Category Archives: Novella Reviews

The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan

This novella contains all that is good about historical romance. While many focus on the upper class and nobility, The Governess Affair stars a coal miner’s son turned pugilist who is using a frivolous duke’s penchant to gamble as a … Continue reading

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Totally Starcross’d by S.D. Wasley

This is a delightfully modern look at Romeo and Juliet. Romilly and Julian meet as strangers at a political debate. They discover much in common, including their political outlooks, but she doesn’t know he’s the son of the conservative candidate … Continue reading

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Mistletoe in Montana by Belle Calhoune

For those of you missing the holidays already, here is a lovely Christmas novella with a surprising amount of character development. There wasn’t space to really delve into their transformations, but the author did a wonderful job of showing what … Continue reading

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The White Feather by Heidi Wessman Kneale

This is an odd story, and I can tell you it didn’t go where I expected most of the time, but I enjoyed the read. I’ve read other Wessman Kneale stories set in her magic-infused Regency era, but this one … Continue reading

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Merry Kisses by Valerie Comer

Merry Kisses brings the Riverbend Romance novella series to a close in an admirable fashion. I think this one is my absolute favorite for a lot of reasons but how the commercialization of Christmas is handled and the different approaches … Continue reading

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