Game of Rogues by Julie Anne LongThe Palace of Rogues #9Historical Romance June 2, 2026 by Avon Review by Melanie Julie Anne Long’s The Palace of Rogues series has delivered one banger after another and the latest entry is no different. One of the reasons I love this series more than her Pennyroyal Green series is because even though the other series features two actual families, this series gives us a true sense of home and found family within the walls of the Grand Palace on the Continue Reading
Review: The Dove and the Rogue by Harper St. George
The Dove and the Rogue by Harper St. GeorgeThe Doves of New York #3Historical Romance May 26, 2026- self-published Review by Melanie I’ve long been a Harper St. George fan, ever since the cover of The Heiress Gets a Duke caught my eyes. While I was super excited for her most recent series, The Doves of New York, I must admit that the first two books, traditionally published through Berkley, did not captivate me. The premise had potential but the pacing was off and I wanted more Continue Reading
Retro Review: An Affair with a Notorious Heiress by Lorraine Heath
Review originally posted in June of 2017 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. An Affair with a Notorious Heiress by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #4Historical RomancePublished May 30, 2017 by Avon Alistair Mabry, Marquess of Rexton, knows all about scandal and the unforgiving opinion of the ton. When his father, the Duke of Greystone, married a lowly bookkeeper to an infamous gambling house he did so for love. But growing up Rex was bullied by his peers for Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Duke and the Lady in Red by Lorraine Heath
Review originally posted April 28, 2015, by Angela at Fiction Vixen. The Duke and the Lady in Red by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #3Historical RomancePublished April 28, 2015 by Avon This book made me cry. No really, the ending had me all teary-eyed, with that intense, heavy feeling in my chest that makes breathing difficult. I haven’t done that with a book in so long, that it surprised me. I’ve always enjoyed Lorraine Heath’s historical romances, but I really Continue Reading
Retro Review: Once More, My Darling Rogue by Lorraine Heath
Review originally posted on August 15, 2014, by Angela at Fiction Vixen. Once More, My Darling Rogue by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #2Historical RomancePublished August 15, 2014 by Avon Despite my love for Lorraine Heath and her historical romances the beginning of Once More, My Darling Rogue left me a little cold. This is the second book in the Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James series, which is a spin-off of the Scoundrels of St. James series and while I was Continue Reading
Retro Review: When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath
Review originally posted on February 25, 2014 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine HeathScandalous Gentlemen of St. James #1Historical RomancePublished February 25, 2014 by Avon , Being a fan of Lorraine Heath and learning that her newest series would be about the children of the characters from her Scoundrels of St. James series I was instantly hooked and couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book. As soon as it was offered for review I jumped at it Continue Reading
Retro Review: Devil in Tartan by Julia London
Review originally posted 2/15/2018 by Mandi. Devil in Tartan by Julia London (Highland Grooms #4)Releases February 20, 2018Historical RomanceHQN Books I won’t lie – I received a print arc of this in the mail, took one look at our hero’s luscious locks, and did a little snort laugh….and decided to give it a try. I was really hoping the heroine would play with his hair, or braid it or something but we don’t get much hair play. We do get a cute story about a woman desperate to save Continue Reading
Retro Review: Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt
Review originally posted 12/6/2017 by Mandi. Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #12.6)Released: December 5, 2017Historical NovellaForever This is a really cute novella with great holiday cheer. Adam Rutledge, Viscount d’Arque, is not a fan of Christmas, but he adores his grandmother, which is why he finds himself escorting her to a friend’s house, for the holidays. But due to a bad winter storm, their carriage breaks down and Adam gets on his horse to Continue Reading
Review: All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles
All of Us Murderers by K.J. CharlesLGBTQ Historical Mystery RomanceOctober 7, 2025- Poisoned Pen Press Review by Angela I don't think I even read the entire blurb before requesting this book for review. All I saw was "The lush Gothic drama of Crimson Peak meets the murderous intrigue of Knives Out with an LGBTQIA+ love story to die for from award-winning author KJ Charles" and smashed that request button. This is indeed a twist on the Knives Out locked house mystery where pretty Continue Reading
Review: Olive Becket Plays the Rake by Kat Sterling
Olive Becket Plays the Rake by Kat SterlingHistorical RomanceOctober 9, 2025Self-published Review by Melanie There’s a particular scene in this delightfully charming historical romance that made me fall hard, not just for the characters or the romance but for the way this author writes character development. I’m pretty certain I’m now a will read anything she writes kind of fan. Although, real talk, I’ve read everything this author has written thus far and I was already Continue Reading