by Olive | May 16, 2023 | Book Reviews
My Fair Mistress by Tracy Anne Warren (2007) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Mistress Trilogy series. Widowed lady Julianna goes to her brother’s debtholder to beg for leniency, only to be offered the position of his mistress for six months to...
by Olive | May 11, 2023 | 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 | May 9, 2023 | Book Reviews
Somehow this week ended up with a bunch of emotionally heavy and angsty books, in addition to a Thursday binge-watch of the entire six episodes of Queen Charlotte on Netflix, followed by tons of clips from the show flooding my For You Page on TikTok. It’s been a teary...
by Olive | May 4, 2023 | Book Reviews
My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh (2019) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Union of the Rakes series. Lady Grace is a bookish researcher interested in reptiles and amphibians, but unfortunately, the gentlemen of the ton are not interested in her as...
by Olive | May 2, 2023 | Book Reviews
Lots of shorter, relatively low-angst books this week, which are really quick to read. About an Earl by Diana Lloyd (2020) Historical romance. Georgian-era England. Book 2 of the What Happens in the Ballroom series. Julianna attempts to prevent her cousin from...
