Miss Minerva Lane is a quiet, bespectacled wallflower, and she wants to keep it that way. After all, the last time she was the center of attention, it ended badly-so badly that she changed her name to escape her scandalous past. Wallflowers may not be the prettiest of blooms, but at least they don't get trampled. So when a handsome duke comes to town, the last thing she wants is his attention.But that is precisely what she gets.Because Robert Blaisdell,...
The fact that romance novels often employ familiar tropes doesn't make them any less enjoyable. In fact, some of us never tire of certain delicious scenarios like mistaken identities or marriages of convenience. Here we review some of the top tropes in Regency romances.