I’d seen this book around but hadn’t really planned on picking it up until I saw it listed on a Best Romances of the Year list. I was intrigued by the premise. Grace wakes up after an uncharacteristically drunk night […]
Girl on the Run
Jane is a woman who is looking forward to starting a new life. She was the famous girlfriend of the lead singer of an up and coming band. Then she caught him cheating and went into hiding. What the press […]
The Village Inn of Secret Dreams
This is the story of renovating a run-down inn in a small British town. The current owners are nearing retirement and haven’t wanted to invest in the inn for a long time. It shows. The food is inedible and the […]
The Devil Comes Courting
Amelia is a Chinese woman who was taken in by an English missionary when she was a child. She was raised to be a proper English lady. But she has always had lingering doubts about her worthiness because although she […]
The Captain’s Midwinter Bride
I loved the premise of this novella. This isn’t a new romance between young people. This is a couple who are at another crossroads in their lives. He has been in the Royal Navy for his whole career. Now he […]
Roommaid
After reading the first few pages of this book, I wasn’t sure if I was going to go on. The main character is talking about her wealthy upbringing and how she always assumed elegant surroundings were normal. Who really needs […]
The Duke Who Didn’t
I love to find historical romance books that feature everyday people instead of nobility. It is even better if it is a foodie book. Â This book combines both! So, ok, yes, there is a Duke, which I’m normally not fond […]
The Scoundrel’s Bartered Bride
I don’t tend to agree to read historical romance books for book tours because I’m so picky. I’m glad that this one worked out well for me.  There is a little bit of suspension of disbelief that I had to […]
The Extraordinaries Series
The Extraordinaries Series This is an unusual series. It uses the tropes of Regency Romance but places them in a world where some people have Talents. I would describe these more as historical fantasies with romantic plots. In Burning […]
A Modest Independence
AMAZON | BARNES AND NOBLE | ITUNES | KOBO I loved the first book in this series that is centered around four men who lived in the same brutal orphanage as children. One went into the Army. One became a lawyer. One is living with the […]
Romance Mini Reviews
I’d heard good things about this novella on Twitter and it seemed to be perfect for Foodies Read so I had to pick it up. Pinky got out of her small hometown but had to return to help out in […]
Any Old Diamonds
K.J. Charles is one of the romance authors that I found out about on Twitter and now is an autobuy for me. I was thrilled when she offered ARCs of this book to readers. A lot of her books that […]
Romance Reviews
Alyssa Cole is an autobuy author for me for both her contemporary and historical romances. This is book 2 of her contemporary Reluctant Royals series. Do you have to read the first book to read this one? Not really as […]
A Princess in Theory
I don’t generally read contemporary romance but people have been raving about this book. I’ve also liked Alyssa Cole’s historical romances so I decided to give it a try. I’m glad I did. I laughed out loud to see that […]
Flirting Through Math – Two Courtney Milan Stories
I’m a big fan of Courtney Milan’s historical romances. I wanted to read another one of her books for AsianLitBingo but they don’t qualify because they don’t have Asian main characters. I decided to try one of her contemporary romances. […]
Seducing the Marquess
“Richard, Marquess of Devon is satisfied with his ton marriage. His wife of five months, Lady Eugenia Devon, thought she was, too, until she found the book. Their marriage is one of respect and affection, with no messy entanglements such […]
The Governess Affair
“Hugo Marshall earned the nickname “the Wolf of Clermont” for his ruthless ambition–a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner’s son to the right hand man of a duke. When he’s ordered to get rid of a […]
Feminist Romance?
I haven’t read much romance lately. I do like a good historical English romance though as evidenced by my recent trip to Bath just to see the Austen stuff. I was going to read a Regency romance while I was […]