by Sandra Scholes on June 16, 2013 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, Arranged/Forced Marriage, Book Review, Dukes and Earls, Guest Reviews, Handicap, J-L, Kings, Princes, Sheiks, Chiefs, Marriage of Convenience, Regency
Reviewed by Sandra Scholes Synopsis: These days kissing a man isn’t anything to write home about, but back in Regency times, merely touching a man meant ruin for the lady in question? In When Beauty Tamed the Beast: A Regency Tale, Linnet Berry Thrynne has been caught kissing a prince of all things, and the [...]
Hero: Daniel Smythe-Smith, the Earl of Winstead, has finally returned to England after several years spent abroad, living in fear of his life. He’s gotten good at looking over his shoulder, but he must admit it’s really nice to not need to do that. When he meets his cousin’s governess, Daniel knows she hiding something [...]
by Keira on May 15, 2013 · 0 comments
in 5 Stars, A-C, Anthology, ARC, Dukes and Earls, Heiress, Highlander, J-L, Kidnapping, M-O, Playboys and Rakehells, Regency, Spectacles
What happened: Laird Taran Ferguson and some of his clansmen kidnap four ladies, one by mistake, and carry them back to Finovair castle. Along the way the men accidentally kidnap a duke and everybody gets snowed-in. Will there be hell to pay or marriages at the end of this debacle? Whatever the case this is [...]
by Lynn Reynolds on May 11, 2013 · 6 comments
in 5 Stars, ARC, Contemporary, Contests, Eastern Europe, Fantasy, Ghost, Kings, Princes, Sheiks, Chiefs, Secretary or Assistant, Time Travel
Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds Sarah Weston is a music grad student who has been offered the job of a lifetime. Nicolas Pertusato is the man that is taking her to her dream job. He’s also something of a tour guide. There are several other characters that lead us on a tour through Prague and Lobkowicz [...]
Keira: You believe everyone has a story worth remembering. What is a story that has surprised and touched you from your work with aging adults? Samantha Grace: Probably the most common thing I ask people is how they met their spouse. One couple I worked with met on a train to Chicago. Another met on [...]
Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds This story takes place in 1821, London. Angelica Winthrop’s mother threw away her favorite book. If you’re interested, the book actually exists and you can find information at A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. She’s an independent woman during a period in time where most women did not act like [...]
Heroine: Lady Marcia Brady believes in fate, true love, and the goodness of others, until the cruelty of one severs her from her heart’s one desire. The man who did this was her lover’s older brother. It’s not until much later she finds out the fellow she entrusted her heart and virginity too was a [...]
by Keira on April 12, 2013 · 0 comments
in 4.5 Stars, A-C, ARC, Gentry, Great Britain, Mistress or Courtesan, Pregnant, Regency, Virgin Heroine, Widow or Widower
Quick Synopsis: Virgin wife needs to be knocked up in order to keep inheritance when elderly husband dies. Stud in need of money accepts old man’s contract to seduce his wife and get her pregnant. They fall in love. Hero: Darius Lindsey no longer enjoys being the “male mistress” (closer to gigolo) to the unhappy, [...]