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A historical romance with sensible people, lovely!

January 23, 2018 by Beth Ellen 5 Comments

So I can’t remember the last time I picked up a physical book and actually finished reading it. I have, let’s call her, an “aggressive reader” who’s just graduating from board books to paper pages. She is beyond fascinated with Mommy’s books, and is ready to read them and abuse the heck out of them. As a non-spine breaker, it makes my soul hurt to see her grab books. But she’s getting better! So when I saw that my library didn’t have a waitlist for […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Duke in Shining Armor, Beth Ellen, Difficult Dukes, historical romance, Loretta Chase

Beth Ellen's CBR10 Review No:4 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Duke in Shining Armor, Beth Ellen, Difficult Dukes, historical romance, Loretta Chase ·
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The Duke and the Runaway Bride

December 23, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

Hugh Ancaster, seventh Duke of Ripley, is well-known in society (or possibly rather infamous) as one of the three dis-graces. He has returned from an extended trip to the continent just in time for his fellow dis-graces stag do. His best friend, the angel-faced Duke of Ashmont, has managed to find a bride and one from a respectable and upstanding family at that. Lady Olympia Hightower, only daughter of the Earl of Gonerby, is the lucky lady. Although she seems to be having second thoughts, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: A Duke in Shining Armor, cbr9, Difficult Dukes, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Malin, road trip, Victorian

Malin's CBR9 Review No:114 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: A Duke in Shining Armor, cbr9, Difficult Dukes, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Malin, road trip, Victorian ·
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