The Courtesan Duchess by Joanna Shupe (Wicked Deceptions #1) Released: March 31, 2015 Historical Romance Zebra Reviewed by Mandi I had expectations for this book before I started - I wanted super emotional, angst, hurt, pain, and longing. When I read the premise of this book - Duke and duchess estranged for eight years, I had grabby hands. I love this premise. I immediately thought of Sherry Thomas and Laura Florand. Maybe that is where my expectations started, and is that fair to Continue Reading
Review: Four Nights With The Duke by Eloisa James
Four Night With the Duke by Eloisa James (Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers #2) Releases: March 31, 2015 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May “Some women are greedy for a cock, and men love that,” he said, stepping back and rearranging his breeches because commanding his tool to go down wasn’t working. “It was a compliment.” Evander (aka Duke of Pindar) grew up with his father in mental institutions and his mother openly having a relationship with another gentleman. Emilia (Mia) grew Continue Reading
Review: The Warlord’s Wife by Sandra Lake
The Warlord’s Wife (Sons of the North, #1) by Sandra Lake Historical Romance E book March 17, 2015 Intermix Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “In our fathers’ day, you could have tossed her in your ship and be halfway to Tronscar by now.” “Our forefathers had all the fun.” Married and widowed in a two month span, Lida returns to her family’s home. Eight years later, happily raising her daughter on her own, she inadvertently captures the attention of a powerful viking warlord who Continue Reading
Review: The Fighter and the Fallen Woman by Pamela Cayne
The Fighter and The Fallen Woman Released: March 9, 2015 Historical Romance Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi This book has a great cover, and a great premise and a great blurb. A debut author to boot. The actual story has good things and some things that frustrated me. Let me set it up. Blurb: In twelve years as a bangtail, Lady has never feared a man's kiss. Owned by the ruthless Hannibal Adams, the "Earl of the East End," she's draped in jewels and dead inside. Lady learns fear, Continue Reading
Review: His Wicked Reputation by Madeline Hunter
His Wicked Reputation (Wicked, #1) by Madeline Hunter Historical Romance March 3, 2015 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “She looks the way I feel sometimes.” Blurb: Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure that has women begging for more. Normally he bestows his talents on experienced, worldly women. But when he heads to Langdon’s End to restore a property he Continue Reading
Review: Earls Just Want to Have Fun by Shana Galen
Earls Just Want to Have Fun by Shana Galen (Covent Gardens #1) Historical Romance Released: February 3, 2015 Sourcebooks Reviewed by May Favorite quote: She’d have to prove she had bite. But she didn’t want to make him too angry. There was sausage and bacon and chocolate to think of. Marlowe has some early memories of being called Elizabeth, but she’d never tell anyone. She is a part of a gang in Seven Dials and she knows her place in life. That is, until an Earl and his brother kidnap Continue Reading
Review: What a Devilish Duke Desires by Vicky Dreiling
What a Devilish Duke Desires (The Sinful Scoundrels Series) by Vicky Dreiling Historical Romance Released: February 24, 2015 Forever Reviewed by Sheena Favorite Quote: Your Grace. The words pummeled him like a fist. By now, he ought to be accustomed to his new address, but he still felt as if he were an imposter. Sweet. This historical romance novel was funny and entertaining and sweet. A bit too much a of a slow burn for my romantic tastes but what it lacked in fast paced heat, Continue Reading
Review: The Bedding Proposal by Tracy Anne Warren
The Bedding Proposal (The Rakes of Cavendish Square, #1) by Tracy Anne Warren Historical Romance Paperback March 3, 2015 Signet Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: She was not for sale. Lady Thalia Lennox, once the reigning darling of the London social set, now lives an outcast’s existence, the object of scandalous rumors and lascivious innuendos. Betrayed by those around her, the lies have left her heartbroken, alone, and completely over men. That is until a younger man sets his Continue Reading
Review: The Tempting Of Thomas Carrick by Stephanie Laurens
The Tempting of Thomas Carrick (Cynsters, #22) by Stephanie Laurens Historical Romance Paperback February 24, 2015 Mira Reviewed by Tori Thomas Carrick is determined to make his own life in the bustling port city of Glasgow, far from the demands of the Carrick clan, eventually with an appropriate wife on his arm. But disturbing events on his family's estate force Thomas to return to the Scottish countryside—where he is forced to ask for help from the last woman he wants to face. Thomas Continue Reading
Review: If the Viscount Falls by Sabrina Jeffries
If the Viscount Falls by Sabrina Jeffries (The Duke's Men #4) Released: January 27, 2015 Historical Romance Pocket Books Reviewed by May Once upon a time a young woman named Jane Vernon was engaged to a man named Dominick Manton. They were very much in love and their future promised to be a bright one. That is until Dominick found himself penniless and shunned in society thanks to his older brother the viscount. In order to save Jane a life of poverty and so that she can save face with society Continue Reading