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A Scion of Heroes: The World of Captain James Murray

Stuart McCulloch

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This fast-moving narrative, taking place in the Regency era, brings to life contemporary issues of...

Silence in the Library (Lily Adler Mystery #2)

Katharine Schellman

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Regency widow Lily Adler didn't expect to find a corpse when visiting a family friend. Now it's up...

Historical Mystery

Pulse and Prejudice (The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire #1)

Colette L. Saucier

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In this thrilling and sensual adaptation of the classic love story, Elizabeth Bennet and the...

Historical Paranormal Romance

English Country House Interiors

Jeremy Musson and Paul Barker

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A highly detailed look at the English country house interior, offering unprecedented access to...

Alice (12 KP) rated A Devil in Scotland (No Ordinary Hero, #3) in Books

Jul 3, 2018

This was the first regency romance book I've read in over a year where I've been focusing on the fantasy genre.

I'm very glad I read this book and it was filled with plenty of action, a thrilling tale of revenge and a Scottish accent to die for.

The writing and story had an easy-going flow to it that made the book finish quicker than I would have liked. Each character was written with a specific role in mind and there were no filler characters which was great.

Each character had their own individual flaws which were written to perfection and there wasn't anything that needed changing with the characters in this book. Sometimes characters are written too perfect and they have no faults of their own which makes it unbelievable even for fiction.

Overall, a good story with a solid plot and solid characters.

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B (62 KP) rated Pride and Prejudice in Books

Sep 30, 2018

I am so grateful to Jane Austen because this book changed my life and the way that I view the world. I simply do not have the words to explain what this novel means to me and to try to say as much would not do it justice. I feel like my life over the last 10 years has become centered around reading and rereading the Austen works and their adaptations as well as watching the films. Austen's witty and often sarcastic portrayal of the elegance and complex sinplicity of Regency England never fails to put a big stupid smile on my face. I feel like I have found kindred spirits in the foolish mistakes of Elizabeth Bennet and unsociable demeanor of Fitzwilliam Darcy. While I know this novel may not be everyone's cup of tea, I still highly recommend giving it a try.

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Deborah (162 KP) rated Yvonne Goes to York (Travelling Matchmaker, #6) in Books

Dec 21, 2018

This is the final enstallment of MC Beaton's The Travelling Matchmaker series which sees former housekeeper Hannah Pym come into posession of a fortune of £5,000 and decide to fulfil her dream of travelling around the country on the Stagecoach - the 'Flying Machines'. Of course as there has been a through-story across the six books, this has to wrap a few things up, as well as having some romance for the eponymous Yvonne.

This has been a great, really entertaining series - the sort of thing PG Wodehouse would have written had he decided to pen a Regency romance! The baddies are almost comically bad and always get their comeuppance, and the good are suitable rewarded in the romantic stakes!

I loved all six book, although I think I might have to give the penultimate book as my favourite, but probably only because I share a name with the heroine!