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I adore While You Were Sleeping, so I was really looking forward to reading this historical romance retelling of the movie. Unfortunately, it fell a bit flat for me. I'm not sure why. The premise is great, and I initially liked the main characters. They definitely had a ton of chemistry. But as the story … Continue reading Book Review: While the Duke Was Sleeping by Samara Parish
Never Gamble Your Heart is an entertaining and swoon-worthy historical romance that follows Frankie as she works as a governess/spy after her younger sister ran away. In exchange for spying on Jasper Jones to investigate his involvement in a nefarious plot among the ton to marry young women with large dowries to older, cruel men … Continue reading Book Review: Never Gamble Your Heart by Lindsay Lovise
No Ordinary Duchess is the third book in the Greycourt series. It can be read as a standalone, and though there is an overarching mystery in the series, I think enough context is given at the start of the story that it would be easy to follow. The story focuses on Julian Greycourt and Elspeth … Continue reading Book Review: No Ordinary Duchess by Elizabeth Hoyt
When I read Emily Sullivan’s League of Scoundrels series I knew I had found another auto buy author. She’s such a fantastic storyteller, and I adore her swoon-worthy historical romances. Duchess Material is no exception. It’s a wonderful friends-to-lovers romance with great characters, amazing banter, and a sexy and touching love story. The story follows … Continue reading Book Review: Duchess Material by Emily Sullivan
This is a fun twist on the film 10 Things I Hate About You, which is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew. The story follows a wallflower who is not liked by the ton and a Scottish Duke who is struggling financially after the death of his brother. Effie’s a great fmc, … Continue reading Book Review: The Worst Duke in London by Amalie Howard
Good Duke Gone Wild is a wonderful start to Bethany Bennett's new Bluestocking Booksellers historical romance series. I loved the characters and the romance as well as the strong messages about literature and equality. The story follows a duke and a bookshop worker who secretly authors erotic novels. Caroline also appraises books and is hired … Continue reading Book Review: Good Duke Gone Wild by Bethany Bennett
When I read Soto's debut book last year, I knew she was going to be an auto-buy author for me. She's such an amazing storyteller, and Forget Me Not was positively swoon-worthy. I mean, heart-growing, pearl-clutching, swoontastically romantic, and I can't get enough. So, when I was offered an early copy of her second book, … Continue reading Book Review: Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
I've really enjoyed the Ladies Most Scandalous series, and this book was a fun conclusion to it. The story follows Jane, who has become a governess after her father's suicide and the family's ruination, and Adrian, who worked with Jane's father and whom Jane has had a crush on for years. When Jane's employer, who … Continue reading Book Review: A Governess’s Guide to Passion and Peril by Manda Collins
