Royal Harlot: A Novel of the Countess Castlemaine and King Charles II, (Paperback)

from zquilts

I seem to be a serial reader. When I find an author I like - especially one that writes of a time period that I am exceedingly fond of - I seem to try to read every book written by them! This same propensity holds true for Susan Holloway Scott - whose novels never cease to please me. Her books tr...

from BookAddictDiary

By now, I've been starting to rack up a good number of Susan Holloway Scott reads. I'm at a grand total of 3 now, and I'm eager to keep that number growing. Thus far, though, Scott's Royal Harlot is by far the best book in her library. Scott has firmly positioned herself as a historical resource ...

from shojo_a

This books was a lot more racy than I expect historical fiction to be, by it was very enjoyable, and pretty compulsively readable. The only sad thing about it was that halfway through I remembered my British history and spoiled the ending for myself.

from Darla

This is the story of Barbara Palmer, notorious mistress of King Charles II of England. I had a terrible education in history--which is not to say that I had trouble with it in school--I got As in it, just like everything else. But it was deadly dull. In my small-town high school, history was the ...

from nellista

Having read Duchess, I knew I was in for a wonderfully descriptive read. It must be difficult to write about such a protagonist as Lady Castlemaine! Such a difficult woman to actually like and care about! I love how the author has rounded out the story of the mistresses with further novels on Nel...