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Review: Too Scandalous to Wed by Alexandra Benedict

by Keira 09.15.2011

Alexandra Benedict’s novel Too Scandalous to Wed flirts with disaster and happily ever after at every turn. A strong wind could not tumble the stack of fantasies Henrietta has built around Sebastian, Viscount Ravenswood, or could it? Sebastian does not want to be the hero of Henrietta’s dreams, he doesn’t want the little hoyden at [...]

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Review: Courtesan’s Kiss by Mary Blayney

by Keira 08.30.2011

Forewarned: This novel does not include a courtesan heroine. Sorry. That said this novel will provide you with a very good time. Mia Castellano is going home in a disgrace from a failed engagement. One misplaced kiss ruins everything respectable about her in the eyes of the ton and Lord David Pennistan. She knows her [...]

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Review: The Price of Desire by Leda Swann

by Mandy Dougherty 08.24.2011

by Mandy Dougherty, guest reviewer In a world where all is proper and sexual desires are too taboo to be uttered, a relationship forged on all that society deems improper is brewing… Caroline Clemens knows the pain of the plummet from London’s elite class to the lowly status of a mere pauper. The recent death [...]

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Review: The Courtesan by Susan Carroll

by Marcia 06.06.2011

By: Marcia, guest reviewer The Courtesan is the second novel about the Cheney Sisters, wise women from the Faire Isle. It takes place against the backdrop of sixteenth century France with Catherine de Medici and Henry Valois playing significant roles as antagonists. Primarily it is the story of the second Cheney sister, Gabrielle, but is [...]

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Review: Ripe for Pleasure by Isobel Carr

by Aggie S. 05.30.2011

by Aggie S., guest reviewer Ripe for Pleasure is another book about the League of the Second Sons. It seems each book I read regarding this group of young gentlemen gets more interesting as you learn more about each character. One of London’s most sensual courtesans decides to publish her memoirs because she needs money [...]

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Review: Vexing the Viscount by Emily Bryan

by Keira 03.06.2011

I literally couldn’t put Vexing the Viscount down. I devoured the book in just two days. So what’s it about? Romance treasure, naughty sculptures, and pagan adventures are the pursuits of the impoverished Viscount Rutland and curious Miss Daisy Duke. But even more scrumptious than the thrill of finding lost treasure is watching Daisy Duke [...]

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Review: A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh

by Keira 02.15.2011

I got this novel from the library when MagdalenB recommended it for a hero who bumbles his first declaration of love/marriage proposal: Balogh’s A Precious Jewel. Gerald tries to explain why marriage is good idea; forgets to mention “love.” Twice! Read it in a day because it was so different than any courtesan romance I [...]

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Review: A Courtesan’s Scandal by Julia London

by Keira 12.04.2010

Considering how courtesan romances usually go it’s easy to think Kate Bergeron is not really a courtesan, but she is in fact one. While I very much like that she really is a courtesan, I wasn’t a big fan that Kate was victim of rape and lusty determined privileged men (her first benefactor and the [...]