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February 8, 2018

REVIEW: Marry in Haste by Jane Aiken Hodge

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Gothic / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / politicians / Portugal / Regency9 Comments

Camilla Forest has fallen upon hard times since fleeing France and the tyrannical rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. When her job as a governess ends in disaster, Camilla finds herself penniless and alone, stranded on a muddy roadside. A chance encounter with the notoriously aloof Lord Leominster presents Camilla with an ... more >

December 19, 2017

REVIEW: Dearest Eulalia by Betty Neels

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / doctor hero / England / marriage-of-convenience / Netherlands / novella7 Comments

Convenient bride…loving wife? Eulalia cannot bear the thought of losing her home, especially at Christmas! But with money running out she knows there’s no hope…until handsome surgeon Aderik van der Leurs show up on her doorstep – with a very convenient proposal! Though Aderik appears to want her simply as ... 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 >

May 9, 2016

REVIEW: The Devil You Know by Jo Goodman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / America / amnesia / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / ranch / western / Western Romance5 Comments

WHAT HE DOESN’T KNOW . . . After a horse drags him through the countryside, Israel McKenna awakes bruised and battered in a field in Pancake Valley, Colorado. He can recall where he came from and where he was going, but the memory of how he came to be on ... more >

April 8, 2016

REVIEW: The Viscount Needs a Wife by Jo Beverley

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsCompany of Rogues Series / England / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / Regency / social unrest / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: The Viscount Needs a Wife by Jo Beverley

Since being widowed two years ago, Kitty Cateril has been trapped in her late husband’s home, where she is expected to mourn forever. Desperate to escape, Kitty will consider any option—even a hasty marriage to a stranger with no intention of abandoning his bachelor ways. London life suits Beau Braydon, ... 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 >

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