Spotlight & Excerpt: "A Dress of Violet Taffeta" by Tessa Arlen

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for the new historical fiction novel A Dress of Violet Taffeta! This gorgeous novel releases July 5 from Berkley. Keep reading to learn more about the book and check out an excerpt from the first chapter! 

Review: "To Kiss a Wallflower" by Jen Geigle Johnson, Heather B. Moore, & Anneka R. Walker

I've recently been enjoying Mirror Press's Timeless Regency Collection, and the latest release, To Kiss a Wallflower, is another great novella collection.

Review: "Bloomsbury Girls" by Natalie Jenner

I remember all of the hype surrounding The Jane Austen Society, and I truly intended to read it but never did. But now that I've read Natalie Jenner's next novel, Bloomsbury Girls, I think I'm going to need to remedy that! 

Review: "The Murder of Mr. Wickham" by Claudia Gray

I love all things Jane Austen, and I am by no means a purist - I will consume anything and everything that could be considered Austen-adjacent. So when I first heard about The Murder of Mr. Wickham, I didn't hesitate to sign up for the blog tour ... without even reading the synopsis first! That turned out to be a fine decision, as this book is simply delightful!

Audiobook Review: "Her Country Gentleman" by Sian Ann Bessey, Sarah M. Eden, & Rebecca Connolly

I've recently come to dearly love Regency romances ... but what of romances set in the Georgian Era? I'll admit I didn't even know if it came before or after Regency (turns out the Regency period comes at the end of the Georgian Era). Her Country Gentleman is a novella collection set during the era.

Review: "The Siren of Sussex" by Mimi Matthews

I swear, Mimi Matthews can do no wrong! I've enjoyed every single one of her books that I've read, and The Siren of Sussex is no exception. This is a Victorian romance that both brings the romance (oh, my, does it bring the romance) and makes me more interested in learning about the time period.

Review: "Love and Lavender" by Josi S. Kilpack

Last year, I read Josi S. Kilpack's Rakes and Roses, the third book in her Mayfield Family series. I liked it quite a bit, so of course I wanted to read the next novel, Love and Lavender. I ended up liking Love and Lavender even more than its predecessor!

Review: "The London House" by Katherine Reay

Katherine Reay + THIS COVER = A Must-Read Novel!

Review: "The Inns of Devonshire" by Sally Britton, Annette Lyon, & Deborah M. Hathaway

Mirror Press is back with another delightful Regency romance anthology, this one set in three inns in Devonshire.

Review + Giveaway: "A Seaside Summer" by Josi S. Kilpack, Martha Keyes, & Heather B. Moore

It may be September, but here in Nebraska it sure feels like summer (and I guess that technically it still is ...), so why not relax with a nice summery novella collection?

Review: "A Captain for Caroline Gray" by Julie Wright

As you may have noticed, I've become a huge fan of Regency romances in the last year, especially ones published through Shadow Mountain Publishing's Proper Romance line. Really falling for Regency romances has been one of the pandemic's highlights for me. (Turkish TV shows are another, but that's a post for another day!) Anyway, when I had the opportunity to read Julie Wright's new Regency, I jumped at it! 

Review: "A Castaway in Cornwall" by Julie Klassen

It's always a good day when Julie Klassen has a new release! She was really my introduction to Regency romance about 10 years ago, and I've never looked back.