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Review: The Duchess Takes a Husband by Harper St. George

May 25, 2023 by Melanie 2 Comments

The Duchess Takes a Husband by Harper St. GeorgeHistorical RomanceMay 23, 2023 by Berkley Review by Melanie The Duchess Takes a Husband, which, I’m guessing is the fourth and final book in The Gilded Age Heiresses series, features the much-anticipated story of Camille, the widowed Duchess of Hereford. The first book in the series, The Heiress Gets a Duke, actually opens with the engagement party of Camille and the Duke of Hereford and it’s made immediately clear that this is nothing Continue Reading

Review: Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler

May 24, 2023 by Melanie 1 Comment

Mrs. Nash's Ashes by Sarah AdlerContemporary RomanceMay 23, 2023 by Berkley Review by Melanie I’ve been leaning hard into historical romance this year as my primary source of escape. However, Sarah Adler and I follow each other on Twitter, and having seen her discuss her contemporary romance on several occasions piqued my interest. I thought the setup was fascinating and it involved tropes that I normally love - road trip romance, only one bed, and forced proximity. Cut to me reading Continue Reading

Review: The Scandalous Ladies of London: The Countess by Sophie Jordan

April 21, 2023 by Melanie Leave a Comment

The Scandalous Ladies of London:The Countess by Sophie JordanHistorical Romantic FictionMarch 28, 2023 by Avon Review by Melanie I struggled to identify what this book was because it really did not feel like a standard historical romance. According to Netgalley, it’s been categorized as both romance, which is honestly debatable, and women’s fiction, a term I personally loathe. For the purposes of this review, I’m going to label this book as Historical Romantic Fiction.  One of Continue Reading

Review: Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa

April 7, 2023 by Melanie 1 Comment

Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la RosaHistorical Romance April 4, 2023Berkley Review by Melanie I’ve really been leaning hard into historical romances in the past few months. They’ve brought me comfort and a sense of escapism during a personally difficult time in my life. I’ve been lucky enough to discover brand new authors (Erin Langston) and new-to-me authors (Lorraine Heath) and also revisited familiar favorites (Beverly Jenkins). Liana De la Rosa is not a debut author, she has Continue Reading

Review: Forever Your Rogue by Erin Langston

March 23, 2023 by Melanie 2 Comments

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: Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

February 1, 2023 by Melanie 1 Comment

Georgie, All Along by Kate ClaybornContemporary RomanceJanuary 31, 2023 by Kensington Review by Melanie There’s something so lyrical and almost poetic about Kate Clayborn’s prose that just immerses you in the world she creates, her words are lush and evocative, so full of vivid imagery that you can almost smell the air or feel the heat of a sun-warmed wooden dock under your feet.  Georgie, All Along is no different, an expansive book, to borrow a word from the author herself, about Continue Reading

Review: Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

January 25, 2023 by Melanie 1 Comment

Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-BrokaContemporary RomanceJanuary 24, 2023 by Berkley Review by Melanie Romance novels tend to follow a set of pretty rigid rules. There’s of course the requirement for a HEA (Happily Ever After) or, at the very least, a HFN (Happy For Now). The driving force of the plot must center on a romantic relationship, the focus being on these main characters (human or otherwise, 2 or more) and the journey they take to get to their eventual Continue Reading

Review: Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade

November 17, 2022 by Melanie 1 Comment

Ship Wrecked by Olivia DadeContemporary Romance November 15, 2022 by Avon Review by Melanie Let me begin by stating that Olivia and I are very friendly on Twitter and I generally adore her both as a writer and as a human. That being said, I can promise you that my personal feelings for her did not in any way influence the amount of effusive praise I am about to heap on this book  I don’t know what it is about her books that just does it for me but to be blunt, Olivia’s brand of Continue Reading

Review: The Make-Up Test by Jenny L. Howe

September 16, 2022 by Melanie 2 Comments

The Make-Up Test by Jenny L. HoweContemporary RomanceSeptember 13, 2022 by St. Martin's Griffin Review by Melanie Let me just state for the record, that I will die on the hill that romance novels need to end with a HEA (or a HFN, at the very least). I will also state that I love a second chance romance, especially when it comes with a side of grovel novel. This is why it pains me to say I really did not like this book, despite it being second chance romance, and when the end of the book Continue Reading

A Year of Ms. Bev

September 14, 2022 by Melanie 1 Comment

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

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