by Keira on May 24, 2013 · 0 comments
in 3 Stars, ARC, Children, Handicap, Hearing Loss or Deaf, Musician, P-R, Playboys and Rakehells, Regency, Widow or Widower
Hero: Sebastian Hall, former rake and musician, is a second son with two options available to him regarding his future. The first has been decreed by his father and the second is a favor for his brother. Since Sebastian refuses to marry and become a patent office clerk, he is now in pursuit of 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, [...]
by Keira on March 30, 2013 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, A-C, Animal or Horse Lover, Book Review, Comedy of Manners, Gentry, Great Britain, J-L, P-R, Regency, Soldier, Widow or Widower
Quick Synopsis: Horse fanatic, Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, had a recent scare with a horse and decided he needs a wife and heir. To get both, he drafts his sister, Caroline, into throwing a house party and lets her pick the guest list. Choice 1: Gwendolyn Passmore is the top girl of the [...]
by Sandra Scholes on March 8, 2013 · 1 comment
in 4 Stars, Children, Contemporary, Guest Reviews, Rape/Abuse, S-U, Suspense/Thriller, United States of America, Waitress, Widow or Widower
Reviewed by Sandra Scholes There haven’t been many novels released for publication on the 14th February, but this is one of them, and a real romantic love story where Kate comes to Southport and in an instant, she causes a storm. She is a real beauty, yet doesn’t want to get into love affairs with [...]
Heroine: Lady Olivia Carlow is a widow without the protection of widowhood. Her husband was a bigamist, which was revealed upon his death. If finding out her marriage was a sham, having the ton know too is a worse blow. Now she is a social pariah and the men who wooed her in her first [...]
by Keira on February 18, 2013 · 1 comment
in 3 Stars, Acting, ARC, France, Gambling, Germany, Great Britain, M-O, Regency, Revenge, Widow or Widower
Hero: Dominic St. Claire and his brothers continue to uphold a feud that started many years ago with the Huntingtons, involving older relatives on both sides. They brothers blame the Huntingtons for the loss of their family fortune. Revenge would be sweet and Lady Sophia would be perfect target. Dominic decides he will elope with [...]
by Keira on February 14, 2013 · 0 comments
in 3 Stars, ARC, Children, Comedy of Manners, G-I, Heiress, Marriage of Convenience, Regency, Virgin Heroine, Widow or Widower
Hero: Earl of Huntdon needs an heiress, which means marriage, but he won’t fall in love! Wounded before, Devon is angry and devastated to learn his heiress isn’t nearly so wealthy as he thought. The wife who was to bring much needed financial aid has now become an additional burden, Devon must shoulder. With all [...]
Reviewed by Zarabeth Spies! This is, in this reviewer’s humble opinion, a very tricky genre. Creating intrigue and danger can often often be a fantastic plot point for putting two people together and having them work through conflict to discover their love. But, there are many spy stories out there that are so predictable that [...]