Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (Cold-Hearted Rake #1) Released: October 27, 2015 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi "I disapprove of you," she replied gravely, walking out to the grand staircase with him. "That's not the same as dislike." "Lady Treanor, I disapprove of me." He grinned at her. "So we have something in common." Hallelujah for a new Lisa Kleypas historical! It's been too long. I liked Cold-Hearted Rake. I didn't love it, but I liked it. In this book we Continue Reading
Review: Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh
Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh Series: The Wicked Quills of London, #2 Historical Romance October 27, 2015 Avon Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: Cam stopped in the wings and drew a deep breath. It wasn’t a pleasant breath, thick as the air was with the scent of paint and sweat, but to Cam it still smelled as rich and heady as a fine perfume. This was the fragrance of the theater, of the magic of make-believe. It was slightly stale and very human. Precisely the reasons why he Continue Reading
Review: Some Like it Scot by Suzanne Enoch
Some Like It Scot by Suzanne Enoch Historical Romance Released: October 6, 2015 St. Martins Reviewed by May “Ye put a tent in a man’s kilt, Catriona.” Lord Munro MacLawry is the last of the siblings to find true love and happiness, and with all his siblings and their wee babies making the family home into such a domestic place Munro (aka Bear) finds himself restless and feeling out of place. His older brother has ideas for him, but he really isn’t interested. He’s far more interested in Continue Reading
Review: Star Dust by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner
Star Dust by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner Historical Romance (1960's) Released: October 14, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi When Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner submitted this for review, I was so happy. The premise - a 1960's romance starring an astronaut hero who falls for his newly divorced neighbor? Sign me up! Anne-Marie Smith is newly divorced, and can feel the stares and judgment all around her. But she will take all that snobbery for not having to spend another Continue Reading
Review: The Last Chance Christmas Ball by Mary Jo Putney, Jo Beverley, and more
The Last Chance Christmas Ball Anthology Historical Romance Released: September 29, 2015 Kensington Reviewed by May Christmas 1815. Upstairs and downstairs, Holbourne Hall is abuzz with preparations for a grand ball to celebrate the year’s most festive—and romantic—holiday. For at the top of each guest’s wish list is a last chance to find true love before the New Year… In the introduction we discover that there are a great many people about to descend upon this house, and romance in the Continue Reading
Review: I Spy A Duke by Erica Monroe
I Spy A Duke by Erica Monroe Series: Covert Heiresses, #1 Historical Romance Released: October 5, 2015 Quillfire Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Never doubt that it is you I want.” She wants revenge… When bluestocking Vivienne Loren becomes the governess for the wealthy Spencer family, she's searching for clues about the murder of her brother, not a husband. But Vivienne didn't count on James Spencer, the autocratic and infuriatingly handsome Duke of Abermont. He Continue Reading
Review: Tall, Dark, and Wicked by Madeline Hunter
Tall, Dark, and Wicked by Madeline Hunter Series: Wicked Trilogy, #2 Historical Romance Released: October 6, 2015 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “We have been bad, I think...very bad.” Lord Ywain Hemingford (Ives) is the son of a Duke and a talented barrister who is a favorite of the crown. A man known to have particular tastes in the bedroom, his choice of mistresses is limited to professionals and worldly widows who are more than able to handle his vivacious appetites. Continue Reading
Review: Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh
Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh (The Wicked Quills of London #1) Released: September 29, 2015 Historical Avon Reviewed by May As the editor/owner of The Hawk’s Eye, Eleanor Hawke is no stranger to scandal. She lives to share the exploits of the ton through her gossip rag, and rakes in the profits while doing so. So when Daniel Balfour, a notorious scoundrel of an Earl walks in her office with an offer she can’t refuse what is a good writer to do? She follows him of course, on adventures Continue Reading
Review: The Stolen Mackenzie Bride by Jennifer Ashley
The Stolen Mackenzie Bride by Jennifer Ashley (Mackenzies #8) Released: September 29, 2015 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: "You'll ruin me," she whispered. Malcolm studied her, his amber-colored gaze intense. "Marry me, lass, and I'll ruin ye every day." One of my favorite historical series is Jennifer Ashley's Mackenzie series (starting with Lord Ian - a favorite book of all time). I was thrilled to hear she is changing things up a bit with this Continue Reading
Review: A Rebel Without a Rogue by Bliss Bennet
Rebel Without a Rogue by Bliss Bennet (The Penningtons #1) Released: September 15, 2015 Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi A woman striving for justice Fianna Cameron has devoted her life to avenging the death of her father, hanged as a traitor during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Now, on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, only one last miscreant remains: Major Christopher Pennington, the English army officer who not only oversaw her father’s execution, but falsely Continue Reading