by Olive | Apr 30, 2025 | Book Reviews
An Impulsive Kiss by Alexa Aston (2025) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 2 of the Captivating Kisses series. Judson has a tragic backstory here with being bullied at school and then beaten and punished by his guardian uncle at home, to the point where he...
by Olive | Apr 29, 2025 | Book Reviews
Hardly a Gentleman by Eloisa James (2025) Historical romance. Georgian-era England. Book 2 of the Accidental Brides series. Clara is a walking scandal after hitting the prince with her reticule. On her way to Scotland to stay with her aunt, she hitches a ride with...
by Olive | Apr 23, 2025 | Book Reviews
Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese (2022) Contemporary romance. Book 1 of the Wilmot Sisters series. Everyone gets off on the wrong foot here when autistic Bea and anxious Jamie are pushed towards each other at a party. He basically says the wrong thing all the...
by Olive | Apr 22, 2025 | Book Reviews
Hazardous to a Duke’s Heart by Sabrina Jeffries (2025) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Lords of Hazards series. Jon comes back from a French prison after being detained for 11 years to find himself a duke. And the daughter of his mentor...
by Olive | Apr 16, 2025 | Book Reviews
Masks of Desire by Fenna Edgewood (2021) Historical Romance. Victorian-era England. Book 0 of the Gardner Girls series. This book was crazypants in all the best ways. We start off with Caroline’s cruel and villainous father telling her to break her longtime engagement...
by Olive | Apr 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
When Sparks Fly by Sabrina Jeffries (2014) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 4.5 of the School for Heiresses series. Quick little Christmas novella. Wealthy heiress Ellie is traveling with her aunt and young cousins home for Christmas when her aunt is in a...