Chase, Loretta - general rec

[oyceter]

Ok, I am an idiot. I was re-reading all my entries on Loretta Chase (somewhere here), and apparently I keep being surprised by the fact that the heroines are practical and down-to-earth and the heroes are much more prone to falling in love.

But still! Love!

So consider this a general pimp for Loretta Chase. She writes historicals right now, but her older books are Regencies (some have been reprinted together). The only one I've been told to avoid is The Sandalwood Princess, for the horrible Orientalism.

Currently I've been enjoying her historicals much more than her Regencies, although I really want to reread The Devil's Delilah right now.

I think Lord of Scoundrels is her best book so far, in terms of psychological depth and playing around with tropes, but I've enjoyed nearly everything of hers I've read. She's very funny, and best of all, she writes about people who genuinely seem to like and respect each other, which seems to be all too rare in the romance world.

Comments

[oyceter]

Yeah, I barely recognized him in Lord of Scoundrels, which I read after The Last Hellion!

[slrose.livejournal.com]

_The Devil's Delilah_ has always been one of my favorites, too.

I especially like the way she develops Bertie Trent over the course of the three stories he appears in. In _Lord of Scoundrels_ we mostly see him through his sister's eyes, but he shows some more depth in "The Mad Earl's Bride" and he is a major supporting character in _The Last Hellion_.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

You're tempting me here, you know. I should check the library's audiobooks, and see if I can get myself an alternative to detective fiction for my next listen.

Gina

[oyceter]

Mwahaha! Go read! Or listen!

Chase is good.