by Keira on March 28, 2013 · 1 comment
in 5 Stars, A-C, ARC, Gambling, Great Britain, Prisoner, Regency, Revenge, Scarred Hero, Virgin Heroine
Hero: Gavin Hunt owns the Underworld, a premiere gambling hell in the heart of London. He has plans to enact revenge upon the man who scarred him and left him for dead while setting a house on fire. When Gavin survived, he was blamed for the fire and was imprisoned aboard ship anchored on the [...]
by Keira on March 15, 2013 · 2 comments
in 5 Stars, A-C, Bastard, Blackmail, Book Review, Gambling, Gentry, Georgian, Great Britain, Revenge, Scarred Hero, Spinster, Tycoon, Virgin Heroine
Hero: Jonas Merrick is the illegitimate son of the late Viscount Hillbrook. In his youth, his cousin, William Merrick, the new Lord Hillbrook, slashed his face deep leaving him permanently disfigured. His deepest desire to exact revenge on William and his plans are going smoothly right up until William’s wife, Roberta, sends her virgin spinster [...]
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 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 [...]
Keira: Why do the St. Claires hate the Huntingtons? Is it mutual – like in Romeo and Juliet? Montagues vs Capulets? Laurel McKee: I have totally loved “Romeo and Juliet” ever since I saw a Shakespeare in the Park production when I was about 8! Who doesn’t love the idea that love can overcome hatred? [...]
Keira: How does one join the League of Second Sons? What credentials are needed beyond being a second son? Isobel Carr: The way I pictured the whole thing starting was with a bunch of disgruntled younger sons forming a plan over a late night of drinking after the Hardwicke Marriage Act passed in the 1750s. [...]
Hero: William, the Duke of Pelham requires an ordered, structured, planned life that runs punctually, right down to the very minute one begins to eat breakfast and the minute one finishes. So how did he earn the name Dangerous Duke? All William will reveal is that he does not want or need anything or anyone [...]
by Keira on May 29, 2012 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, 4.5 Stars, ARC, Blackmail, Business, Cross-Dressing Female, D-F, Dukes and Earls, Gambling, Great Britain, Mystery, Regency, Travel, Working with Land
Hero: The Earl of Killingworth, Connor Linsley, is not your usual Earl of the Realm. He works for a living earning money from his gambling den and brothel that carters to men of the peerage. He hides this fact from others by pretending to be just any other high roller in the establishment. Like any [...]
