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Review: The Soldier by Grace Burrowes

by Aggie S. 11.07.2011

Reviewed by Aggie S. Devlin has finished with war and serving his King. He just wants to go home and take care of the family holdings. Upon arrival he finds a waif of a child in his fountain, dirty and straggling looking. He is informed that this waif conveyed with the estate, which he finds [...]

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Review: Never a Mistress, No Longer a Maid (Kellington Book One) by Maureen Driscoll

by Keira 06.17.2011

Story: Nurse Jane Wetherby and Lord Edward Kellington have a very brief and hot affair behind enemy lines at the Battle of Waterloo. Jane convinces Edward (Ned) of her widowhood when in fact she’s an unmarried virgin – talk about your virginity surprise! Of course the dunderhead ruins it all by proposing they continue the [...]

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Review: Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur

by Keira 12.04.2010

I am very mixed about this book. In some ways I really like it and would give it a 4 Star rating (world-building, mystery development). In other ways I would give this novel 2 Stars (sex) and say no more. Let me explain: If you’re looking for a new paranormal series that involves romance and [...]

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Review: Wicked Nights with a Lover by Sophia Jordan

by Keira 11.30.2010

Similar in theme to the movie the Last Holiday with Queen Latifah, in Wicked Nights With a Lover, the heroine, Marguerite Laurent, is given news that someday in the not so distant future she is going to die. At first Marguerite thinks the fortune teller is a crock but when she predicts with apparent accuracy [...]

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Review: His Christmas Pleasure by Cathy Maxwell

by Keira 11.29.2010

I have a feeling His Christmas Pleasure will be a story that sticks with me and become an annual reread and a fond favorite. It was wonderfully executed from the very beginning and truly delightful. You won’t want to come up for air! The next bit has spoilers… Abigail Montross repeats family history when she [...]

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Review: At Last Comes Love by Mary Ballogh

by Guest Blogger 11.27.2010

by Kay Bolton, guest reviewer I’ve just finished the second book in the Huxtable series, and must say that from the excerpt from the previous book into this one, it most definitely lived up to my expectations. Actually, it surpassed them. This is the story of the elder Miss Huxtable, Margaret (Meg to her family) [...]

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Review: Never Resist Temptation by Miranda Neville

by Keira 10.13.2010

Cross-dressing and false identities comprise Jacobin de Chastelux life since her uncle tried to use her as his marker in a bet with Lord Storrington. Now she’s a cook in the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and is quite happy. She is saving her money to open her own pastry shop as soon as she can. [...]

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Review: Three Little Secrets by Liz Carlyle

by Keira 09.14.2009

Merrick and Maddie were young, impulsive, and madly in love with each other. A wild dash across England through Scotland to Gretna Green ends in marriage and betrayal. For the dashing young lad Merrick MacLachlan, this mad run would be his last act of reckless spontaneity. When Maddie’s father catches up with them – he [...]