I like that series but, to me, the Rangers series is the standout.

Kenleigh/Blakewell is a great combination of British and American characters with the sorts of customs and fun you expect from a Regency or similar. The ladies in this group are fantastic and I quickly was implored to also read Clare’s historical novels.Ī | BN | K | ABShe has two series of historicals: the Kenleigh/Blakewell Saga and the MacKinnon’s Rangers series. Plus she definitely puts the suspense in “romantic suspense.” My sister just started reading this series and texted me mid-book so I could reassure her that the hero/ine was not going to die and there would be a HEA!Īt some point I read a vignette dedicated to the “I-Team Facebook Group” and I was like, “A Facebook group?!” and immediately requested to join. Clare has extensive journalism experience and it shows in both her research and her ability to capture the feel of a newsroom. The series centers around an investigative reporting unit at a newspaper in Denver, the I-Team. While Striking Distance is still my favorite I found myself devouring the rest of the series too (and there are four novellas in addition to the eight novels) and enjoying it. As the only romantic suspense, and one of the few contemporaries, I liked I was nervous that the other books wouldn’t be as good. This book has all kinds of catnip: a sexy Puerto Rican Navy SEAL, a kick ass journalist heroine intent on dismantling jihadi stereotypes of Muslims despite being called out by an actual Muslim terrorist, a secret that’s genuinely important to be secret, and a great supporting cast of dimensional characters.Īt some point I figured out that, gasp!, Striking Distance is actually book seven of an eight (soon-to-be-nine) part series. In fact I think this is one of those books I finished and then started reading again immediately. I thought, “might as well…” and started reading. But in a time of real drought I started combing back through the A+ reviews here at the Bitchery and came across Striking Distance, a novel Elyse reviewed by saying if you gave her the plot points she would guess there would be no way the story could come off as touching and believable and yet it did. A | BN | K | ABFull disclosure: I’m generally a fan of historicals- contemporaries generally leave me more annoyed than satisfied.

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