Category: Romance

4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, History, Mystery-Suspense, Romance

Anne Stuart: The Demon Count Novels

Available October 31: The Demon Count Novels ****4/5 stars Mystery, intrigue and a dark, brooding guardian … plus a second bonus novel too! Recommended readers: If you like a dark Jane-Eyre Mr. Rochester character… If you love a Venetian-romance setting and if you a good mystery-plot with your romance Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall 2/5 Steaminess (pretty tame) REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: … Continue reading Anne Stuart: The Demon Count Novels

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Review: Scandalous Summer Nights

Available October 28: Scandalous Summer Nights ***3.5/5 stars A desperate Lady Olivia is force to be reckoned with in Scandalous Summer Nights. Recommended readers: If you like a female character with ambition If you enjoy a bull-by-the-horns kinda gal Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3/5 overall 2/5 steaminess REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: You’ve got to respect a woman who goes after what she … Continue reading Review: Scandalous Summer Nights

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The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd

Available October 31: The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd (The MacGregors: Highland Heirs series, Book 2) ****4/5 stars A stowaway Highland innocent and an outlawed pirate make this a must- read. Recommended readers: If you like an adventurous rake pirate… If you love a woman who has takes initiative and likes to fight and if you a good historical plot with your romance Here’s my Rankings: … Continue reading The Wicked Ways of Alexander Kidd

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Review: The Accidental Countess

Available Oct. 28: The Accidental Countess ***3/5 stars Some almost-unbelievable twists make The Accidental Countess an amusing Regency read. Recommended readers: If you like some silliness in your plots If you’re a sucker for a war hero Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: For seven years Lady Cassandra Monroe has written Captain Julian while he’s been at war … Continue reading Review: The Accidental Countess

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The Healer: Book Review

Available now:  The Healer ***3/5 stars A troubled laird and an outcast healer … can they find love? For the under $5 price, this book is a steal. Recommended readers: Anyone looking for a good read that’s easy on the wallet If you like great characters and a historical English-Scottish border setting Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: … Continue reading The Healer: Book Review

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Fiction, History, Outlander, Romance

If you like Outlander, maybe you’ll like…

Marsha Canham’s Highlands series, The Pride of Lions, The Blood of Roses, and Midnight Honor.  There’s no time travel, but there’s plenty of adventure and romance set during the same Jacobite Uprising. Sara Donati’s six part Wilderness series: Into the Wilderness begins this multi-generational romantic family saga set during early American westward expansion, complete with a a small Outlander tie-in. If well-researched epic historical saga … Continue reading If you like Outlander, maybe you’ll like…

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4 Star Review, Book review, Fiction, History, Romance

Available October 28th: Jojo Moyes’ The Ship of Brides

Available October 28th:  Jojo Moyes’ The Ship of Brides ****4.5/5 stars Put 600 wartime brides and a bunch of soldiers on their way home from World War II on one ship and what have you got? What do you expect? Disaster!  But seriously.  Some things you don’t expect as well. Recommended readers: If you enjoy historical fiction rooted in fact… if you’re interested in this Jojo Moyes … Continue reading Available October 28th: Jojo Moyes’ The Ship of Brides

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Novella: The Sweet Surrender of Janet Buchanan

Available now: The Sweet Surrender of Janet Buchanan (The MacGregors: Highland Heirs) ***3/5 stars Misunderstandings and a Highland war feud-romance make this Paula Quinn short read a good one. Recommended readers: If you want to fit a good book in a few hours … if you’re a Paula Quinn fan Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS FOR HER: As a … Continue reading Novella: The Sweet Surrender of Janet Buchanan

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What a Lady Needs for Christmas

Available now:  What a Lady Needs for Christmas (MacGregor Series) ****4/5 stars A fabulous, adorable Christmas-romance in the Victorian Scottish winter. Recommended readers: Anyone looking for a good, sensual holiday romance If you want a story with a non-aristocratic hero for once Anyone looking for a escapist read to put you in the holiday spirit Here’s my Rankings: 4/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 4/5 overall REVIEW FROM BOOKS … Continue reading What a Lady Needs for Christmas

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Review: Spy Fall

Available October 22: Spy Fall (Regency Spymasters Book 1) ***3/5 stars An independently published book, Spy Fall was close to being a great historical fiction. Recommended readers: If you are looking for a twist to your usual regency romance If you enjoy a good plot-driven page turner, with a stunner of a character to root for… Here’s my Rankings: 3/5 for characters 4/5 for plot 3/5 … Continue reading Review: Spy Fall

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