Have you ever met a smart, pretty young thing who, thanks to her presumptuous and patronizing ways can’t stop grating on your nerves, despite having her heart in the right place? And no, I am not talking about any young lady lawyers here. I am just describing Emma – the lady as well as the […]
Tag: romance
Lucky in Love
It so happens that one way or another I am a huge fan of Regency romances. But I also realise that picking up one of these books to read is a tricky proposition at best. While we’re not all historians and hence, no experts you don’t want to come across bits in the story that […]
In the Garden trilogy: Blue Dahlia
Imagine a wild-eyed ghost that appears night after night in your baby’s nursery and sings it lullabies while it rocks in a creaky chair. Scared? Not so much? I still remember reading my first Nora Roberts, even though I don’t remember which one it was. It was a hot summer’s day when I was in […]
Pride & Prejudice
No list of the world’s greatest romantic stories is complete without Jane Austen’s most lauded work, Pride & Prejudice. I will admit now that this most certainly wasn’t the first time I was reading P&P. However, it’s something I do as often as I can. As far as I’m concerned no greater romance was ever […]
Follow me
There’s something about the title of this book that reminds me one of my favourite tunes called … well … follow me. I think it went something like “…follow me and everything is alright … I’ll be the one to tuck you in at night and if you … wanna leave I can guarantee you […]