by Olive | Jan 27, 2025 | Book Reviews
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera (2022) Historical romance. Victorian-era France and Scotland. Book 1 of the Las Leonas series. Luz Alana is the daughter and heiress to a rum distillery and trying to expand her business during the World’s Fair in Paris....
by Olive | Jan 23, 2025 | Book Reviews
Remember When by Mary Balogh (2025) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 4 of the Ravenswood series. We have another slow and sweet character-driven romance from Mary Balogh. We start with a not-very-tragic prologue for childhood friends Clarissa and Matthew,...
by Olive | Jan 21, 2025 | Book Reviews
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera (2025) Historical romance. Victorian-era Paris. Book 3 of the Las Leonas series. Our grumpy stuffy doctor friend Aurora gets her romance here with Apollo, the half-brother of Evan from Book 1 of the series. The set-up...
by Olive | Jan 20, 2025 | Book Reviews
Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey (2023) Contemporary romance. Book 1 of the Vine Mess series. Hallie is the local florist in a vineyard town in Napa who’s basically walking catastrophe. And when her childhood crush Julian is back in town to write his novel, she’s out...
by Olive | Jan 16, 2025 | Book Reviews
A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase (2017) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Difficult Dukes series. This book was so fun and reminded me how much I love road trip romances in a historical setting. Ripley is a groomsman at his best friend’s...
by Olive | Jan 14, 2025 | Book Reviews
Out of the Woods by Hannah Bonam-Young (2025) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Sarah and Caleb were high school sweethearts and have been married since the age of 19. And Sarah is feeling all sorts of aimless as a wealthy housewife, wanting to build some...
