Mary Balogh’s Slightly Married
My next Regency read is Mary Balogh’s Slightly Married, which came to my attention from NPR’s 2015 list of top 100 romances. In terms of research and plot, it was …
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Rereading Anne McCaffery’s Killashandra
Between sick and travel last week, I’m not ready to discuss Desiree yet. However, I did use my sick day to reread Anne McCaffrey’s Killashandra. The book was a high …
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EM Hull’s The Sheik
Dukes in the Desert! Let’s take a look at The Sheik, E.M. Hull’s scandalous tale of exotic passion and Stockholm syndrome. Book details: Title: The Sheik Author: E.M. Hull Original …
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Clergy in historical romance
As I was reading A Room With A View, which contrasts a close-minded clergyman (Mr. Eager) with an open-minded one (Mr. Beebe), it occurred to me that every book I’ve read …
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Pride and Prejudice and Pamela: Comparing Austen and Richardson
In reading Pride and Prejudice, I inevitably found myself still thinking of Pamela, my previous reading, and comparing Austen and Richardson. There are probably many dissertations written about Richardson’s influence on Austen, …
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Lessons from Pride and Prejudice
If Austen was writing today, particularly if she were an indie romance author, Pride and Prejudice would be an entire series. Jane and Bingley would get a full novel, as …
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Romance Tropes in Pride and Prejudice
In our second syllabus reading, let’s do a quick rundown on Austen’s classic novel then look for romance genre tropes in Pride and Prejudice. Book details: Title: Pride and Prejudice …
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Romance tropes in Pamela
Reading Pamela is a slog, but I do see why it gets mentioned as “the first romance novel” because there are plenty of romance tropes in Pamela’s story. We …
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