NB: Welcome to Flashback Friday! If you didn’t catch it, Carrie had a disappointing experience reading Mary Balogh’s latest release, Someone to Love, due to racist stereotypes. But, if you’re hoping to read Balogh without DNF-ing, Elyse wrote a glowing review of Only a Promise. This review was originally published June 10, 2015. Only a Promise was the first book I read by Mary Balogh, and I rectified that situation pretty damn quick. It was so so amazingly good that … Continue reading Only a Promise by Mary Balogh →
Oh, buddy. I have a feeling this request is going to generate a lot of opinions and double some TBRs. Reader Arielibra was inspired by our Heyer birthday sale post to find some alpha heroes in historical. Here is her email: Could we have a Rec League on alphas? The comments from the Heyer-birthday post have been haunting me, especially Pam Shropshire’s point that Avon is “the definitive alpha.” *sighs, fans self* Yes, yes he … Continue reading The Rec League: Historical Alphas →
Confession time: I have never read a Lorraine Heath book until Falling Into Bed With a Duke. Clearly this was a mistake on my part. When I picked up this book, I wanted something that would pull me out of crappy day and the dead mouse smell that we couldn’t pinpoint in the office. So I took this book to the coffee shop, grabbed a cup of English breakfast, and proceeded to get lost in the … Continue reading Falling Into Bed With a Duke by Lorraine Heath →
Everybody calm down. Calm down. I know you’re all losing your shit because Lisa Kleypas released her first historical in five years. My shit, too, has been lost. I am here to answer all your questions, which I suspect are: Is it good? Yes, it is very, very good. I stayed up all night reading it even though I was so tired that I’d been craving sleep all day the way an addict craves heroin. When I … Continue reading Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas →
I love Elizabeth Hoyt. Everything she writes is Elyse Crack. True story, at RT, I showed up at the awards after-party in my pajamas just to have her sign my book and fangirl at her for awhile. I even snagged a glass of champagne from a waiter who was deeply confused as to why I was attending in my PJ bottoms, space cat tee shirt, and no bra. I am from Smart Bitches, sir. This … Continue reading Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt →
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! →
His Mistress by Morning by Elizabeth Boyle is $2.99 right now. This is book 1 of the Marlowe series and has a 3.7-star average on GoodReads. This is a historical with a bit of magic – there’s a magical ring that allows the heroine’s wish to come true for a good portion of the book. Readers who liked it really enjoyed how the heroine grew and evolved during the story.
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RECOMMENDED: Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare is $2.99! This is the first book in the Castles Ever After historical romance series and it won a RITA this past week – yay! It currently has 4-star rating on GR. Sarah reviewed it and gave it a B+:
I think this is a truly unique historical that will appeal to readers who aren’t often historical fans. This story captures both a distant time period, and the present day, reflecting it in the characters – with a story and a parallel set of references beside it that grow together until the meaning of both is intertwined and layered into something I haven’t read before. This is a romance that is also a little bit about the community around romance, and all the many, many people who believe in it and have their fondness for it in common.
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RECOMMENDED: The Good Girl by Mary Kubica is $2.99 digitally. Elyse discussed this book in her recent post Good Girl, Gone Girl and Women in Psychological Thrillers. She wrote, “Parts of the novel takes place during the period of time of Mia’s disappearance and others take place after. The hook is that after her traumatic rescue, Mia cannot remember the months she spent with her abductor. I won’t ruin it for this audience, but the book is not the typical female-in-jeopardy situation.” So if you’re looking for thrillers, this might really work for you.
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Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO is from Pamela, who is looking for a series she started – but didn’t finish. And she can’t remember it so she can buy the next one. That’s a problem! Ok, so I read a lot. A LOT. I’m a really fast reader, I can knock out a book in a couple of hours. Those reading times on Amazon are total bull. Anyway, I love coming across a series I enjoy, because, well, … Continue reading HaBO: Spies and Wives and Historical Series →
Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO is from Jenn, who is looking for a historical where the hero goes overboard: Long-time lurker, first time HaBO-er. I’ve been reading romance novels since elementary school (when my grandmother put Nora Roberts’ Honest Illusions – still, after all these years, my favorite – in my hands while telling my mother that “There’s really no sex,” hahahahaha, oh, Grandma). So I’ve read a ton of them, and I have a really hard time … Continue reading HaBO: Hero Falls Overboard, And His Fiancee Transforms While He’s Gone →
