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Review: London Rules (Slough House #5) by Mick Herron

At MI5 headquarters Regent’s Park, First Desk Claude Whelan is learning the ropes the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he’s facing attack from all directions: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat’s wife, a tabloid columnist, who’s crucifying Whelan in print; from the PM’s favorite Muslim, who’s about to be elected mayor of the West Midlands, despite the dark secret he’s hiding; and esp...

REVIEW: Mommy for Rent by Lori Handeland

A classic romantic novella-Humor with Heart!

Kelly Rosholt has just opened a satellite office for her brain child, Rent a Mommy, in Wisconsin. Once upon a time, all Kelly wanted was to be a mother. When her dreams were dashed, she started a business doing everything a mommy does—for a price.

Scott Delgado has recently moved to Wisconsin with his daughter Dani. A former pro baseball player, Scott is now the coach of the minor league Kiwanee Warhawks. His job involves a lot of travel and he need...

Review: The Paris Affair by Maureen Marshall

A queer historical romantic suspense novel about a young engineer working for Gustave Eiffel caught in a web of deceit that could destroy both him and the famous tower.

Fin Tighe is clinging to respectability by his nail-bitten fingers. He may be the illegitimate son of an English earl, but he hasn’t spoken to his father in a decade, and his engineer’s salary is barely enough to support him and his cousin Aurelie. A dancer in the corps de ballet, Aurelie is at constant risk from groping, leeri...

REVIEW: Iron and Amber by Dinah Dean

A previously unpublished epic saga of love, loss, faith, and adventure from master storyteller Dinah Dean

England, 1095

Roger FitzHugh is horrified to discover a lady being sold to pay her step-father’s debts. Moved by her plight, he pays what the man owes and offers the penniless young woman—Rohese—the option of paying her entrance to a nunnery or his hand in marriage. He’s delighted when she chooses him, but she has powerful enemies who cast a shadow over their union.

Duty, protectiveness, and...

REVIEW: Body Check by Elle Kennedy

Dear Elle Kennedy,

Body Check was a Harlequin Blaze originally released in 2009. It has been revised, expanded and re-released.

Hayden Houston is a Professor of Art History at Berkeley (25 seems young for that but what I do know about the US education system?). Her father is the owner of the Chicago Warriors hockey team. He was formerly a coach but after a “wise investment in a pharmaceutical company” made him millions of dollars, he bought the team. Hayden’s mother died in a car accident when ...

REVIEW: Home is the Sailor by Lillian Marek

The naval Battle of Copenhagen cost Captain Will Dormer an eye and a leg. The battle to establish himself as Viscount Claremont of Belford Park could cost him his life. He feels completely at sea as owner of an estate, but his father and two brothers managed to kill themselves in a drunken carriage accident.

Along with an estate he had not seen since he was sent into the navy twenty years ago, he has inherited his cousin Frederick (who thinks he should be the viscount), his brother’s penniles...

REVIEW: Home is the Sailor by Lilian Marek

The naval Battle of Copenhagen cost Captain Will Dormer an eye and a leg. The battle to establish himself as Viscount Claremont of Belford Park could cost him his life. He feels completely at sea as owner of an estate, but his father and two brothers managed to kill themselves in a drunken carriage accident.

Along with an estate he had not seen since he was sent into the navy twenty years ago, he has inherited his cousin Frederick (who thinks he should be the viscount), his brother’s penniles...

Open Thread for Readers for July 2024

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Review: Beyond the Veil by S.C. Wynne

Being a psychic in the small seaside town of Fox Harbor is challenging enough, but winter months are brutal. Not that using his clairvoyant abilities to hunt down lost pets isn’t thrilling, but Lorenzo wouldn’t mind a tiny bit more excitement in his life.

Be careful what you wish for?

Things get more stimulating when the charismatic Dr. Ian Thatcher takes a romantic interest in him. Unfortunately, their promising evening takes a ghastly turn when an old man dies on Lorenzo’s doorstep, after war...

REVIEW: One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware

I’ve read and enjoyed several of Ruth Ware’s books, and while she’s not quite an auto-buy I am happy to see a new release from her and had no qualms about picking this one up based on the blurb:

A high-tension and ingenious thriller following five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a killer stalks among them.

Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she’s pretty sure they won’t extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, are...