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
Review: Game of Rogues by Julie Anne Long
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