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RITA Reader Challenge: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson

RITA Reader Challenge: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson

This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by TheoLibrarian. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: The Muse… Clara Becker is a supremely gifted composer—a talent of little to use to a woman in 1830s Europe. Her compositions only have worth when they are published under her brother’s name, yet this deception barely enables them to scrape out a living in the poorest quarter of London. Meets … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson

RITA Reader Challenge Review

RITA Reader Challenge: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson

RITA Reader Challenge: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson

This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by El7. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: The Muse… Clara Becker is a supremely gifted composer—a talent of little to use to a woman in 1830s Europe. Her compositions only have worth when they are published under her brother’s name, yet this deception barely enables them to scrape out a living in the poorest quarter of London. Meets … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Sonata for a Scoundrel by Anthea Lawson

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Noble Pleasures

Noble Pleasures

Enter an era of dashing dukes in disguise, secret-keeping viscounts, and earls trying (and failing) to resist temptation! This sampler collection of novels and novellas from RITA-nominated, USA Today bestselling author Anthea Lawson is full of spicy (and a few sweet) delights. FORTUNE’S FLOWER – To claim his family estate, James Huntington embarks on an expedition to find his grandfather’s missing journals. He’s at odds with his fellow traveler, the wellborn Miss Lily Strathmore – but even … Continue reading Noble Pleasures

Books On Sale

Book on Sale: Recapping September’s Popular Historical Deals

Book on Sale: Recapping September’s Popular Historical Deals

Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean is still $1.99 at Amazon.   This is the third and final book in MacLean's Love by Numbers series. Readers seemed to really love the pairing of the outgoing, scandalous Italian heroine and the arrogant, proper British hero. However, this book also seems to have a case of love-it-or-hate-it. It's hard to find a mediocre review on GR, though it does have a … Continue reading Book on Sale: Recapping September’s Popular Historical Deals

Books On Sale

Books on Sale: A Susanna Kearsley Novel, Plus Popular Historical Romances

Books on Sale: A Susanna Kearsley Novel, Plus Popular Historical Romances

The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley is $1.99 today! This is an older Kearsley title, originally published in 1995, I believe, and features the hallmarks of her novels: parallel storylines in the present and past, a mystery, and some romance. This book has a 3.67 star average on GR, and while some readers adored it, others felt the mix of history and contemporary plot was out of balance. I know some of you are huge … Continue reading Books on Sale: A Susanna Kearsley Novel, Plus Popular Historical Romances

Books On Sale

Books on Sale: Rainbow Rowell, A Boxed Set, Hunger Games, and More

Books on Sale: Rainbow Rowell, A Boxed Set, Hunger Games, and More

Tempted by His Touch: A Limited Edition Boxed Set of Dukes, Rogues, & Alpha Heroes is a boxed set of ten historical romances from assorted authors, and it's on sale for $1.99. The plots feature familiar tropes remixed, such as a heroine in love with her brother's best friend (Lady of Pleasure), or a wealthy independent widow looking for friends-with-benefits (Once Upon a Duke ).  I interviewed author Delilah Marvelle in 2013 about the self-publication … Continue reading Books on Sale: Rainbow Rowell, A Boxed Set, Hunger Games, and More