Stone and Sky (2025) Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London #10) Of course I loved it. And I can’t wait for the audiobook to come out. This story is split between Peter and Abigail, and I wonder how many people are going to take issue with that. Personally, not only did I like it, but I […]
A Tarnished Canvas (2025) Anna Lee Huber (Lady Darby #13) Set in Edinburgh in 1833 Kiera and Sebastian are getting ready to celebrate Emma’s first birthday, with Kiera’s sister, Alanna doing much of the planning while Kiera finishes up the series of paintings she has been working on. But when she receives a catalog for […]
An Unnatural Vice (2017) K.J. Charles (Sins of the Cities #2) Set in London and Norfolk in 1873 He looked like the sin of angels, like the sweetest fruit at the goblin market, and Nathaniel despised everything about him. “Oh, for— What did you think I was doing?” “Didn’t have a clue.” “It might work,” […]
- May 26th, 2025
- Categories: 8.5/10, British, eBook, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
A Dangerous Madness (2014) Michelle Diener (Regency London, #3) Set in London in 1812 “You don’t . . . have the time for it?” Her words seemed to be coming from far, far away. “No. I’m . . . well, soon I’ll be in a bit of bother, m’dear. Or I think I will. And […]
Banquet of Lies (2013) Michelle Diener (Regency London #2) Set in London in 1812 “He reacted without thinking.” “How can you send someone out to starve without thinking?” Iris asked, her voice soft. “We’ve been fattening Mavis up,” Iris said, and something in the way she said it made Gigi go very still. If this […]
- April 12th, 2025
- Categories: 10/10, British, Comfort Read, eBook, Food, Good Cover, Historical, Mystery, Reread, Romance
An Affair for Aumont (2022) J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry (The Lords of Bucknall Club #5) Louis-Charles Aumont was in love with Luke Winthrop, but turned down his offer of marriage, after which Luke joined the army and was killed at Waterloo. Since then Aumont worked as a spy for France, and avoided those who […]
- March 29th, 2025
- Categories: 7.5/10, Alternate History, British, eBook, Good Cover, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Queer, Romance, Sexual Content
Secrets in the Mist (2016) Anna Lee Huber Set in East Anglia in 1812 It was balm for my bruised pride to hear him apologize, but it did not change what had happened. The hurt did not miraculously vanish, nor did the discomfort his presence caused me. I knew what was coming, like following a […]
A Sanctuary for Soulden (2021) J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry (The Lords of Bucknall Club #4) Set in alternate England during the Napoleanic Era he caught sight of Lord Christmas Gale, on his hands and knees, searching under a table in the near-empty Green Room. This was a bit unusual, even for Christmas. Soulden walked […]
- March 14th, 2025
- Categories: 8/10, Alternate History, British, eBook, Good Cover, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
A Case for Christmas (2021) J.A. Rock & Lisa Henry (The Lords of Bucknall Club #2) Set in alternate England during the Napoleanic Era Chant was well versed in the difference between rudeness for rudeness’s sake and rudeness born from an anxiety that was rapidly becoming unmanageable. “What do you need from me?” Gale hesitated. […]
- January 27th, 2025
- Categories: 8.5/10, Alternate History, British, eBook, Good Cover, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Neurodiversity, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
Lady Ambition’s Dilemma, Audiobook (2022) Jane Steen and Elizabeth Klett narrator (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #3) Set in Sussex in 1883 “In any case, we’re not discussing me. Are you trying to tell me Dederick . . .” I searched for the right words, “prefers the company of other men?” “A little in love with him […]
- January 26th, 2025
- Categories: 8.5/10, Audio Book, British, Good Cover, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Neurodiversity, Queer, Reread
Lady Odelia’s Secret, Audiobook (2022) Jane Steen and Elizabeth Klett narrator (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #2) Set in Sussex in 1882 I felt Michael—who hated to touch, or be touched by, other people—flinch as I rested my fingertips as lightly as possible on his arm. “I enjoy reading about people who are real to me for […]
Lady Helena Investigates, Audiobook (2018) Jane Steen and Elizabeth Klett narrator (Scott-De Quincy Mysteries #1) Set in Sussex in 1881 “I can’t have you back, so I’m forced to move forward with my life. I let Daniel’s death reduce me to some kind of paralysis, but you rescued me from it in the end. Perhaps […]
Do Me a Favor (2024) Cathy Yardley Willa, still picking up the pieces after her husband’s long illness and death, moves out to the house she inherited from her great-aunt, in the hopes it will help her get back on her feet. What was it going to do to her? Her bank account was minuscule […]
Galaxies and Oceans (2018) N.R. Walker Grief was like the great Southern Ocean; it moved in ebbs and flows, often turbulent and rough, or peaceful and settled, and even over time when I could navigate the waters, the tide never stopped. Sometimes you have to listen to the silences. When things aren’t said. That’s where […]
A Dangerous Madness (2014) Michelle Diener (Regency London #3) Set in London in 1812 “I can’t marry you, Pheebs. I know that’s going to make things difficult for you and I want to go through with it, of course I do, it would solve a number of problems, but I don’t have the time for […]