The Outrageous Belle Marchmain

I had a hard time getting into this one. Neither of our main characters was particularly likable throughout the whole first half of the book. The heroine, Belle, was snobbish, stupid, weak, overly proud and completely incapable of apologizing or learning from her mistakes. The hero, Adam, was manipu......more

Historical romances aren't my typical cup of tea, so I feel I can't give a full review, but just a few things that bothered me - in general. The conflict centered around things I would dub, simple misunderstandings. I assume there were greater reasons at play, but they seemed a second thought and no......more

Combine wild historical inaccuracy with cardboard characters and an over-the-top category romance plot (it's got everything!) and you get this book, essentially. It was fine at first but as the plot got crazier and the characters continued to be boring, it got hard to finish.......more

A nice classic story with a touch of the gaudy.......more

Adam Davenant is a successful quarry owner in 1819, who intends shipping best Somerset stone to London via the new Avon canal. He meets a young woman from a local titled family riding on his quarry land; she is displeased with the noisy work, although she knows it gives jobs. But after the long year......more