B- Reviews / Book Reviewsdysfunctional family / Historical / marriage-of-convenience / secrets / Victorian / Victorian EnglandComments Off on REVIEW: The Matrimonial Advertisement by Mimi Matthews
She Wanted Sanctuary… Helena Reynolds will do anything to escape her life in London, even if that means traveling to a remote cliffside estate on the North Devon coast and marrying a complete stranger. But Greyfriar’s Abbey isn’t the sort of refuge she imagined. And ex-army captain Justin Thornhill—though he ... more >
B- ReviewsHistorical / secrets / western / Wyoming5 Comments
Dear Ms. Goodman: Your books always present a challenge for me to review because oftentimes the plot is a mystery and thus delving into the story can ruin the surprise for many readers. The Last Renegade is one of those types of stories. Set in Wyoming Territory, 1888, Lorraine Berry ... more >
B- ReviewsAuthor Reader Relationship / authors / Contemporary / Ellen Hartman / Harlequin / Harlequin Super Romance / secrets11 Comments
Rhian’s Rooftop Resolutions: 1. Write a children’s book 2. Learn to play basketball 3. Have a summer fling Between caring for her orphaned nephew and working as a tech writer, Rhian MacGregor has spent several years perfecting the art of abstinence. But the arrival of Nathan Delaney—her gorgeous housepainter—has her ... more >
A- ReviewsHarlequin-Presents / Michelle-Reid / mistress / secrets / subversive24 Comments
Dear Ms. Reid: I was introduced to your work through the Blogger Bundle Volume II: WeWriteRomance.com Selects Presents that was released by Harlequin at the start of the year. I really enjoyed your work and after exhausting your digital backlist (which, at the time, was about 4 titles) I proceeded ... more >
B- ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / French-Revolution / Joanna Bourne / secrets19 Comments
Dear Ms. Bourne: This was such a hard review to write and not for the same reason I struggled with The Spymaster’s Lady. The Spymaster’s Lady was more No Way Out and there were a lot of secrets and surprises that I didn’t want to give away. The Forbidden Rose ... more >
C Reviewshorses / Regency England / secrets / Sophia Nash6 Comments
Dear Ms. Nash: I think this is the first book I’ve read of yours and I read it because of the excerpt that was posted. The excerpt was intriguing. Elizabeth Ashburton was attending a wedding of one of her closest friends at St. George’s. Danger presents itself at the wedding ... more >