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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.

All of my reviews, including my contemporary romance and mystery/suspense reviews, can also be found at my Goodreads page and my Amazon reviewer page. Please feel free to follow me on either to keep up to date with what I'm reading at the moment!

Catherine Bilson

The Forgotten Duke by Sophie Barnes

When informed of her impending marriage the day before, Lady Regina is surprised but resigned… until she meets the groom and discovers he’s a sickly 14-year-...

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Much Ado About A Widow by Jenna Jaxon

Georgina defied her father once to follow her heart, but now a widow, she’s financially dependent on him and has little choice but to agree to the marriage h...

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The Marquis She's Been Waiting For by Ella Quinn

When Alex, the Marquis of Exeter, comes home from his Grand Tour after his father’s unexpected death, he’s woefully unprepared to manage his estates and has ...

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Never Deny A Duke by Madeline Hunter

Davina McCullum has an excellent claim to a Scottish barony, and she even has powerful friends who have agreed to take up her cause with the king. All would ...

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An American Duchess by Caroline Fyffe

While An American Duchess purports to be a standalone novel, or possibly the first in a new series, it’s actually the second book about the same couple, Emma...

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Catherine Bilson

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. His death in a shipwre...

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How To Marry A Highlander by Michele Sinclair

While I quite liked Adanel, the heroine of this book, the hero Dugan was a complete and utter A double S hole. I just could not with his blaming Adanel for e...

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Catherine Bilson

The Outlaw's Mail Order Bride by Linda Broday

Clay Colby’s an outlaw trying to go straight. Working with other men to build a new town called Devil’s Crossing, he longs for a partner in life. His friend ...

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Catherine Bilson

The Duke Of Kisses by Darcy Burke

I’ve really enjoyed earlier books in this series, so I was honestly disappointed when The Duke of Kisses fell kind of flat for me. Fanny, sister of Ivy, Duch...

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Earl To The Rescue by Jane Ashford

Originally published in 1980 as Gwendeline, this… reads like a romance from the 1980s. There’s lots of action and not a lot of character development. I haven...

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The Marquess and the Maiden by Robyn DeHart

Both the protagonists of this book are rather unique in their own different ways. Yes, Harriet is the well-dowered daughter of a duke… but she’s also very sh...

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The Duke I Tempted by Scarlett Peckham

This is a historical romance with a major twist; the hero is a tortured type who finds emotional and physical release in subjugation. Hence, his membership a...

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A Marriage Of Convenience by Janet Woods

I found this an intensely frustrating read. At times it was wonderful; Grace and Dominic’s first interactions were both charming and hilarious, with Grace’s ...

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The Luck Of The Bride by Janna MacGregor

At the end of this book, I had to look back at the title in puzzlement, because I honestly couldn’t figure out why on earth March Lawson might be considered ...

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Catherine Bilson

The Highlander's Gift by Eliza Knight

A fairly standard rollicking Scottish historical romance in a lot of ways, there are some deeper aspects to The Highlander’s Gift than most. Yes, Niall Oliph...

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Catherine Bilson

Knight Treasures by C.C. Wiley

Knight Treasures is Book 3 in the Knights Of The Swan series. I read Book 1, Knight Secrets, back in March this year and thoroughly enjoyed it (read my 5 sta...

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Catherine Bilson

My Fair Lover by Nicole Jordan

My Fair Lover is intended to be a gender-reversed, Regency version of Pygmalion. Lady Katherine Wilde is a darling of the ton, and just the woman Brandon Dev...

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The Pirate's Lady by Tricia Schneider

I'm still utterly bemused as to what on earth was going on in this novella. Upon finishing it, I actually went to the author's Amazon page to figure out wher...

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Hard-Hearted Highlander by Julia London

Set in the years following the terrible Scots defeat at Culloden and the subsequent ravaging of the Highlands by the English, there is a dark and moody under...

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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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All of my reviews, including my contemporary romance and mystery/suspense reviews, can also be found at my Goodreads page and my Amazon reviewer page. Please feel free to follow me on either to keep up to date with what I'm reading at the moment!

The Forgotten Duke by Sophie Barnes

Much Ado About A Widow by Jenna Jaxon

The Marquis She's Been Waiting For by Ella Quinn

Never Deny A Duke by Madeline Hunter

An American Duchess by Caroline Fyffe

The Earl Next Door by Amelia Grey

How To Marry A Highlander by Michele Sinclair

The Outlaw's Mail Order Bride by Linda Broday

The Duke Of Kisses by Darcy Burke

Earl To The Rescue by Jane Ashford

The Marquess and the Maiden by Robyn DeHart

The Duke I Tempted by Scarlett Peckham

A Marriage Of Convenience by Janet Woods

The Luck Of The Bride by Janna MacGregor

The Highlander's Gift by Eliza Knight

Knight Treasures by C.C. Wiley

My Fair Lover by Nicole Jordan

The Pirate's Lady by Tricia Schneider

Hard-Hearted Highlander by Julia London

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