Of Swords and Parasols

I picked up a couple of Wiggs’s books a while back because I vaguely remembered enjoying one of her books a good while back, and I was in the mood for historical romance novels that (A) weren’t westerns and (B) weren’t set in 19th century England. And then I kept reading until I came across one I didn’t care for. (The Drifter. It had the kind of alpha hero I really dislike, sans rape, and the rest wasn’t enough to make up for it.)

Despite having some of the typical problems of romance novels of the era (though not nearly as bad as many, many others) I liked the mid-90s books the best for the most part, as I thought they had the most interesting plots and settings. Some of these are out of print, but according to the author’s website, they’ll be reprinted soon-ish. ( cut for books )