by Keira on January 19, 2013 · 0 comments
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Heroine: Leah Elliot and her sister are near destitution and live by the grace their graceless aunt and well-meaning but easily subdued uncle. They lost everything when their father died in a fire. His precious and expensive book collection went up in smoke. When Leah’s sister got sick, Leah turned to a family friend and [...]
by Susan S. on October 6, 2011 · 0 comments
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(Reissue) Originally published in 2002 by Jove Books, The Berkley Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc., New York My Dear Readers, A mind changed against its will is of the same opinion still. Which is why Millicent Blair, heroine, refuses to believe Lord Dunraven’s rakish days are a thing of the past. Chandler [...]
by Keira on August 28, 2011 · 1 comment
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One word: charming. Two words: engaging hilarity. Three words: sparkling/sparking chemistry. Most decidedly, Compromised, is a great way to kick off your summer reading. Kate Noble engages readers with narrative that is tongue-in-cheek. Part of the narrative reads third person omniscient and part is third person lead-centric as we are use to in romance. It [...]
by Keira on August 20, 2011 · 3 comments
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First off, thank you to Katiebabs for recommending this book in her post, Those Wonderful Comfort Reads. It’s taken me a while to acquire my own copy, but boy oh boy was it worth the wait. This novel is definitely one of those where you wonder why you never heard of it sooner! The biggest [...]
by Susan S. on June 18, 2011 · 2 comments
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by Susan S., Guest Reviewer “Huzzah” for this Kensington Zebra debut author! Erica Ridley’s Too Wicked To Kiss is a titillating whodunit set in a London castle. There’s unlit corridors, secret passageways, stolen kisses, and a hero in cravats and breeches, “Oh my!” I may not wield powers of clairvoyance like (Evangeline) Ridley’s heroine, but [...]
by Keira on April 21, 2011 · 0 comments
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A Tale of Two Lovers is the second Writing Girls novel by Maya Rodale. Don’t you just love the cover? The Situation: A pair of lovers is caught in a compromising situation. Soon all of London knows. There’s just one problem – it wasn’t quite what it looked like! The Heroine: Lady Julianna Somerset is [...]
by Susan S. on March 4, 2011 · 0 comments
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by Susan S., guest reviewer There are three things guaranteed to bring me pleasure: vanilla-flavored coffees, Godiva, and a great read. This was a great read! Background: Miss Susan Stanton made her debut as a secondary character in Too Wicked To Kiss; where she befriends Evangeline, the heroine from book one. The sequel stands alone, [...]
5 Reasons why the unenlightened think we love romance novels: 10. We’re bored and have nothing better to do. This explains why a good portion of us read in lines, just before the lights go off in a theater, between meetings, before class, and during our commute… because we have time to spare. 09. We [...]