The Luckiest Lady in London by Sherry Thomas Released: November 5, 2013 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi I really enjoyed this one. I think Sherry Thomas has such a great voice but I’ve often struggled with her rushed endings. This one worked on all accounts for me. Felix grew up in a household where love was hard to find. His mother despised his father and his father, while lusting from a distance, never had a chance to make amends. His mother played a game, using Continue Reading
Review: The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn (Smythe-Smith Quartet #3) Released: October 29, 2013 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May Hugh let out a long sigh. He had subdued his father, and he had located Daniel Smythe-Smith and brought him back to Britain. Now Daniel was getting married and would live happily ever after, and all would be just as it should have been. For everyone except Hugh. He looked down at his leg. It was only fair. He’d been the one to start it all. He should be the Continue Reading
Review: Once a Rake by Eileen Dreyer
Once a Rake by Eileen Dreyer (The Drakes Rakes #4) Released: October 29, 2013 Historical Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi The Blurb: Colonel Ian Ferguson may be a rake, but he's no traitor. Accused of trying to kill the Duke of Wellington, the disgraced Scotsman is now a fugitive--from the law, the army, and the cunning assassin who hunts him. Wounded and miles from his allies, Ian finds himself at the mercy of an impoverished country wife. The spirited woman is achingly Continue Reading
Review: The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale
The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale (Bad Boys and Wallflowers #1) Released: October 29, 2013 Historical Avon Reviewed by May This story opens as Lady Emma is coming out into society and discovering that London society is just as cruel as her finishing school. The girl who bullied her there is on the scene and making sure her nickname “the buxom bluestocking” is known to everyone, as well as making sure Emma and her friends quickly get placed as the least likely girls. To get in Continue Reading
Review: The Counterfeit Mistress by Madeline Hunter
The Counterfeit Mistress by Madeline Hunter (Fairbourne Quartet #3) Released: September 24, 2013 Historical Romance Jove Reviewed by May Gavin Norwood aka Viscount Kendale suspects the woman he keeps following may be a spy, and he was once nearly killed because of a traitorous French woman. In fact he's on a vigilante style mission Marielle knows he’s watching her and thinks her a spy, but she is just a daughter trying to get justice for her father who is trapped back in France. Her Continue Reading
Review: Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt
Duke of Midnight by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #6) Releases: October 15, 2013 Historical Grand Central Reviewed by Mandi The Duke of Wakefield or Max is a dark and broody guy. Years ago he witnessed the murders of his parents on the streets of St. Giles and he blames himself. He has guilt and shame and now as an adult, he has taken to the streets at night as one of the Ghosts of St. Giles. A vigilante who rids St. Giles of the bad guys. He wears a mask and a cape and is a Continue Reading
Review: In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson
In the Heart of the Highlander by Maggie Robinson (Ladies Unlaced #2) Released: October 1, 2013 Historical Penguin Reviewed by Mandi Mary was tired of living with her brother and tending his store, so when her aunt becomes ill and can no longer run her Evensong Agency, Mary eagerly moves in with her aunt and literally becomes her. The Evensong agency was created to solve domestic disasters. Matchmaking, finding employees, or even the odd jobs that no one else has a solution for. Continue Reading
Review: What a Gentleman Desires by Kasey Michaels
What a Gentleman Desires by Kasey Michaels (Redgraves #3) Released: September 24, 2013 Historical Romance Harlequin Reviewed by May “Gloves off, Miss Marchant – you’ve fallen into a den of monsters that gather here monthly to play their terrible games. A hellfire club, Miss Marchant, if you’ve ever heard the term. Devil horns, hideous costumes, sacrificial altars, the entire gambit of debauchery. They rape women like you for sport, pass them about among them – and that may be the least of Continue Reading
Review: Never Desire a Duke by Lily Dalton
Never Desire a Duke (One Scandalous Season, #1) by Lily Dalton Historical Romance September 24, 2013 Hachette (Forever) Vane Barwick (Duke of Claxton) has been estranged from his wife Lady Sophia for over a year, but he holds out hope that they can reconcile and put the past behind them. Sophia does not trust Vane, more specifically she does not trust her heart with him for his rumored infidelity and the loss of their unborn child already crushed her heart once. The couple finds Continue Reading
Review: How to Entice an Enchantress by Karen Hawkins
How to Entice an Enchantress by Karen Hawkins (The Duchess Diaries #3) Historical Romance Released: September 17, 2013 Pocket Reviewed by May Though he won’t admit it, the reclusive Viscount Kirk is very much in love with his neighbor Dahlia Balfour. He was badly scarred (emotionally and physically) by an accident that left his first wife dead, and he hides from society. Now though, wanting to win Dahlia’s hand in marriage he’s turned to a Duchess friend and her house party in hopes to Continue Reading