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Historical Romance Book Reviews
Please note that I do not review JAFF novels as a general rule, nor am I accepting review requests at this time.
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Catherine Bilson
Rogue Most Wanted by Janna MacGregor
This is the fifth book in the Cavensham Heiresses series, but reads decently well as a standalone. Fans of the series will no doubt be...
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Second Chance Love: A Regency Romance Set
This set of novellas are all second-chance romances, all featuring ‘older’ heroines. I think the youngest is about 31 and the oldest,...
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The Earl Next Door by Amelia Grey
Adeline is a happy widow. Her former husband was a controlling, abusive type who constantly criticized her for not giving him a child....
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London's Best Kept Secret by Annabelle Bryant
I’m going to come right out and say it; if you’ve been reading other reviews and thinking this is a ‘marriage of convenience turns to...
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A Lord Apart by Jane Ashford
Though this is the second in a series, it can absolutely be read as a standalone, since there’s only one character really in common with...
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Blog Tour Stop: The Disgraceful Lord Gray by Virginia Heath
A decade after his childhood love threw him over for his older brother and he lost his inheritance at the gaming tables in a fit of...
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The Earl's Runaway Governess by Catherine Tinley
Fleeing her lecherous, tyrannical stepbrother’s guardianship, Marianne Grant has little choice but to try and conceal herself in a...
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A Spy's Guide To Seduction by Kate Moore
This is the third installment in a genuinely delightful series by Kate Moore; you don’t need to have read the previous books to enjoy...
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Catherine Bilson
Believe In Me by Ella Quinn
Lady Augusta is a polymath with an insatiable curiosity for learning languages. Having sought out tutors to teach her everything she can,...
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The Wayward Bride by Anna Bradley
For the first book in a new series, The Wayward Bride contains a lot of references to events which happened in a book in a completely...
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Lady Notorious by Theresa Romain
If you like 100% historical accuracy in your Regency romances, this definitely isn’t the book for you. With a female Bow Street Runner...
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Catherine Bilson
The Truth About Miss Ashbourne by Joanna Barker
This is a sweet Regency romance written, unusually, in first person. The protagonist is one Juliana Ashbourne, at the beginning of the...
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The Governess by Christi Caldwell
There were several moments early on in this book where I badly wanted to smack Broderick Killoran upside the head for being an arrogant,...
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Mr Hunt, I Presume by Valerie Bowman
I do like a good second-chance romance, and Mr. Hunt, I Presume fits the bill nicely if you’re looking for a quick, light read. Erienne...
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Catherine Bilson
Escaping His Grace by Kristin Vayden
Sequel to Falling From His Grace, Escaping His Grace follows the Duke of Chatterworth’s second daughter, Samantha, in her desperate bid...
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Tempt Me With Diamonds by Jane Feather
Set in the glamorous world of London in 1903, this book follows Diana Sommerville as she returns to her native England from South Africa,...
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Wager For A Wife by Karen Tuft
I started off this story not liking the ‘hero’ William very much as he uses a wager won by his father to force the heroine into a...
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The Marked Lord by Sharon Ibbotson
Some scars aren’t visible on the outside. Sophy knows that all too well. Orphaned at eight, widowed at sixteen when her husband of a...
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Never Say Duke by Erica Ridley
For the fourth Duke of Christmas, Erica Ridley gave to me… an autistic heroine. Yep. An honest-to-goodness historical romance heroine who...
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The Duke I Once Knew by Olivia Drake
Part of a charming series called the Cinderella Spinsterhood, The Duke I Once Knew tells the story of a pair of innocent teenagers forced...
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