Murders (Stanton & Barling #3) by E.M. Powell
Canterbury. One of the holiest sites in twelfth-century England, and one of the unluckiest. Not only has the lead-lined roof of the monumental cathedral melted to ash in a conflagration, but now one of the stonemasons repairing the building has been murdered in a horrific manner…
REVIEW of The Gentleman Spy (Serendipity and Secrets #2) by Erica Vetsch
As an agent for the crown, younger son Marcus Haverly has often risked life and limb in service of his country. With the demise of his father and older brother, however, he now bears the ducal title. Irked by his mother’s nagging, Marcus comes up with a plan to fulfill his obligations to his family by marrying and siring an heir while still being able to carry on his missions for the crown…
REVIEW of The Lost Lieutenant (Serendipity and Secrets #1) by Erica Vetsch
When Evan Eldridge returns from the Continent, a wounded war-hero, he has no idea what kind of reward the Prince Regent has in store for him. Having saved the life of the Regent’s godson, Evan finds himself in the bizarre position of being elevated to the peerage. And along with the title of earl and a broken-down manor house, the Regent is also bestowing on him the hand of a girl he’s just met…
REVIEW of Bridgerton (Netflix, 2020) and TOP TEN THINGS I learned from Bridgerton
TOP TEN THINGS I LEARNED FROM BRIDGERTON:
* If you are a young lady, and anyone anywhere says anything about you, you will be ruined forever!
* Men can do whatever they want. And women can’t. And life is unfair.
* Rolling up your sleeves is a breathtakingly alluring activity….
Rosanne E. Lortz 