B- ReviewsDuke / England / heiress / historical romance / Late Victorian / Marriage-in-Trouble / marriage-of-convenience9 Comments
The following review contains some spoilers. -Janine Dear Ms. Weaver, Carina Press sent DA a review request describing three new releases, one of which was A Duchess in Name. The novel sounded intriguing, so I gave it a shot. When I got the email with the ARC, I clicked on the attachment to see ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Bechdel / Book-club / DRM / Duke / Ebooks / Germany / microaggressions / Netherlands / poetry / Poland / Race / sexual identity / Tolkein12 Comments
Group of black women kicked off Napa wine train after laughing too loud -What happened to this book club on the Napa Valley Wine Train is pretty much the definition of microaggression. It’s also just plain gross. After some complaints that the eleven women were too “loud,” they were “paraded” off ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsArt / Duke / England / governess / historical romance / joint review / Recommended Reads / revenge / Wild Quartet series7 Comments
Rose: Having enjoyed the previous books in Neville’s Wild Quartet, I was looking forward to Julian’s story, The Duke of Dark Desires (despite the unappealing alliterative title) and was not disappointed. Janine: Although Julian wasn’t my favorite of the characters in this series after the way he tried to come ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscompanion / Duke / Georgian / Historical / London / Recommended Reads18 Comments
Dear Ms. Hoyt: I was in happy-making-trope heaven with this story. A cold, proper hero, check. A heroine he can’t possibly marry, check. A double life, check. It could have been written for me! For readers who haven’t previously tried the Maiden Lane series, this sixth book would be an ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsDuke / historical romance / joint review / Recommended Reads / Regency England / Wild Quartet series10 Comments
PLEASE NOTE: This joint review contains some SPOILERS. Also, I know the author a bit through Twitter. Jennie does not. –Janine Jennie: I’d only read one of Miranda Neville’s previous books (The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton, to which I gave a B-), and had put her in the category ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsDuke / England / forced-marriage / France / marquis / Regency England12 Comments
Dear Ms. Neville, I should probably preface this review by saying that I’ve chatted with you on Twitter and what I know of you, I really like. Ever since they met in The Dangerous Viscount, book two of your Burgundy Book Club series, I’ve wanted to see Minerva Montrose and ... more >