If you haven’t read Martha Waters’ books yet, I would compare them to Tessa Dare or India Holton. I kept putting To Swoon & To Spar by Martha Waters off because I wasn’t in the “right mood”-I finally read it the other day & it was adorable & funny & heartwarming & naturally I was like why didn’t I read this sooner. Though it took me a minute to really get into, soon after I was invested in the romance between Hildy (Hildy Girl ) & Tobias (Toby ) & ultimately found it emotionally satisfying & delightfully horny. There are some quick twists & turns with the relationship between the matchmaker & the Rogue King with architect aspirations & I think angst fans will be pleased-but the book never rests long & it’s pretty clear these two are enraptured. The writing is vivid and varied, the talk is often dirty, both leads have the other tied up in lusty knots (not literally-alas ) ), & I felt the heat. They are long-ish physical scenes, even a kiss & grind against a door, & yet they don’t feel stale. Speaking of the steam- The Brazen Bluestocking does it so well.

Intriguing, not pulling any punches, steamy, & with a keen understanding of when to bring some drama, this book reminded me quite a lot of Kerrigan Byrne’s writing style-only less dark. I’ve heard so many great things about Tracy Sumner’s books & decided to start with The Brazen Bluestocking. Well well well what do we have here-it’s one of my fave types of historical heroes: stunning, virile, self-made, cunning, secretly kind, & also a freaking fool for the heroine from day 1!!Įven if he is a bit of a dumb dumb about it for part of the book ).

Liar City by Allie Therin