Never Judge A Lady By Her Cover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #4) by Sarah MacLean Historical Romance Released: November 25, 2015 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “People believe what they wish to believe.” Lady Georgiana, our heroine, fell from her lofty social pedestal when she bore a child out of wedlock and was forced to disappear from Society. She has come to terms with this and found her own way to get back at those who snubbed her while cheering her demise. For years, Continue Reading
Review: Semper Fi by Keira Andrews
Semper Fi by Keira Andrews Released: November 11, 2014 M/M Historical Romance Self Published Reviewed by Mandi Earlier this year I read a gay Amish romance by Keira Andrews that I enjoyed, so when I heard she had a WW2 historical coming out, I thought I'd give it a try. However, this one didn't quite grab me. This book flips between 1942, when Cal and Jim first meet and train as Marines, to present day in 1948. The flashback eventually lead the two of them to the war and end I think Continue Reading
Review: Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne
Rogue Spy by Joanna Bourne (Spymasters #5) Historical Romance Released: November 4, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Before I being gushing, and oh yes there will be gushing, let me note that while this book can be read as a stand alone, I highly recommend reading The Forbidden Rose and The Black Hawk first. Not only for the world and events, but to build up these characters. Joanna Bourne writes the absolute best characters (the gushing has begun!). All three of these books are just Continue Reading
Review: The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding by Victoria Alexander
The Shocking Secret of a Guest at the Wedding by Victoria Alexander Historical Romance, 390 pages Released: October 28, 2014 Zebra Books Reviewed by Sheena Blurb: The bride and groom cordially request your presence for a wedding at Millworth Manor. . . Guests will include Jackson Quincy Graham Channing, New York City banker, and Lady Theodosia "Teddy" Winslow, wedding planner to the finest families in England. Introductions shall be followed by light conversation, dancing, Continue Reading
Review: He’s No Prince Charming by Elle Daniels
He's No Prince Charming by Elle Daniels (Ever After #1) Released: October 28, 2014 Historical Romance Forever Reviewed by May Danielle Strafford is in the business of helping young couples in love elope. Engagements and promises be damned – she’ll help young ladies not be trapped by a forced match and kept from their true loves. Unfortunately for her Marcus Bradley is there and watching from the shadows as she helps his bride-to-be elope. The man seemed almost a wild animal. His size Continue Reading
Review: What a Wallflower Wants by Maya Rodale
What a Wallflower Wants by Maya Rodale (Bad Boys & Wallflowers #3) Released: September 30, 2014 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May Not for the first time did she curse The Beast. If it hadn’t been for him, she could have climbed into that carriage and let herself fall in love. If it hadn’t been for him, she’d probably have been happily married to a wonderful man with a baby in the nursery and another on the way. She wouldn’t have been here – jilted and on the road with nowhere Continue Reading
Review: Christmas Brides Anthology
Christmas Brides by Suzanne Enoch, Alexandra Hawkins, Elizabeth Essex, and Valerie Bowman Released: September 30, 2014 Historical Romance St. Martin's Reviewed by May This quartet is more a collection of stories about quick romances that happen around Christmas than it is about the holiday season. So if you like whirlwind historical romances but not holiday themed books this may be an excellent collection for you. Each story has its flaws, however overall it was a nice collection of Continue Reading
Review: Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt
Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #7) Historical Romance Released: October 14, 2014 Grand Central Reviewed by Mandi For those who like this series but are getting tired of the Ghost of St. Giles plot, this book is a refreshing change. I loved the Ghost of St. Giles when he was first introduced but I do think it was overplayed. In Darling Beast, we get a lovely hero and heroine. Well, the hero isn't so lovely unless you like tortured, run-down heroes. And hey - I do! Apollo Continue Reading
Review: A Place Called Harmony by Jodi Thomas
A Place Called Harmony by Jodi Thomas Historical Romance Contemporary October 7, 2014 Berkley Reviewed by Tori Harmon Ely had a dream. A dream to establish his own town smack dab in the middle of Texas but first, he had to find the right men and women to help make his dream a reality. Forty acres and a home is his offer to anyone brave enough to come settle in this forsaken land. All they need to bring is their willingness to work... and a wife. Three men take him up on his Continue Reading
Review: Sweetwater by Lisa Henry
Sweetwater by Lisa Henry Historical Erotic Romance/MM Ebook, 240 pages September 29, 2014 Riptide Publishing Reviewed by Tori Elijah Carter is a young man who is treated like a simpleton because he is deaf. Gay and ashamed of his sexual orientation and penchant for pain, he allows himself to be sexually abused by the owner of the local saloon, Harlan Crane. Grady Mullins, a cattle rustler, wants Elijah too but unlike Harlan, he doesn’t want to control him. He gently pursues Elijah, Continue Reading