After reading Roseanna M. White's historical romance series Shadows Over England and the other spin off series related to that one, I decided to give this one a try because I liked the combination of the historical romance and spies. I didn't quite like this series as much as those, but it was a fun escape. Mainly I feel like these are more fluff and lack some depth to the stories and characters compared the those other books, but I still enjoyed reading them. What I liked the most was the Jane Austen feel the books had to them.
While the romance aspect of all three books was good, in the first book I felt like the main character didn't take enough of a role
in spying and investigating. That was mainly left up to her male love
interest, although she did help. This resulted in her coming off a little too weak as a
character for me. I thought the main characters in the second and third books where stronger and I liked those books more.
If you like reading clean historical romance then I would definitely recommend trying this series.
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Category: Adult, Christian Fiction
Genre: Romance, Historical Romance, Mystery
Content: Clean
In England’s Regency
era, manners and elegance reign in public life—but behind closed doors
treason and tawdriness thrive. Nicholas Langdon is no stranger to
reserved civility or bloody barbarity. After suffering a battlefield
injury, the wealthy, well-connected British officer returns home to
heal—and to fulfill a dying soldier’s last wish by delivering his coded
diary.
At the home of the Wilherns, one of England’s most
powerful families, Langdon attends a lavish ball where he meets their
beautiful and intelligent ward, Julia Grey. Determined to maintain
propriety, he keeps his distance—until the diary is stolen and all clues
lead to Julia’s guardian. As Langdon traces an evil plot that could be
the nation’s undoing, he grows ever more intrigued by the lovely young
woman. And when Julia realizes that England—and the man she is falling
in love with—need her help, she finds herself caught in the fray. Will
the two succumb to their attraction while fighting to save their
country?
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Adult, Christian Fiction
Genre: Romance, Historical Romance, Mystery
Content: Clean
Leorah Langdon has no patience for Regency society’s shallow hypocrisy and unnecessary rules, especially for women. She’s determined to defy convention by marrying for grand passion instead of settling for a loveless union like her parents—or wedding a stuffy, pompous gentleman like Edward, the Viscount Withinghall. But when a chance meeting in the countryside leads to Leorah and Withinghall being discovered in his overturned carriage—alone and after dark—the ensuing gossip may force them together.
Withinghall has his reasons for clinging to propriety; his father perished in a duel with his mistress’s husband, and Edward must avoid scandal himself if he wants to become prime minister. He certainly has no time for a reckless hoyden like Miss Langdon. But soon the two discover that Withinghall’s coach “accident” was no such thing: the vehicle was sabotaged.
Can the culprit be brought to justice? Strong-willed Leorah and duty-driven Withinghall will have to work together if they have any hope of saving her reputation, his political career—and his life.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Adult, Christian Fiction
Genre: Romance, Historical Romance, Mystery
Content: Clean
Just as merchant’s
daughter Felicity Mayson is spurned once again because of her meager
dowry, she receives an unexpected invitation to Lady Blackstone’s
country home. Being introduced to the wealthy Oliver Ratley is an
admitted delight, as is his rather heedless yet inviting proposal of
marriage. Only when another of Lady Blackstone’s handsome guests catches
Felicity’s attention does she realize that nothing is what it seems at
Doverton Hall.
Government agent Philip McDowell is infiltrating a
group of cutthroat revolutionaries led by none other than Lady
Blackstone and Ratley. Their devious plot is to overthrow the monarchy,
and their unwitting pawn is Felicity. Now Philip needs Felicity’s help
in discovering the rebels’ secrets—by asking her to maintain cover as
Ratley’s innocent bride-to-be.
Philip is duty bound. Felicity is
game. Together they’re risking their lives—and gambling their hearts—to
undo a traitorous conspiracy before their dangerous masquerade is
exposed.
No comments:
Post a Comment