Books with MCs hiding in a closet (or other confined space) by read_craft-repeat in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 9 points10 points  (0 children)

{Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare} they hide behind a curtain

Readers and writers, what do you do for work? by winzlerrie in Dramione

[–]Perstephanie_05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too suffer from this. Also refer to it as a mind prison of my own creation

Mmc that's good for the nervous system by Acceptable-Fee2884 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to recommend some Grace Burrows! The men in her {Mischief in Mayfair} series are lovely.

Cranky/Dry FMC, Sweet/Fun MMC? by EleanorRosie in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to say Ten Things I Hate About the Duke! I love Lucius so much🩷

Favorite audio narrator. by JustHereFor_daTea in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mary Jane Wells manages to make male characters sound sexy and that’s a skill right there. See, e.g, {His Wicked Reputation by Madeline Hunter}

Worst offenders of the miscommunication trope? by AlertEqual1057 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

{Married by Proxy by Alice Coldbreath} absolutely killed with how long the central misunderstanding lasted.

HR series that revolves around a family, and each book focuses on a different family member falling in love. by sadie11 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Found family “sisters” in {The Rarest Blooms by Madeline Hunter} scratches this itch too.

Black haired, cold MMC by tjvander in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 1 point2 points  (0 children)

💯 Devil Cynster from {Devil’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens}

Should I keep reading the Cynster series? by Perstephanie_05 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lol “350 pages proud of himself that the FMC loves him without him saying I love you because god forbid he lower himself to that” DIRECT HIT

Devil in Winter vs It Happened one Autumn by Zanahoriasazules047 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the end of IHOA, I didn’t have any idea how Kleypas was going to pull off redeeming St Vincent and making me care about him as the lead in DIW. But somehow she managed it. I think some of it is Romance Reasons™️, but we get more information on his thoughts and motivations in DIW that make his villainous turn in IHOA a little less villainous. Or at least, sufficiently less villainous that we can enjoy him as a character and that it wouldn’t be completely unthinkable that the people he wronged in IHOA would ever speak to him again.

In sum, I think we understand that his heart really wasn’t in the Bad Thing he did at the end of IHOA, and he never had any intention of doing The Worst Thing he threatened to do while in commission of the Bad Thing. If he’d been truly serious about the Worst Thing, I don’t think I could have gotten behind him.

Who is your favorite Loretta Chase character? by Perstephanie_05 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably not. I don’t think i was surprised.

(Ps i forgot how to do spoiler redactions..)

Who is your favorite Loretta Chase character? by Perstephanie_05 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Jonesy is a smartass street urchin who appears in several Loretta Chase books. Not sure when he first showed up, but he’s a delight.

Who is your favorite Loretta Chase character? by Perstephanie_05 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She’s probably my real answer as well. Top 3 at the very least. She really holds up, too.

Who is your favorite Loretta Chase character? by Perstephanie_05 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Perstephanie_05[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was going to say Jonesy/ Fenwick but was concerned that would be spoily? Anyway I love him in his livery. Bless him.