Elizabeth Chadwick – The Falcons of Montabard

Copyright: 2003
Pages: 480 (paperback edition)
Setting/Type: Medieval (England, Outremer)/Straight Romance
Grade: C-
Well, this was my first Chadwick, and to be perfectly honest, I was rather disappointed in the book. But let’s start with the easy part, the blurb *g*
In the aftermath of tragedy and scandal, Sabin FitzSimon, illegitimate son of a Norman earl, leaves England for the [...]

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Jennifer Donnelly – The Winter Rose

Series: Rose Series #2 
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 736 (hardback edition)
Setting/Type: Edwardian (England), Turn of Century (America)/Straight Romance
Grade: B-
Set in London and Africa in the early days of the twentieth century, “The Winter Rose” introduces some remarkable new characters. India Selwyn-Jones is one of the rare new breed: a lady doctor. Her family, her eligible, ambitious fiance, the [...]

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Jennifer Donnelly – The Tea Rose

Series: Rose Series #1 
Copyright: 2003
Pages: 782 (paperback edition)
Setting/Type: Edwardian (England), Turn of Century (America)/Straight Romance
Grade: A
I am a hopeless case at summarizing book plots, that’s why I do it the easy way and start by giving you the back cover blurb (minus all the raving comments).
East London, 1888-a city apart. A place of shadow and [...]

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The Adventure Can Start

After fighting with wordpress for the last six hours I am reasonably happy with the result. I still can’t figure out how to use category parents (which I will need in future), but, as Scarlet O’Hara said:
I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow.
My current [...]

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