Rose Bride by Elizabeth Moss
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series is now one of my favourite go to historicals, it's got everything that you would find in a modern day erotic romance but it's not often that you find books within this genre that explore slight BDSM and explicit sex that leave you panting for breath with each new scene and scenario.

The writing is superb so much so that you really feel that you are there in the Tudor court of King Henry VIII from the setting of the story at the time of Anne Boleyn being executed and his marriage to Jane Seymour.

A lot of time and research must of gone into the planning of this book and series because of the fine attention to detail of the lives of those who lived at this time period of history and of what was expected of a lady at court in the service of the queen.

The characters of Margerie Croft and Virgil Elton are a match that should never be but the chemistry between them was so raw, passionate and full of fire that I thought that they would melt my kindle from their desire for each other but they were both also stubborn stupid and frustrating at times which gave them more a feeling of being believable.

The story was fast paced and very enjoyable to read and at times a funny insight into the medical practices of history and makes you think how lucky we are to have advanced through the study of medical science and of how life was so very different to what we now see as acceptable behaviour but was very much frowned upon at this time in history.

I will be looking forward to reading more stories from this very talented author.

* I received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review *




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