Musings of a Romance Author
Lynsey Jones is a post-grad student who has spent weeks finishing her thesis in a hospital cafeteria because that’s the only place she seems to be able to knuckle down and get it done. The day she finishes, she’s approached by the hot, if grumpy, doctor who has scowled at her every day. Since he … Continue reading My Review: “One Moment Please” by Amy Daws
Girl Meets Duke Book 1 I’ve read these out of order. In book 2 there is a surly and combative cat. I hope to see more of him in this book. It’s also another re-working of the beauty and the beast theme, and the marriage of convenience trope. Emma Gladstone was cut off by her … Continue reading My Review: “The Duchess Deal” by Tessa Dare
Check out my review of "This Man" by Jodi Ellen Malpas, and meet "Lord of The Manor", Jesse Ward. It's the book I hate to love. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book 1 The Bridgertons Simon Basset, Duke Of Hastings, returns to England and is bombarded by matchmaking mamas. After his late father practically disowned him as a child because he has a speech impediment, he has vowed never to marry, and plans to to be the last in the Basset line. Daphne Bridgerton wants to … Continue reading My Review: “The Duke and I” by Julia Quinn
Scandal & Scoundrel Book 1 Miss Sophie Talbot stows away in the carriage of Kingscote, the roguish Marquess Of Eversley, after causing another scandal for her family, newly elevated to the aristocracy. Kingscote, or King, is racing home to his dying father in order to complete his final act of vengeance against the man who … Continue reading My Review: “The Rogue Not Taken” by Sarah MacLean
A Marriage Mistake Romance The tag line, “Accidentally wed to a screaming hot stranger”, had me excited to dig into what I thought would be a hot read in the marriage of convenience trope. However, I felt the plot focused too heavily on family dynamics rather than romance. Bella Reed is “tricked” into marrying her … Continue reading My Review: “Accidental Knight” by Nicole Snow
The Ravenels Book 6 Railway magnate, Tom Severin has everything he ever wanted; money, power, and everything that goes with it. Yet, he wants more. His recent dissatisfaction with life can only be filled with one thing, a wife. Only one woman will do. Lady Cassandra Ravenel wants a husband but cannot seem to find … Continue reading My Review: “Chasing Cassandra” by Lisa Kleypas
Book 6 Maiden Lane Series Maximus Batten, Duke Of Wakefield fights against poverty and vice in parliament by day, while by night he does the same as the Ghost of St Giles. When Miss Artemis Greaves, lowly companion to her rich and beautiful heiress cousin, discovers the Dukes’s secret, she blackmails him to rescue her … Continue reading My Review: “Duke Of Midnight” by Elizabeth Hoyt
Book 5 Maiden Lane Series At the end of the last book we discovered there is more than one man who masquerades as the Ghost of St Giles. Godric St John is one of them. Godric St John married Lady Margaret Reading after he was blackmailed by her brother, Lord Griffin Reading (book 2). Lady … Continue reading My Review: “Lord Of Darkness” by Elizabeth Hoyt
Elle Burns, once a slave, is a spy for the Unionist cause. She has a photographic memory; a very useful gift. She returns to the south and goes undercover as a mute house slave to gather intelligence on the Confederates. Here she encounters Malcolm McCall, an undercover detective with Allan Pinkerton’s Secret Service. Elle is a … Continue reading My Review: “An Extraordinary Union” by Alyssa Cole