The Gentleman Rogue is a book that uses multiple romance novel tropes and clichés throughout the book but to my surprise does so rather successfully. When we’re introduced to the characters in a tavern (though the heroine would object to it being called as such!) where she is a waitress and he a patron, I got false expectations that it would turn out to be historical without the balls and the soirees, the earls and the … Continue reading The Gentleman Rogue by Margaret McPhee →
The good: Well, almost everybody we meet. The hero, Sebastian, is one of the nicest, kindest heroes I have ever read. When we meet him, he’s apparently already added a parenthetical (retired) behind his title of rogue extraordinaire, and is drowning his sorrows in a poor man’s drinking hell so as to spare his family the embarrassment of getting drunk. I know, the logic is a bit convoluted there, but it kinda-sorta makes sense if you … Continue reading In Bed with a Rogue by Samantha Grace →
I jumped at reviewing this book for the RITA® Reviewer Challenge because I just happened to be in the middle of reading the Maiden Lane series. This series mostly centers on a poor part of London called St. Giles and the problems gin has caused for that area. And most of the guy characters wear wigs, which I find so not attractive. But I’ve highly enjoyed the series. It has such a diverse set of … Continue reading Darling Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt →
This is not the worst book I’ve ever read, but it’s tedious and cliched. We open on a dark and stormy night. Widowed Ivy Powell is watching the weather with her rifle close at hand, ruminating on some recent “troubles.” Suddenly, a shadowy figure appears on her porch. It’s Gideon Black, a “giant of a man” with a “hard jaw and glittering eyes.” Ivy’s brother (who has an injury that prevents him from assisting personally) … Continue reading The Cowboy’s Reluctant Bride by Debra Cowan →
Tessa Dare has done it again! Romancing the Duke, the first book in her Castles Ever After series is an awesome read! I have been reading Tessa Dare’s backlist and I must say she has become an auto-click author for me! Romancing the Duke is about Isolde Goodnight, a daughter of a well known children’s author who has been gifted a castle by her godfather. She has been left destitute by her father and had … Continue reading Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare →
I have to admit right up front that I would not have picked this book if I had been one of the first to sign up for Smart Bitches’ RITA Reviews instead of one of the last. But holy cow, am I glad I did. Nate is an old man in a wheelchair who has had a stroke and is living with his daughter. His grandson has come by to take him out to Times Square to listen … Continue reading The Bells of Times Square by Amy Lane →
