"This entire series has been fantastic! A very tough female heroine, mystery plot, interesting setting, and romantic without being too steamy. The covers make them look like bodice rippers, but they're actually great mysteries with well-developed characters. 1st of 4, with another coming."
"Great, if dark/violent historical mysteries. The hero is very dark and brooding. The romantic subplot is generally good, if at times a little too full of drama. 1st in a lengthy series."
"I honestly thought I wasn't going to like this series...imagine a middle aged Sherlock Holmes interested in a teenage flapper? But I found them to be very intelligent mysteries and the characters somehow very believable. Only downside is it's a lengthy series and by now the format is fairly predictable."
"Tough as nails female heroine, mystery and intrigue among vampires and werewolves - if you like True Blood you'll like this series. 1st in a number - and I hope there's more to come!"
"This book, the 1st in a series, was very good and will definitely satisfy fans of the Lady Julia Grey series. Unfortunately the series has lost steam a bit in a way the Grey series hasn't, but a new installment may pick up steam."
"I don't think Georgette Heyer can do any wrong. Discovering her regency romances is like finding out Jane Austen came back from the dead to write another 30 novels. I look forward to reading them all."
"I see Gaskell as a grittier Jane Austen. And again,I'm glad Masterpiece Theatre helped me discover her. Despite being over 100 years old, her dialogue always seems so modern and full of life."
"Robin McKinley is such a fantastic author. I don't think I've ever disliked a book of hers, but this one, which I first read as a teenager, will always be my favorite."
"Sexy, adventurous, historical, smart. This book is the first in a long series that I'm happy to be reading through. The characters are always so thoroughly likeable - who can resist a smart-mouthed heroine and a dashing rogue?"
"I have re-read this book at least 3 times and it just keeps getting better. All ages would enjoy this series and the two main characters are simply fantastic. I actually have always wished they would make this book into a movie a la The Mummy."
