Category Archives: historical

tasting ‘helpless’ – day notevencloseto6

Helpless by M. J. Pearson The Blurb: In London during the gross indecency trial of Oscar Wilde, Douglas Shrove finds himself still haunted by memories of his dead lover while skirting violence, blackmail and the affections of two men.  There … Continue reading

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where’s a hot tub when you need one?

Some of you may vaguely recall my wee rant when some crazy heads a few of my blogger pals were going on about how wonderful it would be to live in the regency world. I put forward my own thoughts … Continue reading

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the mumma’s guest taste: dash & dingo

Dash and Dingo by Catt Ford & Sean Kennedy The Blurb: Stodgy British archivist Henry Percival-Smythe slaves away in the dusty basement of Ealing College in 1934, the only bright spot in his life his obsession with a strange Australian … Continue reading

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is kris *gasp* not lovey dovey enough for romance??

I was reading the DIK blog the other day and was taken aback when two of my mates (ie Jen and Tracy) said that they would like to be transported back to the regency world. All I could think of … Continue reading

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tasting ‘broken wing’

Orannia’s Broken Wing Challenge and Kris’ New Year’s Readolution 3 all tied up in to one neat package. Broken Wing by Judith James The Blurb: Abandoned as a child and raised in a brothel, Gabriel St. Croix has never known … Continue reading

Posted in historical, judith james, kristie j, m/f, My 2009 Readolution 3, orannia, tasting | 11 Comments