Available now: The Girl You Left Behind ****3.5/5 stars In 1916, one woman struggles to survive in her German-occupied town. When her portrait, painted by her husband before he left to fight for France, draws the obsessive eye of the German kommandant, she must put everything on the line. And in the present, another woman struggles to hold on to the portrait that means everything to her. Recommended readers: If … Continue reading Review: The Girl You Left Behind
Available today: A New York Christmas: A Novel ****3.5/5 stars While accompanying a wealthy acquaintance from London to New York, Jemima Pitt finds more than a nice experience when she arrives into a high society New York home. Recommended readers: If you enjoy reading turn-of-the-century history and society If you like a bit of intrigue in your historical fiction and a teeny tiny bit of romance and … Continue reading Review: A New York Christmas
Available November 4: The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding (Millworth Manor) ***3.5/5 stars The Shocking Secret … is another trademark Victoria Alexander novel with fun twists and witty characters. Recommended readers: If you like witty characters and dialogue If you’re a sucker for an independent woman Any fan of Victoria Alexander and classy historical romance Here’s my Rankings: 4.5/5 for characters 4.5/5 for plot … Continue reading The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding
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
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
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
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
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
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
Available October 7: If He’s Daring (Wherlockes) ***3/5 stars If He’s Daring is a Regency Romance with a dash of paranormal; it’s interestingly enjoyable. 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: 4/5 for characters 3/5 for plot 3/5 overall 2/5 … Continue reading Review: If He’s Daring
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