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November 9, 2021
Book Review: The Wedding Wager by Eva Devon
The Wedding Wager by Eva Devon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Dark & Twisty Hero Turns to Sweet, Sweet Cinnamon Roll
I thought this book was perfection and had trouble putting it down. I absolutely loved Victoria as a heroine. She reminded me a bit of Lady Isabel Townsend from Sarah MacLean’s Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, in that they’re both very invested in antiquities. However, I found Victoria’s circumstances initially even easier to sympathize with due to the way the book sets her up to ...
November 5, 2021
Book Review: A Very Viscount Christmas by Cara Maxwell
A Very Viscount Christmas by Cara Maxwell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A Sweet and Steamy Story, Perfect for the Season (RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2021)
This was such a lovely, slow-burn Christmas romance! Perfect for a cozy winter night. The setting of a medieval castle out in the English countryside during the holidays, replete with a large extended family and a few mysterious guests, and full of food and laughter, made for a wonderful setting. The book manages to pack in a tender love story, a mini-...
October 31, 2021
Book Review: Daring the Duke by Charlie Lane
Daring the Duke by Charlie Lane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A Perfectly Imperfect Love
“Together, they strode down the hall, the perfect duke and duchess–unflappable, unimpeachable, and untouchable, even for each other.”
The theme of perfection is deftly woven into Daring the Duke as the heroine, Tabitha Hampton, is positioned to clash imperfectly with the handsome but rigid Duke of Collingford who is seeking perfection in a mate. From the start, the idea of a man seeking perfection in a woman is likely...
October 24, 2021
Book Review: Missing Maren by Melissa McTernan
Missing Maren by Melissa McTernan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A Hauntingly Lovely Romance
I wasn’t sure what to expect from a story involving a sea selkie but wound up loving this book and hoping for a sequel! Part contemporary romance, part urban fantasy, Missing Maren is heart-wrenching, sexy, and intricately crafted. Daniel is only seven-years-old when he meets the girl who will wind up being the love of his life. At their very first meeting, she tells him she is a sea selkie, but already skeptical ...
October 22, 2021
Book Review: Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett
Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Proper Behavior Never Takes a Holiday…Except on the Beach at Night
From the moment our handsome hero imagines pushing a lock of the heroine’s hair off her forehead in a reversal of a very well-known romance trope, I was captivated by Girls Before Earls. I loved the set-up with a proper young lady who is decidedly not nobility and must work for a living. The setting of the girls’ school was almost cozy in its familiarity (who doesn’t love a ...
October 17, 2021
Book Review: Reputation by Lex Croucher
Reputation by Lex Croucher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A Wise & Wild Romp
If you love a good “mean girls” trope with a great redemption story, then this is the book for you. If you can’t stand the idea of a historical romance heroine smoking pot or coming home drunk after unchaperoned outings, you might want to pass. Reputation is well-written, exceedingly wise in parts, and highly-entertaining (I read it almost in one sitting and I have two toddlers, so that’s saying something), but I don’t believe hi...
October 14, 2021
Book Review: My Lord Protector by Cheryl Bolen
My Lord Protector by Cheryl Bolen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
An Enjoyably Authentic, Almost Proper Romance
This was my first Cheryl Bolen book and it was very enjoyable. Her approach to Regencies is distinctly traditional. The book was full of historical detail and the dialogue was very proper and formal much of the time.
The book begins as our heroine, Charlotte Rutherford, finds herself in a dangerous situation and must rename herself Caroline Robinson as she becomes the new owner of a book of secret...
October 12, 2021
Book Review: A Yuletide Kiss by Sabrina Jeffries, Madeline Hunter, & Mary Jo Putney
A Yuletide Kiss by Madeline Hunter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Lots of Rooms & Romance at the Christmastime Inn
I am normally not one for anthologies, but this interconnected set was a great cozy Christmas read. The stories are linked together and have overlapping scenes and characters which I thought were really well done.
When We Finally Kiss Good Night by Sabrina Jeffries is a second-chance romance. Konrad and Flora met years ago in Bath, and he broke her heart. Now their chance meeting at the inn ha...
October 4, 2021
Book Review: Infamous by Minerva Spencer
Infamous by Minerva Spencer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Most Infamous Mean Girl of the Ton is About to Become Your Favorite Heroine
Infamous has a Mean Girls premise which I absolutely loved. Ten years ago, the beautiful debutante Celia Pelham orchestrated a cruel trick by locking one of two male twins in a room with an unwanted wallflower, Phillida. Unfortunately, the wrong twin was locked in the room. It is Lucien Redvers, the handsome earl who Celia has had her eye on all season and is intending...
September 29, 2021
Book Review: Once a Laird by Mary Jo Putney
A Cozy, Warm, & Beautiful Book
Once a Laird by Mary Jo Putney
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
So, I would describe this as a cozy romance rather than a steamy one. For me, that’s not a problem at all. I love a slow-build where the hero and heroine truly get to know one another–and that’s absolutely what this is. Mary Jo Putney’s writing style reminded me of Julie Garwood and Mary Stewart—both authors I really enjoy.
Kai Ramsay returns from an Indiana Jones-esque career abroad to become the new laird w...
