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Review: Pretty Persuasion by Olivia Kingsley

by Carla F. 01.24.2012

Reviewed by Carla F. At the age of 10, Lady Georgiana Montford is introduced to her betrothed, Robert Balfour, who will one day be the Earl of Sheffield. Robert is already a young adult, but he treats Georgie with kindness. A friendship develops, and Georgie falls in love with Robert. She is then devastated to [...]

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Audio Review: First Comes Marriage (Huxtable Quintet, Book 1) by Mary Balogh

by Keira 01.22.2012

Narrator: I am on an audio book kick. I loved this narrator. Anne Flosnik is great! She makes the book come alive. It’s like listening to a movie with all of her voices. I wanted to drive more around town just for the opportunity to get further in the book! Heroine: Vanessa Dew is the [...]

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Review: His Leading Lady by Paula Martin

by Keira 01.09.2012

Heroine: Jess Harper is the twin sister of a rising West End actress. But when her twin, Lora, goes missing, Jess is begged to step in by her agent. With Lora off the map and her career in jeopardy, Jess does what she’s always done – help! But the theatre director is both too arrogant [...]

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Review: Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee

by Keira 01.08.2012

Hero: Blake Harrison needs a wife, yesterday, in order to complete the terms of the will of his late father. They never saw eye to eye and this is just one more thing he’s being manipulated to do, but Blake has a plan. He’s going to hire himself a bride because the last thing he [...]

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Review: Dreaming of Mr. Darcy by Victoria Connelly

by Lynn Reynolds 01.07.2012

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds This is book 2 of the “Jane Austen/Mr. Darcy” series. Kay Ashton is helping to take care of a very sick woman. They also have something in common – they have a love of Jane Austen. We see that her favorite romantic hero is Mr. Wentworth or to be more specific [...]

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Review: Wicked (Medieval Trilogy, Book 3) by Jill Barnett

by Lynn Reynolds 12.28.2011

Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds Sofia Howard is seen reading a book that was written by Queen Eleanor. When the book was written, Sofia didn’t want a husband and went to any lengths to make sure that didn’t happen. At least until she met Sir Tobin de Clare. Sofia appears to be a women’s libber of [...]

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Review: Persuade Me by Juliet Archer

by Carla F. 12.04.2011

Reviewed by Carla F. Persuasion is my favorite Jane Austen novel and so I grabbed this one as soon as I saw it. The appeal of the story for me is the thought that no matter how much time has passed nor how large the mistake, it can be fixed. Summary: In this adaptation Rick [...]

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Review: The Forbidden Wife by Sharon Kendrick

by Keira 11.26.2011

Before you start: Have you read Jane Eyre? Did you like it? Well The Forbidden Wife followed Jane Eyre to a Tee, which is great if you love Jane Eyre (which I do) but awful if you’re looking for new surprises (I was and there wasn’t any). Heroine: 18 year old Ashley Jones is an [...]