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May 17, 2016

REVIEW: The Duke of Olympia Meets His Match by Juliana Gray

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / class differences / Historical / novella / older heroine and hero / road-romance / shipboard / Widowed Heroine10 Comments

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Aboard the luxuriously appointed SS Majestic, the duke is on a mission to retrieve a most important portfolio of papers and thwart a known anarchist. As the ship steams across the Atlantic, the duke’s search for the notorious master of disguise forces him into close quarters with an American heiress ... more >

March 25, 2016

The Prince of Midnight by Laura Kinsale

JennieA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsangst / highwayman / historical romance / road-romance19 Comments

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Dear Ms. Kinsale: Once upon a time your historical romances were the standard against which I measured pretty much ALL romances. Your books dominated my top ten list; heck, I could have practically made a top ten list from Laura Kinsale titles alone (if I’m calculating correctly, nine of your ... more >

September 5, 2015

REVIEW: Promises to Keep by Shirley Hailstock

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / Harlequin / POC author / road-romance / self discovery / Widowed Heroine4 Comments

Tricky curves ahead After three years of grieving, it’s finally time for widow McKenna Wellington to take that long-awaited road trip…though her adventure isn’t meant to include Parker Fordum. The stodgy, set-in-his-ways economics professor is the last person McKenna wants to accompany her across 2,400 miles of defunct highway. But ... more >

August 8, 2015

REVIEW: Lady Emily’s Exotic Journey by Lillian Marek

JayneDNF Reviewsarcheology / Historical / Middle East / road-romance / Victorian4 Comments

From sensible, sheltered girl Safe in the embrace of her loving family, Lady Emily Tremaine longs to feel more intensely alive. Surely the magic and mystery of Assyria and the fabled ruins of Nineveh will bring about the transformation she seeks. To the woman his heart desires Scarred by his ... more >

August 6, 2015

REVIEW: The Lure of the Moonflower by Lauren Willig

JayneB- ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Historical / Napoleonic wars / Peninsular-War / Pink Carnation / Portugal / road-romance4 Comments

Portugal, December 1807. Jack Reid, the British agent known as the Moonflower (formerly the French agent known as the Moonflower), has been stationed in Portugal and is awaiting his new contact. He does not expect to be paired with a woman—especially not the legendary Pink Carnation. All of Portugal believes ... more >

June 24, 2015

REVIEW: A Dance With Danger by Jeannie Lin

SunitaB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsarranged-marriage / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / Historical-China / multicultural / POC / POC author / road-romance / Tang Dynasty7 Comments

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Dear Jeannie Lin: I selected this for June’s TBR Challenge category (more than one of the author’s books in the TBR), which is cheating slightly because I’ve only had it since April (when it came out), but it is on my TBR list. Jayne wrote a terrific, comprehensive review when the book ... more >

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