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Castello and Cafaggiolo

by Guest Blogger 10.06.2011

by Gabrielle Kimm, guest blogger and author of His Last Duchess Thank you so much for inviting me onto your blog. You ask about castles – I thought I’d tell you a bit about what I discovered when I went to Italy to research the locations for His Last Duchess. I travelled to Ferrara with [...]

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Finding My Place in the Historical Romance Sub-Genre

by Guest Blogger 10.04.2011

by Ashley March, guest blogger and author of Romancing the Countess I’m so thrilled to be visiting here at Love Romance Passion as I continue celebrating my newest release, ROMANCING THE COUNTESS! When I first started writing romance, I knew that I would write in the historical romance sub-genre because that’s what I grew up [...]

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Review: A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh

by Marcia 06.25.2011

by Marcia, guest reviewer Constantine Huxtable is thinking about taking his next spring mistress. He takes one every year, usually one of the many widows that are available. He ends these affairs in the summer when he returns to the country. There is no shortage of women eager for his company despite the fact that [...]

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Review: Enchanting Pleasures by Eloisa James

by Keira 04.10.2011

Book three of the Pleasures Trilogy staring plump little Gabrielle from India and Erskine (Quill) Dewland soon to be Viscount Dewland. Right off the bat, this was my kind of book and I loved reading every word. I’ll tell you why: First, the alpha male is one of those wounded and brooding alphas. Quill was [...]

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The Peerage of England

by Keira 01.16.2011

When reading romance novels about English gentry and nobility I always wonder about the rankings. I know diddlysquat about this subject, mostly because I am American. I decided to do some digging to see if I could sort the matter out. Luckily there are a lot of resources on the matter. The first thing I [...]

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Get into Bed with Grace Burrowes (Author Interview)

by Keira 12.09.2010

Keira: In a Regency battle of the sexes, who would win in a game of wits: Gayle Windham or Anna Seaton? Grace Burrowes: They would go at it tooth and nail for about the first three rounds, then become distracted by their chemistry and start to negotiate (the technical term would be “flirt”) between hurling [...]

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Review: A Marquis to Marry By Amelia Grey

by Susan S. 11.14.2010

by Susan Sigler, guest reviewer A Marquis to Marry exemplifies the very essence of what a romance novel should be. It was superbly written and I’ve added Amelia Grey to my list of top authors. This is a novel I’ll read time and time again! I recommend this book to every romance lover, regardless of [...]

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Book Review: Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke

by Keira 02.13.2009

Guilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke is the tale of Lady Viola’s brother and his duchess-to-be. Technically Guilty Pleasures is a prequel to The Marriage Bed where Viola and her husband John patch up their estranged marriage. On a whole this novel was much better than the Marriage Bed, but because I read the Marriage [...]