Historical Romance Archives

Historical Romance Review: Rapture’s Rebel by Iris Bancroft

Posted on April 18, 2021November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Rapture’s Rebel by Iris Bancroft is the first non-Viking historical romance set in Scandinavia that I’ve read. Sadly, it’s disappointing. 1 1/2 stars

Historical Romance Review: Stolen Spring by Louisa Rawlings

Posted on April 17, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

France and Versailles under the reign of Louis XIV was a decadent, lavish era, and Louisa Rawlings captures it perfectly in Stolen Spring. 4 1/2 stars

Historical Romance Review: Silver Storm by Cynthia Wright

Posted on April 15, 2021April 13, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Silver Storm by Cynthia Wright would have been excellent if not for the slow start. However, once it gets there… Oh my. 3.5 Stars

Historical Romance Review: Purity’s Ecstasy by Janette Seymour

Posted on April 14, 2021August 22, 2026 by IntrovertReader

Michael Butterworth’s (aka Janette Seymour) second entry into his Purity trilogy, Purity’s Ecstasy, is a tawdry, rollicking ride filled with just about every ‘ripper trope and then some. 3 1/2 stars

Historical Romance Review: Tara’s Song by Barbara Ferry Johnson

Posted on April 14, 2021December 17, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Tara’s Song by Barbara Ferry Johnson is yet another middling Viking romance that disappoints. Written in the late ’70s at the height of the bodice ripper era, you’d expect this Viking romance to rapacious and fun, but I found it rather ho-hum. 2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: A Pirate’s Love by Johanna Lindsey

Posted on April 13, 2021November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

In a Pirate’s Love by Johanna Lindsey Bettina Verlaine travels across the sea to an unwanted fiance when she is captured by the pirate Tristan Matisse. 1 star

Historical Romance Review: This Triumphant Fire by Anne Carsley

Posted on April 13, 2021November 19, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Anne Carsley’s This Triumphant Fire is an ok bodice ripper with a more interesting villain than hero. 3 1/2 stars

Historical Book Review: Moment of Desire by Rachel Cosgrove Payes

Posted on April 12, 2021June 3, 2023 by IntrovertReader

In Moment of Desire the heroine Mellie Wilton is forced to sell her body. When true love goes awry, she plots revenge against those who brought her down. 5 Stars