Dressed to Kiss Anthology Released: September 12, 2016 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Once renowned for creating the most envied gowns in London, Madame Follette’s dressmaking shop has fallen far out of fashion. The approaching coronation of King George IV offers a chance to reclaim former glory by supplying stunning new wardrobes to the most glittering society in Regency England. In the face of long-held secrets, looming scandals, and the potential ruin of their Continue Reading
Review: A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean
A Scot in the Dark by Sarah MacLean Series: Scandal & Scoundrel, #2 Historical Romance August 30, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Let me captain this ship, Alec. I might dash it upon the rocks and send myself into the depths, but at least I did it myself.” Miss Lillian Hargrove thought she had found the man of her dreams. Caught between two worlds, neither aristocratic nor the serving class, she has spent her life in limbo, just waiting for someone to notice her. And Continue Reading
Review: To Kiss a Thief by Susanna Craig
To Kiss a Thief by Susanna Craig (Runaway Desires #1) Released: August 16, 2016 Historical Romance Kensington Lyrical Press Reviewed by Mandi The beginning of this one held promise - so much intense, growly, promise - but it ended up falling quite flat for me. Sarah Sutliffe, Lady Fairfax is newly married (oh how I do love a marriage in trouble trope) to St. John, Viscount Fairfax and when she overhears her husband and another woman profess love for one another, she has a freak-out Continue Reading
Review: A Season of Ruin by Anna Bradley
A Season of Ruin by Anna Bradley Series: Sutherland Scandals, #2 Paranormal Romance August 2, 2016 Berkley Reviewed by Sheena Lily Somerset’s plan for the London season is simple: courtship, marriage to a respectable gentleman, then the comfortable existence of a proper Lady. That is, until one tiny misstep leaves Lily on the edge of social ruin, forcing her to depend on a wicked rogue to save her reputation. Robyn Sutherland doesn’t save reputations—he sullies them. He'd rather Continue Reading
Review: The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne
The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne (Victorian Rebels #3) Released: August 2, 2016 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May Laird Hamish Mackenzie had wanted to craft a monster out of his son and heir. Someone like him. But monsters were mythical, the figments of superstitious imaginations and farcical stories of centuries past. Liam decided he’d be no monster. Nay, he’d do one better. He’d become a demon. This is a third in a series I’ve strongly enjoyed, but easily stands alone Continue Reading
Review: Why Do Dukes Fall In Love by Megan Frampton
Why Do Dukes Fall In Love by Megan Frampton Series: Dukes Behaving Badly, #4 Historical Romance Released: July 26, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You don’t irk me.” “High praise indeed.” Why do dukes fall in love? Michael, the Duke of Hadlow, has the liberty of enjoying an indiscretion . . . or several. But when it comes time for him to take a proper bride, he ultimately realizes he wants only one woman: Edwina Cheltam. He’d hired her as his secretary, Continue Reading
Review: A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen
A Duke to Remember by Kelly Bowen (A Season for Scandal #2) Historical Romance Released: Jully 26, 2016 Forever Reviewed by May “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 encountered when others became aware of his Continue Reading
Review: An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels
An Affair in Winter by Jess Michaels Series: Seasons, 1 Paranormal Romance Released: July 12, 2016 The Passionate Pen Reviewed by Sheena Widow Rosalinde Wilde is on her way to her beloved sister’s wedding when an unexpected storm waylays her at an overcrowded inn. There she meets a tempting stranger who sweeps her into a night of unforgettable passion. Grayson Danford never expected a night with the irresistible Mrs. Wilde, but she was a welcome distraction from the unpleasant duty Continue Reading
Review: Once Upon a Moonlit Night by Elizabeth Hoyt
Once Upon a Moonlit Night by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #10.5) Released: July 5, 2016 Historical Novella Hachette Reviewed by Mandi This novella can be read as a stand alone, but if you have read Duke of Sin (if you haven't you must, must, must) you will recognize our heroine, Hippolyta Royle. She is the richest heiress in England, and in Duke of Sin, found herself kidnapped by the duke himself. (oh that naughty duke). The heroine in Duke of Sin helps Hippolyta escape, and this is Continue Reading
Review: Chasing Lady Amelia by Maya Rodale
Chasing Lady Amelia by Maya Rodale Series: Keeping Up with the Cavendishes, #2 Historical Romance Released: June 28, 2016 Avon Reviewed by Sheena Lady Amelia [Cavendish] is fed up with being a proper lady and wishes to explore London, so one night she escapes . . . and finds herself in the company of one Alistair Finlay-Jones. He’s been ordered by his uncle to wed one of the American girls. How lucky, then, that one of them stumbles right into his arms! Alistair and Amelia have one Continue Reading