What a Hero Dares by Kasey Michaels: Conspiracy, intrigue, betrayal and romance with a dashing hero and heroine make for a quick moving adventurous romp. The very handsome and brave Maximillien (Max) Redgrave, brother of Gideon, the Earl of Saltwood, is heading back home, after being an agent for the […]
Between the Devil and Ian Eversea by Julie Anne Long: Recently, it seems like every week I am exposed to a new and utterly fantastic author who is new to me but everyone else seems to know about. Julie Anne Long and her Pennyroyal Green series is one of those […]
Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran: Olivia Holladay is a woman on a quest. Pursued by a killer, she is seeking the means to both win her freedom and to create a home of her own. To do this, she has stolen papers from her last employer and is now […]
In Walking on Air by Catherine Anderson, gunslinger Gabe is not a man to settle in one place. He has not had an easy life and although he is rich now – his father acknowledged him after his death when he left him a fortune – he is still the […]
The Bride Said Maybe by Cathy Maxwell: There’s been a bit of talk on Harelquin Junkie recently about tropes, and which ones certain novels use. The Bride Says Maybe uses one not on the list, the “married to pay your father’s/uncle’s/brother’s/guardian’s debt” trope. In this case, the sacrificial victim is Lady […]
Loving Lord Ash by Sally MacKenzie is like a meringue cookie; it’s light, sweet, enjoyable and too quickly finished. The premise is a tad farfetched, but it does set up the rest of the book beautifully. Eight years earlier, the Marquis of Ashton (Ash), heir to the Duke of Greycliffe, married […]
The Trouble with Honor by Julia London starts with a scandal. A group of debutantes enter a gaming hell in search of adventure, and one, Honor Cabot, stepdaughter to the Earl of Beckington, actually sits down at a table with George Easton, the unacknowledged bastard son of the Duke of Gloucester, […]
City of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn: I’m going to preface my review by saying this isn’t what I would call a ‘standard’ romance novel. I’d classify it as more of a Historical Intrigue/Adventure story. That being said, if you stop now – you’re missing out on one of the best books […]
Whisper of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn: This book is a setup novella for Deanna Raybourn’s next novel, “City of Jasmine” which is set to release February 25, 2014. In Whisper of Jasmine, we meet an interesting cast of characters living in London just after the turn of the century. Delilah Drummond […]
Sinfully Yours by Cara Elliott: They both are hiding their true selves… Anna Sloane hides her career as a highly successful author of “horrid” novels by being as publicly bland and as perfect as possible. Devlin Greville, the Marquess of Davenport, but known as “Devil” Davenport, has the outward appearance […]