Lily and the Major by Linda Lael Miller

by Redheadedgirl · Nov 29, 2018 at 4:00 am · View all 28 comments

Sarah asked us to think about throwback series, and I knew immediately that I wanted to discuss the Orphan Train Series by Linda Lael Miller. I remembered them VERY FONDLY from my early teenagerhood (early 1990s) and wondered how well they would hold up. I was pretty sure the answer was going to be in the realm of “not great” but it turns out, no, it’s all the way over in “VERY VERY BADLY.” In … Continue reading Lily and the Major by Linda Lael Miller →

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Vikings, Cowboys, & More!

by Amanda · Sep 27, 2017 at 11:30 am · View all 2 comments

Books on Sale: Paris in Love by Eloisa James & More

RECOMMENDED: Paris in Love by Eloisa James is $1.99! This is a memoir about James’ time in Paris. Carrie had an earlier review of this one and loved it, giving it an A:

I took so much joy in reading this book. I truly meant to read it a little at a time, but I just devoured it. It was like this beautiful dream unfolding in front of me. It was a confection as lovely as the chocolate shoe James receives from her husband. I hadn’t planned to review this book – I picked it up purely as a guilty pleasure. But with every page I thought, “I HAVE to tell the Bitches about this book!” Now I have. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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Duos of Historicals and Contemporary Romances

by Amanda · Mar 16, 2016 at 11:30 am · View all 4 comments

Books on Sale: The Curse of Lord Stanstead by Mia Marlowe & More

RECOMMENDED: The Curse of Lord Stanstead by Mia Marlowe is 99c at most vendors! This is a historical romance with magic and Elyse gave this book a B+:

The Curse of Lord Stanstead is a good fit for readers who are burned out on straight Regency romances and need a dash of spice, or for paranormal readers who are sick of brooding vampires. If The Order of the Muse series follows the usual formula of the second book being stronger than the first, I will be very happy indeed. I already have The Madness of Lord Westfall downloaded on my ereader, ready to go.

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Contemporary Romance & Women’s Fiction from Linda Lael Miller, Tiffany Snow, & More!

by Amanda · Feb 3, 2016 at 11:30 am · View all 4 comments

Books on Sale: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev & More

TODAY ONLY: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev is $2.99! This is a recommended contemporary romance and Dev is an auto-buy author around here. Redheadedgirl and Carrie did a joint review of the book and gave it a B+:

CarrieS: My super short review is, As a novel, this book is great, but as a romance novel, it’s not as good because the hero is not terribly convincing as a character. It’s interesting that we don’t get his point of view directly. That would have helped, because his character swings back and forth a lot between angel and jerk.

RHG: Yeah, it’s…. it’s kind of old school in that way? We get very little of the hero’s POV and it’s all about her. And yet decidedly neo-classic in that the trauma the heroine goes through has actual lasting consequences that aren’t fixed by magic wang.

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Contemporary Romances from Susan Mallery, Linda Lael Miller, & More!

by Amanda · Dec 7, 2015 at 11:30 am · View all 6 comments

Books on Sale: About Last Night by Ruthie Knox & More

About Last Night by Ruthie Knox is 99c! This book was part of the 2013 DABWAHA Tournament and was nominated for a RITA® that same year, which means we have Reader Challenge grades! However, both reviews took issue with the book’s ending.

Reader Elissa gave it a B+:

I overall loved this book. While the ending had it faults, it still made me passionately want to type all-caps emails to my friends about it, and I basically ignored my family to read it, which is always a sign of an excellent read.

Reader Jen LB gave it a C:

Grading this book was tricky for me, because I did still enjoy it quite a bit. If I had graded it before the ending, I would probably have given it a B+, but with the ending I had to downgrade to a C. It’s a good read and I wouldn’t want to dissuade anyone from enjoying it, but for me personally I couldn’t grade it higher given the icky ending.

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Historical Romances with Rustlers, Towel Malfunctions, & More

by Amanda · Jul 22, 2015 at 11:00 am · View all 3 comments

Books on Sale: What a Lady Requires by Ashlyn Macnamara & More

What a Lady Requires by Ashlyn Macnamara is 99c! If this cover looks familiar, it’s because we talked about this impeccably placed towel during the podcast we recorded at RT Booklover’s. The hero is in debt to a wine merchant. To clear said debt, he agrees to marry the merchant’s daughter. As one does. She gets the hero’s social influence and the hero whittles down his debts. While readers loved the dialogue and tension between the characters, some felt the romantic emotion/passion between them to be a little lacking. It has a 4-star rating on Goodreads.

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Books on Sale: Sweet Contemporaries with Some Holiday Cheer

by Amanda · Nov 19, 2014 at 11:30 am · View all 6 comments

Books on Sale: The Kent Brother Trilogy by Jaci Burton & More

The Kent Brothers Trilogy by Jaci Burton is 99c! It’s that time of year again when holiday romances come out of the wood works. The trilogy features all three of the Kent Brothers novellas. The stories feature a second chance romance, a single mom heroine, and a divorced hero. Something for everyone! Though the bundle lacks actual reviews on GR, it has a rating of 4.3 stars.

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