On Thursdays, I feature some of my favorite Romance Novels. This week I want to beg you to read anything by Carla Kelly if you love history, aching romance, and exquisitely built plots driven by nuanced characters. The Admiral's Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly has everything you could ever want. ...
Sally Paul is down to her last penny. As she spends it on a cup of tea—to stave off being at the mercy of the workhouse—the last thing she expects is an offer of marriage from a complete stranger! Admiral Sir Charles Bright's seafaring days are over—and according to society, that must mean he's i...
I liked the way this book started off. I loved it, in fact. The Admiral is such a sweetheart and so nice and kind and charming! I loved the humour in this book, the banter and chattering. What I didn't like was the lack of romance and passion. The *ahem* scenes completely turned me off, I didn't FEE...
I liked the way this book started off. I loved it, in fact. The Admiral is such a sweetheart and so nice and kind and charming! I loved the humour in this book, the banter and chattering. What I didn't like was the lack of romance and passion. The *ahem* scenes completely turned me off, I didn't FEE...
Only 3 stars because well, even if she's a widow and they're both older than usually hero and heroine are in books, they deserve romance and all that. And I just think there's not enough of that in this novel.
This is a first read of this author for me, and what a pleasant surprise it was! This book broke out of the typical historical romance theme by giving us a slightly older (45 year old) hero who is also an upstanding Englishman, rather than the usual rake. We also see the heroine as slightly older th...
3+ - enjoyable with very good writing (per Carla Kelly's norm), but the conflict felt alternately drawn out and too hastily concluded. Not the best example of her work, but still better than many that are out there.
The admiral has bought a deceased roue's hedonistic mansion for its view of the ocean. He is planning to burn the roue's library of pornographic works. I am trying to remember my cultural relativism and that I would not personally be all that concerned about saving some dead dude's vintage Playboy...
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