This book is kind of a weird read. I don’t mean that in a bad way. I think I mean it in a good way? It’s mostly charmingly bizarre. This book puts a lot of plates spinning in the air, and while some of them end up crashing to the ground and breaking, the show is fun while it lasts. The basic premise is that Grace and Sebastian are two scholarly nerds who are friends. … Continue reading My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh
Welcome to Lit Wicks! This is where we pair an author’s backlist with candles to really immerse yourself in the reading experience. All of the candles featured in these post are from Etsy, which means there is often worldwide shipping and that you’re supporting independent crafters and sellers. The Etsy candle rabbit hole is one I have gone down many times. We’re honoring author Eva Leigh/Zoe Archer with November’s Lit Wicks selection! Her Blades of the … Continue reading Lit Wicks: Zoe Archer/Eva Leigh
I am pretty certain that Leigh wrote this as RHG Bait, because she knew very well that I would be suffering just a liiiiiiiittle Poldark Withdrawl, so a Cornish heroine that is also the ringleader of a local smuggling ring is basically just what the doctor ordered. Kit is okay, too. We meet Kit, the hero, as he’s living a dissolute life. He’s a former soldier who was given an earldom, but an earldom without … Continue reading Counting on a Countess by Eva Leigh
At RWA in Orlando, I did a series of interviews, and I’m so excited to share them. In this episode, I talk with Zoe Archer aka Eva Leigh and Nico Rosso about mindfulness. They did a workshop at RWA about mindfulness and writing, and I wanted to ask about the connections between them. We start with a gift of a scarf I found that looks like it’s patterned with a feminine napkin – with wings. … Continue reading 258. Mindfulness, Meditation, and Writing: An Interview with Eva Leigh and Nico Rosso
Awhile ago, Sarah interviewed Eva Leigh on a podcast, and Leigh said she was working on a book that involved a vicar hero and a heroine who wrote erotic novels. When I heard that I was like “OMG I need this thing in my hands right now!” Well, Temptations of a Wallflower is out now and it’s just as good as I’d hoped. It’s a very meta story–a romance novel about the importance of romance … Continue reading Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh
Scandal Takes the Stage is the second book in the Regency Wicked Quills of London series and while it didn’t have the same personal allure for me as the first book, Forever Your Earl, it was every bit as well-crafted and sexy. Maggie Delamere is a playwright who hates the aristocracy. In all of her plays, aristocratic men are rakish villains. So, of course, she has no interest at all in the extremely rakish and … Continue reading Scandal Takes the Stage by Eva Leigh
Zoe Archer has been one of my favorite authors since that one time she basically saved my sanity (even if she was also the indirect cause of one of the worst reading experiences of my life). No matter what, I can always count on her for strong, determined heroines with all sorts of agency, and heroes that also were strong and worthy and respectful of the women that chose them. While I like the adventure … Continue reading Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh
You might have noticed that I’m a lot excited about Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh, the new pen name for Zoe Archer. I’ve liked Archer’s books a whole much of a lot, especially the Blades of the Rose series, which was like historical romance mixed with Indiana Jones adventure. This new series is a whole lot of catnip, too. Leigh/Archer describes it as follows: It’s about three female writers in Regency England, and the men who … Continue reading Giveaway: ARCs of Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh!
In USA Today bestselling author Eva Leigh’s final Last Chance Scoundrels novel, a young lady and her former betrothed get a second chance at love when they’re stranded at a remote country house… After Dominic Kilburn left Lady Willa Ransom at the altar, she vowed never to reveal how badly she was hurt. Following a year abroad, Willa wants to move on with her life, so she accepts an invitation to a house party. She’s … Continue reading A Rogue’s Rules for Seduction
Author Felicia Grossman—whose “books are powerful and passionate and swoon-inducing!” (Eva Leigh, USA Today bestselling author)—kicks off her new series with an enchanting twist on in which a charming heiress must marry to save her family’s business, but the one man she dreams of is the one man she can’t have. Every love story begins with once upon a time. London, 1832: Isabelle Lira may be in distress, but she’s no damsel. Since her father’s death, his former … Continue reading Marry Me By Midnight
Lady Viper and the Bastard by Eva Leigh Lady Violet “Viper” Hampton is infamous for her ferocity in the ballroom and the bedroom, but her vicious reputation is nearly matched by her rakish rival, Ian “the Bastard” Molineaux. When Violet and Ian are separately hired by families seeking to tear a loving couple apart, the two enemies must work together. The bastard and the viper use every weapon in their seductive arsenal to emerge the … Continue reading Villain I’d Like to F…
