Historical – Page 3

The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare

September 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

Content Warning: Mentions of sexual abuse of a teenager Rating:★★★ +.5 | 7 hours 8 minutes | Historical Romance | Avon | 8/13/2019 26-year-old Lady Penelope Campion has successfully avoided her season for a decade by sequestering herself in her home and committing to the care of abandoned animals. But her family has finallyRead the Post

Black Romance, Contemporary, Historical, LGBTQIA, Review

Mini Reviews: Royal Blue, Summer Blues and Union Blues

August 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

These books have nothing in common except they’re what I’ve been reading this summer but I think they really show the variety in the romance genre! This New Adult debut about a fake friendship turned pond jumping romance between the Prince of Wales and First Son of The United States has taken the book worldRead the Post

3.5 stars, Historical, Review

Romancing The Duke by Tessa Dare

February 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ + .5| 9 hours | Historical Romance | Castles Ever After #1 | Avon | 1/28/2014 When her father dies unexpectedly, 26-year-old Izzie Goodnight is left with only the legacy of his popular syndicated stories and…a castle–given to her by one of her father’s fans. Izzie can work with a castle but unfortunatelyRead the Post

3 stars, Historical, Review

The Duke That I Marry by Cathy Maxwell

December 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ | 352 pages | Avon | Historical | Spinster Heiresses #3 | Release Date: 11/27/2018 Miss Willa Reverly, the last spinster heiress, is tying the knot and she’s got the prize of the season–Matthew Addison, the recently named Duke of Camberly. Their arranged marriage is a solution to financial and status problems for their respective families but theyRead the Post

3 stars, Historical, Review

When A Duke Loves A Woman by Lorraine Heath

November 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ | Sins For All Seasons #2 |320 pages | Avon | Historical Romance | 8/21/2018 The Sins For All Seasons series follows a family of illegitimate siblings trying to rise above their station in society as outcast. I was excited to read When A Duke Loves A Woman because it features Gillie Trewlove, an 29-year-old VictorianRead the Post

4 stars, 5 stars, Ex-Military, Historical, Review

The Duchess Deal and The Governess Game by Tessa Dare

October 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

I cringed a little when I first heard this series was about romances between untitled women and dukes but Dare makes it work. Our heroes might be dukes, but these women bring them to their knees. These fun historical rom-coms aren’t afraid to bend the historical accuracy and even have a few fun anarchistic popRead the Post