The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley (Highland Pleasures #3) Historical Romance August 2, 2011 Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Six years ago, Lord Cameron Mackenzie found Ainsley Douglas rooting around his bedroom. Before she left, she was seduced and had secretly taken a necklace which she thought belonged to another woman. Later, Cameron was angry she took the necklace, but more angry that she stopped the seduction. Feeling she would betray her elderly husband, Continue Reading
Review: The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville
The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville (The Burgundy Club #3) Historical Romance July 26, 2011 Paperback Avon Reviewed by Mandi “Never get into a cart with a strange man.” And so our journey begins. Due to a set of unforeseen circumstances, Celia Seaton loses her job as a governess and hitches a ride with a stranger in a cart – trying to get to an acquaintances house to sort her life out. Most of Celia’s life was spent with her father in India, but after Continue Reading
Review: The Bed and the Bachelor by Tracy Anne Warren
The Bed and the Bachelor by Tracy Anne Warren (The Byrons of Braebourne #5) Historical Romance July 26, 2011 Paperback Avon Reviewed by May As I turned the last page of this book I found myself pondering three things. First, that I have no idea why the couple featured in this book fancy themselves in love. Secondly, how am I going to settle on a grade for this book? Finally, why in the world was this titled “The Bed and the Bachelor”? Lord Drake Byron loves math and science. Continue Reading
Review: Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner
Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner (Runaway Brides #1) Western Romance July 5, 2011 Trade Paperback Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Edwina Ladoux has endured some tough times. Living in southern Louisiana, she was once the bell of the town, Growing up privileged and frivolous, but then the civil war came and now that the war is done, she has nothing left. No family, except for her half-sister Pru whom she is very close with. With no money, and her once beautiful house turned over to the Continue Reading
Review: Catch Me by Lorelie Brown
Catch Me by Lorelie Brown July 18, 2011 Western Romance E-Book Carina Press Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote “Someday that mouth of yours is going to get you into trouble.” “I live in hope, Dean. I live in hope.” Set in Arizona in 1882, Maggie Bullock’s father is very sick, and is currently housed in a sanatorium where he can get the medical attention to make him better, but it comes at a high price. Maggie is out of money, and desperate to help her father. So she decides to rob Continue Reading
Review: Lady Scandal by Larissa Lyons
Lady Scandal by Larissa Lyons Historical Romance April 7, 2011 E Book Literary Madness Reviewed by Tori Juliet Ashland was forced at a young age into marriage with a much older man who was unable to fulfill his marriage bed obligations or much else. When he passes away she is left holding the bag so to speak on lands and a home that need serious repair. Her father threatens to marry her off again but Juliet has decided this time it will be her choice. So she devises a scandalcious Continue Reading
Review: A Lady’s Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran
A Lady’s Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran Historical Romance July 5, 2011 Paperback Pocket Star Nell has grown up in Bethnel Green, a shabby town, working in a tobacco factory, living with her very sick mother and cruel stepbrother. Although she has a roof over her head, she lives in very poor conditions and is always worried where her next meal is going to come from. In a very sick and hazy state, her mother starts spouting off nonsense about Nell’s real father being Lord Continue Reading
Review: Sea Change by Darlene Marshall
Sea Change by Darlene Marshall Historical Romance June 13, 2011 Paperback Amber Quill Press Reviewed by Mandi I read The Bride and The Buccaneer last year and discovered how witty and fun Darlene Marshall stories can be. While Sea Change has the same wit and warmth as her previous book, the romance fell a tad short for me. Charlotte Alcott needs to get to Jamaica to live with her godfather now that her father has passed away. Her father was a physician and Charlotte learned many Continue Reading
Review: Silk is for Seduction by Loretta Chase
Silk is for Seduction by Loretta Chase (Dressmaker Sisters #1) Historical Romance June 28, 2011 Paperback Avon Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: He was a predator. So was she. Marcelline Noirot and her two sisters own a dress shop, a moderately successful one, having only one larger, more prestigious client. Marcelline lives and breathes this shop. It not only supports her family, but designing is in her soul. It is her passion. But they know they need someone big, someone who will Continue Reading
Review: The Naked King by Sally MacKenzie
The Naked King by Sally MacKenzie Historical Romance June 7, 2011 Paperback Zebra Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I wouldn’t have accosted your bonnet if it hadn’t so vilely accosted my eyes and my male sensibilities. “ Stephen Parker-Roth is a playboy, hence his nickname-the King Of Hearts. He is no hurry to marry (his older brother has an heir) so he spends his time drinking, playing cards, and generally having fun. After a normal night of debauchery, he stumbles home Continue Reading