What’s in a Name?

Mr. Edgar Downes. Edgar. She had not wanted to know. She thought of Viking warriors and medieval knights. Edgar. Mary Balogh, A Christmas Bride “Anyone called Bertha’s got no place in a romance!” Catherynne M. Valente, The Glass Town Game Dear Amanda, In December, I was minding my own business, reading A Christmas Bride, when

Tier Ranking Popular Historical Romance Tropes

Dear Amanda, Well, it’s April. And according to Chaucer, that’s when we’re supposed to think about two things: love and hierarchies. Since my last few posts have been heavy on the history, I thought I’d do something more fun. Namely, I thought I’d find a list of popular (historical) romance tropes and tier rank them