Historical Romance

Sweetest Scoundrel by Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane #9)

January 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

Rating:★★★+.5 | 328 pages | Hachette | Historical Fiction| Release Date: 11/24/15 Every year I make a goal to read my shelf and I started off 2020 with Sweetest Scoundrel, a book that has been sitting on my shelf for 5 YEARS! It came in a Fresh Fiction box subscription and I’ve just been holdingRead the Post

Historical, Review, unrated

My Fake Rake by Eva Leigh

January 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

Unrated | 384 pages | Avon | Historical Romance | 11/26/2019 | Mason Fredericks is the man of Lady’s Grace’s dreams and while he might not notice her now he won’t be able to look away when he sees her being wooed by her colleague Sebastian Holloway an anxious anthropologist she plans to turn intoRead the Post

4 stars, Black Romance, Historical, Review

Rebel and Captured by Beverly Jenkins

October 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Unrated When I pick up a Beverly Jenkins romance I personally go in ready to learn something new about Black history. I think romance is such a good medium for exploring the perseverance of Black people in America; because it shows that despite all the suffering it’s possible to carve out your own happiness inRead the Post

3.5 stars, Historical, Review

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