This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Emily G. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Desperate, penniless, and shunned by his wealthy father, Darius Lindsey begins offering himself secretly to jaded society ladies. He hangs onto his last shreds of honor, but he's losing ground financially each month. That is until the aging Lord William Longstreet makes Darius an offer he can't refuse: get the … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Darius by Grace Burrowes →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Lauralou. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Desperate, penniless, and shunned by his wealthy father, Darius Lindsey begins offering himself secretly to jaded society ladies. He hangs onto his last shreds of honor, but he's losing ground financially each month. That is until the aging Lord William Longstreet makes Darius an offer he can't refuse: get the Lord's … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Darius by Grace Burrowes →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Lulu. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected. Appalled, Abby rousts Lady … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Qualisign. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected. Appalled, Abby rousts Lady … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2014 review was written by Nerdalisque. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Historical Romance category. The summary: Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season–or any season–but his diabolical mother abducts him to “Spinster Cove” and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare →
Grab the squee-mop because Eloisa James has a new book out and it’s awesome. But before I start flailing as I review Three Weeks with Lady X there is another topic I need to discuss. Can publishers stop releasing awesome romance novels on Tuesdays? I mean, seriously. I read this book in one big all-night NOM NOM NOM fest and showed up for work the next day bleary-eyed and clutching a Big Gulp. I can … Continue reading Review: Three Weeks with Lady X by Eloisa James →
Belle is a historical drama about 18th Century England that combines a thrilling coming of age and social justice story with a swoon-worthy romance. The scenery is beautiful, the clothes are beautiful, the male lead is sensitive, and the female lead has agency. Also the script is so packed with brilliant lines that I want to put it in a frame and stare at it all day. So basically – it’s a great movie for … Continue reading Movie Review: Belle →
I’ve read some books with dysfunctional couples. I’ve read abusive heroes, heroines with severe maturity issues, heroes with severe maturity issues, amazingly stupid people, and some of the worst fucking people in the world. I have, as you all know, Seen Some Shit. This is a pair that could work, but these two are seriously in the most dire need of couple’s counseling with an emphasis on communcation skills that I’ve ever seen. They can’t … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast by Hannah Howell →
I just came out of a horrible reading slump. I know, there’s no reason to be ashamed. It happens to ever reader sooner or later. I was probably just tired. Every single book I picked up, I put back down after a chapter. Nothing seemed able to hold my interest. And the more I thought about being in a slump, the worse it got. I started to psyche myself into not being able to read. … Continue reading Review: Pale Moon Rider by Marsha Canham →
Every so often you get a book that has an interesting premise, interesting characters, a good repartee between the hero and heroine…. And then it falls apart on the execution so hard that you end up finishing the book out of spite. It’s possible my spite and your spite don’t work the same way. Look, it’s like this: Delilah is one of three sisters who all had boring first marriages with rich, titled husbands who … Continue reading The Scandalous Adventures of the Sister of the Bride by Victoria Alexander →
There is so much epic WTF crazysauce going on in LoveSpell that it’s basically RedHeadedGirl bait. I read it on the beach, and when I was done I considered setting it on fire and casting it into the sea at sunset in a magenta and turquoise funerary rite. First of all, let’s talk about the cover. That is clearly MacGyver making out with Rogue from X-Men. By the way, the heroine has a white streak … Continue reading Review: LoveSpell by Nelle McFather →
