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Review: I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles

Rosalind Miles, oh Rosalind Miles...how happy I am to have found you! You have written a most excellent novel about my favorite monarch, Queen Elizabeth I, and gave me hours of reading ecstasy that I will never forget! I loved every minute of this book!!!! I, Elizabeth is a fantastic read of the life, loves, trials and tribulations of Queen Elizabeth I, "The Virgin Queen". We follow Elizabeth from childhood, when she was labeled a "bastard" and her mother a "whore", to the treacherous times bef… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on March 16, 2009 at 4:44pm — No Comments

Review: A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick

A Place Beyond Courage is a novel of John FitzGilbert (John Marshal). In the year 1130 John is a royal marshal to King Henry I - young he may be, but through his courage and cunning he earned his stripes and respect and men knew not to mess with him. As royal marshal, John was the gate-keeper to the king - if you wanted to see the king, you needed to get past John first. He was also in charge of the court's living arrangements, the horses, the dogs and hawks - there was nothing John didn't have… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on March 1, 2009 at 2:18pm — No Comments

Review: The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth

No good novel is without it's share of controversy and The King's Daughter doesn't disappoint. I had heard about a scene in the first few pages of the book that made some people raise their eyebrows, but my mind was still open...after all it is historical fiction and thus the author is given a bit more leeway (in my opinion). The story starts off a little silly with the many "woe" declarations Elizabeth's mother was so fond of. However, the novel recovers. Elizabeth the Good, as she was called… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on January 26, 2009 at 10:36am — No Comments

Review: The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

Synopsis: It is a summer's night in 1860. In an elegant detached Georgian house in the village of Road, Wiltshire, all is quiet. Behind shuttered windows the Kent family lies sound asleep. At some point after midnight a dog barks. The family wakes the next morning to a horrific discovery: an unimaginably gruesome murder has taken place in their home. The household reverberates with shock, not least because the guilty party is surely still among them. Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard, the most celeb… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on January 2, 2009 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Review: Cotillion by Georgette Heyer

Heyer does it again with this delightful tale of finding love when you least expect it. Young Kitty Charing finds herself in quite a pickle when she learns what her eccentric guardian has in store for her. The mean old goat has put a stipulation in his will that in order for her to inherit his fortune she must marry one of his great-nephews. Say what?! Well, that is just the most absurd thing she has ever heard and she means to take no part in it, except of course, to use it to her advantage. O… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on December 18, 2008 at 3:21pm — 1 Comment

Review: Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer

Lady of Quality was Georgette Heyer's last novel and although it's not her best, it is still a cute, fun read. While Heyer continues with her first-rate characters, I hate to admit that the plot seemed a little too "cookie cutter". This is your classic I-hate-you-but-wait-no-I-love-you type stories, but Heyer works it well. From the start I was engaged - I mean how great is it when you're already giggling at the first page?! The story flows well and moves along nicely. As I mentioned earlier He… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on December 9, 2008 at 5:43pm — No Comments

Review: The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer

The Conqueror is one of six historical novels written by Georgette Heyer, who is best known for her Regency Romances, and if this is an indication of the other five - then sign me up! Heyer brings us back to 11th Century Normandy and introduces us to William, Duke of Normandy, (a.k.a. William the Bastard) through the eyes of Raoul de Harcourt - a knight in Duke William's retinue. Raoul began his service to the Duke as a young knight and he quickly rose to be one of William's most trusted frien… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on December 3, 2008 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Review: The Lady Flees Her Lord by Michele Ann Young

For young Lady Lucinda Denbigh life is not as sweet as she once envisioned it being with her handsome, young nobleman husband, Lord Denbigh. After being married only a short while she quickly learns that is was her money he lusted after, not her. And being the gentleman that he is, he takes it upon himself to remind her of that daily. Constantly telling her she is fat and ugly, he is always keeping her on diets and restricted her food from the kitchen. When the prospect of spending an entire w… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on November 23, 2008 at 7:05pm — No Comments

Review: Murder of a Medici Princess by Caroline P. Murphy

Italy, 1542. Isabella de Medici was born very shortly after the death of her father, Cosimo's, first daughter Bia. And subsequently was most cherished, cosseted and spoiled by her father . Her mother, Eleanora bore Cosimo seven sons and four daughters, with eight surviving til adulthood. They were all housed at the Palazzo Vecchio with the children's special apartments taking up several floors above Cosimo and Eleanora's chambers, which had private access to the children's rooms above. In 1558… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on November 23, 2008 at 7:04pm — No Comments

Review: Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer

When young Lord Adrian Maplethorpe proclaims to his mother that he wishes to marry a young lady from a gaming house, she is both floored and horrified. It's obvious to her that the girl must only want him for his money and title. And so Lady Maplethorpe immediately sends for her nephew, Max Ravenscar, to talk some sense into Adrian. He too is surprised at the news and decides to take a look at this girl himself. Max marches himself on down to St. James Square to the home-turned-gaming house of… Continue

Added by Amy Bruno on November 23, 2008 at 7:01pm — No Comments

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