Ilze

Bodice rippers and beyond -

I'm an avid reader of "Regency romance" and historical romances set in the British Isles in the 18th and 19th centuries. I try to avoid "wallpaper historicals" where the mores and behaviour of the characters are contemporary rather than what would be expected of the period and social class in which their book is supposedly set. Georgette Heyer and Mary Balogh are my favourite authors by far, but I've also enjoyed many books by Loretta Chase, Madeline Hunter, Eloisa James, Jo Beverley, Laura Kinsale, Judith Ivory, Julie Anne Long and many others.

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Lisa Kleypas "Dreaming of You"

8:17 am 13 May 2014

Derek Craven and Sara are great characters, but there are a few too many cheesy elements in the book to make it truly enjoyable for me (just some examples - Craven's insane ex-mistress, the magical makeover of the heroine from a mousy spinster into a ravishing temptress in a couple of hours at the dressmakers', the ridiculous French chef in Craven's kitchen etc etc).

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