Darlene's Digest

Reuben Sachs by Amy Levy My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Alpha Night by Nalini Singh My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

The Legacy and Other Stories: Four Regency Romance Novellas by Edith Layton My rating: 3 of 5 stars A pleasant "palate cleanser" between much weightier books. One of the things I love about Regency era romance is how sometimes all I want is a story that will take me away for a few moments, not change my life. While Ms. Layton wrote Regency fiction that's now classic in the genre ( The Duke's Wager ) these were lighter little sweet and savory tidbits. View all my reviews

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews

“You underestimate the will of the American people, Doctor,” he poked his finger in the air for emphasis. “When you push us, we push back. Hard. John Bull cannot bully America into surrendering now any more than you could 40 years ago. Have you already forgotten the lesson of Fort McHenry?” He rummaged in his desk and pulled out a tattered newspaper, much folded and creased. “My mother sent this to me with the letters, a newspaper from home. A Mr. Key wrote a poem about the battle, Doctor, titled ‘The Defence of Fort McHenry’. Look here–‘the land of the free and the home of the brave’. That’s America, Charley!" --- SEA CHANGE   (High Seas, book 1) June 14 is Flag Day, the day the United States honors our nation's star spangled banner.  If you've got a flag, fly it proudly!

Caprice and Rondo by Dorothy Dunnett My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews

The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole My rating: 5 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews