by Olive | Oct 12, 2023 | Book Reviews
A Good Debutante’s Guide to Ruin by Sophie Jordan (2014) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Debutante Files series. Stepbrother romance, but make it historical. Rosalie has overstayed her welcome at the girls’ school her mother sent her to,...
by Olive | Oct 11, 2023 | Book Reviews
Desert Island Duke by Kate Bateman (2023) Historical romance. Regency-era. Novella-length story part of the Ruthless Rivals series. Caroline and Max get stranded together alone on an island when their ship crashes. Not to worry too much, they’ve spotted the rest of...
by Olive | Oct 10, 2023 | Book Reviews
My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (2023) Paranormal romance. Standalone novel. Cassie is an artist in Chicago working too many jobs for not enough money and comes across an apartment listing for a ridiculously low price. Having few other options, she ends up...
by Olive | Oct 9, 2023 | Book Reviews
The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare (2019) Book 3 of the Girl Meets Duke series. Gabriel is a wealthy businessman who worked his way up from the slums and now he’s setting up house in a fancy Mayfair mansion. While he’s fixing it up, he’s irritated by...
by Olive | Oct 5, 2023 | Book Reviews
His Perfect Princess by Caroline Lee (2023) Historical romance. Victorian-era European Island. Book 1 of the Tales of the Harlot’s Guide series. Quick and dirty novella. Rickard, the crown prince of an island nation is told by his father that he must marry, and he...
by Olive | Oct 4, 2023 | Book Reviews
A Counterfeit Betrothal by Mary Balogh (1992) Book 2 of the Waite series. So this one starts with a group of young people picnicking and one of them decides she wants to see her estranged parents get together, so she plots a betrothal with her friend (who is slightly...
