Review originally posted on 11/6/2017 by Sheena. The Scot’s Bride by Paula QuinnSeries: The MacGregors: Highland Heirs #6Historical RomanceReleased: October 10, 2017St. Martin’s Press Favorite Quote: “Don’t ye want to know my name?” she asked, tugging at the laces of her stay. “Nae,” he said, giving her a slow half smile while he moved toward her, unbuckling his belt. “‘Tis less to forget.” Read, Rave and Repeat is the holy trinity of Paula Quin novels and this latest Continue Reading
Review: Queen of Lombard Street by Lisa Kleypas
Queen of Lombard Street by Lisa KleypasHistorical RomanceOctober 20, 2026 by AvonARC Review by Angela As a huge fan of Lisa Kleypas, I was beyond excited to see a new release in 2026. Queen of Lombard Street is different from her other books, part romance and part historical fiction, it tells the story of Reina Martin, a woman who rose above the circumstances of her birth to become one of England's greatest minds, an economist and banker. When I tell you I LOVED this book. It had Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Highlander’s Christmas Kiss by Paula Quinn
Review originally posted 9/28/2016 by Sheena. Review: A Highlander’s Christmas Kiss by Paula Quinn Series: The MacGregors: Highland Heirs #5Historical RomanceReleased: September 27, 2016Forever Christmas may be coming to Linavar, but Temperance Menzie is far from joyful. Grief-stricken over the death of her father at the hands of the Black Riders, she almost didn’t see the wounded stranger in the woods. And now she’s determined to give this braw, brooding Highlander the help Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Dangerous Proposal by Jillian Eaton
Review originally posted September 6, 2017 by Mandi. A Dangerous Proposal by Jillian Eaton (Bow Street Brides #2)Released: July 25, 2017Historical RomanceSelf Published I’m loving Jillian Eaton’s voice. The first book in this series, A Dangerous Seduction was a really fun read, and this one met all of my expectations as well. A few things to note: First, the heroine in this book was raped a few years prior to this book starting. It’s briefly relived in a flashback Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
Review originally posted 8/25/17 by May. The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn (Rokesbys #2)Released: May 30, 2017Historical RomanceAvon Cecilia Harcourt is now an orphan, her cousin is odious and taking over the home she’s always known, and now her brother Thomas is missing on the battlefront in the Colonies. What is a girl to do? Why jump the first boat over and when she finds her brother’s friend Edward Rokesby unconscious in the hospital but no sign of her Continue Reading
Retro Review: Review: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
Review originally posted 8/23/2017 by Mandi. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Girl Meets Duke #1)Released: August 22, 2017Historical RomanceAvon Tessa Dare has become a comfort read for me. I know I will get witty banter, a super sexy romance, and usually something a little different – like mating lobsters, or in this book, badminton. But even though I have these expectations, her books never feel tired or repetitive. They sparkle, and I can’t resist a sparkle. And while Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen
Review originally posted July 29, 2016 by May. A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen (A Season for Scandal #2)Historical RomanceReleased: Jully 26, 2016Forever “I mix up my words,” he said suddenly. There. He was honest about that. Her flapping stopped, and she peered at him, a faint crease in her forehead. “So?” “So?” he repeated. She turned her palms up. “So?” Noah wasn’t sure what to say. Absent were the pity and the suspicion and the distaste he usually Continue Reading
Retro Review: A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes
Originally reviewed June 29, 2017\ by Tori. A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie BarnesSeries: Diamonds in the Rough, #1Historical RomanceJune 27, 2017Avon Favorite Quote: “I simply cannot imagine choosing a life without you in it.” Raphe Matthews and his two sisters, Amelia and Juliette, were forced into poverty when their father committed suicide and their mother disappeared. Raphe is ‘helped’ out by the local crime boss and ends up bare knuckle boxing to repay him. When Continue Reading
Review: Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra Vasti
Scandal of the Summer by Alexandra VastiFlirty Rotten Scoundrels #1Historical RomanceJune 23, 2026 by St. Martin's GriffinARC Review by Angela This book is just what I needed. It's fun, it's sexy, and it's romantic. I'm a sucker for a disreputable rogue, or charming conman, who falls in love and settles down into wedded bliss. Add in a found family of other charming rogues and conmen/women and I'm all in. Scandal of the Summer introduces Lady Ruby Ballimore, who is smart and Continue Reading
Mini Reviews: Game of Rogues by Julie Anne Long and
Game of Rogues by Julie Anne LongThe Palace of Rogues, #9Historical RomanceJune 6, 2026 by AvonARC I'm not exaggerating when I say that Julie Anne Long can do no wrong in my eyes, and The Palace of Rogues one of my all-time favorite series in the historical romance genre. Every time I pick up a new release, I'm convinced that THIS ONE is my new favorite and she couldn't possibly out-do herself, and every time I'm proven wrong by the next book in the series. Her writing is fun, and Continue Reading