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REVIEW: Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord by Carol Townend

REVIEW: Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord by Carol Townend

Dear Ms. Townend,
I’ve enjoyed several of your other books for Harlequin Historicals and was delighted when you contacted me offering a copy of your latest in the “Wessex Weddings” series for possible review. (Note: FTC discloser out of the way!) And the heroine is a Fallen Woman too. Even better. At first I didn’t [...]

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If You Like Romances Featuring Mistress

I recently reviewed His Lordship’s Mistress by Joan Wolf.  It features a young woman who, instead of marrying, decides she will try to sell herself for a short time to earn enough money to pay off the mortgage on her family home.  This book prompted commenters to reminisce about their favorite books using the fallen [...]

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REVIEW:  His Lordship’s Mistress by Joan Wolf

REVIEW: His Lordship’s Mistress by Joan Wolf

Dear Ms. Wolf:
I re-read your book recently in preparation for a year end list.  I was shocked when I checked the DA Archives and did not see a review for it.  I had to rectify that immediately.  His Lordship’s Mistress is one of my favorite books and your work in the Signet Regency line was really [...]

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REVIEW:  The Bravo Bachelor by Christine Rimmer

REVIEW: The Bravo Bachelor by Christine Rimmer

Dear Ms. Rimmer:
While you have been a long time commenter on Dear Author, I hadn’t picked up one of your books until recently. I kept meaning too but I never saw your name within the lines at Harlequin I usually perused each month. Jayne’s reviews of various Harlequin books has encouraged me to [...]

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Harlequin Lightning Reviews:  May Edition

Harlequin Lightning Reviews: May Edition

Of the three books reviewed below, two have that distinct HP feel to them replete with the high powered arrogant hero and the less empowered female. The two with the distinctive HP evoked more emotional response than the first one, His Mistress by Arrangement, but I gave higher marks to HMbA because it focused [...]

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