Genre: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency

Review: A Counterfeit Wife by Paullett Golden

Review: A Counterfeit Wife by ..

I’ve been reading Golden since the very beginning of her Enchantresses series and she never fails to impress me! Usually it is the complexity of her characters and the beautiful romances that blossom under her pen that leave me swooning. Here though, readers are treated to a mistaken identity romance that is bracketed with scenes boasting the meticulously researched social customs and typical agricultural and architectural practices of the time. I was probably more invested in the revamping of the […]

Review: Aphrodite and the Duke by J.J. McAvoy

Review: Aphrodite and the Duke..

It is so rare to get a chance to read a historical romance that places a biracial character front and center. It was truly a breath of fresh air to have no drama or trauma around it, just people living. I was really enjoying this one right up to about 40-45%. Then all the sudden it was wedding bells and some family scandal/revenge type things in the background. I spent a significant amount of time grouching about not getting to […]

Review: 100 Nights with the Duke by Jess Michaels

Review: 100 Nights with the Du..

The heat is STRONG with this one! I was fanning myself within the first 8% of the book. I went back to reread the beginning scenes just to make sure they were as, ahem, blush inducing as I remember. It checks out. I’ve always enjoyed Jess Michaels’s work and 100 Nights with the Duke is no exception. With a courtesan female lead, readers are instantly introduced to the sensual side of Sophia at a hedonism party. The Duke, of course, […]