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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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The Wedding Night Affair by L.C. Sharp
I understand this to be a new pen name for historical romance author Lynne Connolly and I’m not surprised; Connolly knows the...
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Old Sins by Jane A. Adams
In the wake of the stock market crash of 1929, a rash of suicides turn out to be anything but as Detective Chief Inspector Henry...
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A Family for the Titanic Survivor by Lauri Robinson
I have to admit I almost stalled out of this story on page 2, when we were blithely told about an Irishman, in Ireland in 1912, having...
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The Heart of Doctor Steele by Colette Dixon
This is a combination of two genres you don’t often see together; medical romance and historical romance. Frankly, the state of medicine...
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A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe
On the eve of the French Revolution, the most brilliant alchemist in France is on the verge of discovering the fabled Philospher’s Stone…...
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Tudor Christmas Tidings
A set of three novellas all set at Christmastime at different parts of the Tudor era, I’m going to give each of these a separate review....
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Redeeming Her Viking Warrior by Jenni Fletcher
Though this is a part of the multi-author Sons of Sigurd series, I don’t think you have to have read the rest to enjoy this (I haven’t,...
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The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright and Cass Grafton
The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen When a time travelling Jane Austen gets stuck in modern-day Bath it's up to avid Janeite Rose...
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Behind Closed Doors by Betina Krahn
I really, really love Betina Krahn’s latest books, especially her current series about the Bumgarten family of ‘dollar princesses’, but...
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The Outlaw's Heart by Amy Sandas
Readers should be warned that this book starts with a pretty graphic description of spousal brutality. The heroine, Evelyn, flees her...
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Longing For A Cowboy Christmas - Anthology
A Fairy Tale Christmas by Leigh Greenwood Set in 1880, spinster Nan is the owner of a nice farm in the Shenandoah Valley. Just a few days...
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Her Viking Warrior by Gina Conkle
While this is the second in a series about the Forgotten Sons, a small band of ferocious Viking warriors, it stands perfectly well alone....
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The Corpse Played Dead by Georgina Clarke
Before I even start reviewing this book, I just want to comment on how utterly stunning the cover for it is. It was one of the rare cases...
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Saving The Mail Order Bride by Linda Broday
Linda Broday doesn’t shy away from the dark side of the Old West. Yes, the central characters in her stories always manage to save each...
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The Golden Bride by Kimberley Woodhouse
Widowed after a short and somewhat disastrous marriage, Olivia is determined to start a new life with her brother in San Francisco. The...
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Logan's Lady by Rosanne Bittner
I had a bit of a wince early on in the story when an aristocratic lord in 1870’s London criticised his younger brother for ‘hanging out...
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Lucky Creek Lady by Shirley Kennedy
Set amid the fervor of California’s Gold Rush, the Lucky Creek Lady is Laurie Sinclair, whose father left a comfortable life in...
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Appetites and Vices by Felicia Grossman
This is an incredibly strong romance between two flawed, real and utterly delightful characters. Better yet, it’s got that one thing...
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Ladies Of Intrigue by Michelle Griep
I was about a quarter of the way into The Gentleman Smuggler’s Lady, the first in this three-book collection, when I started getting an...
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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...
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