New Favorite

I have a new favorite author (not to replace another favorite but to add to the list), Leslie Carroll. I've read two of her books and I'm halfway through a third. They are all non-fiction books about various royal persons throughout history. I just love them. The first one I read was Notorious Royal Marriages: A juicy journey through nine centuries of dynasty, destiny, and desire and it's probably my favorite of the three. The second Carroll book I read, Royal Pains: A rouges' gallery of brats, brutes, and bad seeds, was full of unbelievable stuff, gross stuff.

Now I'm reading Royal Affairs: A lusty romp through the extramarital adventures that rocked the British Monarchy. I love the subtitles. The writing is wonderful and I've learned so much like Catherine the Great invented the onesie and King James the I (of which the King James edition of the bible is named for) was gay. I know these are things I could learn from a history book or the dreaded Wikipedia but these are almost like reading a story. I like them so much I've purchased my own personal copies. She does write some fiction and I may be willing to give them a try.