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Every book reviewed here was purchased by me for my personal use (either new or used) or given to me as a gift by family members/friends. Exceptions to this will be noted.
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Category Archives: Historical Romance
The Mistletoe Wager
Author: Christine Merrill Copyright: 2008 (Harlequin); pgs. 277 Series: Harlequin Historical # 925 Sensuality: Warm This Christmas romance has two couples, Harry and Elise, the Earl and Countess of Anneslea. Harry and Elise are estranged at the start of the … Continue reading
Hallowe'en Husbands
Author(s): Lisa Plumley, Denise Lynn, Christine Merrill Copyright: 2008 (Harlequin); pgs. 281 Series: Harlequin Historical #917 – Halloween Anthology Sensuality: Varies I picked up this book primarily for the Christine Merrill short story. I read The Inconvenient Duchess and liked … Continue reading
The Fortune Hunter
Author: Diane Farr Copyright: 2002 (Signet); pgs. 344 Series: N/A Sensuality: Subtle Who: Lady Olivia Fairfax and George Carstairs, Baron Rival George Carstairs is good-looking and charming. He’s far from rich, however. Having inherited a destitute estate at a young … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Stars, Diane Farr, Historical Romance, Reviews
Tagged 2008 A to Z Reading Challenge, 2008 Romance Read
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My Lady's Prisoner
Author: Ann Elizabeth Cree Copyright: 2003 (Harlequin); pgs. 297 Series: Historical #680 Sensuality: Subtle Who: Julia, Lady Carrington, and Nicholas Chandler, Viscount Thayne Lady Carrington’s husband was murdered three years ago. No one was arrested for the crime and it … Continue reading
Posted in 3 Stars, Ann Elizabeth Cree, Harlequin Historical, Historical Romance, Reviews
Tagged 2008 A to Z Reading Challenge, 2008 Themed Reading Challenge
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April Lady
Author: Georgette Heyer Copyright: 1957 (original); 2005 (Harlequin); pgs. 347 Series: NA Sensuality: Kisses Who: Lady Helen “Nell” Irvine and Giles Merion, Earl of Cardross Summary: Despite the scandalous blemish on her family’s name, Lord Giles Cardross was convinced his … Continue reading
The Inconvenient Duchess
Author: Christine Merrill Copyright: 2006 (Harlequin); pgs. 292 Series: Historical #821 Sensuality: Warm Who: Miranda Grey and Marcus Radwell, Duke of Haughleigh Miranda Grey is sent off to Devon to make a respectable match. The daughter of an impoverished gentleman, … Continue reading
Rising Wind
Author: Cindy Holby Copyright: 2007 (Leisure); pgs. 338 Series: N/A Sensuality: Warm Violence: scalping, torture, fighting Who: Caroline “Carrie” Murray and Connor Duncan Summary: Leaving behind the Highlands for the New World at the tender age of ten, Connor Duncan … Continue reading
The Spymaster’s Lady
Author: Joanna Bourne Copyright: 2008 (Berkley Sensation); pgs. 373 Series: N/A Sensuality: Warm Who: Annique Villiers and Robert Grey Summary: She’s braved battlefield. She’s stolen dispatches from under the noses of heads of states. She’s played the worldly courtesan, the … Continue reading
A Lady of Rare Quality
Author: Anne Ashley Copyright: 2006 (Harlequin); pgs. 297 Series: Harlequin Historical #200 (Regency) Sensuality: Kisses Who: Annis Milbank and Deverel Greythorpe (Viscount Greythorpe) Summary: They’ve never seen Viscount Greythorpe listen so intently when a lady speaks. To have caught the … Continue reading
Crusader's Lady
Author: Lynna Banning Copyright: 2007 (Harlequin); pgs. 293 Series: Harlequin Historical #842 Sensuality: Kisses/Warm Violence: nothing worth mentioning Where & When: Jerusalem, 1192 Who: Soraya al-Din and Marc de Valery Summary: King Richard has chosen Marc de Valery to be … Continue reading
