# regency romance (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover regency romance. Page: Feed: --- ## [Burned Out by Iris Waichler ~ @IrisWaichler @RABTBookTours #RABTBookTours #BurnedOut #IrisWaichler #Nonfiction #selfhelp](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/burned-out-by-iris-waichler.html) _2026-08-20 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ Burned Out by Iris Waichler Non-Fiction, Self-Help Date Published: May 29, 2026 Publisher: Manhattan Book Group About the Book: Burned Out evolved from conversations I had with a friend who had been a firefighter for 30 years. He shared stories about traumas he and his fellow firefighters experienced while on the job. We discussed universal challenges that first responders face in terms of not… ## [MalaBrava by Carol James Marshall ~ Horror, Dark Comedy](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/malabrava-by-carol-james-marshall.html) _2026-08-19 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ MalaBrava Carol James Marshall Genre: Horror, Dark Comedy Date of Publication: August 1, 2026 ASIN: B0H12RB68Z Number of pages: 241 Word Count: 58,477 About the Book: Welcome to Malabrava a town where the squirrels carry knives, the vampires have HOA problems, and the local mad scientist is still workshopping the perfect dick. When Grizzy Del Monstruo isn’t decapitating problems or resurrecting… ## [The Edge of Motherland by Michael Leppert ~ @RABTBookTours #RABTBookTours #TheEdgeofMotherland #MichaelLeppert #LiteraryFiction](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-edge-of-motherland-by-michael.html) _2026-08-18 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ The Edge of Motherland by Michael Leppert Literary Fiction Date Published: May 14, 2026 Publisher: Manhattan Book Group A moving literary novel about friendship, identity, belonging, and the search for home in a divided America. About the Book: In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial reckoning of 2020, two unlikely friends are forced to confront what home really means. A young Black… ## [Masked Intentions: A Camera Club Mystery by Kara Lacey ~ Cozy Mystery](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/masked-intentions-camera-club-mystery.html) _2026-08-17 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ Masked Intentions: A Camera Club Mystery by Kara Lacey About Masked Intentions: Masked Intentions: A Camera Club Mystery Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting : Vermont Publisher ‏ : ‎ Level Best Books Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 27, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages Paperback ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8898200619 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GJJKL34G Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GGM6PLJN It’s autumn in Vermont, and the mountains… ## [In Need of Tour Hosts ~ 1-Week Virtual Book Tour Sign Up Invitation ~ Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth by Holly Bell (September 14-18, 2026) #WitchyCozyMystery #ParanormalCozyMystery #BritishUrbanFantasy #UrbanFantasyMystery](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/in-need-of-tour-hosts-1-week-virtual.html) _2026-08-17 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ About Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth: Amanda Cadabra’s life LOOKS perfectly normal... But looks can be very deceiving. In the picture-perfect English village of Sunken-Madley, a young covert witch is laying low. Amanda Cadabra has her reasons. Orphaned when her family’s van mysteriously plunged over a Cornish cliff many years before, Amanda is keeping herself to herself, quietly working… ## [This Month in Manuscript Bloopers: Walls, Floors, and One Suspiciously Gifted Hero](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/this-month-in-manuscript-bloopers) _2026-08-16 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ The latest dispatch from the place where typos, research notes, and spatial logic go to misbehave. ## [Sinister Remnants (A Tori Winters Mystery) by Anita Dickason ~ Cozy Mystery](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/sinister-remnants-tori-winters-mystery.html) _2026-08-16 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ Sinister Remnants A Tori Winters Mystery by Anita Dickason About Sinister Remnants: Sinister Remnants: (A Tori Winters Mystery) Cozy Mystery 4th in Series Setting – Texas Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mystic Circle Books Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 26, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 380 pages Hardcover ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1958464139 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1958464137 Paperback ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1958464120 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1958464120… ## [A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mysteries) by Ellen Byron #CozyMystery](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-murderers-guide-to-mardi-gras-vintage.html) _2026-08-15 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ A MURDERER’S GUIDE TO MARDI GRAS Vintage Cookbook Mysteries by Ellen Byron About A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras: A Murderer’s Guide to Mardi Gras (Vintage Cookbook Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 5th in Series Setting – Louisiana Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages Hardcover ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1448320011 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448320011 Digital ASIN ‏ :… ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on Barbara Bettis & The Heart of the Phoenix!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/saturdayspotlight-is-on-barbara-bettis.html) _2026-08-15 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome to another edition of Saturday Spotlight. Finally getting back into my routine and I must say, as much as I LOVE to travel, it's Always good to be home. 😊 Today's guest is not brand new to our blog but it has been a while since she visited. Thanks for coming back, Barbara! We're anxious to hear about your latest release, The Heart of the Phoenix . Tell us why you wrote it… ## [#BookReview ~ The One Where They Fall In Love by Cristina Wolf ~ Enemies-to-Lovers @rararesources #Romance](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/bookreview-one-where-they-fall-in-love.html) _2026-08-14 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ The One Where They Fall in Love You never know when love may come knocking… About the Book: Hopeless romantic and romance editor Elle Thompson lives for happy endings—but real-life love? Not so much. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t thrilled when her best friend gets engaged. Really. Not jealous at all. Meanwhile, Oliver Cole likes things a certain way. Schedules and routines and order. So when his… ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bMyJczjzRKZ2) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Troubled Water: An Aging Ain't for Wimps Mystery by Kassandra Lamb ~ Cozy Mystery](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/troubled-water-aging-aint-for-wimps.html) _2026-08-13 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ Troubled Water: An Aging Ain't for Wimps Mystery by Kassandra Lamb About Troubled Water: Troubled Water: An Aging Ain't for Wimps Mystery Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting : Northern Florida Publisher ‏ : ‎ Misterio Press LLC Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2026 What does it say about you when your coming-of-age story begins at seventy-one? Amy Bridges Parker asks herself that question as she… ## [Heidenröslein: The Little Rose on the Heath by Christopher Whittaker ~ Historical Fiction @GoddessFish](https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/heidenroslein-little-rose-on-heath-by.html) _2026-08-13 · Sapphyria's Books · Sapphyria's Books_ This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions . Christopher Whittaker will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour. Two men. Two worlds. One war that will remake them both. Peter Schiller, a disciplined officer from privilege, is trained to lead—but not for what war truly demands.… ## [He Offered to Save Her. She Needed Him to See Her.](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/he-offered-to-save-her-she-needed) _2026-08-09 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ The love story at the heart of The Duke in Disguise ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on Christine Bailey & 2 of her Aly the Alligator Books!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/saturdayspotlight-is-on-christine.html) _2026-08-08 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome Back to another edition of Saturday Spotlight. Last week I mentioned being in NY. I returned exhaused but happy and will share posts from my trip on Bathroom Blues travel blog over the next few weeks, but today, PLEASE welcome local author and friend, Christine Bailey as she shares with us 2 of her Aly the Gator books! Welcome, Christine. Please tell us more about these… ## [Can you name these cakes?](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/can-you-names-these-cakes) _2026-08-06 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ Four Regency Tea Treats You Probably Wouldn’t Recognize Today ## [The Women Whose Signatures Look Like Accidents](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-women-whose-signatures-look-like) _2026-08-02 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ Hidden makers, stolen credit, and the secret Leah leaves inside her jewelry designs ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne: Our Destined Bond by Diana Rubino!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/saturdayspotlight-is-on-nathaniel-and.html) _2026-08-01 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning from New York! My friend Nona and I flew up on Tuesday and we have a fun-filled day with Penny & Keuka Roots™ so I'm going to turn the blog over to Diana - who has visited numerous times before. Take it away, Diana and tell us all about your new release, Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne: Our Destined Bond... Thanks, Pam, I'm happy to share my new book with your viewers! Nathaniel and… ## [Kim (1901) – by Rudyard Kipling](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/kim-1901-by-rudyard-kipling/) _2026-07-28 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book review by George Simmers: This month at the Reading Group, we have looked at the novel reviews in Sheffield newspapers. I found the review of Kim in the Sheffield Independent in October 1901, and was intrigued by it. (a copy of the review is appended at the end of this post.) Kim is a … Continue reading → ## [How to Steal a Fortune Without Touching the Jewels](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/how-to-steal-a-fortune-without-touching) _2026-07-26 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ Regency auction rooms, suspicious catalogs, and the respectable machinery behind the crime in The Duke in Disguise ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on Steve Osborne, Phd & Beyond Chance From the Big Bang to the Empty Tomb](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/saturdayspotlight-is-on-steve-osborne.html) _2026-07-25 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome back to Saturday Spotlight, Lot's going on this weekend. I'm packing to go to upstate New York (Finger Lakes Region) the 27th - Aug. 6th. I've got a housewarming party this afternoon and a memorial service tomorrow afternoon. So, I'm not going to lollygag around anymore but turn the blog over to Dr. Osborne and let him share his book with you... Thanks, Pamela. Find the… ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jDOwJPcc25cH) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [The Royal Diamond That Vanished from History](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-royal-diamond-that-vanished-from) _2026-07-19 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ An Afghan king, a mysterious 1808 auction, and the true story hiding beneath my new book, The Duke in Disguise ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on Jenelle Hovde & The Light of the Stars!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/saturdayspotlight-is-on-jenelle-hovde.html) _2026-07-18 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome to another edition of Saturday Spotlight, Back in March I introduced you to Jenelle Hovde and I am so pleased to have her back in the spotlight with her brand new release, The Light of the Stars . Thanks for joining us again, Jenelle! Please tell us why you wrote this particular book. Thanks for having me back, Pam. I appreciate the opportunity to tell your viewership… ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on April Paige & April Paige Fine Art!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/saturdayspotlight-is-on-april-paige.html) _2026-07-11 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome to Another Edition of Saturday Spotlight! It's been one of those weeks where the to-do list multiplies faster than I can cross things off, so I'm grateful to hand the blog over to someone whose work reminds me to slow down and actually feel something. Today's spotlight is on April Paige of April Paige Fine Art — a painter, brand builder, and the host of a… ## [Happy Independence Day, America!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/happy-independence-day-america.html) _2026-07-04 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning Friends, My Saturday Spotlight guest was unable to visit today so, as it is a National Holiday for us here in America, I'm taking the day to wish everyone a Blessed, Safe and HAPPY July 4th! And... To wish blessings upon this country and the world. If you're a meditating person like I am, here are 2 wonderful compositions by my favorite meditation guru, Dr. Joe Dispenza... AND I have… ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on Nikki & Nisa's Travel Adventures by Dr. Nicole J. Moncrief](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/saturdayspotlight-is-on-nikki-nisas.html) _2026-06-27 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome to the LAST Saturday Spotlight of June 2026! Whew... The year is half over. Can you believe it? I guess it is true that time flies when you're having fun because I'm having a blast! Reminds me of the old Milwaukee beer commercial where folks are sitting around a campfire and someone says, "It just can't get no better than this." I know, I'm aging myself but hey, age is… ## [The Tortoiseshell Cat (1925) by Naomi Royde-Smith](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/the-tortoiseshell-cat-1925-by-naomi-royde-smith/) _2026-06-24 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book Review by George Simmers: A while ago I reviewed Naomi Royde-Smith’s Skin-Deep a 1927 novel that moves disturbingly from satire to body-horror. I was intrigued, so wanted to learn more about the author. This post will eventually be a review of her very funny and clever 1925 novel,, The Tortoiseshell Cat, but before that … Continue reading → ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on D.V. Stone & Red Gate Farm!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/saturdayspotlight-is-on-dv-stone-red.html) _2026-06-20 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome to Another Edition of Saturday Spotlight, I've been down in the back this week so I'm not going to spend a lot of time lollygagging around. I'm just going to turn the blog over to D.V. Stone to share with us her latest release, Red Gate Farm . Take it away, Donna... Thanks, Pam! Where I found Red Gate Farm I'd been in a bit of writer quicksand. Several books that are works… ## [The Little Words That Open a Door to the Regency](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-little-words-that-open-a-door) _2026-06-17 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ Why I love the terms that make history feel less like wallpaper and more like a world with secrets ## [My books are not “about Jews.” They are about the door being shut.](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/my-books-are-not-about-jews-they) _2026-06-14 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ The one e-mail I can’t stop thinking about ## [#SaturdaySpotlight is on Randy Overbeck & Abigail Trench!](http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/saturdayspotlight-is-on-randy-overbeck.html) _2026-06-13 · noreply@blogger.com (Pamela S Thibodeaux) · Pamela S Thibodeaux Blog_ Good Morning and Welcome Back to Another Edition of Saturday Spotlight! Today's guest is not new to our blog but he's bringing us his brand new book, Abigail Trench. Good to have you back, Randy. Your book sounds amazing. Please tell us why you wrote it. Thanks for the opportunity to share Abigail with your visitors, Pam. I’ve been interested in the Revolutionary War for years, reading numerous… ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jRnujfswypAP) _2026-06-13 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Sylvia Dunkley (1944 – 2026)](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/sylvia-dunkley-1944-2026/) _2026-06-11 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Dr. Sylvia Dunkley was a member of the Sheffield Hallam Popular Fiction Reading Group from the beginning. Her reviews have often appeared on this blog, and show her no-nonsense style of thinking about what she read. She especially enjoyed novels about social issues – especially those set in the north of England; her reviews often … Continue reading → ## [What It’s Like to Write Into the Series](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/what-its-like-to-write-into-the-series) _2026-06-10 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ The Lyon’s Sweet Temptation is out today — and this is how my own secret door into a world readers already love. ## [Holy Deadlock (1935) by A.P. Herbert](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/holy-deadlock-1935-by-a-p-herbert/) _2026-06-09 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book Review by George Simmers: This is the novel that changed the law. Or, as A.P. Herbert explains in his foreword to the 1955 paperback, it paved the way for his entering parliament and introducing the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1937. Before 1937, divorce was almost impossible. Only the rich could afford it, and the … Continue reading → ## [The Trouble with the Obvious Regency Romance](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-trouble-with-the-obvious-regency) _2026-06-07 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ And that I didn't write it... ## [The Immigrant Love Story Inside a Regency Gambling Hell](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-immigrant-love-story-inside-a) _2026-06-03 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ Rosine and Sander arrive in London from different worlds, carrying different wounds — and that changed the romance from the first page. ## [The Heroine Taking the Side Door In](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-heroine-taking-the-side-door) _2026-05-31 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ Why Rosine Cassis is not a debutante heroine — and why that mattered to me. ## [The Most Romantic Move Is the One He Doesn’t Make](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-most-romantic-move-is-the-one) _2026-05-27 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ When the Game Isn’t Really a Game ## [The Regency Was Not All Ballrooms](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-regency-was-not-all-ballrooms) _2026-05-24 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ The Lyon’s Sweet Temptation goes behind the velvet curtain of the Lyon’s Den. ## [What Keeps Us Going](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/what-keeps-us-going) _2026-05-19 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ My personal note from Boston, and a reminder that stories survive because people choose to carry them forward. ## [He Looks Like Trouble. Good.](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/he-looks-like-trouble-good) _2026-05-16 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ A funny little backstage look at romance covers, reader expectations, and why my heroes must look handsome—but never harmless. ## [The Good Soldier (1915) by Ford Madox Ford](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/05/16/the-good-soldier-1915-by-ford-madox-ford/) _2026-05-16 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book Review by Jane V:‘Perhaps one of the finest novels of our (20th) century’ – Graham GreeneLiterary impressionism?A proto-modernist masterpiece? ‘I have, I am aware, told this story in a very rambling way so that it may be difficult for anyone to find their path through what may be a sort of maze. I cannot … Continue reading → ## [Prelude for War (1937) by Leslie Charteris](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/prelude-for-war-1937-by-leslie-charteris/) _2026-05-11 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book review by George Simmers: Later the book would be renamed The Saint Plays with Fire. It’s a good example of popular thirties fiction getting stuck into politics. Simon Templar (alias the Saint, the crimefighter who is never afraid of breaking the law himself) had dealt with conspiracies before, but more recntly his dramatic dealings … Continue reading → ## [I May Be Behind, But I’m Still Building](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/i-may-be-behind-but-im-still-building) _2026-05-09 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ A behind-the-scenes note on the beautiful, stubborn, full-time work of writing stories, researching hidden history, and keeping a fictional world alive. ## [The Villain’s Daughter](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-villains-daughter) _2026-04-12 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ She didn’t inherit her father’s cruelty. She inherited the consequences. ## [The Other House](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/the-other-house) _2026-04-11 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ Theresa learned early: survival is a skill. Love is the risk. ## [Why this is not Romeo & Juliet](https://authorsara.substack.com/p/why-this-is-not-romeo-and-juliet) _2026-04-05 · Sara Adrien · Sara Adrien_ And how I learned a lesson from the classic... ## [Matthew Silverman (1937) by Victor Canning](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/matthew-sulverman-1937-by-victor-canning/) _2026-03-24 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book review by George Simmers: I was hooked by the first chapter of Matthew Silverman. It shows us the editor of a provincial weekly paper on press night: The rotary press was still printing off the weekly edition of the Messenger, and the vitality in its whirling rollers and rods was too much for the … Continue reading → ## [Fountain Inn (1939) by Victor Canning](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/fountain-inn-1939-by-victor-canning/) _2026-03-18 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book Review by Margaret B: Fountain Inn is one of the old Inns of Chancery in London and now houses a number of small businesses. Grace, a secretary in one of them loses her job but she is immediately re-employed by the Browns who run one of the other businesses in the Inn, providing all … Continue reading → ## [The Clockwork Man (1923) by E.V. Odle](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/the-clockwork-man-1923-by-e-v-odle/) _2026-03-05 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book Review by George Simmers: The Clockwork Man is science fiction 1923-style. It begins at a cricket match in the quintessentially English village of Great Wymering Dr Allingham is batting when a strange figure puts him off his stroke by walking in front of the sheet that is acting as a sight screen. I was … Continue reading → ## [The Reluctant Widow (1946) by Georgette Heyer](https://reading19001950.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/the-reluctant-widow-1946-by-georgette-heyer/) _2026-02-20 · George Simmers · Reading 1900-1950_ Book review (Warning – contains spoilers!) by Val H: The Reluctant Widow is hugely enjoyable: well constructed, pacey and funny. The publishers, Heinemann, marketed it as ‘a light and gay romance of Regency days’ (Bookseller, 28 February 1946) and ‘the best of entertainment’ (Edinburgh Evening News, 20 July 1946). But it is not generally reckoned … Continue reading →