Swept Away by a Kiss

I have never heard of Katharine Ashe and picked up this novel simply because it was endorsed by Lisa Kleypas as "a breathtaking romance". She wasn't exaggerating. Taking place in Regency England, the book begins with the heroine, Valerie Monroe, returning to London after a 2-year stay with relatives......more

Deciding on a rating for this book was hard. So many things about it were superb, but others were sufficiently aggravating enough that I developed a kind of love-hate relationship with this story. Ashe composes extremely well written prose with intelligent, PBS-worthy dialogue - definitely a strength......more

Adorei 😍 Sem dúvida o melhor de Katharine Ashe que li até agora. Devia ter sido o primeiro, todos os livros desta autora têm encadeamento umas séries com as outras. Romance de época com incidência histórica no tráfego humano/escravatura e como os segundos/terceiros filhos da aristocracia tentava trava......more

Dit boek is ook in het Nederlands vertaald verschenen - Candlelight Historische roman 1080 , maar ik heb de originele Engels talige uitgave gelezen . Ik vond dit een traag verhaal er gebeurde te weinig om mijn aandacht echt vast te houden en de romantiek was meer gebaseerd op lust gevoelens dan op he......more

3.5 stars Note: Content warning in the spoiler tag at the very end of review. When it comes to historical romance, most of the books out there are very anachronistic. I personally don't think there is anything wrong with that because historical romance can still be enjoyable even if it is anachronist......more