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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: Kit Austen’s Journey by Libby Sternberg

by Marcia 04.22.2011

by Marcia, guest reviewer Kit Austen has a very big secret. Secrets do not come naturally to her because she is normally a very honest, open person but these are special circumstances. On her wedding night her husband, Josiah Carlisle, is enraged when he discovers that her dowry is made up of her family home, [...]

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Review: Prince of Dreams by Lisa Kleypas

by Keira 03.22.2011

This love story is one of the most endearing I have ever read. Lisa Kleypas spins a tale worthy of mystical magical world of fairy tales. Based on Russian superstition, a prince who is like the Beast in Beauty and the Beast meets the woman of his dreams and learns to love. The bedroom scenes [...]

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Review: Highland Barbarian by Hannah Howell

by Keira 12.10.2010

Highland Barbarian by Hannah Howell is an exceptional romance novel. The love story is both captivating and highly amusing. A tale of a Lowlander (with Highlander blood in her veins) and a Highlander (whose warrior skills include brains), this is sure to be on your favorite shelf. With his Laird on his deathbed, Sir Artan [...]

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Review: Passions of a Wicked Earl by Lorraine Heath

by Keira 11.04.2010

Looking for an irresistible historical romance with an unusual twist? You should try Passions of a Wicked Earl. It features an arranged marriage, unrequited turned requited love, enemies to lovers, seduction of a rakehell, and an evil other woman. Exiled to the country less than twenty-four hours after marrying her husband, Claire Westcliffe knew she [...]

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Review: Minx by Julia Quinn

by Keira 05.04.2010

Minx by Julia Quinn is the third book in the Blydon Series, following Splendid and Dancing at Midnight. William Dunford inherits a barony out in Cornwall. He also inherits an unexpected ward, not that he knows this when he arrives. Henry, his ward, is a spunky hoydenish tomboy with a plan. She’s going to convince [...]