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June 25, 2014

JOINT REVIEW: Lady Windermere’s Lover by Miranda Neville

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsdiplomat / Marriage-in-Trouble / marriage-of-convenience / Regency England / Wild Quartet series12 Comments

Recommended Read

Janine: Rose and I read Lady Winderemere’s Lover, the third book in Miranda Neville’s Wild Quartet series, around the same time, so we decided to review the book together. Rose: On his 21st birthday, Damian inherited his late mother’s property Beaulieu – only to promptly lose it to his friend ... more >

June 9, 2014

REVIEW: Secrets of a Bollywood Marriage by Susanna Carr

SunitaC ReviewsBollywood / Contemporary romance / Harlequin-Presents / India / Marriage-in-Trouble2 Comments

Dear Susanna Carr: The title of your book, Secrets of a Bollywood Marriage, both attracted me and put me off a bit. It signalled a marriage-in-trouble story (a trope I love) but also a Bollywood setting (which I’m starting to get tired of). Nevertheless, I was curious to see what ... more >

January 24, 2013

REVIEW: Paradise Row by Paula Allardyce

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / crime / Georgian / Historical / London / Marriage-in-Trouble7 Comments

NOTE: This was orignally published under the title “The Respectable Miss Parkington-Smith. London, 1750 “Vibrant, titian-haired Cassandra Shelbrooke adored her husband Francis. Not only had he taken her from the stage and made her mistress of his elegant home in Hanover Square, but he pleasured her in ways that none ... more >

The Trophy Wife by Janette Kenny
December 15, 2011

A Selection of December Harlequin Presents

JaneReading ListsBad Blood / eating disorders / Marriage-in-Trouble / Notorious Wolfes / politicians / Secret-Baby / sports romance10 Comments

I haven’t had much luck with Harlequin Presents subscriptions of late. In December, I enjoyed three of my eight books. The problem is that I’m never sure what books I’m going to enjoy and thus the subscription seems worth it. I guess I’ll reevaluate mid year 2012. The Trophy Wife ... more >

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August 9, 2011

The Marriage in Trouble Trope: Love Is Hard Work

JaneLetters of OpinionMarriage-in-Trouble61 Comments

I’m not sure how I came across this article about Olivia Wilde.  I’m not a fan of hers and wouldn’t be able to pick her out of a pretty actress line up.  But in an interview with Marie Claire, Wilde spoke about her divorce. “I don’t think love should be ... more >

Stand In Wife Karina Bliss
August 5, 2011

REVIEW: Stand In Wife by Karina Bliss

JaneB Reviewsdivorce / Karina Bliss / Marriage-in-Trouble / twins / unrequited-love13 Comments

Dear Ms. Bliss: Sometimes I think a reader connects to a writer in ways that can’t quite be articulated.  I’ve felt that way about your work for a while so I don’t know how reliable of a recommender of your books that I am.  What I connect with is the ... more >

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