Man in Control by Alice Morgan features a unique heroine, an avaricious young woman who openly acknowledges that she’s looking to settle down with a man, not for love but money. 3 stars
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Historical Romance Review: Once a Princess by Johanna Lindsey
Once a Princess was not one of my favorites by Johanna Lindsey. I’d put this in the unremarkable category with books like Glorious Angel and Tender is the Storm. Not her worst, by any means, but not her best either. 2 stars
Historical Romance Review: Lovespell by Deana James
Lovespell is yet another great romance by the eclectic Deana James. Gillian is an English fletcher who poses as twins, the male Gil & female Gillian. 4 1/2 stars
Historical Romance Review: Love’s Glorious Gamble by Dana Ransom
Zebra Heartfire Romance Love’s Glorious Gamble by Dana Ransom Gloria Daniels teams up with gambler Sterling Caulder to transform her identity and find out who murdered her father. 3 stars
Historical Romance Review: Midnight Rose by Patricia Hagan
Patricia Hagan Midnight Rose is set in the antebellum South where the heroine must hide her true identity from society and the hero will do anything to have her.
Historical Romance Review: Stranger in My Arms by Lisa Kleypas
Stranger in My Arms is a wonderful historical romance by Lisa Kleypas about a widow whose husband reappears from the dead. Does he have a secret identity? 4.5 stars
Historical Romance Review: Desert Hostage by Diane Dunaway
In Diane Dunaway’s sheik romance, Desert Hostage, Karim kidnaps Juliette after he finds out she’s his enemy’s daughter. The swoon-worthy hero makes the book a keeper.
Historical Romance Review: Taken By You by Connie Mason
This Connie Mason historical romance has a paint-by-numbers plot about a pirate seeking revenge against the Spanish only to fall for a Spanish beauty disguised as a nun.
Historical Romance Review: Stolen Spring by Louisa Rawlings
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: A Pirate’s Love by Johanna Lindsey
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