Category: Historical

Review: Sailor’s Jewel by Celia Lake

Sailor’s Jewel (Charms of Albion #2) by Celia Lake My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Enjoy this kind and creative 1901 historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain. Rhoe agreed to this trip for her own reasons. About to take up a new and challenging position as a healer, Rhoe agreed to a trip with her brother on a luxurious ocean liner. She plans to spend the voyage reading, relaxing, and ignoring the social duelling of the first class passengers. It’s not that simple. Nothing […]

Posted April 22, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Viscounts & Villainy by Allie Therin

Viscounts & Villainy (Roaring Twenties Magic #3) by Allie Therin My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: Don’t miss the conclusion to this spin-off series from Allie Therin’s acclaimed Magic in Manhattan universe! Love redeemed them, but the past isn’t done with them yet. New York, 1925 For jaded Lord Fine—Wesley, to the friends he’s surprised he now has—falling into his lover Sebastian’s world of magic and intrigue has changed everything. But when a plot to destroy magic is linked to Wesley’s own aristocratic world, he’s determined to root it out—especially […]

Posted April 20, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Complementary by Celia lake

Complementary by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: Undercover in the nonmagical world… with a cosy cottage with only one bed. As an artist and a magical investigator, Elizabeth is the perfect choice when midwife Rosemary comes to her for help investigating something strange at an artist’s colony on the English coast in 1910. Problem one: Elizabeth and Rosemary can’t reveal their magic to anyone there. Problem two: They met less than a week ago but have to pretend they’re good friends to keep their cover. That’s […]

Posted April 8, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Four Walls and a Heart by Celia Lake

Four Walls and a Heart (Charms of Albion #3) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: In 1884, Gil wakes in the Temple of Healing with a life changing injury. Nothing in his life is ever going to be the same. He now has to figure out where he’ll live and what he’ll do. All his choices are all miserable in their own way. Magni becomes curious when his old friend’s name comes up several times. After discovering Gil’s return to Albion and his injuries, Magni is […]

Posted March 18, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Pastiche by Celia Lake

Pastiche (Charms of Albion #1) by Celia Lake My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Enjoy this kind and creative 1906 historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain. Alysoun wants more than duty. Born into the aristocratic circles of Albion’s upper class, Alysoun has done everything expected of her. She has married well, produced two healthy children, and handled her social obligations with grace. It’s not enough. Her husband is kind but distant, and she lives with ongoing mysterious pain. Worst of all, she is frankly […]

Posted March 11, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Ancient Trust by Celia Lake

Ancient Trust (Mysterious Charm #0.5) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance in this story Blurb: Ancient Trust is a standalone novella extra of 40,000 words. Geoffrey Carillon has spent much of his life both before and after the Great War travelling the world. In February of 1922, his older brother’s sudden and unexpected death calls him back to Albion to take up his ancestral obligations to the land magic. Naturally, Carillon relies heavily on his loyal and exceedingly competent valet, Benton. Carillon discovers that much has changed in […]

Posted March 4, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Outcrossing by Celia Lake

Outcrossing (Mysterious Charm #1) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Enjoy this kind and gentle 1920s historical fantasy romance series set in the magical community of Great Britain. Ferry found freedom as a governess. Born and raised to be an obedient daughter of the upper class, Ferry refused to marry the awful man her parents chose for her. Instead, she took a position as a governess in a country house deep in the New Forest. Now spring has come to England, she can finally spend time […]

Posted February 16, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 4 Comments