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February 11, 2019

REVIEW: Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadventure romance / fugitive / heiress / Sci-fi / sci-fi romance / space opera13 Comments

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A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy. In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the ... more >

July 19, 2018

REVIEW: The Gaucho’s Lady by Genevieve Turner

JanineB Reviews / Book ReviewsArgentina / California / cowboy / heiress / historical romance / immigration / shipboard / turn of the century2 Comments

Dear Ms. Turner, I’m not a fan of cowboys, for multiple reasons. But when I saw that your new historical romance, The Gaucho’s Lady, was set in Argentina, I requested it for review despite the fact that the hero was a gaucho, South America’s answer to a cowboy, because an ... more >

November 8, 2017

JOINT REVIEW: Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh

KaetrinB+ Reviews / C+ Reviewsadoption / birthmark / Earl / family-reunion / heiress / Historical / joint review / marriage-of-convenience / Regency / reversal of fortune12 Comments

Since we reviewed the first two books in this series together, we decided to do the same with the third. ~ Janine & Kaetrin Janine:  Someone to Wed, the third novel in Mary Balogh’s Westcott series, begins with a social call. Alexander Westcott, the new Earl of Riverdale, has come ... more >

January 18, 2016

REVIEW: A Duchess in Name by Amanda Weaver

JanineB- 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 >

May 22, 2014

REVIEW: The Ruin of a Rogue by Miranda Neville

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsarcheology / con-artist / heiress / historical romance / redemption / Regency England / Wild Quartet series7 Comments

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Dear Ms. Neville, Last summer, while in the midst of a reading slump, I tried to read The Ruin of a Rogue. I think I got about two and half chapters in before I gave up. Since I don’t usually care for con artist characters and hadn’t yet come to ... more >

The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan
July 27, 2013

REVIEW: The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsheiress / historical romance / illegitimate-child / POC author / politicians / Recommended Reads9 Comments

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Dear Ms. Milan, I’ve enjoyed catching up with your Brothers Sinister series this year despite a persistent reading slump. For this reason, I preordered the newest book in the series, The Heiress Effect, about a month ago. When it popped up on my kindle, I started reading. Miss Jane Fairfield ... more >

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