C Reviews / C+ Reviewsarranged-marriage / Duke / historical romance / mistaken-identity / romantic comedy / Traditional Regency19 Comments
Trigger warning: ableist language Dear Ms. Balogh, By my count I’ve read some twenty-five of your traditional regencies, those slim volumes published by Signet between 1985 and 1998. By now, I thought I knew what to expect from those books: fascinating character studies powered by psychological acuity and emotionally charged ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsarranged-marriage / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / Historical-China / multicultural / POC / POC author / road-romance / Tang Dynasty7 Comments
Dear Jeannie Lin: I selected this for June’s TBR Challenge category (more than one of the author’s books in the TBR), which is cheating slightly because I’ve only had it since April (when it came out), but it is on my TBR list. Jayne wrote a terrific, comprehensive review when the book ... more >
B- Reviewsarranged-marriage / Assassin / Fantasy / Love-Triangle / prince / princess / YA10 Comments
Dear Ms. Pearson, Amazon listed your YA fantasy novel, The Kiss of Deception, as one of the best young adult books of the summer and I remembered enjoying your earlier book, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, so I requested The Kiss of Deception at my local library. What can I ... more >
B- Reviewsarranged-marriage / England / Harlequin Historical / Historical / second chance / Tudor-England4 Comments
THE GAME OF LOVE IS A DANGEROUS ONE IN THE COURT OF HENRY VIII… Betrayed by an ambitious father, forcibly betrothed to the handsome yet enigmatic Sir Jon Raemon and soon to be bedded by the covetous King Henry, Virginia D’Arvall is the female pawn in a masculine game of ... more >
B ReviewsAmerican historical / arranged-marriage / Historical / Mail-Order-Bride / western17 Comments
SHE HAS NOWHERE LEFT TO TURN Jane Middlebourne needs a way out. In 1891, life in New York is unforgiving for a young woman with no prospects, especially when her family wants nothing to do with her. So when Jane discovers an ad for a mail-order bride needed in Bitter ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / F Reviewsarranged-marriage / Indireads / novella / Pakistan / POC / POC author / second chances / South-Asian3 Comments
“…I’ll pay you a monthly salary to behave and appear for all practical purposes as my wife…If you agree, the marriage vows can be taken on the phone on Saturday, since I have an hour free in the morning.” Circumstances have forced the young divorcée, Shahira, to accept Hussain’s unusual ... more >