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retroredux

retroredux

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I'm a 40 year old wife and mother. I love to read-predominately Historical Romance set in the Regency period-but I also enjoy other time periods, some contemporary and paranormal Romance, Science Fiction and Fantasy as well.

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  • port neches, tx, usa
  • member since December 29, 2007

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  • A Chance Encounter
    • Rated 5 stars

    “pretty good-not one of her best though.”

    retroredux wrote this review Tuesday, January 17, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Gamble
    • Rated 5 stars

    “fantastic story by a talented author-finished it in a day:)”

    retroredux wrote this review Saturday, April 30, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Lord Rivingtons Lady
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Lord Rivington's Lady was a very good "Old School" Regency that have quite a Pride and Prejudice vibe to it. Georgina was overall a good heroine, an outspoken Lady of Quality though living in Poverty after her father squandered the family fortune gambling. I do wish she would have come to her senses about Alexander, the hero, earlier in the story, as it would have been a five star book then. Lord Rivington is very much a "Mr Darcy"-a hero that hides his emotion, as lessons learned from his abusive past.


    Overall, a fast, fun Regency read. 4 stars.”

    retroredux wrote this review Monday, March 14, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Sicilian Amulet
    • Rated 1 stars

    “cannot believe this came from the same author as Seducing Mr Heywood, which I really enjoyed. You can skip this one.”

    retroredux wrote this review Sunday, March 13, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Prelude to a Scandal
    • Rated 1 stars

    “My Amazon review:

    a few points on this book:
    1-I applaud the other reviewers for getting through this book as I couldn't get past page 50 over a three day period in between bouts of incredulity and being put to sleep by it's boring nature.

    2-thanks again to the other reviewers for spelling out the VAST historical, genre, and just plain readable writing flaws in this book, you saved me the time to do so.

    3-my one star is for the pretty cover, that's it, that's all it deserves.

    4-finally, the author needs to research historical periods more if she wants to passably write in that period, otherwise it's just modern characters playing dress up in Historical dress.

    1 star.”

    retroredux wrote this review Thursday, March 10, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Lady May's Folly
    • Rated 5 stars

    “I loved the previous book in this trilogy, Lady Delafont's Dilemma, so much, and wanted to see what happens to May and Etienne, that I went through my TBR boxes, grabbed my copy of Lady May's Folly, and read it all the way through in about 3 hours!


    Etienne and May, are in many ways, complete opposites, but the chemistry is there. Etienne is the comsumate French "reformed Rake"- a good hearted scoundrel, a gourmand of, in his words "deliciously plump and voluptuous older widows".


    Etienne is a "sigh worthy" hero-very sexy, very French, and very much "saved" by May's goodness. Even his recurrent use of his endearment for May, "little one"-which would normally make me cringe, made me wish for my own Etienne-LOL. He seemed a sexy younger version of a Maurice Chevallier!


    May, is everything that Etienne normally runs from-prim, uptight, thin and willowy and small busted. He's a town playboy and she's a country mouse ala Tomboy who actively dislikes most men. But May has very real, abusive reasons for her fear and dislike of men and Etienne is the perfect, gentle and sweet "tutor" that shows her that not all men are cads or lechers.


    Another good one from Donna Simpson-5 stars”

    retroredux wrote this review Monday, March 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Lady Delafont's Dilemma
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Donna Simpson is turning into one of my favorite authors. I've read Lady Savage and Lord St. Clair's Angel by her and really enjoyed them. The heroine in this story, Emily, is the Aunt of Celestine in Lord St. Clair's Angel. The fact that she has been separated from her husband for 5 years is mentioned in that book though you needn't read it to enjoy this book (though I HIGHLY recommend it).


    It's a sign of great writing that this author could take several subjects that I normally hate to read about-love triangle, separation, and adultery, but still write an engaging, moving, and in my opinion, very romantic/highly sensual story. I love that the couple-who are in their thirties and forties, are written with the normal aging we all go through (graying hair, gaining a few pounds, not as active as we once were) but they are still desirable to each other, others and still want sex! LOL! We don't stop wanting it just because we age:)


    I also applaud the author for having a male friend of the couple, who plays matchmaker to get them back together, who is witty and heroic, and well loved by his friends, who is also Gay. It is approached with sensitivity and heart and leaves the reader wanting to know how Sylvester Lessington's story finishes-I wonder if we ever find out in another book?


    A great Regency-so good I had to hurry and read the last book in the trilogy, Lady May's Folly, next!
    5 stars.”

    retroredux wrote this review Monday, March 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Unsung Hero
    • Rated 5 stars

    “This was my first Suzanne Brockmann. I had mixed expectations for this book. As not much of a fan of Contemporary Romance I had low expectations but since I do normally like Romantic Suspense and the few Military Romances I've read, that raised my expectations a bit.


    The Unsung Hero pleasantly surprised me. I enjoyed the lead story between Tom and Kelly-fairly good interaction and somewhat scorching love scenes. But I really enjoyed more than that all the secondary characters and their trials and tribulations. The mix of the specialist and "ragtag" Troubleshooters crew, the idea that they were on a secret mission because the Government thought the thought of a terrorist attack in sleepy Massachusetts a product of Tom's brain injury, and the back story flashbacks from Tom's Uncle and Kelly's Dad in World War II Germany were very moving. The story was both exciting and had me tearing up as well. This is the first in Brockmann's "Troubleshooters" series (currently at 16 books!) and I look forward to reading the next installment.


    5 stars.”

    retroredux wrote this review Monday, March 7, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Lost Heiress of Hawkscliffe
    • Rated 3 stars

    “A fairly good, albeit purple prosey Gothic Romance. I enjoyed the unusual characters, the Armenian background and the heroines career as a Arabian Rug expert. The hero was a bit of a jerk and his "redemption" towards the end was a bit too easy. All in all, I recommend this book to a Gothic fan looking for a different locale.
    3 stars.”

    retroredux wrote this review Sunday, February 27, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
  • Lord of Illusion
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Another good Traditional Regency/Paranormal Romance from Rita Boucher. I enjoyed how the author tied a semi secret society of aristocratic witches with a spy tale. Great Romany secondary characters too.
    4 stars.”

    retroredux wrote this review Monday, February 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink )
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