Musings of a Romance Author
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
Aiden Thomas is a playboy billionaire business man. He works hard, he plays hard, and he likes his women to understand that they will never be more than a brief bit of fun in his life. That is until reporter Veronica Strickland waltzes into his life, and begins to question his behaviour and argues her … Continue reading My Review: “Don’t Go” by Violet Paige
Book Two in the Demonica Series Runa Wagner was an innocent human, unaware of the existence of demons and the underworld. That is until she met hot, leather-clad biker Shade, with his long hair and tribal tats. “The man was sex on legs, an overwhelming mass of muscle, testosterone, and sensuality for which she had no … Continue reading My Review: “Desire Unchained” by Larissa Ione
I like a good old marriage of convenience trope and this is a decent story. Katy Elliott cannot refuse a marriage contract from her arrogant, demanding, and playboy boss, Richard VanRyan. She needs the money to care for her ailing relative. Richard, on the other hand, wants to stick two fingers up at his boss … Continue reading My Review: “The Contract” by Melanie Moreland
A Demonica Novel I stumbled upon this book in my efforts to find something different to read. Paranormal fantasy is not my usual go to, but I was willing to try anything to help me get back into reading. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised with this, the first in (what I have … Continue reading My review: “Pleasure Unbound” by Larissa Ione
This is a great friends with benefits story. Bernadette Farmer and Matt McGovern become neighbours. She is in love with her boss. He’s trying to get over his ex-girlfriend. They try to ignore their instant attraction, but when it gets too hard they decide to try a friends with benefits relationship. I love Bernadette. She is … Continue reading My Review: “Come Back to Bed” by Kayley Loring