Historical Romance Book Reviews From 2011! |
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I Had Trouble Staying Awake, And Could Not Finish Your Book! |
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 “ Delilah Marvelle “Prelude To A Scandal”
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Justine Marwood is willing to sacrifice everything including her name and reputation in deciding to marry London's most notorious Duke. In exchange for her hand in marriage, the Duke of Bradford has agreed to help Justine get her father released from jail. Justine has no idea that Duke of Bradford is a sex addict. He just can not get enough. She will also learn, once they are married, how Bradford received the scar on his face that faithful night. To give you a hint, it involved the seduction of his brother's mistress and I'll leave the rest of the sordid tale for you to discover.
Will Justine accept Bradford for who he really is? Will she think that he is no longer after his brother's mistress? Will he be devoted to her once they are finally married? Find out what happens in this exciting novel of Delilah Marvelle's.
“Prelude To A Scandal” is a flirtatious and humorous read full of non-stop twists and turns. I enjoyed this book from the very first page to the very last page of the book. This is book one of Delilah Marvelle's Scandal Series, and so far I really like what I have read. I hope that the next book is just as good. Thank you Delilah for sending me your book to review, I very much enjoyed it.
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 “ Annie Burrows “A Countess By Christmas”
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Sebastian Bridgemere has money, gorgeous looks, and the title of an Earl. Once a year Lord Bridgemere throws a Christmas party at his home at Alvanley Hall and invites his close relatives. Its seems that his close relatives only come to Alvanley Hall for one thing, and that is to hound Lord Bridgemere for his money and his status as Lord Bridgemere is considered one of the wealthiest Earls in the Country.
Lord Bridgemere knows that this Christmas will be no different from the others, that is, until a rickety carriage pulls up into his drive way. From the carriage, pops a beautiful young lady with big brown eyes, but before he can say hello, the elderly lady beside her faints as she exits the carriage. Lord Bridgemere jumps to the rescue scooping up the elderly lady. He has no idea that the guest of the elderly lady, with the big brown eyes, happens to be her adopted niece, not a servant. Unfortunately because of her aunts mistake, he has placed the elderly women and her niece in the servants area. Lord Sebastian Bridgemere is going to be put in his spot by the niece of the elderly lady named Helen Forrest. Sebastian Bridgemere will fall head over heals in love with Helen Forrest loving that she is not your typical lady who is after his money. Sparks and Passion will fly in “A Countess By Christmas”.
“A Countess By Christmas” is the perfect book to read during the holidays. You will immediately fall in love with the romance in this book and all of the festive touches that are written into this novel. So grab some apple cider, a warm blanket and sit by a cozy fire and prepare to fall in love with “A Countess By Christmas” by Annie Burrows.
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 “ Elizabeth Essex- "A Sense of Sin"
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Rupert Delacorte is looking for revenge on the lady who caused his sister Emily Delacorte to commit suicide. He knows who the lady is and is determined at all costs to seek revenge on her. First though, he must find her and confront her about it. If only that was so easy. You see, the lady that he seeks revenge on, is considered upper societies most beautiful lady, Celia Burke. Rupert must put the beauty of Celia Burke aside and focus on what is important to him, and that is ruining Celia's reputation in memory of his sister.
Celia Burke has been through a very painful loss. She lost her best school friend, Emily Delacorte to suicide. She also has been receiving threating blackmail letters telling her that she must produce a certain amount of money, or they will ruine her reputation. She has no idea who her blackmailer is, but she soon discovers more when Celia hears from a close friend of Rupert Delacorte. Is this person Celia's true blackmailer? Will Celia be able to avoid the traps, and stear clear of web an elaborate web of seduction?
Elizabeth Essex spins a tale of seduction, lies and murder. “A Sense of Sin” delivers non-stop heated passion. This book also has numerous twists and turns that will have you second guessing what is going to happen next. If you like a book with lots of erotic passion, than this book is for you.
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“ “Wicked Seduction” by Jade Lee
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What would you do if your brother sent you away on a ship that is later captured by pirates, and then refuses to pay your ransom to set you free? Kit Frazier had to live seven long years of torture, horrific pain and nightmares at the hands of his captors. He also now lives with extreme guilt for not being able to save a young boy from dying while in captivity. Can Kitt ever heal from the painful memories of his capture? Will he ever be able to forgive his brother Micheal and his wife for not paying his ransom? Find out how Kitt deals with his family and his pain in this masterful read by Jade Lee.
Jade Lee writes a emotional novel that is so powerful that this book will tug at your heart strings. Every once in awhile I read a book that is so powerful and passionate beyond belief that I am awestruck at how the author can pack so much emotion and power into their leading characters. I was enthralled with this novel. I was not able to pull my eyes from the pages. Read this masterful novel by Jade Lee, and experience the passion and emotion that I experienced. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to read your book Jade. I LOVED it!
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“ “Before The Season Ends” by Linore Rose Burkard
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Phillip Mornay is a mean and grumpy upper society bachelor. He can destroy a single girl's reputation with just one look or comment. He has never married and has no plans on marrying. He won't allow any women to capture his heart. That is, until Arianna Forsythe attends one of upper society's picnics as one of the new ladies of the upper society. For some reason Arianna seems to capture Phillip's attention, but he soon assumes that she is like every other single girl looking to marry Philip for his money and status. How wrong Phillip is with thinking Arianna is looking to marry for money or status. All she wants, is a husband, someone who is loving and willing to take care of her, and most of all, believe in God whole heartily. Will Phillip consider Arianna as potential wife? Will Arianna accept Phillips proposal if he should decide to ask? Find out in this wonderful love story if Arianna and Phillip are truly meant to be together.
“Before The Season Ends” is full of gossip, scandal and lots of romance. I'm sure this book will soon become one your favorite novels to read, and that you will have all of your girlfriends reading it as well. I know I will be passing this book onto my family and friends. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to review your book Linore, I can not wait to review your second book in this series.
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“ “The Rogue Pirate's Bride” by Shana Galen
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This is third installment from the Sons of the Revolution series, and my first pirate book that I have read. Much to my surprise I really enjoyed reading “The Rogue Pirate's Bride”. This book is packed full of non-stop action that will have your heart beating till you are finished reading the book. Also there is a heart throbbing romance between a beautiful British admirals daughter and heart stopping pirate that is wrapped up into a fantastic read that will leave you wanting to read more from Shana Galen's series.
Raeven Russell is out to kill her dead finance's killer after learning that he has docked his ship in the same port as her fathers ship. She plans on slitting his neck and healing her heart at the same time. She has no idea what Captain Cutlass looks like until she spots him seated in a corner of a local tavern. Raeven soon realizes that he is drop dead gorgeous and wonders if she will even be able to kill him. Killing him is going to be least of her worries when she soon finds herself captured by Captain Cutlass and his crew and finds herself falling in love with him.
I know you will enjoy this book as much as I did, and you will find that you are not be able to turn the pages quick enough. I'm looking forward to reading the next installment to this fantastic series.
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“ “Dukes To the Left Of Me, Princes To The Right” by Kieran Kramer
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Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes is looking for adventure and true love. She has made a promise to herself and to the spinster club, that she belongs to, that she will only marry for true love and nothing less. Lady Poppy has turned down repeated proposals from good men, because she does not love these men. She has also told a white lie, well at least she thought it was a white lie. You see, Poppy thinks that the Duke of Drummond does not exist. She has told all of the men that have proposed to her that The Duke of Drummond is her finance. This is so she can wait for her one and only true love. Lady Poppy is going to be in for the shock of her life when she attends a ball, and in walks the real life Duke of Drummond. Lady Poppy wants adventure, well, she is going to get her adventure with the Duke. Will Lady Poppy marry the Duke of Drummond for real, or will she find a way to get out the marriage proposal without falling in love with him?
Funny, witty and charming is this delightful read of “Dukes To the Left Of Me, Princes To The Right”. Kieran Kramer writes a wonderful novel that will having you smiling all the way through this book right to the end. I could not stop smiling and laughing at the great characters, and witty humor in this book. I have read Kieran Kramer's first book, and loved it. I loved this book just as much! Fantastic job Kieran!
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“ “Dangerous In Diamonds- The Rarest Blooms #4” by Madeline Hunter
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The Duke of Castleford loves to drink and be with women of the night. For now, the Duke has no reason to settle down and get married. He is very happy the way his life is going along, and things are great, but when his uncle dies, he ends up inheriting land. Little does Tristan want to disturb his life with all of this, but he soon reluctantly decides to make a unannounced visit to one of his newly inherited properties to check it out. Tristan has no idea that the tenant that is occupying his newly inherited property is a beautiful women named Daphne Joyes, who is strong willed and very independent. She will not succumb to any mans charm, and that includes The Duke of Castleford. Now that Tristan knows who occupies his property, he now has a mission, and that is to seduce the beautiful Daphne Joyes into his bedchamber. If only it was so easy for Tristan, he is going to have the challenge of his life trying to win Daphne as she is not easily seduced. Will Tristan be able to seduce Daphne into his bed chamber and make passionate love to her, or will be Tristan be the one who is seduced into changing his wild ways and settle down and become a kept man?
This is the first book of Madeline Hunter's that I have read. I was slightly disappointed with “Dangerous in Diamonds”. This book starts out slow right from the beginning, but does start to pick up near the middle of the book. There are some bright spots in this book, but also some spots that where the book drags on without pushing the story line ahead. The ending of this book will shock the socks off you. I did not see it coming at all. Over all this book was not a bad read, it had its moments.
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“ “The Seduction of His Wife” by Tiffany Clare
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Emma Hallaway loves to paint beautiful women in erotic poses as her hobby. When she was younger, she sold a painting of herself, that she painted, to a man that she befriended. Now, he is about to show everyone her painting and reveal that she paints nude women because she refuses to be his mistress. How is Emma going to deal with the exposure of her painting? She knows that her family name will be tarnished for life. She also knows that her younger sisters will never have a chance to meet a man, as no man will ever want to be involved with a tarnished name. If this is not the worst of Emma's problems, her dirt bag husband Richard Mansfield, Earl of Asbury appears out of no where, after being gone for 12 years. He now wants to try and be a husband, and plans on seducing her back. Poor Emma, she has to worry about being embarrassed in front of her friends plus now guard her heart from her husband. How on earth is Emma going to try and keep her life together without being discovered for what she loves doing?
Tiffany Clare's book “The Seduction of His Wife” delivers up a cup of sensual romance along with some wonderful humor that will bring a smile to your face. Tiffany never seems lack in her writing skills and always keeps the reader drawn into her books. Great book, full of non stop excitement.
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“ “The Making of a Duchess” by Shana Galen
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Julian Harcourt's family is aristocratic and one faithful night, when he was younger, the local villagers targeted his family and lit their house on fire. Julian almost did not make it out of his family's burning house, and for that matter out of France during the French Revolution. He lost his father, and his brothers to the fire that faithful night. Now, Julian is all grown up. Many years have passed, but one day out of no where he receives a letter from his old family butler informing him that he has found his brother Armand is alive! Julian must go back to France and save him. The only problem is that France is still at war with England, and Julian Harcourt's family is still being actively hunted.
Sara Smith has wonderful job as governess to a wonderful family. When her employer asks her to become a spy and spy on Julian Harcourt she is dumb founded and quickly refuses, until she is threatened. Now, she must play the part of some girl that is a family friend of Julian Harcourt's family. She does not even know about or how to even gather information on Julian Harcourt. She must prove that he is a traitor to his country. Will Sara be able to gather information on Julian without falling in love with him? Will Julian be able to rescue his brother without being captured, or will he be swept away by Sara's charm and beauty?
Right from page one I was instantly captured by Shana's book “The Making of a Duchess”. I could not put this book down, I was absolutely engrossed in Julian Harcourt's life. This book is so exciting that you will be on edge right to the end, and the end of this book is even more shocking. A great fast paced book, never once did it lack enjoyment or excitement. I will be reading the second book this series, and I can hardly wait to get started.
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“ “The Countess” by Lynsay Sands
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Christiana Madison thought the man she married was her prince charming, and that she would spend the rest of her life with him. Instead she married a man who berates her constantly, robbing her of her self confidence. One afternoon, her sisters arrive unexpectedly and start questioning Christina as to why they have not seen her in over a year, letters have gone unanswered. The questioning starts Christina questioning her marriage to Dicky, and why he has never given her the letters from her sisters. She decides to work up the courage to confront her husband about the way he has been treating her. Just as Christina is voicing her opinion on the way Dicky has been treating her, she notices that her husband is not responding to her. This is very unusual for Dicky to not answer Christiana when she is voicing her opinion. Christiana walks around the chair to face Dicky and see's that he is not moving or breathing. This is when Christiana realizes that her husband is dead, and that she is free from him at last, ..or so she thinks. Things are about to heat up for Christina. She has no idea that the death of her husband will turn everything she thought about the man that she married upside down and that the truth and lies will be exposed.
Lynsay Sands is master writer that draws the reader in from the very first page and will keep the reader captivated through out the whole book. “The Countess” is a sensual delightful read. I enjoyed this book right from the first page. A must read book for all Lynsay Sands readers. Five Cheers for “The Countess”!
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“ “A Devil's Bargain” by Emma Wildes
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“Sold" were the last words that Lady Isabelle Edwards heard before she was given over to her new purchaser. After being captured by pirates on a ship sailing for America, Isabelle never would have thought in a million years that she would be put on the auction block and sold to some strange man who is drop dead gorgeous. Will Isabelle be able to accept being sold to a man who is an enemy of her father and determined to ruin her repetition? Or will she fall head over heals in love with him and surrender to her sexual desires?
Lord Devon Austin has had to flee his homeland after being accused of murdering a teenage boy by the King of England. When Devon recognizes the King's daughter on the auction block for sale, he decides to purchase the Kings daughter (Isabelle Edwards) for one thousand gold pieces. His plans are to ruin her repetition in order to get back at the King for falsely being accused of murder.
A Devil's Bargain is short, saucy novel full of Blackmail, and Passion. Palm trees, warm sand, clear blue water, and a gorgeous duke will have you turning the pages of Emma Wilde's sizzling book. I really loved this and enjoyed reading about Lady Isabelle's and Devon Austin's scorching relationship. Awesome book Emma, I look forward to reading more of your books.
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“ ”Ripe For Pleasure” by Isobel Carr
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Viola Whedon thought the writing of her second (soon to be released) memoir about experiences with her clientèle had caused a break into her h
ome resulting in the killing of her footman. She had no idea that the home invasion was entirely connected to something completely different.
Lord Leonidas Vaughn the second son of the Duke of Lockmaben, believes that Viola knows that there is a huge amount of money hidden in her home. He comes up with a plan to seduce Viola into bed in hopes he will be able to coax out where the money is hidden. Can Leo seduce Viola into bed and get his hands on the money, or will the tables be turned on the Lord? Will Viola's beauty prove to be too much to overcome and derail his plans?
Enticingly intoxicating is “Ripe for Pleasure”. This book will ignite your womanly urges that will have them swimming with excitement. Jealously, scandal, gossip and passion is what this book delivers. A must read for all fans of Isobel Carr's. I'm so looking forward to the next book of Isobel's. I highly recommended this book to everyone, I know you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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I would love to thank Isobel Carr for using a small portion from my review in her lasted book "Ripe For Scandal". Here is the portion she used. "Enticingly intoxicating... Jealously, scandal, gossip and passion is what this book delivers. A must read for all fans of Isobel Carr's. I'm so looking forward to the next book." - HistoricalRomancebooksCA.blogspot.com
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“ "Heartbreak Trail” by Shirley Kennedy
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After hearing about the gold rush going on in California, Joseph Schneider tells his wife Lucy to pack up her belongings and leave everything behind, because they are going West to strike it rich in California. Lucy does not want to trek across the country and leave her sister and father behind, but whatever her husband says she must do. There is going to be so much death, arguing, and treacherous terrain ahead for Lucy and her wagon party. Will Lucy endure, and make it to California, or will she return to Boston? This is going to be a trip that will change absolutely everything.
Shirley Kennedy writes a captivating story of perseverance and dedication. The love that Lucy has in her heart and perseverance will have you wishing that Lucy was your friend. This book is absolutely fantastic and is worth the read. When I read this book I had no idea how much I would fall in love with it. The detail is amazing. I applaud Shirley for writing such a vivid and moving portrayal of what the early settlers must have experienced, so good in fact, that you will feel like you are amongst them. Please pick up this book and read it. You will fall in love with reading “Heartbreak Trail” just like I did. Marvelous job Shirley.
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“ “Claiming The Courtesan” by Anna Campbell
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Verity is a well known courtesan that is every man's dream girl. She goes by the alias Soraya. She is about to end her one year contract with a prestigious Duke from London and enter into a long overdue retirement. She has no intention on telling the Duke of Kylemore about her retirement, and where she is planning to retire. Little does Verity know that this is about to erupt a volcano of anger in the Duke, he will do anything to keep his mistress from leaving him. The Duke even has plans to kidnap Verity and possibly force her into marrying him, so she will never leave him again. Will Verity be forced to marry the Duke of Kylemore? Will she manage to stay in retirement and evade the Duke of Kylemore? Find out what happens to Verity, and the Duke of Kylemore in this sizzling novel by Anna Campbell.
“Claiming The Courtesan” starts out slow at the beginning, but picks up after the slow start, and will stir you with excitement. A great love story between two unlikely people who fall in love with each other. Anna Campbell's novel delivers up a cup of spicy romance filled with heated passion that combines into a great love story.
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