by Olive | Jun 12, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Duke’s Unexpected Love by Alexa Aston (2024) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Strongs of Shadowcrest series. We start with a tragic prologue for James, who is a duke’s heir that gets abducted by sailors and forced onto a ship with...
by Olive | Jun 11, 2024 | Book Reviews
Anything But a Duke by Christy Carlyle (2019) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 2 of the Duke’s Den series. Diana is an inventor who needs financial investment in her cleaning device so that she can support herself and not need to subject herself to the...
by Olive | Jun 10, 2024 | Book Reviews
Rules for a Rogue by Christy Carlyle (2016) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Romancing the Rules series. Childhood friends and neighbors reunite in this story after the death of Kit’s father sends him back to his country home to take care of...
by Olive | Jun 6, 2024 | Book Reviews
Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh (2004) Morgan Bedwyn is the youngest Bedwyn and has just had her coming out to society. She has followed some friends (and a potential suitor) to Brussels in anticipation of an upcoming battle against the French. Gervase, Earl of...
by Olive | Jun 5, 2024 | Book Reviews
She Tempts the Duke by Lorraine Heath (2012) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Lost Lords of Pembrooke series. We start with a tragic prologue here for three young boys, Sebastian aged 14, his younger twin brother Tristan, and Rafe aged 10,...
by Olive | Jun 4, 2024 | Book Reviews
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (2021) Fantasy romance. Book 4 of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. After the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin, Nesta (Feyre’s sister) is all sorts of emotionally damaged and spends her time drinking, dancing, and...
