I was eager to read The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer. As you know if you’ve followed my blog, I am keen on Regency romantic novels and Georgette Heyer is one of the best known writers. Sophy is left with her cousins in London as…
Only Beloved by Mary Balogh is the 7th and last book in the Survivor’s Club series. I was so looking forward to this book, as it was the story of George, Duke of Stanbrook, and Dora Debbins, both mature, he in his 40s, she in…
Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh is book #6 in The Survivors’ Club series. I enjoyed the first 5, but this one was a disappointment. I was looking forward to the story of Imogen, Lady Barclay, as she was in Portugal when her husband was…
Only a Promise by Mary Balogh is book #5 in the Survivors’ Club Series. This is the story of Ralph Stockwood and Chloe Muirhead. Like the others in the series, Ralph was in the Napoleonic Wars, and came back with scars and mental health issues,…
Only Enchanting by Mary Balogh is the story of Flavian, Viscount Ponsonby, another member of the Survivors’ Club, who were wounded in the Napoleonic Wars. Three of his friends already had their stories told in previous books. There are three more books after this one…
The Escape by Mary Balogh is the third book in the Survivor’s Club series. I liked the first two very much and this one didn’t disappoint at all. This is the story of Sir Benedict Harper and Samantha. He was gravely injured in the Napoleonic…
The Arrangement by Mary Balogh is the second book in The Survivors’ Club Series. This is the story of Vincent Hunt, Lord Darleigh, and Miss Sophia Fry. I loved this novel! One of the most unexpected aspects of this book is that the hero is…
The Proposal by Mary Balogh is the first book in The Survivors’ Club Series. I was in the mood for a romance story. While I read a lot by Mary, this was the first time I read this particular book. The heroine, Gwen, appears in…
Mischief by Amanda Quick is another one of those books I read as a teenager and I wanted to read again. It was not as good as her other books, hence the 3 stars I gave it. With fiction books, and this is a regency…
Rendezvous by Amanda Quick is the love story between the impulsive and fashion loving Augusta Ballinger and the dull, classics loving Earl of Graystone. It is a lovely story, very interesting because it is unusual. It involves a murder or two, spies during the Napoleonic…
Seduction by Amanda Quick is another lovely regency book I read by this author. Like all her books, in this one there are a few interesting twists, and the most impressive one is the duel. It’s not what one can expect from a duel, besides…
Ravished by Amanda Quick is a retelling of the classic tale, Beauty and the Beast. I just love this book, I think I’ve read it twenty times and I would gladly read it again. Miss Harriet Pomeroy needs him, Gideon Westbrook, Viscount St. Justin, because…
In Affair by Amanda Quick we find out the story of Charlotte Arkendale and Baxter St. Ives. He is a bastard, recognized by his father, who spends his time in high society circles, but still a bastard. What I loved most about this book was…
Scandal by Amanda Quick is another book I read as a teenager. It seems I still love her style and I will read a few more books by her these days. Scandal is the story of Emily Faringdon and Simon Augustus Traherne, the mysterious Earl…
I read Dangerous by Amanda Quick and other books by her as a teenager. Now that I’m on holiday I’ve decided to take a break a few days and read some light books, before going back to serious subjects. So, there will be some regency…
I wanted to borrow this book last year for Christmas, but I couldn’t as it was borrowed by someone else. So, this year I made sure I got A Very Special Christmas by Mary Balogh in time. In time was over a month before Christmas…