Most young women her age would love nothing more than an extended trip to Bath, but Marianne Daventry is not like most young women. She’s a true country woman, unhappy in a crowded city — especially when one member of that crowd is her philandering, wealth-hungry cousin. Her father dropped her unceremoniously with relatives upon…
Tag: historical romance
Character Spotlight: The Honorable Miles Dorrington
Book: The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation #2, Lauren Willig) Age: Late 20s Looks: 6’3”, muscular, light hair Personality: Decidedly snarky and a playboy, but good-hearted (and hard-headed) Miles Dorrington has made it through the first quarter of his life without getting into any major scrapes — and that’s the problem. He’s the…
Review: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
The French Revolution was an interesting time period, with long-lasting and far-reaching political and historical implications. But this is not these things that interest American historian Eloise Kelly — and actually, it’s not a what that captures her attention, but a who. Three of them, to be precise. The Scarlet Pimpernel. The Purple Gentian. The…
Lovin’ me some Regency novels
Title: An Accomplished Woman Author: Jude Morgan Genre: Fiction – Regency Publication Date: 2007 Purchase Price: $24.95 (hardback) Ten years after scandalizing local society by refusing to marry the eligible Lewis Durrant, Miss Lydia Templeton, bluestocking and incurably opinionated near-spinster, finds herself in Bath, England. It is her job to act as chaperone to her…
Review: The Masqueraders
(Note: This is an older entry, from my first few months of blogging, and contains spoilers. Reader beware.) Normally I’m not a fan of setting foot in Barnes and Noble without a set list of books to look for; letting me wander about like a free range chicken is liable to leave my companions with…