The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart Summary London, 1885 Lonely Hearts columnist Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic. As part of her job answering letters at The Marriage Gazette, Amelie decides to play matchmaker with two anonymous letter writers. When she decides to secretly observe the blind date, she discovers, much to her surprise, the man who…
Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts Summary A steampunk retelling of Cinderella. Emmeline O’Shea plans to save the world—single-handedly, if necessary. A strong voice for societal reform, she is the natural choice to deliver a key speech at the end of the International Shifter Rights Organization’s week-long Summit in Scotland. When Emme receives a death threat,…
The Lady in the Coppergate Tower Review: Nancy Campbell Allen’s The Lady in the Coppergate Tower is a Rapunzel-inspired Steampunk adventure. As another entry in Shadow Mountain Publishing’s Proper Romance series, it nicely balances romance, intrigue and mystery. Ms. Allen is an adept storyteller and paints vivid pictures with her writing. If the characters in…
Kiss of the Spindle Summary Doctor Isla Cooper is cursed. Literally. Each night, at the stroke of midnight she falls into a death-like sleep from which she cannot be awakened for six hours. To make it worse, the curse has an expiration date–after a year, she will fall asleep forever. And the year is almost up. In…
The Secret of the India Orchid Summary Anthony Blake is in love with his best friend’s sister, Sophia Elliot. But his plans to court her are put on hold when he is forced to resume his role as an undercover spy for the Crown. A secret document listing the names of the entire network of…
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast Summary In this second installment of Nancy Campbell Allen’s fairy-tale inspired Steampunk Proper Romances, Lucy Pickett arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her ailing cousin, Kate, she finds things aren’t quite what they seemed. A restless ghost roams the hallways, reports of werewolves abound in the area, and vampires…
In My Fair Lady Henry Higgins turns Eliza Doolittle from a “guttersnipe” into a lady. In My Fair Gentleman by Nancy Campbell Allen, a Regency twist, society girl Ivy Carlisle is tasked with turning sailor Jack who’d rather be at sea into Lord of the manor. Jack is the grandson and unwilling heir of the…