(Oh look, they chose my house to put on the cover)Goddess of the Hunt - Tessa DareHistorical RomanceJuly 28, 2009Paperback, 384 pagesBallantine BooksThis is a debut novel by Tessa Dare that I have seen garner much praise in the land of romance blogs. I must say, all of the praise is well deserved. Romance fans, this one is a must read! I was watching Sarah, from Smart Bitches Trashy Books on her video introduction of Tessa Dare recently on the Borders True Romance Blog. Sarah read a quote from Continue Reading
Passionate – Anthea Lawson
(Don't even get me started - this book deserves a cover rich and exotic, not standard naked man. Trust me, just turn the page and start reading:)Passionate - Anthea LawsonOctober 1, 2008Historical Romance320 pages, paperbackZebraJames Huntingdon does not have a great fortune, being left little when his father died and was taken in by his uncle. His grandfather had made an important botanical discovery in Tunisia but was unable to bring back a specimen. In his will he states that whichever Continue Reading
What Happens in London – Julia Quinn
(This cover is simple and sweet, just like the book)Sweetest. Book. Ever. Every once in a while a book comes along that just makes you smile. This book had me smiling and laughing and squeeing in romantic delight from page one until the end. And oh what a sweet ending it has. Harry Valentine is the ultimate beta hero. Smart, studious, loved school, loved to study, courteous and polite. He works for the War Office translating Russian documents and leases the house directly south of Lady Olivia Continue Reading
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie – Jennifer Ashley
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie - Jennifer AshleyApril 28, 2009Paperback, 320 pagesHistorical RomanceLord Ian Mackenzie has spent his teenage years in an insane asylum. He never looks you straight in the eye. He is prone to fit of rages, does not know how to joke, everything must be spoken literal. He remembers everything with incredible accuracy. Sounds like your dream guy, right? No? Keep reading...The moment he sees Beth Ackerly he wants her. Plain and simple. There are no illusions. He Continue Reading
Revealed – Kate Noble
After reading an interview The Book Smugglers did with author Kate Noble, I put Revealed on my wish list. I decided to read it this past week and I can not say enough how wonderful this book is.Phillipa is the leader of the ton and she knows it. If she comes to your party, it will be deemed a success, if she wears a new style, everyone will place their order the next day. She is 21 and recently widowed, which gives her a bit more freedom in the eyes of the strict ton. She is set for life, Continue Reading
Then Comes Seduction – Mary Balogh
It is fun when Mary Balogh has a new series out because they usually all come out within a couple of months of each other. I loved the first book in the series so much, First Comes Marriage, that I just went right on to the second.Baron Montford, Jasper to his friends and well known rake, makes a wager one drunken night - he will seduce and bed Miss Katherine Huxtable. He figured it would be more challenging to seduce an innocent virgin, and he really couldn't think of another wager that he Continue Reading
First Comes Marriage
Viscount Lyngate, also known as Elliott Wallace, finds himself at a country assembly in the small town of Throckbridge, where he has caught the attention of every single girl in town. Of course he wants none of it, he wants to get along with his business and back to fashionable society as soon as possible. Vanessa Huxtable, second oldest of four siblings, and recently widowed decides Viscount Lyngate is most disagreeable, and somewhat of a snob, but she makes the best of it when she is forced Continue Reading