kellyfaircloth
Kelly Faircloth
kellyfaircloth
Senior Editor at Jezebel, specializing in books, royals, romance novels, houses, history, and the stories we tell about domesticity and femininity. Resident Windsor expert.

Yeah, of all the rules and regulations that've ever been laid down, HIPAA must be some of the clearest. That whole law basically boils down to WHEN IN DOUBT SHUT YOUR MOUTH Read more

As long as they are arch-conservative and concerned about "our kind" and also maybe wear hats and white gloves. Read more

Needs more country-club 50s moms keeping the lovers apart, plz revise Read more

That's actually a really great point and I should've noted it. (Replying here so this'll show up.) She was underage in Florida, where legal proceedings are going down, but the alleged relations with the prince specifically didn't happen in Florida. Doesn't make the accusations any less upsetting but would make them Read more

It's coming, I promise! But I got temporarily buried under a pile of holiday obligations/stuff with an expiration date. Read more

If you do, make sure you read the last couple of pages — even if you know the big reveal, it's still a well-written closer and tees you up for the next book. Read more

As a matter of fact I was JUST rereading Devil in Winter. Still an all-time favorite. Read more

Aw, I bet you wouldn't notice the funk if it was TRUE LOVE (and also if you smelled just as bad). Read more

If you like retro WOWness, the medievals Elizabeth Lowell wrote in maybe the late 80s are really something. (But I only recommend them if you get a kick out of old-school romance, which is a very specific taste. I happen to love them, but the gender dynamics are very different.) Read more

A few of years ago I spent like two straight months reading nothing but Elizabeth Hoyt. She's great. Read more

More cross-pollination between gaming and romance would be A-OK with me. Read more

I read the first one and I keep meaning to read the sequels because I found it DELIGHTFUL. Read more

I've enjoyed the bloom in properly Victorian-era romances, especially set later in the century, because that's my shit right there. Knight and Lady is haaaaard, I suspect because it was so popular right after the Wolf and the Dove. It's due for a comeback, though. Have you read those two Laura Kinsale novels set in Read more

Oh, when I say I bet someone played a vicious game of bridge, believe me it is nothing but the highest of compliments. That shit is HARD. Read more