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BOUND BY YOUR TOUCH by Meredith Duran is the follow-up to last year’s impressive debut, THE DUKE OF SHADOWS which was a story partly set in India and featured a hero who was caught between two worlds. The first half of that book captivated me.
While THE DUKE OF SHADOWS was somewhat darker in tone with a bit more angst, […]
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Continue ReadingSeducing an Angel by Mary Balogh (2009) is the fourth book in the Huxtable series released in hardcover and published by Dell. The following review was written by fellow reader and contributor, Senetra. Enjoy.
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Stephen Huxtable, the Earl of Merton, first appeared as a 17-year-old young man in First Comes Marriage, then aged a few years in each subsequent […]
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Continue ReadingThe Duke of Shadows (2008) by Meredith Duran is a historical romance set outside Regency England. The story is partially set in India during a most turbulent time when the British military was in occupation of the country. The growing tensions between the natives and the British officers leads to what some refer to as the Indian […]
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Continue ReadingThen Comes Seduction (2009) by Mary Balogh, the second entry in this five part series featuring “the Huxtables.” This guest review was submitted by fellow reader, Senetra.
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I read a preview of this book at the end of the previous book in the series, and based on it and the plot description, I was not too sure of […]
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Continue ReadingFirst Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh (2009) and is the first in a five book series featuring the “Huxtables”. The following guest review was submitted by fellow reader, Senetra. As an aside, I haven’t read Mary Balogh in quite sometime and I was looking forward to reading this one and now, may need to lower my expectations.
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Continue ReadingYour Scandalous Ways (2008) by Loretta Chase is a romance that follows an English divorcée and demimonde residing in Venice, Italy. The subplot of the story involves her possessing some important, incriminating letters belonging to her ex-husband, Lord Elphick, a man who is ambitiously climbing the political latter in London.
James Cordier, an agent for his Majesty, is […]
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Continue ReadingI am late to the party but Ms. Valdez website had been down and now I see it is back up and she has updated it with a bit of news. She promises to give readers an update about her second book, Patience, on April 30th so mark your calenders. Ok readers, what do you think? Will […]
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Continue ReadingCalvary Wife by Donna Dalton is an ebook that is currently a bestseller at Fictionwise. I fell in love with the cover and was hoping this would be a good story. What I got was a formulaic romance that bored me to tears. Here is the book’s description:
A night of too much whiskey, a wrongly-numbered hotel door, and an angry guardian force dedicated cavalry captain […]
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Continue ReadingCastle of the Wolf by Sandra Schwab, copyright 2007. Castle of the Wolf has a lot going for it without opening the cover: It’s set in Germany and it’s a historical romance with a gothic feel to it without nary a vampire around. This is my first time reading Ms. Schwab but it won’t be the last. FWIW, this is her […]
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Continue Reading Historical romances aren’t what they used to be. Just read this discussion here where the debate continues on the continued decline of the historical romance novel. However, Connie Brockway’s As You Desire has a wonderful hero and if your looking for a different setting, how does Egypt sound to you?
As You Desire is set in Egypt. It is one of the […]
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Continue Reading I’ve never been a big a fan of anthologies but the buzz around Ms. Rosenthal’s novella, The House East of Regent Street, intrigued me. I ordered it. Read it and Loved it. The Excerpt: Read it Here
The House East of Regent Street by Pam Rosenthal. I ordered this copy of this anthology (Strangers in the Night) based on another reader’s […]
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Continue ReadingPassion by Lisa Valdez is a good debut. However I did have a few problems. The premise of the story starts with a single letter from Lucinda, telling her childhood friend, Abigail, about her indiscretion. Several years later, Abigail sees the letter as a coupe for her daughter, Charlotte, to be a countess. Let the screwing games begin!
Lucinda’s oldest son, Mark, is […]
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