by Amanda Quick
Vanza by Amanda Quick Book #1: With This Ring | Rating: 3.0 Stars Book #2: I Thee Wed | Rating: 3.0 Stars Book #3: Wicked Widow | Rating: 2.5 Stars Book #4: Lie by Moonlight | Rating: 4.0 Stars Average Series Rating: 3.125 Stars I find it hard to review a book series by Amanda Quick (or Jayne ...
Of the eight romance novels I’ve read over the last two years, I’ve only rated three better than 2 stars. That’s a lot of bad romance, especially considering the affection with which I used to regard the genre. I was surprised and delighted to find that Lies By Midnight bucks this sorry trend. Perha...
This is an interesting romance set "late in the reign of Queen Victoria" and it throws you into the story from the get-go. You first meet Concordia Glade and her young students as they are running away from the burning castle they've been staying in. This is also the moment that Ambrose Wells enters...
I really enjoyed Lie by Moonlight, and I think a huge part of its charm was listening to it on audio. The narrator has a great voice, she speaks with an English accent, and she modified her voice for the various characters, based on class, gender, and personality. I like how she captured the Victor...
This novel is definitely different from her other novels though I haven't read the first few Vanza novels before this one. While most of this author's novels primarily focus on the two main characters, we do have several supporting characters to make for an interesting dynamic. On a whole, the two...
One of the best romance books I have read in a really long time. The ending even left a happy tearful smile on my face.
3+ starsThis fourth and last Vanza book is only loosely tied to the series as a whole. The Hero, Ambrose Wells, is a student of Vanza and his master was John Stoner. Stoner was the rogue Vanza student of the master Lorring - Stoner was the one sent by Lorring to kill or hinder Edison Stokes in the 2...
This was a fast read with a decent mystery. Four "orphan" girls are being trained as ladies? Gee, I wonder what these girls are going to be doing. . . .I enjoyed this story with the smart and logical Concordia.
Some absolutely delightful exchanges! Laugh out-loud moments. A solid romance and a perfectly acceptable "mystery."... 3.4.
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