by Olive | Nov 22, 2023 | Book Reviews
What a Difference a Duke Makes by Lenora Bell (2018) Book 1 in the School for Dukes Series This one is a bit of a Mary Poppins retelling, with our serious duke with rebellious twins needing to hire a new governess. Because his kids keep running off the other ones. Of...
by Olive | Nov 21, 2023 | Book Reviews
An Offer from the Marquess by Sadie Bosque (2022) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 4 of the Necessary Arrangements series. Isabel and Rhys accidentally run into each other at a ball, fall into a tangle of limbs, and are very publicly accused of a tryst....
by Olive | Nov 20, 2023 | Book Reviews
Some Winter’s Evening by Erin Langston (2023) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Related to Forever Your Rogue. We get to see Cora’s barrister brother Gavin find his match in this holiday novella. Gavin is struggling with an ethical dilemma in whether or...
by Olive | Nov 16, 2023 | Book Reviews
I Love the Earl by Caroline Linden (2011) Historical romance. Georgian-era England. Prequel novella of The Truth About the Duke series. Margaret has been a dowdy spinster with no success in finding a husband. When her brother unexpectedly inherits a wealthy dukedom,...
by Olive | Nov 15, 2023 | Book Reviews
The Devil’s Own Duke by Lenora Bell (2021) Book 2 of the Wallflowers vs Rogues series. Hetty’s father is a totally uninterested duke who is overjoyed to find that a distantly related heir has appeared. Somehow her father comes up with the idea that Hetty and Ash...
by Olive | Nov 14, 2023 | Book Reviews
A Deal with the Earl by Sadie Bosque (2021) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Necessary Arrangements series. Julie is the daughter of a cruel and oppressive marquess and avoiding marriage during her Seasons while she waits for her childhood...