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Book Blitz and Giveaway: Until I’m Safe in Your Arms by Jenna Jaxon
Happy Tuesday that feels like a Monday my friends! I have a fabulous new book to introduce you to, and there’s even a giveaway to go with. We all know the trope about the man who makes a bet he can find a wife within a certain time frame, but what happens when he actually likes his betrothed? Is it enough for him to defy the Queen? You’ll have to read to find out! “Mrs. Dowland, might we save the rest of the tour for another time? My wife and I are rather fatigued and wish to retire until dinner.”…
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Book Spotlight: Mistress Suffragette by Diana Forbes
Today we have a special treat for you! If you haven’t had a chance to dive into some historical romance lately then check out this gem by Diana Forbes. Title: Mistress SuffragetteAuthor: Diana Forbes Publisher: Penmore Press Pages: 392Genre: Romance/Historical Fiction/Victorian/Political/NY Gilded Age FictionA young woman without prospects at a ball in Gilded Age Newport, Rhode nIsland is a target for a certain kind of “suitor.” At the Memorial Day Ball during the Panic of 1893, impoverished but feisty Penelope Stanton quickly draws the unwanted advances of a villainous millionaire banker who preys on distressed women—the incorrigible Mr. Daggers. Better…
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Book Review: A Raven’s Heart by K.C. Bateman
Media Type: Ebook Title: A Raven’s Heart Author: K.C Bateman Publisher: Random House- Loveswept Pages: Paperback; 273 Release Date: October 18, 2016 Source: Netgalley/Publisher ——————————————– Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a lot of humor and wit with their romance Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In the war against France, Heloise Hampden is a high-value asset to the Crown. She’s cracked the enemy’s most recent communication, and for that, someone is trying to kill her. However, it’s the agent assigned to protect Heloise who poses the greatest threat to her heart: William de l’Isle, Viscount Ravenwood. Heloise has quarreled with the man they call…
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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Lazlo’s Revenge by Glen Hierlmeier
Do you love stories about history and finding out about your past? Do you love a little romance with your war stories? Well then I have just the book for you! Lazlo’s Revenge follows Maxine “Max” Fischer, a writer and Swiss war correspondent, whose parents (Hank and Roberta Fischer, the main characters from Hierlmeier’s previous book, Honor and Innocence) lived through the tragedies of the Great World Wars. In Lazlo’s Revenge, Max sets out on an adventure throughout Europe to uncover her parents’ pasts and see the very places where they survived on their odyssey to escape danger and death.…
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Book Spotlight: Trifling Favors by Heather Hiestand
Good morning everyone, and happy Wednesday! We’re halfway through the week, which means you’ll need something to get you over the hump day blues. I’ve got an exciting new historical romance that should hit the spot! “The sweetest treat is a kiss… Greggory Redcake’s plate is full. Widowed young and left with two small children, the manager of the Kensington location of the illustrious tea shop is besieged on all sides between the bakery and family matters. If only his remarkably efficient shop assistant, Betsy Popham, could manage his home life, too! But Greggory can’t linger on thoughts of Betsy’s…
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Book Review: To Catch a Lady by Pamela Labud
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: To Catch a Lady Series: Hunt Club Book #1 Publisher: Loveswept Author: Pamela Labud Pages: Kindle; 322 Release Date: January 19, 2016 Source: Netgalley/Publisher —————————————– Genre: Adult Historical Romance HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy lots of details and passionate characters Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Ashton Blakely, the Duke of Summerton, cannot stop his aunt from meddling in his affairs. So rather than let her select a most disagreeable mate, Ashton decides to fire the first volley by holding a ball as a scheme to bag the ideal wife: a deferential girl eager to produce and raise an heir, leaving…
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Book Review: What a Lady Requires by Ashlyn Macnamara
Media Type: Ebook Title: What a Lady Requires *Series: Eton Boys Trilogy (Book 3) Author: Ashlyn Macnamara Publisher: Loveswept Pages: 231 Release Date: March 31, 2015 Source: Netgalley —————————————————- Content Screening: Sexual Content- Mature audiences 18+ HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a strong heroine in their historical romance Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Unlike every other proper young lady, Miss Emma Jennings views marrying well as little more than a means to an end. Such a merger would provide her industrious father with social credibility, and Emma with a chunk of her vast inheritance. Emma’s practical views are shattered, however, when her father ties her to the…
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Review: The Marquess of Cake by Heather Hiestand
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Marquess of Cake Author: Heather Hiestand Publisher: eKensington Pages: Ebook; 254 Release Date: July 4, 2013 Source: Gifted ——————————————- Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of romance or historical romance Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Coffee. . .tea. . .or a pastry chef sweeter than any confection. . . Scotch trifle fit for Queen Victoria, scones with clotted cream. . .Alys Redcake knows the way to a man’s heart. Yet she is unaware that with each morsel–and flash of ankle–she is seducing the handsome marquess frequenting her father’s tea shop. Unmarried at twenty-six, Alys’s first love is the family business.…
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Book Review: Somewhere to Dream
Media Type: Ebook Title: Somewhere to Dream Author: Genevieve Graham Publisher: Berkley Press Pages: Paperback, 336 pages Release Date: November 5, 2013 Source: Author —————————————- Genre: Historical Romance HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love well-written romance set against sweeping historical backdrops. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N From Genevieve Graham, author of Sound of the Heart, comes the tale of two strangers living with the Cherokee—one with a warrior’s heart; the other with deadly dreams… The Cherokee call her Shadow Girl. A white woman adopted by Indians, Adelaide is haunted…
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An Interview with Genevieve Graham, and a giveaway!
Ready for some Scottish sexiness? In case you missed it, I reviewed Sound of the Heart a few days ago. This is a wonderful story, with rich historical content and a great romance! I highly recommend it. Today I’m lucky enough to have Genvieve Graham here to answer a few questions! So, without further ado, I’ll let her take it away! ***** 1) Truth be told, it’s a little hard not to stare at your gorgeous cover. What inspired you to write the Dougal’s character? Dougal is the brother of Andrew, who was the hero in my first novel, “Under the…