You like historical romance but wish it had better representation of gender identity? Of course Cat Sebastian is here for you. Plot: Charity has been bounced around from place to place until she found work for the Selby’s, country gentry folk with two young children around her age. They became fast friends, and when Robert, the eldest died, she took on his name and appearance to protect Louisa until her future is secure. It wasn’t too difficult to pull off, since she had already attended […]

Cat Sebastian is a pillar in historical romance and for good reason. Sebastian writes deeply sympathetic characters and makes even fantastical plot points feel grounded and real. Plot: Ash was an orphan sold to an engraver as an apprentice as a young teen and Verity’s father ran a newspaper. Upon meeting, they (and Verity’s brother Nate) became close as siblings and have lived in each other’s pockets for the better part of a decade. This is complicated by the fact that Ash has been in […]