Musings of a Romance Author
The Victorian Rebels Series Book 3 Laird Liam Mackenzie is known as the Demon Highlander. He’s a former solider, war hero, and highland chief of the Mackenzie clan. He’s returned from years of serving abroad where he developed a notorious reputation. Now he needs a governess to help educate his children, who he left to … Continue reading My Review: “The Highlander” by Kerrigan Byrne
The Wallflowers Book 3 I don’t re-read a lot, but I felt like digging into something I knew I would enjoy. I loved this when I first read it. It gets mixed reactions from some due to Sebastian kidnapping and threatening to rape the heroine in the previous book in the series. In the first … Continue reading My Review: “The Devil in Winter” by Lisa Kleypas
Part 2 I absolutely flew through part one and didn’t make any notes so I haven’t reviewed that. I waited a couple of months before reading part 2 and I seem to have forgotten quite a few details, but now I’m back with Daniel Dukes and Sophia Lewis. I like a heroine who makes the … Continue reading My Review: “My Beautiful Disaster” By J D Hughes
After Series Book 4 Possible triggers Drug related death Spoilers included! Thank God, the end is near! I’m back to the never ending drama and angst of Hardin and Tessa. I prayed that we could move on from the constant breakups and reconciliations. I could do without the eye rolling dialogue along the lines of … Continue reading My Review: “After Ever Happy” by Anna Todd
Fulton U Book One Reece Michaels and Persephone Alexander are complete opposites. He’s the football player who wants to go pro and won’t let anything, including his personal life, stand in his way. She’s a maths genius, under extreme pressure to graduate early, win the Fuller prize, and live the life her father wants. They … Continue reading My Review: “The Perfect First” by Maya Hughes
Love Beyond Book 1 This book caused a bit of a buzz on a Facebook group. The post said that the heroine is treated like a pet and the hero takes her to the vet. Well, colour me intrigued. Delaney McCormick was abducted and taken to the planet Lorien where she is treated like an … Continue reading My Review: “Beyond the Next Star” by Melody Johnson
I’ve posted my reviews of these books together as some of them, both the novella and my review, are quite short. Fae's Captive Book 1 Taylor is a diligent college student who gets transported to another world where Leander Gladion, King of the winter Fae, claims she is his fated mate. I was totally sucked … Continue reading My Review: The “Fae’s Captive” Series by Lily Archer
Girl Meets Duke Book 3 Spoilers and trigger warnings: Childhood sexual abuse I was so excited to read the story of Lady Penelope Campion, animal lover and creator if dreadful vegetarian food. In this one, the hero is called Gabriel Duke and is a self made man. As always it’s full of the usual humour … Continue reading My Review: “The Wallflower Wager” by Tessa Dare
The Miles High Club Book 1 Emily gets upgraded to first class where she meets Jim. They hit it off straight away and end up spending the night together before heading their separate ways. The chemistry and tension between them is instant. They are already banging by chapter two, but we don’t seen them in … Continue reading My Review: “The Stopover” by T L Swan
For a change, I thought I'd post something I wrote for my critique group. The prompt was lightning. A flash of white light burst from above. Silently, I counted—one, two, three—before the expected rumble vibrated across the sky. “It won’t be long before it’s right above us,” I murmured. I stared at my opponent. Another … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Lightning