I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Jane: The Woman Who Loved Tarzanin Hardcover edition on September 18, 2012 and has 320 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon With the Edgar Rice Burroughs Estate blessing, Maxwell provides us with Jane’s perspective on the Ape-Man who rescued her from certain death. My Take This really is good. If you enjoy the Tarzan stories (or movies!), you will enjoy this perspective of an “emancipated” woman of 1905, whose dream of exploring Africa at her father’s side is fulfilled. Maxwell uses language beautifully: creating a setting for 1905; using the words [of the time] a woman of good family, champing at the restrictive bits of being a woman, would use to express her frustration; and, digging into Jane’s thoughts as she discovers the freedom of being wild in an unEnglish jungle, freedom from the restrictions of her mother and her society, and the freedom of learning what is important to her as a person. It’s an adventurous blend of H. Rider Haggard, Robinson Crusoe, Burroughs, history, and a scientific journal as we settle […]

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Never Romance a Rakein Paperback edition on July 22, 2008 and has 436 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Third in the Neville Family post-Regency historical romance. The couple focus is on Camille Marchand and Kieran Neville, Lord Rothewell. My Take This was not one of my favorites in this series, and I suspect it’s due to Rothewell’s illness as well as the aimless feel to Carlyle’s writing. I do hate an unhappy ending, and Carlyle is modern enough in her approach that this was a definite possibility. I did enjoy the contradictions Carlyle posed in this with Rothewell not caring about her bastardy and yet wanting to protect her against gossip. I am a little surprised that Carlyle didn’t bring Lord Ender and the others along in attempting to make trouble. It was simply there, done, and we’re outta here. It is an interesting contradiction with Rothewell’s family trying to talk Camille out of the marriage. And, no, not for the expected reasons. I do wish Carlyle hadn’t left Christine Ambrose dangling […]

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Never Deceive a Dukein Paperback edition on July 24, 2007 and has 416 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Second in the Neville Family historical romance series. The couple focus is on Gareth Lloyd, er, I mean His Grace, the Duke of Warneham, and the widowed Duchess. My Take Carylyle continues her unique take on the post-Regency period with her feisty women and rakish, but caring men. It was not a nice place with the old duke. I’d say the world is better off without him or his ideas. Now that he’s dead, the duchess is determined to have a say in her life from here on no matter what her father demands — she has some very modern notions — while Gabriel is determined she shall be happy. I did enjoy it for the warmth of the series’ characters — and the addition of Antonia, although this was an odd story with some truly horrible people in it. And it certainly sounds to me as though Gareth getting press ganged did him […]