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 →
During a recent podcast with Molly O’Keefe, I learned about this novella, and really, who can resist the bundle of title temptation that is The Navy SEAL’s Rebel Librarian? Not me, that’s for sure. I really liked this story. Alas, it suffered from one of the major hurdles of novella-ing in romance: the hero and heroine didn’t know each other prior to the start of the story. That’s a lot of progress to make in a short time … Continue reading The SEAL’s Rebel Librarian by Anne Calhoun →
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of The Survivors’ Club series by Mary Balogh. I devoured Only Beloved the minute it hit my hot little hands. The final book in the series features The Survivors’ Club founder, The Duke of Stanbrook. Stanbrook has suffered some serious losses in his life–his son died at war and his wife committed suicide. Now at the age of 48, he realizes how lonely he is, and he … Continue reading An Interview with Mary Balogh →
If you’re going to read Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh, plan on calling in sick to work. Trust me–just do it. Either you’ll need the day off to power through the book because putting it down is not an option, or you’ll need time to recover from the crushing weight of your own feels and the emotional hangover you’ll have. I recommend calling your boss and starting off with “I got dinner from a … Continue reading Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh →
