The Forbidden Rose by Joanna Bourne Historical Romance June 1, 2010 Paperback, 400 Pages BerkleyWhy I read: Received for review from the publisher and The Spymaster's Lady is one of my favorites.Favorite Quote: I cannot have him. I shall want him every day of my life.Marguerite de Fleurignac is part of an underground operation in France called La Fleche, to save those destined for the guillotine. She has a large network set throughout France, a country in turmoil. But things start Continue Reading
Review: Open Country by Kaki Warner
Open Country by Kaki Warner (Blood Rose Trilogy #2) Historical Romance June 1, 2010 Paperback, 448 Pages Berkley TradeWhy I read: Received from publisher for review and I had read great reviews from her previous book, Pieces of Sky.Favorite Quote: Who would have guessed that beneath his sweet Molly’s round, bouncy bosom beat a warrior’s heart.Molly McFarlane needs money and is willing to stoop to a low level to get it. After her sister’s death, Mollie fled with her niece and nephew Continue Reading
Review: Avalon Revisited by O.M. Grey
Avalon Revisited by O.M. Grey Paranormal/Steampunk Romance April 22, 2010 Blue Moon PressWhy I read: Review request from publisherFavorite Quote: Remember Arthur, I rebuked myself. Remember what it’s like to be human. As if I could after so long, but I faked it well enough.Arthur is a 350 year old Vampire, although he looks like a teenager living in the heart of the English ton. When he was mortal, he was the brother of King Henry VIII, and lover of Catherine, before he died and she Continue Reading
Review: One Dance With a Duke by Tessa Dare
One Dance With a Duke by Tessa Dare (Stud Club #1) May 25, 2010 Historical Romance Paperback, 384 Pages Ballantine BooksWhy I read: I requested an arc from the publisher because I loved Tessa Dare’s previous trilogy.Favorite Quote: He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn’t have done anything else. He needed that breath she was holding. It belonged to him, and he wanted it back. The ladies of the ton are in a Continue Reading
Review: Sweetest Little Sin by Christine Wells
Sweetest Little Sin by Christine Wells May 4, 2010 Historical Romance Paperback, 304 Pages BerkleyWhy I read: Received from publisher for reviewFavorite Quote: “Damn you, Louisa.” The soft growl was all she heard before a savage, beautiful mouth found hers.The Marquis of Jardine has many secrets, of course being a secret agent lends to his covert nature. He doesn’t necessarily work for the British Government, he likes to be on his own, but he has worked closely with many official Continue Reading
Review: Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone
Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone Historical Romance May 1, 2010 Paperback, 336 Pages SpiceWhy I read: I have been wanting to read Charlotte Featherstone for some time now and this was offered through NetGalley.Favorite Quote: Yet somehow he knew she was different from all the others. Somehow he knew she was forbidden. Forbidden to be tainted by someone as debauched and amoral as himself. But damn him, he could not resist this temptation – this woman who made him yearn.Matthew, Continue Reading
Review: Mistress by Mistake by Maggie Robinson
Mistress by Mistake by Maggie Robinson Historical Romance April 27, 2010 Paperback, 352 Pages BravaWhy I read: I had heard good buzz about this book on Twitter and asked for a review.Favorite Quote: He would have made a fine ladies' maid, if he hadn't had such magnificent masculine equipage.Thirty year old Charlotte Fallon has a lonely but content life in her small village of Little Hyssop. She has her own cottage and some stray cats and spends her time tatting lace. Her Continue Reading
Review: Highland Surrender by Dawn Halliday
Highland Surrender by Dawn Halliday Historical Romance April 6, 2010 Paperback, 320 Pages NAL Trade Reviewed by ToriThe Earl of Camdonn has decided to quit his roguish past and become respectable by marrying the very proper very English Lady Elizabeth. But his plans drastically change when he is shot and left for dead.Destined to be alone, Ceana MacNab has poured her heart and soul into her healing arts. When fate decides to intervene by sending Cam to Ceana; their all consuming Continue Reading
Review: Patience by Lisa Valdez
Patience by Lisa Valdez April 6, 2010 Historical Romance Paperback, 360 Pages Berkley Reviewed by KatiI love an old school romance. I love heaving bosoms and throbbing man parts and dictatorial men and shy, and slightly too silly to live heroines. And when I read Passion by Lisa Valdez, I remember thinking, “This romance is old school, in a really good way.” So, when Mandi emailed to say she had Valdez’s long awaited second book in the series, Patience, I immediately emailed to Continue Reading
Review: An Earl to Enchant by Amelia Grey
An Earl to Enchant by Amelia Grey (Rogue Dynasty #3) Historical Romance April 6, 2010 Paperback, 352 Pages Sourcebooks Casablanca Reviewed by Tori When Lady Arianna Sweet arrives unannounced at Lord Morgandale's country estate he mistakes her for a courtisan he hired for the weekend. Arianna soon disabuses Morgandale of that notion and informs him she is in need of his grandmother, Lady Elder. Morgandale informs her that his grandmother has since passed away, but invites her Continue Reading