Patricia Veryan is an author I keep hearing good things about but I have found it difficult to find her books. When I did find this one I decided to sit and read it. I did like it a lot but since I realised this is part of a series I'm wondering if I should have waited till I had the others to re...
The only reason this book is not a five star is the fact that I didn't like the girl. She doesn't go with Roland at all. Other than that though, a great read. I really enjoyed it. Roland Otton (or Matheison) is a very interesting character: an amazingly gorgeous (epitome of tall, dark, and handso...
There's so many things I loved about this book! I really don't know why I waited so long to read it. The story stars off quite simply with Phoebe and The Tryant's sham engagement to get themselves out of a scrape. It all started when they found a Jacobite rebel in the garden during a party and fo...
Despite the rather cheesy covers, these books, by Patricia Veryan are some of my all time favorite books. I've read all her series, and they are all fabulous reads (some better than others, of course). I've just picked three of my favorite books from the various series. They are adventure, regenc...
Perhaps because I started in the middle of the series (I couldn't figure out which one was the beginning), I couldn't get into this book. At the beginning I couldn't keep all the characters straight. The characters seemed like they were brought in from Central Casting and there was no wit or edge...
I recently re-read "A Shadow's Bliss," and appreciated yet again how very talented a storyteller Veryan is.Yes...it is dated and corny. Yes...Jack's suffering for his Code of Honour is a little over-the-top, but it is such an incredibly sweet and romantic story that you just don't care! Veryan's ...