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From First Page To HEA

3 stars, 3.5 stars, Genre, Historical

The Duke of Danger by Darcy Burke

August 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

I’ve fallen off the historical romance bandwagon. When I started reading romance, I mostly read historical romance but last year I only read one. To get back into the genre I decided to start with an indie historical romance. I‘ve always been curious how the subgenre is handled outside the restrictions of traditional publishing. ThisRead the Post

3 stars, Contemporary, Genre, Historical, Latinx, Low Heat, Review, Romantic Elements

Next Year In Havana by Chanel Cleeton

July 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

I really should have reviewed Next Year In Havana and Heart and Seoul together. They are both about American women visiting their cultural homelands for the first time and grappling with where they belong while also falling into passionate but complicated relationships. Cuban-American journalist Marisol Ferrera’s family fledCuba in the 1950’s and have dreamed ofRead the Post

3 stars, 3.5 stars, East Asian, Historical, Low Heat, Multicultural, Review

End-of-the-Year Historical Romance Mini Reviews

December 31, 2020 Leave a Comment

I ended my romance reading year with a few historical romances! The Bluestocking by Christi Caldwell The Killoran siblings worked hard to overcome their gang lord father’s cruel legacy. When the youngest Killoran son is discovered to be the kidnapped son of a Marquess his eldest sister Gertrude goes alont to accompany him to hisRead the Post

3.5 stars, Historical, Review, Virgin Hero

The Lord I Left By Scarlett Peckham

December 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

I feel like at one point last year Scarlett Peckham’s Charlotte Street series was EVERYWHERE and being billed as a subversive historical romance series.  I mean just look at the covers. They trade in the usually bright, colorful, swirling dresses for a more detailed desaturated look. If Scarlett Peckham is the next evolution of historicalRead the Post

2.5 stars, Historical, Novellas, Novellas & Anthologies

Rogues Rush In: A Regency Duet by Tessa Dare & Christi Caldwell

November 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

His Bride For The Taking Tessa Dare’s Spindle Cove series opened me up to the world of historical romance. I’ve read two of the novellas in that series and really enjoyed them. Dare told funny, emotional, and touching romances in less than 200 pages. So when I saw Dare had written a novella in thisRead the Post

Black Romance, Book List, Historical, Suspense

Tropes & Sensibility: Next Door Neighbor

September 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

Welcome to a new feature where we talk about and give romance recommendations based on a much-loved romance trope! This Next Door Neighbor trope is a close cousin to Forced Proximity because it requires the heroes or heroines to be in the same place. It’s the perfect way to throw together two characters who mayRead the Post

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