So I recently needed some Regency comfort food, and people have long been recommending the Wallflower Quartet by Lisa Kleypas to me. Because I’m all like YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME, I put them on my TBR list, but wasn’t in a big hurry to read them. OMG was I wrong. I should have read these books long, long ago. They are like sweet, delicious heroin. I actually listened to Secrets of a Summer … Continue reading Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas →
I think we all know by now that I’m a big Eloisa James fangirl. I finished Four Nights with the Duke in a single sitting, and while it’s not her best book, it enjoyed it immensely. The thing I really loved about this book is that it’s happening in layers. The heroine writes over-the-top gothic romance under a pen name, and so this book is a romance novel that tackles the stigma on romance novels. It’s … Continue reading Four Nights with the Duke by Eloisa James →
Spy Fall is a crazy historical romance about a French paratrooper spy named Marie who crash lands on top of a drunken English Lord named Dunsmore. The story is insane but it’s a ton of fun, although the ending is a bit of a mess. The heroine of Spy Fall, Marie, is part of a family of balloonists — people who fly hot air balloons, although technically some are powered by hydrogen gas and others … Continue reading Spy Fall by Diana Quincy →
I’ve read at least one book by Tracy Anne Warren before – The Trouble With Princesses, which I rather enjoyed (but didn’t review). I did enjoy this book, but there were a few things that I needed to discuss. Ultimately, it works out in to a pleasant beach read (God I wish there were a beach here right now). Lord Leo Byron is the second-youngest son (of six- his twin is the youngest) of a … Continue reading The Bedding Proposal by Tracy Anne Warren →
I had a raging head cold and cough when I read Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare. I think under normal circumstances it might have ventured into “too cute” territory for me, but since I was feeling like absolute crap, it was just what the doctor ordered. Clio Whitmore has been waiting eight years for her betrothed, Piers Brandon, to return from his foreign posting to marry her. She’s tired of feeling like the … Continue reading Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare →
There’s been quite a few people asking for non-noble, non-titled heroes, and then Romain gives us a “non-titled, poorish Anglo-Indian” hero who is a little bit snarky and long suffering. This was delightful. Augusta Meredith is the heiress to a beauty products company, and she’s got more than two braincells to rub together, and she uses them to get her company board to do what she wants them to do, all while making them think … Continue reading Secrets of a Scandalous Heiress by Theresa Romain →
There was a tremendous amount of squee’ing here at the Bitchery when the eARC of Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover was released. Fans of MacLean, and of the Rules of Scoundrels series had been waiting for Chase’s story FOREVER and the big reveal at the end of No Good Duke Goes Unpunished made the waiting even WORSE. RedHeadedGirl and I dove right in. ATTENTION. SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST THREE BOOKS IN THE SERIES FOLLOW. … Continue reading Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean →
I think Miranda Neville must have magic because she has the ability to write books that feature characters or plot devices that normally don’t work for me and yet I find myself devouring the story. Lady Windermere’s Lover is that kind of book. Normally I’d be gritting my teeth because the hero, Damian, is an unrepentant ass bag for most of the book, but somehow it worked for me beautifully. This is a marriage of … Continue reading Lady Windermere’s Lover by Miranda Neville →
Sophie Jordan has a permanent place on my Regency Comfort Food List, so I was bummed when A Good Debutante’s Guide to Ruin didn’t work for me as well her other books. Her writing, as always, is excellent, but I kept thinking WTF at different points in the plot. In fact, this book is a little crazy. Almost Old Skool crazy. The book opens with Rosalie Hughes being foisted off on her step brother, Declan, … Continue reading A Good Debutante’s Guide to Ruin by Sophie Jordan →
I recently had an unilateral salpingo oophorectomy. There’s no reason for me to tell you that except I really like saying “salpingo-oophorectomy.” So yeah, I’m down a salpingo and an oopher, and the doctor gave me a bottle of pain pills and two weeks off of work to read and recover. Tempted By His Touch Boxed Set – .99 Goodreads | AMZ | BN | K | ARe So naturally I turned to Regency Comfort … Continue reading A Dangerous Invitation by Erica Monroe →
I know what you did last season. Anyone else in the mood for a Regency trilogy with awesome writing and some serious spine tingling suspense thrown in? Me too. After my recent experiences with whale-shifters, and heroes who “don’t like fucking cats,” and mystery lube for the “far east” and/or Target, I was so, so happy to find this book by Manda Collins. Why Dukes Say I Do is just so wonderfully, deliciously good that … Continue reading Review: Why Dukes Say I Do by Manda Collins →
