The Finest Print by Erin LangstonHistorical RomanceARCSeptember 24, 2024Self-Published Review by Melanie I am nothing if not consistent so it should really come as no surprise to anyone that I absolutely adored The Finest Print, the latest from Erin Langston. I wanted to devour it the second the ARC landed in my ereader but, and this might surprise those who know me well, instead, I savored it, parsing it out in small bite sized nibbles over the course of five days, luxuriating in the Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Gentleman’s Keeper by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
Review originally posted in July 2013 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. The Gentleman's Keeper by Bonnie Dee and Summer DevonLGBTQ+ Historical RomanceFirst published July 9, 2013 by Samhain PublishingReissued March 13, 2017 by Duet Publishing Too long with nothing intriguing in his life, he decided. Gambling and racing, boxing and dancing, sexual dalliances and alcohol — he’d indulged in every vice and amusement possible for a wealthy man. He’d cut a swath across Europe and ended the Continue Reading
Retro Review: Taken By the Duke by Jess Michaels
Review originally posted in July of 2013 by Angela at Fiction Vixen. Taken by the Duke by Jess MichaelsThe Pleasure Wars #1Historical RomanceFirst published July 1, 2013 by The Passionate Pen So you know my name.” She stared at him as if he were daft. “Of course I know your name. I know it as well as my own– it has been pounded into me since nearly the day of my birth, just as I’m certain my family name has been seared into your mind and soul.” For generations the Continue Reading
Blog Tour and Excerpt- The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India HoltonLove's Academic #1Historical RomanceJuly 23, 2024- Berkley ABOUT THE ORNITHOLOGIST’S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE Rivals-to-lovers romance? Only one horse? Enough sapiosexual tension to make one’s reading spectacles a bit foggy? Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols.Beth Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan
Review originally posted in January of 2014 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney MilanThe Brothers Sinister #3Historical RomanceDecember 17, 2013- Self Published There are many, many reasons why I absolutely loved the latest in Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series. So many.The hero, Sebastian, is funny and sweet and a fantastically wonderful man who has been in love with the heroine, Violet, all his life. He’s not afraid to tell the woman he loves how Continue Reading
Review: Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De la Rosa
Isabel and the Rogue by Liana De la RosaHistorical RomanceJune 4, 2024 by Berkley Review by Melanie The first book in the Luna Sisters trilogy was such a delight last year (you can find my review of it here) that I was eagerly anticipating the 2nd book in the series and let me just say, it did not disappoint. Isabel and the Rogue is the story of Isabel Luna, the middle sister, quiet and slightly awkward and overlooked in favor of her much more vicious younger sister. But Continue Reading
Retro Review: Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare
Originally posted in September of 2016 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Do You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa DareCastles Ever After #4Historical RomancePublished September 27, 2016 by Avon If I know one thing, it’s that you can never go wrong with a Tessa Dare historical romance. Each new release is just as delightfully romantic as the last and all of them find permanent spots on my keeper shelf. Do You Want to Start a Scandal is yet another winner from this author. A crossover Continue Reading
Review: My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long
My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne LongThe Palace of Rogues #7Historical RomanceApril 23, 024- AvonARC Review by Angela Julie Anne Long is one of my favorite historical romance authors and The Palace of Rogues one of my very favorite series. I'm always thrilled at the chance to visit the beloved residents and guests of The Grand Palace on the Thames. My Season of Scandal is an age gap romance, introducing Catherine Keating, an innocent country bred young woman who has come to Continue Reading
Review: The Dance of Desire by Delphine Ross
The Dance of Desire by Delphine RossMuses of Scandal #2Historical RomanceFebruary 22, 2024- Self-PublishedARC Review by Angela After reading the first book in the Muses of Scandal series, which I enjoyed, I was pumped to read book two, which features Angela and her childhood best friend, Sunny, the Earl of Sunderland. Readers were introduced to Angela Bartham in The Poetics of Passion, she is the sister of Musa and determined to make a good match to help support her family. For Continue Reading
Retro Review: Duke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt
Review originally posted in May of 2016 at Fiction Vixen by Angela. The tenth book in the Maiden Lane series featuring the dastardly, vain Duke of Montgomery has been eagerly anticipated by this reader. I’m always a bit intrigued by the anti-hero and how an author will ultimately redeem him. Or if they can get me to believe their redemption and emotional connection to that one special person who makes them want to become better. There certainly hasn’t been a man who fits the role of Continue Reading