The Viscount Needs a Wife

A delightful regency romance with an unusual hero and a great heroine. I liked both immensely, but once again, work commitments have kept me from reviewing it for a week. I'll note two things and be content. First, while the 17th(!) in a series, there's really no intrusion on the story, here. I had n......more

I felt as if this entire book was a gossiping conversation among friends. The dialogue felt so natural, and flowed in such a similar way to a personal chat, that I just slipped right in and felt as if I were there. The way the topics ran, the way it gave you the information you needed to understand......more

I did not finish this one. I didn't have the heart. Jo Beverley is gone! I met her once, you know. Back in 1998 I was on my way home from my teaching year in Japan and I had a stopover in Victoria. When I ran into her at a local bookstore I recognized her right away. It was unbelievably gracious of......more

I love that all the story lines wrapped up sensibly and without true malice. Though the tension was certainly present at the start. The main relationship was beautifully portrayed and had such surprising depth that I find it hard to conceive that the timeframe was a little over a week, and I do wish......more

Full disclosure--the author is a friend and colleague and I'm a fan of hers. Truly one of the most delightful Regencies I’ve read in a long time! As always, Jo Beverley smoothly lays down historical detail as a carpet for her protagonists to dance across. The history is unobtrusive but a solid founda......more