Cannonball Read 18

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Impromptu Lesson on the History of English Divorce

Amethyst Love by Janet Louise Roberts

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When Valerie’s brother is killed in the Napoleonic War and a fellow soldier offers her the shelter of marriage, at first she’s grateful. But as the difference between the kinds of lives they want to lead becomes apparent, she starts to wonder if she’s made a mistake in accepting his offer. Valerie is a likable lead, and I enjoyed the scenes between her and Malcolm when they are getting along. The conflict of reconciling their lifestyles is one I haven’t seen explored much in romances, […]

You Know What They Say About Assumptions…

Lady Suspicious by Kate Archer

Convince Me, Viscount by Kate Archer

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CBR17 Bingo: Free (- Thank you for the extension! I’d given up on hitting blackout this year, but LOOK AT ME NOW.) Lady Suspicious – 4.25 stars It’s the turn of Lady Winsome, the sixth of the ironically named Nicolet sisters, to make her debut on the marriage mart. Armed with her knowledge of rogues from rumor sheets and gothic romances, she’s determined to make a good match – but the only man she’s interested in sets off all her warning bells. This is the […]

I *think* I enjoyed it? Either way, glad I read it.

A Gamble At Sunset by Vanessa Riley

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As seems to continue happening, I was searching for a book to listen to at work on Libby, and Vanessa Riley’s newest, A Gamble at Sunset was available to check out immediately. Riley is one of those authors whose novels I always have the intention of reading. I read one or two of her self-pubbed books a decade ago, but keep Not Reading the others, for no fault other than they’re not at the top of my list when I’m looking for my next read. And that’s […]

The Heart Trumps the Head

Never Wager with a Wallflower by Virginia Heath

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Venus and Galahad have never really gotten along, but when he buys the buildings next to the orphanage she works at intending to turn them into a gambling hall, their sparring begins to look a lot more like attraction and respect. This is the third book in the Merriwell Sisters, which follows a trio of sisters who must make their own way in the world after being abandoned by their ne’er-do-well father. I haven’t read the first two books, but this worked well as a […]

Matters of Inheritance and Love on the Brink of Waterloo

Deserted by Mary Lancaster

Beloved by Mary Lancaster

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Deserted – 4 stars Sophia thinks she’s escaped the clutches of her tyrannical cousins when she comes to be companion to the Duchess of Cuttyngham, even if it’s under strange circumstances. But when her employer makes her escape to Brussels and her family pursues her to her new home, Sophia is forced to turn to the icy but beguiling Earl of Frostbrook for help. This is the third book in The Duel series, which follows the fallout of the Duke of Cuttyngham’s death in a […]

Bonus: Ridiculous 1830s Fashion

Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase

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Five series and 28 or so books into a very successful career, it comes as no surprise that Loretta Chase is a really consistent historical romance author who provides great entertainment value combined with sincere emotional connections. I loved Dukes Prefer Blondes when I reviewed it for Cannonball Read in 2016 during Romancelandia’s Year of Difficult Men*  and I adore it  now. I went back to revisit a specific scene and the next thing I knew, I’d re-read to the end and then gone back […]



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