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Has anyone ever told you that you haggle divinely? That the simple beauty of your self-interest is enough to bring a man to his knees?

June 30, 2014 by Malin 10 Comments

This is the fourth book in the series, and as such, not the best place to start reading. This review will also contain some spoilers for book 3, The Deception of the Emerald Ring, so skip this review if you’re not up to date. Despite being one of the acclaimed beauties of the ton, Miss Mary Alsworthy is facing her third season. The only actual marriage proposals she’s received were from unsuitable candidates, and her attempt to secure a rich husband failed spectacularly when her intended […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, chick lit, historical romance, Lauren Willig, Malin, Napoleonic wars, spies, the Pink Carnation, The Seduction of the Crimson Rose

Malin's CBR6 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, chick lit, historical romance, Lauren Willig, Malin, Napoleonic wars, spies, the Pink Carnation, The Seduction of the Crimson Rose ·
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I find that there is very little to excite the attention in a glass of lemonade. It is so uniformly yellow.

June 30, 2014 by Malin 2 Comments

When Letitia “Letty” Alsworthy discovers that her older sister, the stunning Mary, is about to elope with her admirer, Lord Geoffrey Pinchingdale-Snipe, she is determined to stop it. Their family is in dire financial straits as it is, the scandal of an elopement would be devastating for them. Unfortunately, Letty finds herself whisked away by the crabby coachman, and in the arms of the besotted Geoffrey before she’s able to stop anything at all. Add to the fact that some of Geoff’s friends conveniently happen […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, chick lit, historical romance, Lauren Willig, Malin, Napoleonic wars, spies, The Deception of the Emerald Ring, the Pink Carnation

Malin's CBR6 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, chick lit, historical romance, Lauren Willig, Malin, Napoleonic wars, spies, The Deception of the Emerald Ring, the Pink Carnation ·
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Chick lit + historical adventure romance with spies = a very entertaining read

March 27, 2014 by Malin Leave a Comment

Eloise Kelly is an American history student trying to find material for her dissertation in England. Enamoured with the dashing gentleman spies of the late 18th and early 19th Century, like the Scarlet Pimpernel and his successor the Purple Gentian, what Eloise really wants to do is unmask the identity of the most elusive spy of all, the Pink Carnation, who is rumoured to have stopped Napoleon’s invasion of England in 1803. When Eloise is allowed to browse through a cache of letters and diaries […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, adventure, chick lit, historical fiction, Lauren Willig, Malin, Napoleonic wars, spies, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation

Malin's CBR6 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, adventure, chick lit, historical fiction, Lauren Willig, Malin, Napoleonic wars, spies, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation ·
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Bet Me Doesn’t Quite Bite But….Close

January 17, 2014 by Alexis 3 Comments

Cal is a gorgeous charmer who has the unfortunate character flaw of dumping women a few months after making them fall desperately in love with him. Min is a smart, sassy, chubby woman who is far too savvy to fall for a guy like Cal. Only when Cal gets unwillingly drawn into a bet two get Min into bed within a month, it’s GAME ON for Cal and Min! Full disclosure: I’m not a chick lit reader so it’s hard to distinguish if my issues […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alexis, bet me, chick lit, jennifer crusie

Alexis's CBR6 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alexis, bet me, chick lit, jennifer crusie ·
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