Judith’s review of Sand Daughter by Sarah Bryant. It is the time of the Crusades(1186 AD). The Islamic world is divided and the Franks have captured the Holy Land. As the mighty Saladin struggles to unite the warring clans of Arabia against the invaders, a young Bedouin woman faces danger—and discovers her own passion. Khalidah […]
Nicholas Argeneau was once a successful hunter who went after rogue vampires who broke the immortal law. Except no one has mentioned his name in the last fifty years, not since he turned into a rogue himself. But once a hunter, always a hunter. When Nicholas sees a bloodthirsty sucker terrifying a woman, it’s second […]
Judith‘s review of Notorious Royal Marriages by Leslie Carrol. Since time immemorial, royal marriages have had little to do with love00and almost everything to do with the d istinctly unromantic concepts of diplomacy and dynasty. Clashing personalities have joined in unholy matrimony to form such infamous couples as Russia’s Petter II and Catherine the Great, […]
Judith‘s review of Wicked, Sinful Nights by Julia Latham Reckless Sir Robert Hilliard has one last chance to remain a member of the League of the Blade, a daring fraternity of elite knights that secretly raised him. A Bladesman has been poisoned, and Robert must uncover enough evidence to hang the murderess. It seems quite […]
Judith’s review of The Border Lord and the Lady by Bertrice Small. Lady Cicely Bowen, daughter of the Earl of Leighton, is sent away by her doting father when her jealous stepmother presents a threat to her safety. Raised by a royal widow, Cicely becomes best friends with Lady Joan Beaufort, the king’s cousin. When […]