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DUELING REVIEW: Someone to Romance by Mary Balogh

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Once again, Kaetrin and are reviewing one of Balogh’s Westcott novels together. – Janine Janine: Someone to Romance begins with Lady Jessica Archer, half-sister to the Duke of Netherby, escorted by a cavalcade of carriages to London. Jessica is twenty-five. She hasn’t met anyone special but she wants children and ... more >

REVIEW: The True Queen by Zen Cho

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Dear Ms. Cho, Three and a half years ago, Sunita and I reviewed your first novel, a regency-set fantasy titled Sorcerer to the Crown. I liked it enough to request an ARC of the sequel, The True Queen. I have to admit, though, that I was a little apprehensive because ... more >

REVIEW: Someone to Care by Mary Balogh

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Dear Ms. Balogh, Let me begin by stating that I am leaving Someone to Care ungraded. I enjoyed the first 79% of this novel tremendously and was thinking this was the best new Mary Balogh book I had read in ages. Then, at the 80% mark, something was revealed that ... more >

REVIEW: House of Cads by Elizabeth Kingston

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Dear Ms. Kingston, Two years ago, I reviewed your Regency era historical romance, A Fallen Lady. Although the novel wasn’t perfect, it was memorable and emotional. Recently, I heard there was a sequel in the wings, and I wasted no time in requesting an a review copy. House of Cads ... more >

REVIEW: Surrender to Ruin by Carolyn Jewel

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Dear Ms. Jewel, As you are the author of one of Scandal, one of my favorite historical romances of this decade, I was excited when I saw that Surrender to Ruin had finally been released. This is the third book in the Sinclair Sisters trilogy, which began with Lord Ruin, ... more >

REVIEW: A Taste of Honey by Rose Lerner

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Dear Ms. Lerner, Back in March of 2014, I read and reviewed Sweet Disorder, the first book in the Lively St. Lemeston series of historical romances. The novel featured an unusual conflict. Phoebe Sparks, its heroine, was offered a hefty bribe to marry Robert Moon, the owner of a bakery ... more >

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