February Round-Up

It's Monthly Round-Up Time! Hooray! For Heroines, we got: 1 Repressed Bluestocking Spinster 2 Flighty Society Misses 1 Practical Country...

"One Week As Lovers," by Victoria Dahl

The Chick: Cynthia Merrithorpe. When her stepfather promises her in marriage to a cruel, perverted peer to clear a debt, she decides to fak...

"The Perils of Pursuing a Prince," by Julia London

The Chick: Greer Vaughan Fairchild. To save her beloved cousins (or at least, herself) from destitution, she travels all the way to Wales, i...

"Bound By Your Touch," by Meredith Duran

The Chick: Lydia Boyce. Resigned to being a spinster, she's satisfied supporting her father's academic work in Egypt and arranging t...

"The Lion's Daughter," by Loretta Chase

The Chick: Esme Brentmor. The half-Albanian daughter of Jason Brentmor, when her father is declared murdered, she flees to avoid capture - ...

Laura Kinsale Giveaway Winners!

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My True Geek Confession

Thanks to my blogger friends Kmont and The Booksmugglers , I've learned today is True Geek Confession day, hosted by the folks at Alert...

An Interview and Giveaway with Laura Kinsale

For me, there hasn't been a giant five year gap in books by Laura Kinsale. I only discovered her last year, when I finally got around to...

Cruelty in Characters - Can it be Overcome?

Now, I just finished reviewing Kaki Warner's Pieces of Sky . While in general I liked it, it wasn't the bee's knees. In particul...

"Pieces of Sky," by Kaki Warner

The Chick: Jessica Thornton. When her brother-in-law rapes her to try and get her to sign over the deed of her estate, this English miss (n...