Brenda Joyce: Splendor

Simply enthralled with her Francesca Cahill novels, I decided to give Brenda Joyce’s other hist-ros a read
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And although this one features a Russian prince (you may or may not know but I am not a fan of royalty plots) it also features an unusual heroine, which I adore.
Unlikely though the pair may be, they do [...]

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Brenda Joyce’s Francesca Cahill Novels, Part Two

This series is one of the best saga-romances I have ever read.  Rich with character, beautifully written protagonists, and frought with action, I am so pleased to have stumbled on to the Cahill franchise.

Along with our heroine amateur sleuth cum reformer, Francesca Cahill we fall in love, solve crimes, and in general assist in the [...]

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Brenda Joyce’s Deadly Series: Francesca Cahill Novels Part One

I fell in love a few days ago.  And much to my surprise, it wasn’t a Regency and it wasn’t set in England.
It all started with a desperate purchase at my local independent bookseller.  I was dangerously low on reading materials, and ready to pack up on a Mother’s Day trip with Mom for a [...]

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Brenda Joyce: A Lady At Last

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Raised as a pirate’s daughter, Amanda Carre has never been tutored in the finer social graces. Alone in the world, she has never depended on anyone, until fate intervenes in the form of Cliff de Warenne, who rescues her from a mob at her father’s hanging. Now she must set sail [...]

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