Harlequin Presents #1682 Elegant Barbarian by Catherine Spencer is a sweet little read. 5 stars
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Updates #3
I’ve added a bit more to the site: more book reviews, more cover artists, and more information regarding publishing houses, author biographies, and backlists. Plus I’ve expanded the scope of the site to include other genres of romance that were published in the post-Flame and the Flower era up until the turn of the millennium. I really want this site to be a valuable source of historical information for romance bibliophiles.
Covers of the Week #1: Stunning Romance Covers
For our first edition of Covers of the Week, we’re posting four beautiful romance covers for you to enjoy.
Historical Book Review: Moment of Desire by Rachel Cosgrove Payes
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
Historical Romance Review: Highland Tryst by Jean Canavan
Sad to say but Highland Tryst by Jean Canavan is one of the most incompetent, dullest historical romances I’ve read…ever. 1 star
Growing Pleasures
Sweet Savage Flame is expanding our focus to include both historical and contemporary romance novels from the 1970s to the 2000s, beyond just old-school historical romances.
Link-O-Rama #1: Bodice Ripper or Old-School Romance-Friendly Blogs and Sites
Blogs and Sites That Are Bodice Ripper or Old-School Historical Romance Friendly
Historical Book Review: Divided Heart by Angelica Aimes
After being loved and abandoned by an English Redcoat soldier, Augusta disguises herself as a male & fights in the American Revolution. Along the way she will find passion and perhaps love. 2 1/2 stars
Historical Book Review: Tender Warrior by Fern Michaels
In Tender Warrior by Fern Michaels, Mirjana, a Muslim princess, seeks protection, only to be captured by her enemy, the warrior El Cid.
Historical Romance Review: So Wild a Rapture by Andrea Layton
From the opening pages of Andrea Layton’s So Wild a Rapture, we are introduced to the 16-year-old heroine, the noble Juliette de Condillac, and her “one true love” Francois du Quesnay,