Our Retro Reads picks for August—Amanda Scott’sThe Dauntless Miss Wingraveand Heather Graham’s The King’s Pleasure—are classic examples of one of our favorite themes: enemies turned lovers. While one hard-headed heroine attempts to save her family’s fortune (without falling in love with the man who could take it all away), another finds herself helplessly drawn to the suitor she has always dreaded. Cue the fireworks.
The two novels, in all their charming throwback glory, garnered a multitude of unique responses from our reviewers. In one thoughtful review, Regina reflects on how “light and fun” she found The Dauntless Miss Wingrave, adding that she finished it in just a few hours. Reader Stephanie raves about The King’s Pleasure in her review, calling it a “hidden gem,” and Lila added that she found the intensity of the setting extremely interesting, inspiring further research into the era.
Check out these reviews and our ongoing RR discussion over in our Retro Reads Goodreads group; feel free to join the conversation and add your own topics!
For September, we are taking to the high seas in strict observance of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19). Heather Graham’sBride of the Windis a classic tale of a misled maiden surrounded by scalawags who finds herself reluctantly drawn to her captor. We have a feeling you’ll be saying “Ay” in no time at all.
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