Cannonball Read 15

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Search This Site

| Log in
  1. Follow us on Facebook
  2. Follow us on Twitter
  3. Follow us on Instagram
  4. Follow us on Goodreads
  5. RSS Feeds

  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • Getting Started
    • Rules of Respect
    • CBR15 Passport Book Challenge
    • Cannon Book Club
    • Diversions
    • Fan Mail
    • Holiday Book Exchange
    • Book Bingo Reading Challenge
    • Participation Badges
    • AlabamaPink
  • Our Team
    • The CBR Team
    • Leaderboard
    • Recent Comments
    • Participant Interviews
    • Cannonballer Location Maps
    • Our Volunteers
    • Meet MsWas
  • Categories
    • Review Genres
    • Tags
    • Star Ratings
    • Featured Review Archive
  • Fight Cancer
    • How We Fight Cancer
    • Donate
    • CBR Merchandise
  • FAQ
  • Contact
    • Contact Form
    • Sign Up
    • Suggest a Review
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Social Media

Join Us Oct. 6-7 for the Banned Graphic Novels Book Club! Get Details  
> FAQ Home
> Tag: perfume romance

Lavender’s Blue, Dilly Dilly, Lavender’s Green

A Kiss in Lavendar by Laura Florand

June 8, 2019 by Mrs. Julien Leave a Comment

Short Version: I liked Laura Florand’s A Kiss in Lavender, though it felt more serious than other books in the La Vie en Roses series. The love story was heartfelt, the happy ending earned, and it had a substantial, forthright hero and a deeply vulnerable, but assertive heroine with the heart of a lion. I’ve read it twice now and while it’s not as swoony as some Florand, it has a kind of grounded solidity that I appreciate. For the Long Version, including a mondering […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, French romance, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand, perfume romance

Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, French romance, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand, perfume romance ·
· 0 Comments

Good, But Not Great? I’ll Take It

A Crown of Bitter Orange by Laura Florand

June 5, 2019 by Mrs. Julien 3 Comments

I miss Laura Florand! She’s been taking a well-earned break from a prodigious output of swoon-inducing and charming contemporary romances set in the worlds of pastry, chocolate, and perfumery. Her great gift as a romance writer is in creating the heady intensity of small romantic moments, as well as portraying elements of sexual tension and anticipation. Creating characters, she excels at people who balance each other out, often providing a security or grounding that one of them has lacked.  I’m hoping Florand will return with her […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, French romance, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand, perfume romance

Mrs. Julien's CBR11 Review No:6 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, French romance, La Vie en Roses, Laura Florand, perfume romance ·
Rating:
· 3 Comments


Recent Comments

  • narfna on Who died and made you king?Ooh, this sounds fun, TBRed.
  • narfna on CBR15 Bingo-Week 13 Check-inThank you! You're a gem.
  • Emmalita on CBR15 Bingo-Week 13 Check-inUpdated
  • narfna on CBR15 Bingo-Week 13 Check-inI should have been at 3. I forgot to tag a review! Whoops: https://cannonballread.com/2023/09/the-writing-retreat-narfna/
  • Emmalita on CBR15 Bingo-Week 13 Check-inhttps://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/fat-bear-week.htm
See More Recent Comments »

Support Our Mission

  • Support Our Mission: Donate Today!
  • FAQ
  • Shop
  • Volunteers
  • Leaderboard
  • AlabamaPink
  • Contact

Help Our Mission

You can donate to CBR via:

  1. PayPal
  2. Venmo

The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read.

© 2023 Cannonball Read Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) | Log in