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Romance New Releases from January 2026 (contemporary romance, historical romance)

by Olive | Jun 10, 2026 | Book Reviews

Like in Love with You by Emma R. Alban (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Standalone novel. Kinda like Mean Girls, but make it regency, and the rival ladies fall in love. Lady Rosalie has her life and her friends’ lives all planned out and is not pleased...

Weekly Reads: June 1 to 7, 2026 (historical romance, contemporary romance)

by Olive | Jun 9, 2026 | Book Reviews

Because of You by Cathy Maxwell (2006) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Standalone novel. Vicar’s daughter Samantha gets entangled with a rogue of a duke’s son Yale when he turns up in her village and gets ill. She nurses him back to health, they’re caught in...

Secret Society of Governess Spies Historical Romance Book Series by Lindsay Lovise

by Olive | Jun 8, 2026 | Book Reviews

Never Blow a Kiss by Lindsay Lovise (2024) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Secret Society of Governess Spies series. Emily is a governess with little training and a fake identity who is approached one day by a woman called the Dove, who runs a...

Weekly Reads: May 25 to 31, 2026 (historical romance, contemporary romance, legal thriller)

by Olive | Jun 2, 2026 | Book Reviews

Never Spar With a Viscount by Lindsay Lovise (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Secret Society of Governess Spies series. Ivy is a governess who teaches self-defense classes to women in the village at night. One day, she’s approached by the...

Top Five Favorite Romance Books of May 2026 – historical romance, contemporary romance

by Olive | Jun 1, 2026 | Book Reviews

How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Standalone novel. Scheming and friendship and slow burn romance. Titus is a shopkeeper who is about to be totally destitute when his former lover and current landlord raises the...

Doves of New York Historical Romance Book Series by Harper St. George

by Olive | May 28, 2026 | Book Reviews

The Stranger I Wed by Harper St. George (2024) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Doves of New York series. Cora and her sisters are the illegitimate daughters of a wealthy gentleman in New York, who is dangling their inheritance from their...
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Hi, I'm Olivia, aka Olive. I'm always trying out random crafts and things... so this blog shows the evolution of all the stuff I'm interested in.

Hobby Timeline:
2014-2015: Photography, digital scrapbooking
2015-2017: Brush lettering
2018-2021: Crochet
2021-present: Romance book reading

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