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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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Highland Gladiator by Kathryn Le Veque
I have a bit of an issue with the basic premise of this series, which is that an English knight spent time in Rome fighting as a...
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The Rebel Wears Plaid by Eliza Knight
I absolutely love the concept of this new series based on some of the real-life women of the Jacobite rebellion. The three women we meet...
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Highland Sword by May McGoldrick
https://books2read.com/u/38ZLo7 In this dazzling conclusion to the Royal Highlander series, a dedicated barrister fighting for reform...
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Highland Jewel by May McGoldrick
Though this book is about a different couple to that featured in the first in this series, Highland Crown, you’re going to miss a lot of...
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The Laird's Vow by Heather Grothaus
In medieval Scotland, Edinburgh merchant Tavish Cameron is shocked to discover he’s the heir to Roscraig Castle. No longer beholden to...
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Highland Crown by May McGoldrick
So many Highlander romances ignore the harsh realities of life in Scotland, the way those not in the top 1% in particular suffered under...
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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...
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The Bride Chooses A Highlander by Adrienne Basso
In 1335, Lady Katherine McKenna is a very rare woman indeed; beautiful, rich and the daughter of a powerful laird, she nonetheless has...
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Between A Highlander And A Hard Place by Mary Wine
I felt really sorry for Athena, the heroine of this story. Fleeing London disguised as a boy because her other options were unpalatable...
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Forbidden Vow by Diana Cosby
Set in the turbulent years while Robert the Bruce fought to unify all of Scotland under his rule, this is a beautifully researched and...
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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...
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The Laird Of Blackloch by Amy Rose Bennett
This is one of those books which should probably come with a trigger warning. There is an attempted rape on the heroine and revelations...
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Highland Dragon Master by Isabel Cooper
Erik MacAlasdair has to leave Scotland’s war with the English before his dragon side begins to see all humans as nothing more than prey....
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A Devil In Scotland by Suzanne Enoch
Ten years ago Callum left Scotland broken-hearted, after the only girl he ever cared about chose to accept his older brother Ian’s...
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Romancing The Scot by May McGoldrick
As a Regency romance lover, I’ve read hundreds, probably thousands, of books in the genre. And in all those books, I’m honestly wracking...
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The Highlander's Princess Bride by Vanessa Kelly
The Highlander's Princess Bride is both a charming Regency romp and a searing indictment of male attitudes towards women's rights in the...
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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...
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Edge of Yesterday by Tarah Scott and Sue-Ellen Welfonder
Almost always in time-travel or alternate-universe romances it's the heroine who goes back in time or gets thrown into a different...
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