I never ran off with the bad boy, which comes more from a lack of inclination than anything else. Also, growing up, every boy I knew went to my church. I understand why a person would want to though. Who hasn’t had that day when you look around and go, “I’ve got to get away.” That’s why when I find a book where the heroine takes off with the bad boy, I’m hooked. I connect with the heroine right away because I grew up in a small town and constantly dreamed of running off. When she Continue Reading
Review: When She Dreams by Amanda Quick
When She Dreams by Amanda QuickBurning Cove #6Historical RomanceMay 3, 2022, by BerkeleyARC Review by Iby This book starts with an amazing first line: “You poisoned me.” Suddenly, the reader is thrust into 1930s California, the setting of this interconnected romantic suspense series. Although this is book 6, you can easily pick up at this book and understand what’s happening. Each book features one couple, and they are all involved in solving a crime. There is lots of glamour, as part of Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- When She Dreams by Amanda Quick
When She Dreams by Amanda QuickBurning Cove #6Historical Romance/MysteryMay 3, 2022 by Berkley About the Book: Return to 1930s Burning Cove, California, the glamorous seaside playground for Hollywood stars, mobsters, spies, and a host of others who find more than they bargain for in this mysterious town. Maggie Lodge, assistant to the reclusive advice columnist known only as Dear Aunt Cornelia to her readers, hires down-but-not-quite-out private eye Sam Sage to help track down the Continue Reading
Scenic Sunday- Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean
This is one of my very favorite historical romances. I reread this book so often I think I've memorized whole chapters. This is the scene that leads to Callie and Ralston having smex for the first time. I also love the scene immediately after when Callie is furiously cleaning the library and Ralston comes to ask for her hand in marriage and she says no... which is like ten pages so you'll just have to go read it for yourself. 😊 This book is also getting a new cover for its paperback Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt: The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India HoltonDangerous Damsels Book 2Historical RomanceMarch 15, 2022, by Berkley Summary: Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the teahouse. . . .Miss Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret league of women skilled in the subtle arts. That is to say—although it must never be said—witchcraft. The League of Gentlewomen Witches strives to improve the world in small ways. Using magic, they tidy, correct, and manipulate according to their notions Continue Reading
Scenic Sunday: Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
If you’re a regular on Romance Twitter, you’re probably aware that there’s a certain Lisa Kleypas histrom that is constantly evoked by the most feral of its fans by four simple words. “Not five fucking minutes.” These four words are iconic and have made Rhys Winterborne, the character who utters them, equally iconic in the pantheon of Lisa Kleypas heroes. St. Vincent may have his charm and Derek Craven may have his beloved’s spectacles but Rhys Winterbourne’s entire personality can Continue Reading
Review: The Good Girls Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh
The Good Girls Guide to Rakes by Eva LeighLast Chance Scoundrels #1Historical RomanceFebruary 22, 2022, by Avon Reviewed by Kate H. This book felt like it took a lot of time to get going. It starts with a bride being jilted at the altar and the groom, Dom, being aided in his departure by the two groomsmen, Kieran and Finn Ransome. As a result, all three men, or rather rakes, are saddled with getting married or being cut off by the Ransome patriarch. Dom's Continue Reading
Review: The Lady Tempts an Heir by Harper St. George
The Lady Tempts an Heir by Harper St. GeorgeThe Gilded Age Heiresses Book 3Historical RomanceFebruary 22, 2022, by BerkleyARC Review by Melanie The Lady Tempts an Heir, the third and, I’m happy to say, not the last book, in Harper St. George’s The Gilded Age Heiresses series is delightful and charming and sexy, with two incredibly engaging main characters who share loads of chemistry. If you’ve recently watched and enjoyed The Gilded Age on HBO, this entire series is worth Continue Reading
Blog Tour Excerpt: Last Duke Standing by Julia London
THE LAST DUKE STANDING by Julia LondonFebruary 22, 2022Publisher: HQN Books Book Summary: When Crown Princess Justine of Wesloria is sent to England to learn the ropes of royalty, she falls under the tutelage of none other than Queen Victoria herself. She’s also in the market for a proper husband—one fit to marry the future Queen of Wesloria. Because he knows simply everyone, William, Lord Douglas (the notoriously rakish heir to the Duke of Hamilton seat in Scotland, and decidedly not Continue Reading
Review: A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett
A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth EverettThe Secret Scientists of London #2Historical RomanceFebruary 15, 2022, by Berkley Reviewed by Kate H. The Perfect Equation is a well-paced Regency-era romance that features a bluestocking heroine, a mathematician no less, as well as a bottled-up hero ready to be uncorked. The opening of the book begins with a street protest by the Guardians of Domesticity, part of the noisy and disturbing backlash against women working and Continue Reading