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Book Review

Along Came a Lady by Christi Caldwell

Along Came a Lady

Along Came A Lady is ridiculous, but initially I found it to be ridiculous fun. This Regency romance pits an etiquette teacher against a stubborn miner in a “Pygmalion” type story with a battle of wits and wills, plus a dash of “The Prince and the Pauper” and a smidgen of Poldark. Alas, the story went off the rails at around the 75% mark and soon began making even less sense than it did at … Continue reading Along Came a Lady by Christi Caldwell

Book Review

A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes

A Most Unlikely Duke

A Most Unlikely Duke is a lovely, if implausible, Regency romance in which the very rich and the very poor collide in a variety of unlikely ways. I loved this book for its lovely use of language, its focus on the problems of both the lower and upper classes, the incredibly likeable characters, and the affirming, sexy, sweet romance. The premise is that a man named Raphe Matthews (our hero) supports his two sisters in … Continue reading A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes