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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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A Yuletide Kiss by Madeline Hunter, Sabrina Jeffries and Mary Jo Putney
This is a set of three novellas connected by the fact that they are all taking place at the same time, in an inn where a group of...
Catherine Bilson
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A Reckless Match by Kate Bateman
First in a new series about two warring families who find their members falling in love with each other despite a centuries-long feud...
Catherine Bilson
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Kissing Under The Mistletoe Anthology
An anthology of novellas from three authors, all written with at least one scene where the main couple kiss under the mistletoe, though...
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Mistletoe Christmas Anthology
A quartet of novellas all set at the same Christmas house party, the Duke of Greystoke’s infamous Revelry. But the Duke is ailing, and...
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Lord of the Masquerade by Erica Ridley
Though this is the seventh in the Rogues to Riches series, I don’t think you need to have read the others to enjoy this - I haven’t read...
Catherine Bilson
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When A Duke Loves A Governess by Olivia Drake
Tessa James, milliner’s assistant, has just quit her job and applied for a position as governess to a duke’s wilful 4-year-old daughter...
Catherine Bilson
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Undercover Duke by Sabrina Jeffries
As the fourth book in the Duke Dynasty series about the children of a three-time Duchess, absolutely do not start here. You won’t have a...
Catherine Bilson
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Jane Austen's Best Friend: The Life and Influence of Martha Lloyd by Zöe Wheddon
This is a biography of a character many might consider of little importance to history, since she was neither titled, a producer of great...
Catherine Bilson
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Heiress In Red Silk by Madeline Hunter
I absolutely adored Heiress For Hire, the first book in this series, so when I saw this one come up for review, I jumped right on it. And...
Catherine Bilson
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One Thing Leads To A Lover by Susanna Craig
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this series, Who’s That Earl, but don’t worry if you missed it; the main characters from that...
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The Most Eligible Viscount in London by Ella Quinn
Why, in the year 2021, is a major publisher like Kensington putting out a book with MULTIPLE instances of a racial slur in it for no good...
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Duchess If You Dare by Anabelle Bryant
I really like the premise of this series about the Maidens of Mayhem, four Regency-era women doing their best to right wrongs in London....
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A Rogue to Ruin by Darcy Burke
This is the third book in Darcy Burke’s Pretenders series, but it’s also strongly connected with the world of her Untouchables and...
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The Duke's Runaway Bride by Jenni Fletcher
While a part of the Regency Belles of Bath series focussing on the ladies who run Belles Biscuit Shop, this one quickly leaves the...
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An Unexpected Earl by Anna Harrington
I haven’t read the first book in the Lords of the Armory series, but I don’t think it mattered particularly. It was easy enough to pick...
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Always The Rebel by Emily EK Murdoch
This is the 10th book in the Never The Bride series, but it stands pretty well alone - I haven’t read any of the others and didn’t have...
Catherine Bilson
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A Match for the Rebellious Earl by Lara Temple
If you read The Return of the Disappearing Duke, you probably fell a little bit in love with Captain Kit Carrington, the maybe-a-pirate...
Catherine Bilson
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The Viscount's Unconventional Lady by Virginia Heath
I’m delighted by this first book in Virginia Heath’s new series about three sisters: daughters of a famous artist and a celebrated opera...
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Sex and Sexuality in Georgian Britain by Mike Rendell
This is a thorough examination of the morals and mindset of Georgian Britons towards sex and sexuality, and it doesn’t shy away from any...
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A Waltz with the Outspoken Governess by Catherine Tinley
When her father is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, Mary Smith is kicked out of the finishing school she is attending with nowhere...
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