Ana María and The Fox by Liana De la RosaThe Luna Sisters Book 1Historical RomanceApril 4, 2023, by Berkley About the Book A forbidden love between a Mexican heiress and a shrewd British politician makes for a tantalizing Victorian season. Ana María Luna Valdés has strived to be the perfect daughter, the perfect niece, and the perfect representative of the powerful Luna family. So when Ana María is secretly sent to London with her sisters to seek refuge from the French occupation of Continue Reading
Review: Forever Your Rogue by Erin Langston
Forever Your Rogue by Erin Langston Historical Romance February 28, 2023Self-published Review by Melanie Have you ever read a book and it’s so good that every so often, you just have to set the book down and hold it tight to your chest because the words are so wonderful and glorious that you want to savor every last one? And then, when you finally finish the book, your heart almost aches from the beauty of the book and you just KNOW in your heart that you’ll never read another book Continue Reading
Review: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. Charles
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by K.J. CharlesThe Doomsday Books #1LGBTQ Historical RomanceMarch 7, 2023, by SourcebooksARC Review by Angela Writing a coherent review without gushing over and over about how much I loved this book will be challenging, but I'll give it my best shot. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen starts out by introducing London and Kent, two men who meet while frequenting the same pub. They've been trysting for a week and relishing their time together Continue Reading
Review- The Halifax Hellions Duet by Alexandra Vasti
You can thank Nick ( @theromancefiend ) on Twitter for these recs. After witnessing much love and gushing about these novellas I decided to go to the author's website and see what all the fuss was about. So glad I did. In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation- Let me give you a quick rundown of the tropes this book This was a delightful read, sort of lighthearted and fun. The MMC's internal thoughts made me smile and I loved that the FMC was wild and open and oblivious Continue Reading
Angela’s Minis- Duke Most Wicked by Lenora Bell and The Heart’s Blood Arrow by Kai Butler
Duke Most Wicked by Lenora BellWallflowers vs. Rogues #3Historical Romance09/27/22 by AvonARC For some reason, every book in this series has been a slow read for me. Maybe it's the low angst, maybe it's the pacing... I'm not quite sure. It took me a month and a half to finally dig in and finish reading. This is the story of the Duke of Westbury and his sister's music teacher, Viola Beaton. Westbury is rogue and a scoundrel and a wastrel. He pretty much gambles, drinks, and Continue Reading
Review: The Gentleman’s Book of Vices by Jess Everlee
The Gentleman's Book of Vices by Jess EverleeLGBTQ/Historical RomancePublished November 29, 2022 by Carina Press Review by Kate H. This debut novel by Jess Everlee is about a young man who has trapped himself into marriage by living a profligate but not degenerate life. He needs to pay off his debt, and his father has arranged this if he marries Alma, a sweet young woman. Charlie is an amiable guy, loyal, and though there may not be anything super-remarkable about him, I really grew Continue Reading
Scenic Sunday- Marrying Winterbourne by Lisa Kleypas
Seeing that the twins were staring outside the window, and Katherine was engaged in conversation with Devon, Helen broke the dark red wax and unfolded the letter.Helen, You ask if I regret our engagement. No. I regret every minute that you're out of my sight. I regret every step that doesn't bring me closer to you. My last thought each night is that you should be in my arms. There is no peace or pleasure in my empty bed, where I sleep with you only in dreams and wake to curse the dawn. If I had Continue Reading
Scenic Sunday- The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
Get over it, Ash told himself. Touch lips, hold for a count of three- no, two- and be done with the business altogether. Foolish to humor her, perhaps, but a perfunctory kiss seemed the fastest way to end the conversation. What the kiss ended up being, however, was the fastest way to unravel him completely. Softness. Warmth. The tastes of sweet and tart and cool. Parts of him went weak, and others were well on the way to rock-hard. She played on so many of his senses, he couldn't sort them out. Continue Reading
Scenic Sunday- When the Duke was Wicked by Lorraine Heath
"No." She touched her finger to his lips. "I came to you, Lovingdon, because I knew you would be honest with me. Your words and sentiments might be crude, but you have never put a veil of protection between us. Your words reaffirm what I've believed all along. I don't want a man rutting over me. I don't want him thinking, 'Let's get on with this, I need an heir.' I want pleasure. I want him to want to come to my bed. I believe love is the key, which is why I want to find a man who loves me. I Continue Reading
A Year of Ms. Bev
By Melanie Listen, I don’t want to point fingers and assign blame, but I must get this off my chest. Beverly Jenkins has caused me a lot of sleepless nights this year. At the end of 2021, as I was looking back at my reading over the course of the year, I was also thinking about making a reading resolution, one that went a little bit beyond setting a reading goal on Goodreads. I decided to focus a part of this year on reading Ms. Bev’s extensive historical romance backlist. I had already read Continue Reading