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Book Review of Once in a Blue Moon

Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon
Author: Penelope Williamson
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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This is my favorite romance novel of all time. I first read it my freshman year in college way back in the fall of 1992 (wow, I'm old). Penelope Williamson is a deft worldbuilder; like an artist she inserts the reader into Jessalyn and McCady's world, making them a feel like an active participant in the story. McCady Trelawney is the best kind of alpha hero--dark, tortured, filled with angst and unable to stop loving sweet, unabashed Jessalyn despite himself. Though England set and the hero a peer, this is no run-of-the mill Regency historical. If you like tortured romances, you'll love this one.