Four Weddings and a Sixpence: An Anthology by Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Stefanie Sloane, Laura Lee Guhrke Historical Romance December 27, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Four well know historical romance authors have come together in a spirited anthology about four young women who meet as girls at Madame Rochambeaux’s Gentle School for Girls and become fast friends despite their differences in social, class, and economic status. When they find a mysterious sixpence hidden in a mattress, Continue Reading
Review: Married for His Convenience by Eleanor Webster
Married for his Convenience by Eleanor Webster Historical Romance Released: December 1, 2016 Harlequin Reviewed by Mandi Tainted by illegitimacy, plain Sarah Martin has no illusions of a grand marriage. So when the Earl of Langford makes her a proposal that will take her one step closer to finding her half sister, she can't refuse! Sebastian's dreams of romance died with his late wife's affair, so now he needs a convenient wife to act as governess for his silent daughter. Yet Sarah Continue Reading
Review: Tempest in the Highlands by May Goldrick
Tempest in the Highlands by May McGoldrick The Scottish Relic Trilogy, #3 Historical Romance Released: December 6, 2016 Swerve Reviewed by Sheena Miranda MacDonnell is on the run. When she inherited a mysterious relic from her mother, she had no idea the dangers it would bring. Now hunted by a relentless foe who will stop at nothing to find her, she has one choice: stow away on the ship of the notorious privateer, Black Hawk. Rob Hawkins, the half-English privateer known as Black Continue Reading
Round Midnight by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner
Round Midnight (Fly Me to the Moon, Book 2) Publication Date: November 12, 2016 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Kini I follow Emma Barry on Twitter and was super excited when she mentioned she was sending out ARCs. I didn’t even look it up because I have so thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series so far. Also, it should be noted that I almost never read historical. I like my romance in the present, don’t judge me. But seriously, this series by Barry and Turner is Continue Reading
Review: How to Impress a Marquess by Susanna Ives
Review: How to Impress a Marquess by Susanna Ives Series: Wicked Little Secrets, #3 Historical Romance Released: November 1, 2016 Sourcebooks Casablanca Reviewed by Sheena TAKE ONE MARQUESS: Proper, put-upon, dependable, but concealing a sensitive artist's soul. ADD ONE BOHEMIAN LADY: Creative, boisterous, unruly, but secretly yearning for a steadfast love, home, and family. STIR in a sensational serialized story that has society ravenous for each installment. COMBINE with Continue Reading
Review: Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt
Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #11) Released: November 29, 2016 Historical Romance Grand Central Reviewed by Mandi I didn't love this one, and I'm bummed! I didn't hate it or anything - I actually liked the hero and heroine separately. Just not together - which kind of is a bad thing when reading a romance book. I don't remember the last time I wasn't thrilled with a Maiden Lane book (okay, I looked it up on Goodreads and my last less than 4-star rating was in 2013 for Continue Reading
Review: My Rogue, My Ruin by Amalie Howard and Angie Morgan
My Rogue, My Ruin by Amalie Howard & Angie Morgan Historical Romance Released: November 21, 2016 Entangled Reviewed by May “..it’s no wonder you can’t find a wife. No respectable woman in her right mind would have you! You’re… you are… appalling.” Archer did the one thing he could to silence her tirade. He kissed her. It was a mistake. This is the story of two people who knew each other as children, but apparently didn’t see each other for many years which quite bluntly didn’t Continue Reading
Review: Someone to Love by Mary Balogh
Someone to Love by Mary Balogh (Westcott #1) Released: November 8, 2016 Historical Romance Signet Reviewed by Mandi Mary Balogh was one of the first romance authors I read, so she holds a special place in my heart. I even had that awkward, "omg I love you so much" conversation with her in an elevator once. The poor lady was trapped and couldn't escape me. I eventually let her out. My most favorite hero of hers is Wulfric - be still my heart. I didn't love her previous Survivor's Club Continue Reading
Review: The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman
The Legendary Lord by Valerie Bowman Series: The Playful Brides, #6 Historical Romance Released: November 1, 2016 St. Martin's Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena When Christian Forester, Viscount Berkeley, flees the stuffy ballrooms of London for his Scottish hunting lodge, the last thing he expects to find ensconced before his fire is an incredibly beautiful woman. But the plight of lovely young Sarah Highgate, who has run away from an unwanted betrothal, inspires an eminently practical Continue Reading
Review: The Untouchable Earl by Amy Sandas
Review: The Untouchable Earl by Amy Sandas Series:Fallen Ladies, #2 Historical Romance Released: November 1, 2016 Sourcebooks Casablanca Reviewed by Sheena Lily Chadwick has spent her life playing the respectable debutante. But when an unscrupulous moneylender snatches her off the street and puts her up for auction at a pleasure house, she finds herself in the possession of a man who fills her with breathless terror and impossible yearning. Though the Earl of Harte claimed Lily Continue Reading