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June 30, 2022

JOINT REVIEW: You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne Long

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsHistorical / Julie-Anne-Long5 Comments

After taking a six-year break from Julie Anne Long’s books, I read After Dark with the Duke last year. I enjoyed it more than I expected to. Jennie read it and also liked it a lot, so we decided to review Long’s newest historical romance, You Were Made to be ... more >

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February 23, 2012

What Janine is Reading – Late 2011/Early 2012

JanineBook Reviews / Reading ListsBarbara J. Hancock / Carolyn Jewel / Elizabeth Essex / Jacqueline-Carey / Julie-Anne-Long36 Comments

It’s been over three months (!) since my last “What Janine is Reading” post. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to do one of these – the holidays got in the way, but it’s been six weeks since they ended and for that I don’t have a ... more >

How the Marquess Was Won Julie Anne Long
December 28, 2011

REVIEW: How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long

JanineC Reviews / C+ ReviewsJulie-Anne-Long / Marquess / mistorical / Regency England / teacher19 Comments

Dear Ms. Long, I’ve been reading your books since I discovered Beauty and the Spy back in 2006. Beauty and the Spy is still on my keeper shelf, and three others of your books have since joined it: The Secret to Seduction, I Kissed an Earl, and What I Did ... more >

Jane
October 31, 2011

Jane’s Reading List Ending October 31, 2011

JaneReading ListsCarolyn Jewel / E. L. James / Jill Myles / Julie-Anne-Long / Kelley-Armstrong / Kinsey Holley / Meg Benjamin / Thea Harrison24 Comments

Dear Readers, It’s been three weeks since my last confession.  In that time, I’ve read two historicals, six paranormals (5 being about werewolves, the entire backlist of Meg Benjamin, and a couple of erotic romances. Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel (ARC, release date Feb 7, 2012).  Enjoyed this different ... more >

I Kissed An Earl by Julie Ann Long
June 28, 2010

REVIEW: I Kissed an Earl by Julie Anne Long

JanineA- Reviewsgood characterization / good-description / Julie-Anne-Long / Regency England / shipboard29 Comments

Dear Ms. Long, Violet Redmond is young, beautiful, and bored. It seems that no matter what she does, her popularity with the ton will not fade. Suitors flock to her side, even though she once threatened to cast herself into a well when arguing with one of them. In the ... more >

December 7, 2009

Top Romance Books of 2009 by Jennie

JennieRecommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2009 / best of list / Carolyn Jewel / Julie-Anne-Long / Lisa-Kleypas / Megan-Hart / Meredith Duran / Review / Sherry Thomas / Suzanne Collins10 Comments

Recommended Read

We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Jennie. The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (review by Jia) Bound By Your Touch by Meredith Duran Written On Your Skin by Meredith ... more >

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