by Olive | May 9, 2025 | Book Reviews
When the Duke Loved Me by Lydia Lloyd (2023) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Rake Chronicles series. If you enjoy historical romances that involve a mystery or quest, this one will definitely be for you. We start with a garden tryst that ends...
by Olive | May 6, 2025 | Book Reviews
A Duke for All Seasons by Fenna Edgewood (2022) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Must Love Scandal series. Maggie is a maid in a duke’s household who had been raped and impregnated by the old duke and about to be thrown out by the widowed...
by Olive | May 1, 2025 | Book Reviews
Summer in the City by Alex Aster (2025) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Lots of witty banter here and a very fun fake-dating story. Elle pretty much hates New York City and especially hates it when a stairwell hook-up at a club goes wrong. Two years later, she...
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...
