Barbara Dawson Smith, Author, Olivia Drake, Author . St. Martin's $6.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-312-97949-2
Far-fetched, formulaic and flat, this lightweight Regency provides few thrills but plenty of melodrama. In an effort to stop talented sketch artist Gabriel Kenyon and her father, Henry, from journeying to Africa in search of a ruined city, 16-year-ol
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Barbara Dawson Smith, Author, Olivia Drake, Author . St. Martin's $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-312-98229-4
Smith reintroduces readers to the Rosebuds, three elderly ladies known for their shenanigans, in her newest Regency (after Tempt Me Twice). When the Rosebuds are injured in a carriage accident, Lady Charlotte Quinton rushes to London to see her...
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Barbara Dawson Smith, Author, Olivia Drake, Author . St. Martin's $6.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-312-98230-0
Arrogant, alpha-male heroes with hearts of gold are a dime a dozen in romance novels, and the hero of Smith's (One Wild Night
, etc.) formulaic Regency does little to distinguish himself from the pack. Samuel Firth, the illegitimate son of the...
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Barbara Dawson Smith, Author, Olivia Drake, Author St. Martin's Press $6.99 (346p) ISBN 978-0-312-95714-8
Burke Grisham, Earl of Thornwald, is the cad who organized a party overlooking the droll battle of Waterloo. Finally deciding to help, Burke drives his carriage toward the battlefield, his friend Alfred at his side. Alfred is mortally wounded and...
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Barbara Dawson Smith, Author, Olivia Drake, Author St. Martin's Press $6.5 (320p) ISBN 978-0-312-97272-1
After her father's violent death, it's up to Lady Alicia Pemberton to care for her dotty mother and profligate brother, all the while struggling to make ends meet in Regency London. When her brother gambles away the last of their money, a desperate...
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Barbara Dawson Smith, Author, Olivia Drake, Author St. Martin's Press $6.5 (370p) ISBN 978-0-312-97511-1
Set in Regency England, Smith's follow-up to Seduced by a Scoundrel features Gypsies and aristocracy. The romantic Gypsy hero or heroine is a staple of historical romance, almost a clich , but Smith does well with the often-used device, saving it...
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