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Matti was so likeable. You could cut him in half like fresh bread and he’d be warm all the way through.

Swordcrossed by Freya Marske

June 18, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

“Matti,” said Luca, breathless, “if there’s a man alive who would not be responding like this, who would not be going insane looking at you, with you doing that, then he’s either tragically committed to women or so lacking in taste that there’s no helping him at all. ― Freya Marske, Swordcrossed Luca balanced the words in his mouth, enjoying the anticipation. He looked Matti in the eye and said, with the pure heat of honesty: “I’m fairly certain I want you to wreck me. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: blackmail, duels, fluffy fluffy goodness, Freya Marske, gay romance, historical romance, LGBTQ romance, low angst, M/M historical romance, queer romance

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: blackmail, duels, fluffy fluffy goodness, Freya Marske, gay romance, historical romance, LGBTQ romance, low angst, M/M historical romance, queer romance ·
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A lovely historical romance with some supernatural elements

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

February 11, 2024 by Malin 5 Comments

4.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo: Came out more than 4 years ago CBR16 Sweet Books: New (new author) It’s 1875 and Professor Samuel Moore is doing marvellously, thanks to the many inventions he and his family are coming up with. What he really wants to do, though, is investigate and possibly prove the existence of ghosts, and to do that, he requires an introduction to the infamous Mrs. Alva Webster, a widow with a scandalous reputation. Sam doesn’t really care about Mrs. Webster’s apparently lurid past, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: 19th Century America, blackmail, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Diana Biller, Domestic Abuse, ghosts, gothic, historical romance, magical realism, Malin, neuro diversity, Nowhere Book Bingo, the Gilded Age, The Widow of Rose House

Malin's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance, Suspense · Tags: 19th Century America, blackmail, CBR16, CBR16SweetBooks, Diana Biller, Domestic Abuse, ghosts, gothic, historical romance, magical realism, Malin, neuro diversity, Nowhere Book Bingo, the Gilded Age, The Widow of Rose House ·
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