Monica Spence
Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance
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1817. Bookish Lady Victoria Aston’s perfect life comes to an end when her parents announce she must save her family from certain ruin ...Read Review
Death Takes a Holiday at Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Romantic Fantasy
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1815: In this spin-off of Pride and Prejudice, Fitzwilliam Darcy is coaxing his horse up a narrow track, thinking lovingly of his wife Elizabeth ...Read Review
The King and the Catholics: England, Ireland, and the Fight for Religious Freedom, 1780-1829
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In her latest historical non-fiction work, Antonia Fraser brilliantly brings attention to the struggles for emancipation and full citizenship by English and Irish ...Read Review
Merely a Marriage
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1817: Lady Ariana Boxstall fears for her brother Norris’s legacy and her own future. If he dies unmarried and without heirs, she will ...Read Review
The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels and Other Gentlemen
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1889. Frantic about the disappearance of her elderly cousin in Paris, bluestocking and committed non-traveler India Prendergast attends a lecture of the Lady Travelers ...Read Review
What Happens Under the Mistletoe
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Each year I look forward to reading some of the many holiday-set romance books put out by publishers. An offer to review What ...Read Review
Destiny’s Captive
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As a young man Noah Yates, the handsome son of a privileged family, endured capture, slavery, and forced piracy. He loves the sea; ...Read Review
A Matter of Grave Concern
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In 1830, Abigail Hale efficiently oversees her father’s medical school by day; by night she efficiently procures cadavers for the school. Abigail’s ...Read Review
Hearts Afire
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In 1893 New York, actress Sabrina Chadwick commits a cardinal sin by walking off the stage in the middle of a performance. Distraught over ...Read Review
Forbidden Fashions: Invisible Luxuries in Early Venetian Convents
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As a costume historian, I jumped at the chance to review this book, especially since the nuns I knew while attending Catholic school ...Read Review