I spent a (mostly) happy two and a half days reading this one. For context, with my current circumstances, finding enough reading time to finish a book that quickly is only possible if the book has DRIVEN me to find the time to read. That being said, there is one thing that could be a major red flag for readers, and that diminished my own experience significantly. What pushed me through this one? My love … Continue reading Pride Comes Before a Fall by Virginia Heath →
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas is $1.99! This is book two in the Lady Sherlock series, so if you’re looking to collect the series digitally, grab this one while you can.
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This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviews at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next … Continue reading Look Before You Leap by Virginia Heath →
Apples Dipped in Gold by Scarlett St. Clair is $1.99! This is book two in the Fairy Tale Retellings series, though I can’t quite place which fairy tale it’s based on or just an amalgamation of a few.
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Man, I should have known better. Venus Merriwell was annoying as hell in the first book, but she was less annoying in the second, so I did hold out hope that she would be an interesting protagonist in her book. Alas! Alack! Woe! She was not. I still read the whole thing, though. Venus Merriwell’s great passion in life is the orphanage that she runs with her partners. They need to expand and with a … Continue reading Never Wager with a Wallflower by Virginia Heath →
Welcome back! Here’s what we’re reading to close out July: Sarah I’m reading Henry Tudor Must Die and I just got through the action part into the exposition part. I am antsy to return to it and am already blocking off more time to read today Lara: Virginia Heath is hit or miss for me, but I really enjoyed Prides Comes Before a Fall. Writing the review is on my to do list! Sarah: Update: … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2026, Part Two →
“You shall go to the ball!” …with these three Christmas Cinderella stories! In Sophia James’s Christmas with the Earl, usually composed Ariana burns up like a Christmas candle at the infamous Earl of Norwich’s touch! Next, in Virginia Heath’s Invitation to the Duke’s Ball, a festive country house party is a bore for lady’s companion Eliza, until she meets a dashing Duke. And in Catherine Tinley’s A Midnight Mistletoe Kiss, Nell’s life of drudgery is about to change … Continue reading Christmas Cinderellas →
Calling all Bridgerton and Jane Austen fans! You are cordially invited to fall in love with your favorite new Regency romance novel… ‘I don’t pretend to know the details of your private life, Miss Fairfax, but you might do better to embrace the fortunate position into which you were born, rather than regret the one that only exists between the covers of a novel’ Miss Phoebe Fairfax dreams of being as free as her four brothers. When … Continue reading The Mismatch of the Season →
Ted Lasso meets Bridgerton for a 19th century spin on The Hangover in USA Today bestselling author Jenny Holiday’s laugh-out-loud bromantic comedy featuring three Regency-era Earls on their annual trip—ride-or-die buddies offering one another unconditional support in everything from Lady problems to family woes—especially when this trip is crashed by one earl’s pen pal. The complicated fallout from his alter ego being exposed may just be the most challenging problem the boys have to solve yet! From the author of CANADIAN BOYFRIEND, the perfect … Continue reading Manic Pixie Dream Earl →
In this Regency rom-com, when a Duke and a reporter team up to uncover his family’s secrets, their search brings up more than they bargained for—including their feelings for each other. Diana Merriwell and Giles Sinclair only tolerate one another for the sake of their nearest and dearest. Everyone believes that the two of them are meant to be together, but Diana and Giles know that their constant pithy barbs come from a shared disdain—not … Continue reading Never Rescue a Rogue →
Never Wager with a Wallflower is the third and final delightful installment in Virginia Heath’s Merriwell Sisters Regency rom-com series. Miss Venus Merriwell has been waiting for her prince to come since the tender age of fourteen. She wants a man who is a selfless academic like her, and free from all the wretched vices her gambler father enjoyed far too much before he left the Merriwell sisters practically destitute. Unfortunately, after a slew of … Continue reading Never Wager with a Wallflower →
