Three and half stars. I think I was just in the right mood for a well written regency romance and this fit the bill. There's only so much you can do with the plots of these novels and I thought this one was at least a bit different. Where it fell down for me for some reason was toward the end. My...
The time is 1765 and the place is England. The woman is getting mugged and the gallant man steps in to help. Sounds about right for a historical romance...and the story goes from there. Time passes, some interesting things happen to both the man and the woman, then they meet again the day that s...
It's been a while since I read anything by Jo Beverley and I had forgotten how good she can be. This is a well written romance with interesting characters and although in some respects it could be described as light hearted it would not fall into the category of badly written sex filled fluff tha...
Tenía expectativas con este libro, quizás por eso me dejó tan vacía. Hacía tiempo que no leía un histórico y cogí este con ganas... pero me dejó como si nada. Se entretiene en descripciones y diálogos totalmente innecesarios y que no tienen sentido. No necesito que cada vez (que son muchas) que d...
El joven soldado Christian Hill, a sus 16 años salva a la pobre Dorcas Froggatt de 14 años de ser abusada más por el infame teniente Moore. Pero las cosas no salen como el soldado pretendía, y ahora con un teniente muerto y una señita deshonrada, Hill tendrá que vérselas con la terrible y dura Ab...
As others have noted, this book is nowhere near the quality of the earlier Malloren novels. A couple of the illustrious family members are brought in to keep the claim, "A New Novel in the Malloren World," from being false advertising. This may seem an uncharitable sentiment on my part, sorry.Th...
This was my first Jo Beverley i was not inprest. I will try another one day. Did you know that you dount have to put in ever detale about ever thing and ever one around them. The story was a goodish one. Just to much detale. It was nice that u know that chick dig skares. Butter luck with me next ...
OK. This was me at various points in the book…when I wasn'tHere's the basic story—maybe you'll see what I mean.Eleanor Chivenham is in a bad situation that just keeps getting worse. Before their parents died, her brother Lionel persuaded them to make him her guardian. She can't claim her inheri...
Jo Beverley: Az eltökélt menyasszony – Kate Dunstable és Charls Tennant 3/5Sok mindent nem lehet írni erről a kisregényről. 88 oldalas, ebből 40 oldal csak arra ment el, hogy Kate hogyan szül. Többet tudtam meg arról, hogyan is zajlik egy szülés, mint a szereplőkről. Kate elég normálisnak tűnik, ...
From the New York Times bestselling author of Hazard—a sizzling and sensual novel of fortune and fate… A Lady with a Quest… Cressida Mandeville agrees to Lord Crofton’s vile proposal, but secretly she has other plans. She will trick the loathsome man, find her father’s hidden wealth, and save ...
New York Times bestselling author Jo Beverley "brings the Regency Period to life." (Joan Hammond) Emily Grantwich lives quietly with her crippled father and eccentric aunt, managing the family's land, until the fateful day she walks down the main street of Melton Mowbray and is showered with Pou...
Damaris Myddleton never expected to inherit a vast fortune, but she's ready to use it to buy the most eligible title in England. When disappointed by a marquess, she simply sets her sights higher --- on a duke. But then there's plain Mr. Fitzroger, the dashing but penniless adventurer who first s...
As the story opens, Lady Mara St. Bride (sister of Simon from The Rogue's Return) is on the run down the worst streets of London, dressed in nothing but her skivvies. Lady Mara has a condition called Black Ademar's Hair. It evidently means that for every inch of hair growth, the sufferer loses an...
For generations, the Cave family has been marked by scandal, madness, and violence. But after earning a reputation for bravery in the army, Horatio Cave, the new Viscount Darien, has come home to charm London society and restore the family name. He means to start with the lovely Lady Thea Debenha...
A standard Jo Beverley book.Which means dynamic interactions between a number of exciting characters, each as detailed as necessary - but no more than needed. The book does not get bogged down in unnecessary detail, contains an excellent supporting staff, and a goodly dose of suspense. When the s...
Leander, Earl of Charrington, has huge problems. Every woman he meets is madly in love with him. Thing is, he's bummed about it since what wants is a loveless marriage. Judith Rossiter is the widow of a popular poet, who slept in curlers (yes he did)…and wrote all his odes to her, including the ...
Teresa Bodwell returns to the Old West to continue the story of the Chases and the Buchanans, whom she introduced in Loving Mercy. Miranda Chase can't refuse when her pregnant sister asks her to return to their Colorado ranch, though her sister's new family is a painful reminder of everything Mi...
Con Somerford, the new Earl of Wyvern, returns to his fortress on the cliffs of Dover to find a woman from his past waiting for him—pistol in hand.Susan Kerslake, the new housekeeper at Crag Wyvern, was drawn back to Con's home by rumors of hidden gold and to help her family's smuggling operation...
This was the first book that I ever read by Jo Beverly. I was looking for a new author who combined romance with good usage of historical fact. I was not disappointed when I read the book through very quickly. The attention to many details of this time in history made it fascinating. I think it i...
Desperate to help her widowed sister and baby escape a deadly pursuer, Lady Chastity Ware dresses as a highwayman and captures the first coach to travel down the road. Coming face-to-face with its occupant, the arrogant aristocrat, Cyn Malloren, she orders him to drive her to a remote cottage. L...
The Duchess of Belcraven committed a folly, and bore her husband another man's child. Only a third son, however, so all was patched over. Then the two older boys drowned, leaving disaster. Now, over twenty years later, the duke discovers that he has a daughter, a child of his blood, and he compel...
She is a beautiful, rebellious heiress. He knows he's too young to act as this termagant's guardian. But when they meet as strangers one mist-shrouded night, what begins as a charade borne of desperation becomes a passion undeniably real, and utterly forbidden . . . Even when they dare to love, ...
A strapping soldier...A naive bachelor...A rapacious young groom...A sinewy dream lover...Younger men who appreciate the experienced older woman. It's always been the stuff of fantasies. Now, four sensational writers are exploring them in this hot collection of novella's celebrating the vigorous ...
In The Devil's Heiress, there are fortune hunters aplenty who are not particular about the origins of the wealth Clarissa Greystone has recently inherited from the vicious nobleman. Still, she's amazed when the new Lord Deveril (a distant relation of the late, unlamented lord) sends his heir, Geo...
This was Jo Beverley's first novel and is a decent start. The mystery plot would have been more interesting if I hadn't read some of the follow-up novels and already knew who the villain was. The denouement was really quick and should have been drawn out more. The romance plot was a bit boring. J...
Jehanne has never stopped loving her husband, Geleran. And now he's returned from war - longing for his wife and the child he has never seen. But time and fate have wrought changes that neither of them could have expected when they kissed goodbye three years ago. Galeran now has a rival.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Wedding, a classic Regency romance back in print and in trade paperback for the first time. Though the widowed Chloe Stanforth loves her house by the sea, a series of puzzling incidents has left her unsettled and anxious to find a new home...
Mary Jo Putney declared Jo Beverley “a born storyteller” after reading Lord of My Heart, and Roberta Gellis praised it “a delightful book with warm, lively characters—an exciting pleasure to read.” Now, at last, this classic romance is back in print.... To save her barony from ruin, Madeleine de ...
Young Rosamunde Overton is forced into a daring deceit when her elderly husband's inability to sire an heir threatens everyone she cares for. Fleeing a scandalous masquerade, she rescues an injured nobleman, who just might be the answer to her prayers. Lord Brand Malloren is far above her station...
The same rebellion that leaves Clarence of Summerbourne dead also leaves his castle and his daughter, Claire, forfeit to the king’s champion. Renald de Lisle arrives at the castle gates as a warrior, takes possession of Claire like a conqueror, and sets her heart racing as her lover. Amid moonlig...
Her world turned upside down, she’s going to escape for a few weeks by taking up an invitation to move to Mayfair for the ton season. Her friend has pointed out that in order to fit in she should forget about her usual serious reading matter and take some novels, so she visits her favorite book s...
Martin at midday. Serena climbed down from the curricle and approached the solid stone house called Patchem's Cottage with all the enthusiasm of one approaching the gallows. Why was she even agreeing to this? Because, coward that she was, she was terrified of all the alternatives. Lord Middlethor...
She was facing him, and they were squeezed into the small space available, her back to the bed. She was almost where he wanted her. In his arms. In his bed. Had she just looked at him with awareness that he was a man, not just her old friend? He was used to assessing situations and making quick d...
I’m sure many of you are like me and often reluctant to buy an anthology if I’m only really interested in one story. Now, we can have just what we want, when and how we want it. What an interesting world we live in! My publisher has previously put out two of my novellas as...
Member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame © 2013 by Jo Beverley. All rights reserved. Table of Contents A GIFT OF LIGHT A pair of cats and a pair of servants connect a lonely woman with a rake who doesn't like Christmas. &nbs...
That seemed too formal between husband and wife. But as she walked down the short corridor, she acknowledged that she knew nothing of how it should be between a viscount and viscountess. Perhaps the nobility were different in all ways. Kitty opened the door to the outside ...
She’d announced that they did not need their personal servants. She very much wanted to be alone with him, and it wasn’t for lustful reasons. She hungered to know him better. “You never really explained how you joined the army,” she said as they passed through Camberwell T...
He was gushingly polite to her and doting toward Belinda, who had just arrived back at the Hall. “My dear, dear Belinda,” he said, retaining her hand. “I do hope you will permit me to address you so. I grew so accustomed to poor George talking of his lovely Belinda . . .” He sighed. “What a sad h...
Doctors had to learn how to mend broken bones with splints and plaster, but the latest technology was on the way. Apparently they had bugs and bots now to do just about anything the fixers could do. The Minister for Post-Fixer Adjustment moved into the Dan’s flat. Dan’s things were sent to his pa...
Randal’s arrival triggered a search. After half an hour of wandering the Castle shouting for her the search moved to the grounds and everyone began to feel uneasy. “She’ll be up a tree,” said Randal with a sigh. Beth looked at him and wondered if he believed it. If Sophie was anywhere close to th...
“Said to be urgent, milady.” Georgia grabbed it. Was it from Dracy, saying he was shaking the dust of London from his shoes after the attack last night? She broke the seal and unfolded it. Alas, no. It was from Portia Malloren. Georgia had completely forgotten her excuse for moving into Town. Sh...
The children were already in a whiny mood, so she didn’t regret the parting. She might enjoy being on her own for a while, with no one to take care of and no one who felt the need to take care of her. As she turned to go back into the house, however, she realized it was full of servants who would...
She simply rested there, limp and exhausted. What calm she felt was probably from hralla tea. That must explain why she hadn’t thrown a fit earlier, and all in all she was glad of it. It wouldn’t have done her any good. No one could afford to break protocol again. If this ...