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If Austen Had Included Sex Scenes, This May Have Been the Result

April 5, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

After seeing several glowing reviews of this novel on the Cannonball blog, and being in need of a new romance author, I ended up picking this one up and quickly following it up with the other two novels of the trilogy.  Despite that, I couldn’t quite figure out how to review this one, because every time I thought of certain things to say, I felt like I was insulting other romance novels which wasn’t my intent.  Several other authors also add complexity to their characters, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: a lady awakened, Blackshear Family, Cecilia Grant, historical romance

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: a lady awakened, Blackshear Family, Cecilia Grant, historical romance ·
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The widow who refused to be seduced.

May 11, 2016 by narfna 2 Comments

I picked this book up on impulse after reading alwaysanswerb’s review. The idea of a romance novel that takes a very tropey premise and almost aggressively refuses to wallow in it intrigued me. It ended up being a really good read, even if the author’s refusal to give my id exactly what it wanted frustrated me. The part of me that appreciates good characterization and realistic plotting and development was very happy with this book. Our heroine is Martha Russell, a newly widowed woman who […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: a lady awakened, Blackshear Family, Cecilia Grant, historical romance, narfna, romance

narfna's CBR8 Review No:76 · Genres: Romance · Tags: a lady awakened, Blackshear Family, Cecilia Grant, historical romance, narfna, romance ·
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