So you want more Mr Darcy?

The 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, is pretty much the definitive production of Jane Austen’s beloved novel. But if you’ve watched it a gazillion times and need more Darcy, then there are several other versions as well as adaptations you can try. 5 Top Recommended: Pride & […]

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Love’s Charade by Jane Feather

Hugely enjoyable historic romance with a rich plot, exciting adventure and a sexy age-gap marriage. Love’s Charade by Jane Feather is a must-read for historic romance fans. As well as enjoying the love story, I learnt a lot about the French Revolution and enjoyed the detail of the setting. Seventeen-year-old Danielle de St Varennes is […]

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Reckless Angel by Jane Feather

A wonderful, well-researched historic romance with an age-gap frisson. Reckless Angel deserves a far better blurb than the vague, generically florid one here. It’s a surprisingly interesting and moving book set in a very eventful historical era (English Civil War/Roundheads vs Cavaliers). Fifteen-year-old Henrietta “Harry” Drummond is rescued by 29- year-old widower Sir Daniel Drummond. […]

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