by Keira on March 10, 2013 · 0 comments
in 4.5 Stars, ARC, Blackmail, Children, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Cross-Dressing Female, D-F, Dukes and Earls, Enemies, Foster/Orphan/Adopted, Gambling, Great Britain, Regency, Spinster
Hero: James Hartley is tracking down the man who stole a family heirloom right off the neck of his mistress. He knew better than to give her the jewels, she was not the mysterious woman he kissed at a costume ball. The only person he wants to find more than the Count de Bonneville is [...]
by Keira on January 22, 2013 · 0 comments
in 3.5 Stars, Big Misunderstanding, Book Review, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Estranged, Great Britain, J-L, Mystery, Regency, Secret Agent, Widow or Widower
Heroine: Lady Letitia Randall was in love once, but then the left her high and dry when she needed him most. Now to save her brother, Letitia must ask for aid from the same crusty curmudgeon. She’ll seduce him if she must in order to find her brother before the authorities do and to clear [...]
by Keira on January 19, 2013 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, ARC, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Cross-Dressing Female, Journalism, Regency, S-U, Secret Agent, Small Town
Heroine: Leah Elliot and her sister are near destitution and live by the grace their graceless aunt and well-meaning but easily subdued uncle. They lost everything when their father died in a fire. His precious and expensive book collection went up in smoke. When Leah’s sister got sick, Leah turned to a family friend and [...]
by Keira on October 14, 2012 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, Book Review, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Georgian, Gothic, Great Britain, Gypsy, Heiress, Mystery, S-U, Small Town, Virgin Heroine
Heroine: When Lady Anne Addison visits the gypsy camp on her father’s lands, she swears she spies Tony in the woods. Unacceptable! She meant it when she said she needed space. Did the man never listen? Well he can’t misunderstand her if it is in writing! Hero: Anthony, the Marquess of Darkefell, has proposed to [...]
Reviewed by Lynn Reynolds Location: Derbyshire, June 1817 Derick Aveline is the Viscount Scarsdale. He’s come back to his family’s estate, White Peak. He’s steps into Aveline Castle and is greeted to some strange goings-on. Emma Wallingford has a past history with Derick. He has an endearing nickname for her that you will just have [...]
Summary: He’s a master spy playing the idiot dandy. She’s the bluestocking who can’t stand him. Together they solve a murder mystery involving the “Bishop.” Hero: Dashiell Matthews, Viscount Carrington, is a member of the Young Corinthians spy league. For years he’s perfected his addle-brained persona to counteract his arresting good looks. More than anything [...]
by Keira on June 17, 2012 · 0 comments
in 4.5 Stars, ARC, Category, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, M-O, Regency, Secretary or Assistant, Spinster
Summary: Spinster Chloe Hardwick realizes she has feelings for her employer, the Marquess of Marland. To him she is just Hardwick, a sexless woman who efficiently runs his affairs and helps him organize his collection of fine weapons. When Chloe as a woman fails to gain his attention and in fact irritates him with her [...]
by Carla F. on June 13, 2012 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, ARC, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, G-I, Great Britain, Guest Reviews, Invalid, Regency, Virgin Heroine
Reviewed by Carla F. Summary: When Maxwell Buchanan, the Marquis of Hasley, first sees Olivia Donovan across the ballroom, he is struck by her beauty and cannot stop staring at her. Unfortunately, this is noticed by the Marquis of Fenwicke, a man who has always been a competitor of Max’s. Fenwicke knows who Olivia is [...]