C- ReviewsHistorical / revenge-plot / Rome / shipboard / shipwreck4 Comments
The daughter of his sworn enemy… For wealthy merchant Metellus, nothing is as important as his desire for revenge. Ever since his father’s death, he’s been planning to wreak vengeance on those responsible. So when he rescues the daughter of his sworn enemy, Livia Drasus from a shipwreck Metellus sees ... more >
C Reviews19th century / American historical / Historical / revenge-plot / road-romance / westernComments Off on REVIEW: La Desperada by Patricia Burroughs
With her husband dead by suicide and his crazed brother accusing her of murder, Philadelphia-bred Elizabeth Dougherty breaks into the jail and holds a cold-blooded killer at gunpoint. “I’ll release you if you agree to my terms. Take me with you.” But when Boone Coulter grudgingly agrees, he has no ... more >
B Reviewsactor/actress / college/university / NA / PTSD / revenge-plot / traumatic-past8 Comments
“Penniless and behind on rent, college student and once famous child actress Ellie Barlow takes on the role of a lifetime when she’s hired by a group of young women to break the heart of the campus player who cruelly dumped them. Transformed from slob slacker to jaw-dropping beauty, Ellie ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews19th century / American historical / forced-marriage / Harlequin Historical / marriage-of-convenience / revenge-plot / western4 Comments
Dear Ms. Lane, I hadn’t read a western in a while so the blurb for this one caught my eye. High stakes marriage After shooting a man, the stakes for gambler Logan Devereaux have never been higher. On trial for his life, he’s offered a shocking alternate form of restitution…marriage ... more >
B ReviewsCandlewick-Press / cinderella / Fantasy / Japanese culture / revenge-plot / Young-Adult9 Comments
Dear Ms. Marriott, I’m always on the lookout for books featuring nonwhite characters so when I stumbled across your new novel on NetGalley, I had to request it. I know my previous encounter with your work was so-so but the experience certainly wasn’t enough to turn me off to the ... more >
B ReviewsBerkley Books / Regency England / revenge-plot / Scotland20 Comments
Dear Ms. Johnson, I haven’t read too many regencies lately because they were all beginning to smear together in a Duke/spy/fiesty heroine filled blur. I had Regency ennui. When I started this book, I kind of got the feeling that it was part of a series but nonetheless, I took ... more >