Books by Cathy Maxwell and Complete Book Reviews

Cathy Maxwell, Author . Avon $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-380-81832-7
Redundant repartee and flat characters do little to enliven this formulaic, Regency-era romance. Mary Gates, the eccentric spinster of Lyford Meadows, will do anything to save Edmunson, her faltering horse farm, especially if it means beating...
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Cathy Maxwell, Author . Avon $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-380-81833-4
In this heartwarming, if uneven, Regency-era romance from Maxwell (The Wedding Wager), readers must traverse a hasty open where duels and marriage proposals take place in a few sentences. Before long, however, exotic and demure Deborah Percival...
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Cathy Maxwell, Author . Avon $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-009296-2
As the title of Maxwell's newest Regency-era romance (following The Lady Is Tempted) accurately proclaims, this spirited and tender yarn is a joyride that careens from adventure to adventure. When the wealthiest man in London asks bare-knuckle...
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Cathy Maxwell, Author . Avon $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-009297-9
Buoyed by breezy, humorous details and lively banter, this lighthearted Regency-era romance from Maxwell (Adventures of a Scottish Heiress , etc.) sustains a chipper tone even through its protagonists' most despairing moments. Lady Rosalyn, who&#
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Cathy Maxwell, Author . Avon $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-009298-6
Having fled to the colonies to avoid being framed for murder, Michael Severson returns years later to England to find the real killer in Maxwell's latest Regency confection, a slightly darker entry than her usual fare (Seduction of an English...
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Cathy Maxwell, Author Avon Books $7.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-380-78716-6
When the deed to her house is gambled away by her dissolute brother-in-law, Lady Caroline Pearson appeals to the new owner's sense of justice and requests the return of her home. James Ferrington's senses are definitely affected by her appeal, as...
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Cathy Maxwell, Author Avon Books $7.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-380-80833-5
The sympathetic protagonists and engaging writing style characteristic of Maxwell's Regency romances will ensure that her latest (following Because of You, Falling In Love Again) will be well received by newcomers and loyal readers alike. Set in...
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Cathy Maxwell, Author Avon Books $7.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-380-80831-1
Society beauty Tess Hamlin has always had her pick of suitors, but no one has ever met her expectations. Brenn Owen, new Earl of Merton, home from the Peninsular Wars in 1814, has come to London to find an heiress in order to fund the rebuilding of...
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Cathy Maxwell. Avon, $7.99 mass market (382p) ISBN 978-0-06-207022-7
Love overcomes superstition in this delightful first installment of the Chattan Curse Regency trilogy. Disowned widow Thea Martin has steadfastly and stubbornly made a name for herself and supported her young sons as a London matchmaker. When her...
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Cathy Maxwell. Avon, $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-238861-2
A delicious duke prepares to marry his perfect bride, only to discover that she’s in love with someone else: his brother. Maxwell (The Groom Said Yes) delivers sweetly scintillating romance spiced with a dash of mystery in the first novel of her...
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Cathy Maxwell. Avon, $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-238863-6
Maxwell’s second Marrying the Duke Regency (after Match of the Century) is well written, with sharp historical accuracy and a slightly feminist bent. Beautiful Charlene is a penniless orphan, with only her family’s good name to attract potential...
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Cathy Maxwell. Avon, $7.99 mass market (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-265576-9
The bland, insipid second Spinster Heiress romance opens at a country house party outside of London, where Soren York, the Earl of Dewsberry, is looking for a wealthy woman to marry. Cassandra Holwell has enough money to attract his interest, but...
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Cathy Maxwell, Author, Liz Carlyle, Joint Author . Pocket Star $6.99 (357p) ISBN 978-0-7434-4581-8
While Carlyle (A Woman of Virtue) delivers a fast-moving, vibrant romance in Hunting Season, the second of two Regency-era novellas in this volume, Maxwell's (The Wedding Wager) trite offering, In a Moonlit Garden, lacks inspiration and...
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Jo Beverley, Author, Teresa Bodwell, Author, Cathy Maxwell, Author Signet Book $6.5 (352p) ISBN 978-0-451-20380-9
Four talented authors team up to celebrate the virtues of younger men in an enduring quartet of stories that historical romance enthusiasts are sure to cherish. Maxwell (The Marriage Contract) kicks off this anthology with ""A Man Who Can Dance,"" a
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Cathy Maxwell. Avon, $7.99 mass market (368p) ISBN 978-0-06-289726-8
A painful misunderstanding comes to light in this delightful Regency series launch from Maxwell (The Duke That I Marry). Brandon Balfour, a 36-year-old bachelor, is a prominent member of the anti-marriage Logical Men’s Society and still smarting...
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