The Charmer
The Assassins Guild, Book 1

This might be a weird thing to say, but I can totally see Orlando as a good-guy vampire assassin. Like, he's charming and upbeat and yet he has this hidden darker side. One that likes to spill a little blood. Yeah, it's weird, isn't it? It really has no bearing on the story, either. I just thought I'......more

Story took place mostly in the English countryside, in 1598. A murder mystery mixed in w/ a romance. I did not think the H & h had a solid foundation for love. Hero Orlando belonged to the Assassins Guild (AG). He described their purpose thusly, "We don't kill in- discriminately. Every one of our targ......more

Interesting premise and solid characters. But there is a sense of "generic romance" about it, despite the H's unusual profession (assassin). It is putatively set in the late 16th century - presumably to explain the male characters' views in women and their attitudes towards the h. But other than som......more

3.5 I almost put this down within the first few chapters because women with any insistence of autonomy kept being referred to as shrews. However, I’ve read a lot of this author’s books and knew that it would get better, and it did. As usual, this was true to form - lighthearted, a strong female prota......more

I'm not sure what it is about this writing that intrigues and pulls me in so much, but every book that I read captures my entire attention. Each book is similar yet so different. There is something about historical english books that make me so happy. Note, I have already finished book 2, and in tru......more