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Short reads to finish off my reading year (and help me to finally complete my double Cannonball)

Night of the Scoundrel by Kelly Bowen

The Monsters We Deserve by Marcus Sedgwick

A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau

A Second-Chance Road Trip for Christmas by Jackie Lau

December 29, 2019 by Malin 6 Comments

Night of the Scoundrel by Kelly Bowen Rating: 4 stars In this novella which concludes Kelly Bowen’s The Devils of Dover series, we finally find out more about the mysterious King, who has been popping up in Bowen’s books for a long time. A shadowy London crime lord with connections to smuggling, art forgery, theft and all sorts of other untoward business, he is not a man to cross. He discovers that a man he believed to be dead, a man who ruined his childhood and set him […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, A Match Made for Thanksgiving, A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas, cbr11, Contemporary Romance, emmalita, Frankenstein, historical romance, Holidays With the Wongs, horror, Jackie Lau, Kelly Bowen, Literature, Malin, Marcus Sedgwick, Night of the Scoundrel, novella, Regency, retelling, revenge, romance tropes, Small town, The Devils of Dover, The Monsters We Deserve

Malin's CBR11 Review No:105 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Horror, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, A Match Made for Thanksgiving, A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas, cbr11, Contemporary Romance, emmalita, Frankenstein, historical romance, Holidays With the Wongs, horror, Jackie Lau, Kelly Bowen, Literature, Malin, Marcus Sedgwick, Night of the Scoundrel, novella, Regency, retelling, revenge, romance tropes, Small town, The Devils of Dover, The Monsters We Deserve ·
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A Pleasent Second Chance at Love Holiday Novella

A Second Chance Road trip for Christmas by Jackie Lau

November 4, 2019 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Getting on Jackie Lau’s advance reader copy list has been a delight. I received this novella from the author in exchange for an honest review. I enjoy Lau’s books. I like the way she often balances romance tropes, indulgent food descriptions and weightier issues her characters face. In past books she has had characters deal with mental health, abortion, and finding connection with their Chinese roots in a white dominated culture. A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas is lighter than previous books, mainly dealing […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas, Canada, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau

Emmalita's CBR11 Review No:79 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas, Canada, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau ·
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