by Olive | Nov 29, 2023 | Book Reviews
No Man’s Mistress by Mary Balogh (2001) Book 2 of Mistress Series. Ferdinand Dudley has won Pinewood Manor in a card game. He shows up at the manor to claim his prize, but it’s already occupied by Viola Thornhill, who was the beautiful stranger he met the night before...
by Olive | Nov 28, 2023 | Book Reviews
I’m starting a new series where I share photos and links to awesome book-themed merch around the internet. This is stuff that I covet for myself, but I’m trying very hard to be financially economical, so I’ll just live vicariously through you instead. (And if you...
by Olive | Nov 28, 2023 | Book Reviews
The Governess and the Duke by Lydia Drake (2023) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 2 of the Renegade Dukes series. Viola is the governess to one duke’s rambunctious ward with a long-standing crush on that duke’s best friend. When traveling with her charge,...
by Olive | Nov 27, 2023 | Book Reviews
A Wallflower’s Folly by Amanda Mariel (2019) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Fated for a Rogue series. Olivia and William were betrothed by their parents as children, but Olivia hasn’t heard from William in about 15 years. She believed...
by Olive | Nov 23, 2023 | Book Reviews
Stealing the Duke by Lexi Post (2023) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Marrying a Mabry series. Loosely modeled after the March family of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, we start the series with Joanna, who is in the process of stealing a book...
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...
