by Deanna Raybourn
I can't believe I'm saying this about one of Raybourn's books because she is one of my favorite authors and I've really liked everything she has written but this one really didn't do a whole lot for me. I felt like the storyline was all over the place. It's like she couldn't decide what the main plo...
Five years after meeting the man of her dreams at a New Year's eve party and eloping with him, the first World War has ended. Evangeline "Evie" Starke is a celebrated aviatrix, flying across the seven seas of antiquity with her elderly aunt as a companion. Her marriage to dashing adventurer Gabriel ...
Famed aviatrix Evangeline Starke married her wildchild husband after knowing him just one night, and though it was a relationship full of passion they were on the verge of divorce when he died suddenly in the sinking of the Lusitania. Or did he? Five years later Evie discovers he just may be alive, ...
My review for City of Jasmine is up at The Broke and the Bookish today. Overall, it was entertaining but really hard to get into. Once the book started (like 100 pages in), it was good. I liked the setting a ton and enjoyed how the main characters played off each other. Overall the book was inter...
I was nervous about this book, because I love this time period, but I don't care much for estranged married couple romance. However, Ms. Raybourn tackles both with beautiful grace. This book has wonderful atmosphere and Evie and Gabriel are both very endearing characters. The adventure was a much ap...
ARC received from the publisher.In post-WWI Damascus, aviatrix Evie Starke receives mysterious missives that clue her to the possibility that her husband Gabriel wants to connect with her again. It's odd, considering that Gabriel died after the sinking of Lusitania, leaving Evie to her own devices (...
First of all, I highly recommend reading the prequel to this novel: Whisper of Jasmine. It shows how Evie and Gabriel met, and gives good insight into the beginning of their relationship.That being said, City of Jasmine takes place in 1920 Syria, and seeing as how I didn't know a whole lot of what w...
Review Posted on HarlequinJunkie.comI’m going to preface my review by saying this isn’t what I would call a ‘standard’ romance novel. I’d classify it as more of a Historical Intrigue/Adventure story. That being said, if you stop now – you’re missing out on one of the best books I’ve read in a long t...
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