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November 13, 2019

REVIEW: Falling for a Rake by Eve Pendle

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews1870s / being true to oneself / botany / fake relationship / historical romance / politics / propriety / rake / reformed hero / ruin / Scandal / Victorian12 Comments

Dear Eve Pendle, I decided to try Falling for a Rake, your 1870s-set historical romance, after hearing great things about it from an acquaintance whose recommendations I trust. Lady Emily Ravensthorpe is a fern collector. It is the perfect hobby for a young lady, and Emily is committed to maintaining ... more >

November 6, 2015

REVIEW: Cold Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas

KatiB Reviews / B Reviews CategoryHistorical / rake / widow7 Comments

Dear Ms. Kleypas: I was delighted to see you dip your toe back into the historical romance pool after publishing a number of contemporary and paranormal-type romances. I find I can always count on you to write an historical romance that satisfies me, which I can say about very few authors these ... more >

December 10, 2014

A Newbie’s Experience of Venetia by Georgette Heyer, narrated by Phyllida Nash

KaetrinA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsaudiobook / Historical / Phyllida Nash / rake21 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Georgette Heyer’s Ghost, I have a confession to make.  Even though you’ve been dead for many years I remain intimidated by you.  I have many of your books on my TBR and a few in my audiobook collection (this is one of them) but after a bad experience with ... more >

April 1, 2014

REVIEW: The Bad Baron’s Daughter by Laura London

WillafulB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsclosed bedroom door / rake / reprints / Traditional Regency22 Comments

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Dear Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis): When it was announced on Twitter that several hard to find Laura London historical titles were going to be reprinted and digitized, including The Windflower, you could probably have heard our squeals from space. I don’t know if any of the books will ... more >

Scandal by Carolyn Jewel
July 26, 2013

REVIEW: Scandal by Carolyn Jewel

Author ReviewsBook ReviewsHistorical / rake38 Comments

 Everybody’s Talkin – Scandal by Carolyn Jewel Reading is so much very about context I sometimes wonder how on earth we’re meant to sensibly assess our responses to, well, just about any book we pick up. I came to Scandal immediately after Bared to You, which had left me a ... more >

March 8, 2012

REVIEW: To Dare the Duke of Dangerfield by Bronwen Evans

DabneyC- ReviewsHistorical Romances / rake12 Comments

Dear Ms. Evans, I’ll begin this review with the last line of your novella, To Dare the Duke of Dangerfield. He loved, with a consuming passion, the woman who’d dared the Duke of Dangerfield. This line evokes a picture perfect happy ending for Harlow Telford, the Duke of Dangerfield, and Lady ... more >

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