Shall We Dance? by Kasey Michaels – a review

A fun and slightly different Regency romance…

Although I mostly read murder mysteries, I am a fan of a good Regency romance from time to time, and Kasey Michaels has written a really fun one in Shall We Dance?   Most Regencies just take place during that early 1800s time period and refer to the future King George IV (Prinney) and his wife Princess/Queen Caroline in passing.  This one, though, features Caroline as a central character, recently returned to England after the death of Prinney’s father, and caught up in intrigue far beyond her ability to manage.   But in spite of (or perhaps because of) that intrigue, some amusing couples in her entourage manage to find happiness.  And a couple of villains get their comeuppance too. 

There is a tinge of sadness woven throughout the story, because any good Regency reader knows that thing aren’t going to work out well for Caroline.   But that is offset by Michaels’ humorous story-telling, and by a bittersweet but satisfying epilogue.  And there’s also an author’s note at the end that provides some much-appreciated historical background.   All-in-all, I found Shall We Dance? to be an engaging and enjoyable romance, and I’m now going to go hunt down Michaels’ book, The Butler Did It, in which Percy Shepherd is introduced.  And my thanks to the author, who made review copies of Shall We Dance? available to readers of her newsletter.

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  1. If you’ve missed the Alphabet Regency Romance Complete Box Set (which collects the twelve books in this series by Kasey Michaels) when it’s been on sale, now two of the individual titles are free – one via conventional retailers, and one via Bookfunnel to subscribers of Michaels’ newsletter. And there’s also another title free for new subscribers to the the newsletter. Some of these have been posted before, but it’s been a while, so….

    The Tenacious Miss Tamerlane – free at many e-tailers
    Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XWPOAC
    Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004XWPOAC
    Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-tenacious-miss-tamerlane-1
    Nook US: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1103107780?ean=2940151841405

    And for the other two, I don’t want to short-circuit her newsletter. So here’s a link so you can sign up for it yourself: https://www.kaseymichaels.com/

    And then you’ll receive Moonlight Masquerade, which is also part of the Alphabet Series, and also Stuck in Shangri-La.

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