Guest Blog by Lori Brighton, author of To Seduce an Earl What is a rake? Well, if you’re a gardener it’s a tool used to gather things like grass and leaves. But to the romance reader, a rake is something far, far more interesting. According to Wikipedia, “A rake, short for rakehell, is a historic [...]
by Carla F. on May 11, 2012 · 0 comments
in 5 Stars, A-C, ARC, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Foster/Orphan/Adopted, Great Britain, Guest Reviews, Low Self Esteem/Confidence, Mistaken Identity, Prostitute, Regency, Virgin Heroine
Reviewed by Carla F. Summary: When she accidentally finds among her new husband’s things a party invitation with a lewd illustration on the back and the words, “Get Thee to The Nunnery”, Lady Helena Harteford recognizes it as the name of a brothel. She knows that Nicholas plans to go to that party. After all, [...]
by Keira on September 26, 2011 · 0 comments
in 4 Stars, Book Review, Bride Stealing, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Detective, Dukes and Earls, Foster/Orphan/Adopted, Great Britain, Kidnapping, Lisa Kleypas, Rape/Abuse, Regency, Virgin Hero
This story by Kleypas is an exciting adventure from start to finish. It all starts with a manhunt… or should I say a woman-hunt? Nick Gentry is looking for the wily Charlotte Howard. He has a small portrait of her in his pocket and his brother-in-law’s backing to get him into the Earl of Westcliff’s [...]
The Heroine: Serena learned the hard way that men couldn’t be trusted. She ran off to marry a young man from her father’s employ only to be jilted. Too proud to return home she took up life as a prostitute and learned that all men were pigs… all except 200 Pounds, the title she gave [...]
by Carla F. on August 12, 2011 · 0 comments
in 2 Stars, ARC, Erotica, Georgian, Great Britain, Guest Reviews, LGBT, Prostitute, Revenge, V-Z
by Carla F., guest reviewer Summary: Jessie Taskill is a prostitute who is known as “The Harlot of Dundee.” She has gotten this name because she enjoys her work and doesn’t just lie there. Jessie gets into a fight in a bar with another prostitute over a client. When the other woman realizes that Jessie [...]
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 [...]
The Story: New York City heiress, Winnifred Percy, has been very good about slipping through fortune hunter and marriage seeking fingers. A lie here or there and soon her suitors would disappear. This is exactly was Winn wants because in a few short years she’ll gain full control over the fortune left to her by [...]
by Keira on December 9, 2010 · 0 comments
in 4.5 Stars, Book Review, Comedy of Manners, Contemporary, D-F, Great Britain, Journalism, Lawyer, Love Triangle, Plump/Endowed Heroine, Spinster
This is the first time I read the books. I admit I am a bad girl and watched the movies first. That said, I really liked the reader, Barbara Rosenblat, as she reminded me of the movie. Her voice for the mother was fabulous. It was airy, a bit ditzy, and a tad lofty. Her [...]