Five Stars Well, Beverly Jenkins has wrecked me. Honestly, I should just go in to any new Jenkins novel with my emotions braced for impact. On the surface, WILD RAIN follows a delightfully grumpy heroine who begrudgingly catches feelings for the sweet, kind man she saves in the middle of a winter storm (hello, forced … Continue reading Review: Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins
4.5 Stars Kerrigan Byrne's take on the sunshine and the grump trope! I love it SO MUCH. This book follows the bright and cheery Cecelia and the grump/actual jerk Ramsey. Ramsey is Cecelia's best friend's brother-in-law. So they know each other socially... until Cecelia's life takes a turn when she unexpectedly inherits the gambling establishment. … Continue reading Review: All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne
Two Stars I read my first Amy Rose Bennett book last year (How to Catch a Wicked Viscount), I decided to skip the second book in her Disreputable Debutantes series and dive into book three. To be honest, I couldn't resist the synopsis! Hot scot with an eye patch and scar? Shy heroine trying to … Continue reading Review: How to Catch a Sinful Marquess by Amy Rose Bennett
Four Stars If you've been reading the Victorian Rebels series since the beginning, which I highly recommend (!!), then, like me, you've been waiting with bated breath for Chief Inspector Sir Carlton Morley to get his own book. Byrne has skillfully crafted his development as a secondary character throughout the previous six books, and it … Continue reading Review: A Dark and Stormy Knight by Kerrigan Byrne
4.5 Stars What a DELIGHT. ONE WISH is an adorable and sweet American West historical romance that put a smile on my face; it filled me with all the holiday warm and fuzzies. Our hero and heroine were childhood friends who reunite through a thwarted robbery. Maggie, our heroine, needs a place to lay low … Continue reading Review: One Wish by Jodi Thomas
4.5 Stars How does Mary Balogh get me to invest more of my emotions in a ten chapter novella than many authors do in a full novel? She's a magician, and the pen (or keyboard) is her wand. I'm sure of it. Mary Balogh novels are always chalked full of characters. SO many characters that … Continue reading Review: Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh
Four Stars Well, this was a delight! Reader be warned, this is two novellas set in the Mackenzie series world, and only the first story is new. The second novella was published previously. That didn't take away from my enjoyment in the least. Somehow, between books, I forget how much I love the crazy Mackenzie … Continue reading Review: A Mackenzie Clan Christmas by Jennifer Ashley
4.5 Stars I think I need to start this review by pointing out that Kerrigan Byrne is a phenomenal writer. Phenomenal. One of the best in the business right now. Her descriptions in HOW TO LOVE A DUKE IN TEN DAYS blew me away. I was transported to a dark, gothic, late 1800s, and I … Continue reading Review: How to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan Byrne
Four Stars I haven't been this surprised and delighted by a historical romance in a long time. HOW TO CATCH A WICKED VISCOUNT was fun, sexy, and thoroughly engaging. This is the first book in a series following four young debutantes in the aftermath of getting kicked out of their finishing school. Sophie, our heroine, … Continue reading Review: How to Catch a Wicked Viscount by Amy Rose Bennett
Three Stars It's been a while since I finished a book and thought, "well that could have been a novella." I am a big Valerie Bowman fan and I was excited for the next book in her Playful Brides series. They're usually fun and lighthearted. Unfortunately, this book tipped into the over the top and … Continue reading Review: No Other Duke but You by Valerie Bowman
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