I like how the story line started out with a promise and Leaves one wondering what the Duke of Rockeforte had planned for his "children". I found the charters refreshing and on the modern side of the 1800's time period. I. Loved the tiny details about each charter in the book that made me wonder ...
One of the better romances I have read lately. I loved Alex the hero. He was sweet and charming. Sophia, on the other hand, was a hit or miss character. There were moments that I found her very funny and likable. Other times, I thought "Ugh!" I never understood her rationale in compiling he...
This has been sitting on my TBR shelf for ages, and I'm glad I finally picked it up. I wasn't aware it was the last book in a connected series, but that doesn't interfere with the enjoyment of the story. Andrew Hunter is an agent for the War Department, Lady Kate is a lovely earl's daughter known...
She’d experienced quite a few of them in her six-and-twenty years. There was the mild discomfort of wearing dated gowns in a room full of stylish ladies. There was the moderate embarrassment of never having learned the art of small talk and therefore never knowing quite what to say, and the more ...
Adelaide could only assume that the ladies expected Isobel’s reaction to be most unpleasant. They couldn’t have been more wrong. Isobel’s eyes grew round as saucers. Which, evidently, was not round enough to contain all her unholy glee. It spilled out into a voice bubbling over with mirth. “A due...
She changed out of her muddy gown and into a slighted dated but clean dress of ivory muslin with eyelet trim. Then she saw to the care of her blisters and went to check on Mrs. Culpepper. She found her friend awake, dressed, and eager for both company and a spot of breakfast. Happy to see to both...
Smith. Her grandfather had moved only once since leaving Apton Street. His new home was a tiny, weathered house in a neighborhood that looked to have just slipped off the edge of shabby-genteel and was now rapidly descending into full dilapidation. “I should like to do thi...
Well, half an hour, anyway. Much too long, to Evie’s mind. She wandered to the window without any expectation of being able to see through the rain and dark. The yard was black, with only a few dim lights from the inn and the surrounding houses illuminating the perimeter. If it hadn’t been for th...
She knew Whit had disposed of the spiders, but it was difficult not to be a touch jumpy. Finding everything in appropriate order, she stepped inside and closed the door. That was when she noticed the folded paper tacked to the inside of the door. Frowning, she pulled it down and opened it.Miss Br...