by Olive | Feb 29, 2024 | Book Reviews
To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters (2020) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Regency Vows series. Violet and James have been married for five years, and four of them have been spent in chilly silence from an argument that none of their friends...
by Olive | Feb 28, 2024 | Book Reviews
Dreaming of a Duke Like You by Sara Bennett (2023) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Romancing the Dukes series. Vivienne is the sister of a young baronet who has gotten himself into a load of gambling debt after the bad influence of his friends....
by Olive | Feb 27, 2024 | Book Reviews
Damned If I Duke by Anna Bradley (2024) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 2 of the Drop Dead Dukes series. Poor Prudence has been in a tough spot since her father lost a great deal of money to a certain rakish duke in a card game and she’s putting up with...
by Olive | Feb 26, 2024 | Book Reviews
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming (2021) Paranormal Fantasy Romance. Book 1 of the Mead Mishaps series. This book was the funniest thing I’ve read so far this year and it was an absolute delight. Cinnamon is a spice farmer leading a simple...
by Olive | Feb 22, 2024 | Book Reviews
Beauty and the Spy by Julie Anne Long (2008) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Holt Sisters Trilogy. Susannah’s life is upended when her father dies and leaves her penniless and living with an aunt in the country. Meanwhile, Kit is a bored spy...
by Olive | Feb 21, 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...