Lisa Kleypas: Love in the Afternoon

If you have read the Hathaway series, you will be excited to read Beatrix, the lovable little clepto’s story.  If not, you can still jump right in to Love in the Afternoon without too much confusion. Beatrix has grown up and is still living at home; more comfortable with animals than people, she has resigned … Continue reading →

10 Ten Hist-Ro Summer Reads

As the weather finally heats up here in the Pac. NW, it puts me in mind to pack up the tote and jaunt off to the park to soak up the sun and enjoy a good read (in between a picnic and some footie). Here are some tried and true, and new, picks for summer … Continue reading →

Lisa Kleypas: Seduce Me At Sunrise

LIsa Kleypas continues her Hathaway Series and stories of the Rom and the women who love them.  For those who loved Mine Till Midnight, Seduce Me At Sunrise follows up with the foreshadowed love story of Winnifred and Merripen. Winnifred is sickly as a result of a bout with scarlet fever, and her adopted brother/servant … Continue reading →

Lisa Kleypas: Author Review

You may recognize Lisa Kleypas for her contemporary romance. But she also has a veritable garden of historical (usually Victorian) romances which are worth checking out for those lazy days of summer. Although much more fun to read in a series, her four season/Wallflowers series books each stand alone as wonderful romances…two even featuring American … Continue reading →