by Olive | Dec 9, 2025 | Book Reviews
The Writer and the Rogue by Lydia Drake (2025) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 2 of the Debutantes of London series. Caroline is in enough of a desperate financial situation to turn to blackmail to solve her problems. Her father is in possession of a...
by Olive | Dec 8, 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 | Dec 3, 2025 | Book Reviews
Scoundrel Take Me Away by Louisa Darling (2025) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 3 of the Dukes in Disguise series. Lucy has had a crush on a highwayman named the Gentle Rogue for years and keeps scheming up ways to run into him. But he’s wary of the...
by Olive | Dec 3, 2025 | Book Reviews
Ana María and the Fox by Liana De la Rosa (2023) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Luna Sisters series. Due to French occupation of Mexico, Ana Maria and her sisters have been sent to England for their safety. Away from her overbearing father,...
by Olive | Dec 2, 2025 | Book Reviews
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jeffries (2011) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Hellions of Halstead Hall series. Minerva has had a crush on her brothers’ friend Giles for years but had her heart trampled after a kiss from him at age 19....
by Olive | Dec 2, 2025 | Book Reviews
Take a Hike by Katie Ruggle (2025) Romantic suspense. Book 3 of the Beneath the Wild Sky series. Crazy chaos, as expected from Katie Ruggle. We’re running from the militia, treasure hunters, and more when Charlie and her sister and brother-in-law try to lay a trap for...