Cannonball Read 18

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“The night without stars”, he said finally. “I beg your pardon?” “Your face without freckles,” he explained.

Game of Rogues by Julie Anne Long

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4.5 stars Thank you to Avon and NetGalley for this ARC. My opinions are my own. This book is out on June 3rd, 2026. Genevieve “Ginny” Woodville travels alone and unchaperoned to London to confront the man known as “The Reaper”, Gabriel Marchand, owner of one of the most exclusive gentlemen’s clubs/gaming hells in the city. Her newly come of age younger brother, who also recently became the Earl of Highgrove after the death of a cousin, got drunk one evening and gambled away not […]

“She longed for an opportunity to demonstrate her own resourcefulness.”

The Runaway Duke by Julie Anne Long

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Plot: Rebecca is a gently bred lady, sort of. Her mother did try, and it helps that she has grown up isolated on a large property with limited access to trouble. But whatever trouble she could dig up, she would. Rebecca is bursting at the seams for a true challenge, and with frustration over her impossible dream to become a doctor. Her father, at least, gives her the run of the place, and lets her do as she’d like, sort of. It meant that she […]

“Imagine going to market if everyone lived forever. We might never get the best eels.”

My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long

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I don’t know what happened. I’ve been reading this series entirely out of order, and entirely not on purpose, but fortunately this series doesn’t punish you too much if you take a circuitous route through. Plot: Catherine’s dad is dying. He should know, he’s a doctor. Her mom had died a few years prior, and her dad is deeply anxious about her future. So despite her desire to stay close to him, she agrees to take some of the minuscule funds they have and do […]

“I wanted to learn about endurance, because I was in a situation in which I could do nothing but endure.”

You Were Made to be Mine by Julie Anne Long

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Book 5 in the Grand Palace on the Thames series. Plot: Aurelie is a gently bred young lady raised in France. She has much of what she needs, but no real family to speak of. She is somewhat flighty and sheltered, but even she realizes that the guy who wants to marry her is a controlling monster, so she takes a lovely jeweled necklace he gifted her and took off in the night to England. Once she arrives, she lands in the Grand Place on […]

“Had me in the first half, I’m not going to lie..”

Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long

Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long

Since the Surrender by Julie Anne Long

I Kissed An Earl by Julie Anne Long

What I Did for A Duke by Julie Anne Long

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Making my way through the Pennyroyal Green series by Julie Anne Long, but dependent upon the library, so, while I’ve read these all this year, they weren’t exactly in order.  Luckily, I’ve been keeping notes. Now that the top five are covered, I figured I’d put out this half of the reviews. Spoilers abound! Perils of Pleasure – Colin Eversea is trouble – but it’s rogue-ish trouble, typically – And yet, we find our hero headed for the hangman’s noose, literally, about to hang for a […]

“You are either the strangest kind people I’ve ever met, or the kindest strange people I’ve ever met.”

The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long

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A second chance romance at the Grand Palace on the Thames. Plot: Magnus is a national hero and has a solid income, so when he set his sights on Alexandra, whose family was in dire straits, he knew he could win her. He didn’t really bank on her having an opinion on the matter, and a disastrous wedding night led to what they both considered a permanent separation. He fled to the continent to continue his military service, and she retreated from society to avoid putting a […]



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