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December 3, 2018

REVIEW: Lord Calne’s Christmas Ruby by Jude Knight

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / engineer / England / holiday novella / novella / Regency2 Comments

Fashionable London holds nothing for wealthy merchant’s niece, Lalamani Finchurch. Except perhaps for an earl with a twisted hand and a charming smile. Why, for all the fortune hunters she has fended off since returning from India, is the one man who seems to like her so against marrying for ... more >

November 18, 2018

REVIEW: A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / arranged-marriage / Christmas / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / holiday novella / novella / Victorian EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews

A Courtship of Convenience Sophie Appersett is quite willing to marry outside of her class to ensure the survival of her family. But the darkly handsome Mr. Edward Sharpe is no run-of-the-mill London merchant. He’s grim and silent. A man of little emotion—or perhaps no emotion at all. After two ... more >

February 22, 2018

REVIEW: Love in the Country by Jill Barry

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1920s / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / holiday novella / novella / Scandal / second chance at loveComments Off on REVIEW: Love in the Country by Jill Barry

It’s December 1925 and the young Annabel Crawford is about to get a surprise. Her mother, Lily Crawford, explains that the Viscount Lassiter is unexpectedly joining them for Christmas dinner – and Annabel couldn’t be less impressed! The Viscount walks under a cloud of scandal after the infamous end of ... more >

December 21, 2017

REVIEW: Lady Charlotte’s Christmas Vigil by Caroline Warfield

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Christmas / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / doctor hero / holiday novella / Italy / novella / Regency / Venice / widower3 Comments

Venice 1818 Lady Charlotte clings to one dream—to see the splendor of Rome before settling for life as the spinster sister of an earl. But now her feckless brother forces her to wait again, stranded in Venice when he falls ill, halfway to the place of her dreams. She finds ... more >

March 10, 2017

REVIEW: The Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews19th century / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / military hero / RegencyComments Off on REVIEW: The Elusive Miss Ellison by Carolyn Miller

That’s the firm opinion of not-so-meek minister’s daughter Lavinia Ellison. So even though all the other villagers of St. Hampton Heath are swooning over the newly returned seventh Earl of Hawkesbury, she is not impressed. If a man won’t take his responsibilities seriously and help those who are supposed to ... more >

April 4, 2016

REVIEW: Foxing the Geese by Janet Woods

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCommoner Aristocracy pairing / England / Historical / inheritance / Regency13 Comments

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She is a spinster with a secret fortune . . . He is an impoverished earl who must marry money or face ruin . . . Theirs is a love match to be reckoned with 1812. Clever, strong-willed Vivienne Fox is unexpectedly endowed with riches beyond her wildest dreams when ... more >

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