Musings of a Romance Author
Chloe Mills nick-named her boss, Beautiful Bastard, because he was precisely that. She has worked for gorgeous Bennet Ryan for nine months, and had to endure his foul temper, and ruthless and demanding attitude. She has three more months before her internship ends when something snaps and they embark on a hot affair. This is not … Continue reading My Review: “Beautiful Bastard” by Christina Lauren
Grayson, Book 1 Sophia Cole dropped out of college to care for her cancer stricken mother and now works non-stop to pay for her mother’s medical expenses. One day, she receives a cheque from a charitable foundation for enough money to cover a new cancer treatment that saves her mother’s life. A year later, she … Continue reading My review: “Obligation” by Charlotte Byrd
Annie Cassidy loves rom-coms so much it’s affected her ability to find a man. She’s looking for a rom-com man, rather than a real man. Her friend, Chloe, sums up Annie’s dilemma in a nutshell, “I always think you’re exaggerating, but you’re literally in love with a fictional man. You know those movies aren’t real, … Continue reading My review: “Waiting for Tom Hanks” by Kerry Winfrey
Part of the Bareknuckle Bastards series Wallflower, Lady Felicity Faircloth, is desperate to be welcomed back into the arms of high society. To do this she makes a deal with Devil, king of London’s dark underbelly, who promises to turn her into a desirable temptress. Unknown to Felicity, Devil has his own plans for her. … Continue reading My review: “Wicked and the Wallflower” by Sarah MacLean
Book One in the Maiden Lane Series In order to find financial support for her foundling home, widow Temperance Dews, makes a deal with Lazarus Huntington, Lord Clare. In return, she must help him find a killer in the slums of St Giles. The plot meanders along for the first half of the book and includes … Continue reading My review: “Wicked Intentions” by Elizabeth Hoyt
Book 5 in The Ravenels Series This is the latest novel from Kleypas and is another Wallflower/Ravenel cross over. This time it is the turn of West Ravenel, who meets Lady Phoebe, widow, and daughter of Sebastian and Evie. Now out of mourning for her late husband, Phoebe begins her return to society by attending … Continue reading My review: “Devils Daughter” by Lisa Kleypas
Twenty years after being turned down by Viola Kingsley, Marcel Lamarr, Marquess Of Dorchester, meets her again at a country inn. Viola’s world has been turned upside down since she discovered her marriage was illegal, and her children are illegitimate. The pair decide to run away together to escape their current dissatisfaction with life. Viola … Continue reading My review: “Someone to Care” by Mary Balogh
Darcy Barrett has been in love with her twin brother’s best friend, Tom Valeska, since she was eight years old. Over the years, Darcy has run away from her feelings, but now they are thrown together while they renovate her grandmother’s house. Then she discovers he’s just broken up with his fiancé. It is hard … Continue reading My review: “99% Mine” by Sally Thorne
Book 4 in The Ravenels Series I was really looking forward to reading the story of these two characters who we first meet in the second book, “Marrying Winterborne”. Dr Garrett Gibson is the only licensed female doctor in England and Ethan Ransom is a former police detective and now a rumoured assassin. Ethan is also … Continue reading My review: “Hello Stranger” by Lisa Kleypas
Aulay Buchanan pulls a beautiful woman from the ocean. When she wakes she has no memory of who she is or where she came from. Offering her his protection, Aulay gives her the name Jetta, and does not correct the woman when she believes him to be her husband. The attraction between Jetta and Aulay … Continue reading My review: “The Highlander‘s Promise” by Lynsay Sands