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Could Someone Send This to Chris Hemsworth as a script?

Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase

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I don’t usually visualize characters that specifically when reading, having vague ideas of “attractive man” in my head.  This novel, however, proved the exception, since I couldn’t help but see Rupert Carsington as Chris Hemsworth.  More specifically, Thor: Ragnarok Chris Hemsworth with a smidge of the huntsman from Winter’s War (because of the smirk).  Rupert is another one of Chase’s hellions, never one to shy away from a fight, someone who will help the weak, surprises other characters with the occasional tidbit of knowledge when he usually plays the “dumb hothead” role, gives others nicknames rather than using their names, […]

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6/14/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:110 |

A long-awaited book, not my favorite, but still worth the wait.

After the Wedding (The Worth Saga, #2) by Courtney Milan

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I was underwhelmed by the first book in this series when it was published in 2015, and to be honest, I was a little underwhelmed by this one, although it’s a definite improvement. My main complaint with Once Upon a Marquess was that it was too scattered, and the main characters individually and as a couple suffered for it. I also thought their chemistry was a little forced. Both of those complaints were non-existent for me, here. And where I found little sister Theresa an annoyance in the first book, honestly she was my favorite part of this one. (I […]

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6/7/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:73 |

The smuggler and the war hero – a marriage of convenience

Counting on the Countess by Eva Leigh

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Christopher “Kit” Ellingsworth was given an Earldom for his bravery during the Napoleonic wars. It doesn’t really bring in any money, though, so Kit is pretty much penniless and mounting up debts living the life of a libertine upon his return to London, everything to forget his time in battle. Hence he is surprised when he is told his mentor wishes to leave him a substantial fortune…as long as he finds a wife within the next month. It doesn’t leave him very much time to find someone willing to marry him. Tamsyn Pearce has been an orphan since she was […]

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6/7/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:43 |

The importance of choosing and being chosen in return

After the Wedding by Courtney Milan

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I was very kindly granted an ARC of this book in return for an unbiased review. I had already pre-ordered the book when I was given the ARC. The book is on sale now, and I recommend that you buy it. This is the second novel in The Worth Saga. While it might work fine as a stand alone book, I would recommend beginning with the first book in the series, Once Upon a Marquess, to get a better idea of whom all the various supporting characters from Camilla’s family are. Lady Camilla Worth was twelve when her father and oldest brother were […]

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6/6/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:41 |

Does It Really Count As Twice If Someone Else Fooled You First?

Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran

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After The Sins of Lord Lockwood, Malin told me the rest of Duran’s novel were all good if angsty romances as long as I avoided At Your Pleasure.  As a result, I decided to go back a bit further in the Rules for the Reckless series but for some reason picked the second one rather than the first one. Who knows what my thought process was there.  Based on the references, I definitely want to read the stories of Marwick’s brother and Elizabeth, and Olivia’s viscountess friend so looks like I will be reading more Duran soon. This novel tells […]

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6/4/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:103 |

Hellion with a heart of gold

The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase

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This was supposed to be a fluffy, fun read before I tackled my Kindred re-read but instead it made me feel all emotional! I first met Vere Mallory in The Lord of Scoundrels, where he was the somewhat dense, but overall likable and easy going friend of Dain.  This novel gives Vere’s extra depths, explaining why he chooses to drown his sorrows in a daze of booze, fighting, and women after losing almost everyone in his family that meant anything to him.  Vere was the son of a younger son, and never wanted the responsibility or privileges of being duke.  […]

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6/1/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:99 |

If You Don’t Want Your Estranged Wife to Show Up, You Probably Shouldn’t Spend Her Money

The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran

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I picked this one up based on Malin’s review.  One nice thing about Cannonball Read is that with Malin, emmalita and Mrs. Julien, I had a nice list of go to authors handy when I finally decided to try romance. However, having worked my way through most historical romance novels by Courtney Milan, Tessa Dare, Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn, Julie Ann Long, and Sarah McLean among others, I am always excited when I notice a review for an author I had not noticed before. This novel uses an estranged marriage plot, and due to the circumstances that led to the […]

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5/25/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:92 |

Screw the Lord, Come for the Lady

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

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I enjoyed Loretta Chase’s A Duke in Shining Armor and The Dressmakers novels but wasn’t entirely where else to go in her back catalog.  I noticed this novel had quite a few reviews, and decided to give it a shot even though most of the romances I have read have been written much more recently.  Before this, the only 20th century romance I had read was Anya Seton’s Katherine and I hated that one (though it had a decent amount of historical detail).  And Outlander.  I didn’t enjoy that one, either, but when I bought it years ago, it was […]

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5/25/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:90 |


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