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The boldly feminist historical romance you need

The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham

Portrait of a Duchess by Scarlett Peckham

March 10, 2023 by Owlizabeth 3 Comments

The second installment in Scarlett Peckham’s Society of Sirens came out this week!! And it was excellent!! And I think everyone should read this series!! I would love to leave this there, but there’s this word count I’m supposed to hit for this to count, so I suppose I’ll give y’all a little more. This series is about “fallen” women who have decided to accept, embrace, and use their tarnished reputations to improve the situation for all women. The heroine of the first, the Rakess […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: diverse romance, feminist romance, historical romance, Regency Romance, Romance, Scarlett Peckham

Owlizabeth's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Romance · Tags: diverse romance, feminist romance, historical romance, Regency Romance, Romance, Scarlett Peckham ·
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I’m dying. I’m dead. Murdered by the puppy cannon!

The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan

March 8, 2023 by ElCicco 3 Comments

CBR15passport recommended ‘You can address me by my preferred title: you idiot.’ I’ve seen references to “the puppy cannon” amongst romance novel fans here on CBR over the years. I never really investigated what it meant and in my head, for some reason, it was “the puppy canon,” like some kind of reference to a specific sub-genre of romance novel. It is not. It is truly the puppy cannon, and if there were to be some kind of puppy cannon canon, I would be all […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, CBR15Passport, Courtney Milan, ElCicco, Fiction, Romance, The Suffragette Scandal

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR15, CBR15Passport, Courtney Milan, ElCicco, Fiction, Romance, The Suffragette Scandal ·
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Too Much and Never Enough

The Countess Conspiracy by Courtney Milan

March 3, 2023 by ElCicco 8 Comments

CBR15passport recommended I know the Courtney Milan fans out there love this particular book (shoutout to Malin and Narfna) in the Brothers Sinister series and having now read it, I get it. It really is a fantastic novel with characters that I love and an historical set up that resonates still today. The Countess Conspiracy deals with matters of work/family, what “women’s work” is, and that feeling when you are both too much for people and still not enough no matter what you do. The […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, CBR15Passport, Courtney Milan, ElCicco, Fiction, Romance, The Countess Conspiracy

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR15, CBR15Passport, Courtney Milan, ElCicco, Fiction, Romance, The Countess Conspiracy ·
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Halloweentown Gets Sexy

The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling

February 26, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I don’t typically like romance unless it’s got some other genre along to help build story and character; just the relationship parts gets kind of one note. I picked up The Ex Hex and it’s got enough magic going wrong that it works with the relationship. What I don’t quite get is why/how putting a Welsh magic town in the North Georgia mountains is even slightly believable. I know this is both romance and magic, so it’s not exactly realism forward, btu that’s going too […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Erin Sterling, halloween, magic, Romance, supernatural romance, the ex hex, witches

CoffeeShopReader's CBR15 Review No:17 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Erin Sterling, halloween, magic, Romance, supernatural romance, the ex hex, witches ·
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If you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em!

The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

February 25, 2023 by ElCicco 2 Comments

CBR15passport – a book you own I am making my way through the Brothers Sinister series and I have really enjoyed them all so far but this one might end up being my favorite because of its heroine. Jane Fairfield is a boss. She is life goals. The theme running throughout this novel is outsiders and how they function within power structures. The historical setting for this novel (1867) revolves around the mid-19th century franchise movement in England, that is, the efforts to expand voting […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR15, CBR15Passport, Courtney Milan, ElCicco, Fiction, Romance, the heiress effect

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR15, CBR15Passport, Courtney Milan, ElCicco, Fiction, Romance, the heiress effect ·
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Cute guy on cover of Hand Picked by may Archer.

A Funny, Sweet, Escapist Delight

Hand Picked by May Archer

February 23, 2023 by kodama 1 Comment

Hand Picked is a breezy, sweet Hallmark movie of a romance novel. You know the kind I’m talking about: an idyllic small town, adorably over-invested and wacky townsfolks, from first kiss to marriage in a matter of weeks. It’s all formulaic and absurdist, but somehow manages to work.  Luke, a first grade teacher with nipple rings under his sweatervest and an inability to swear like an adult (Oh, sugar!) has moved to Little Pippen Hollow, Vermont after winning his dream house in a fiber magazine […]

Filed Under: Featured, Romance Tagged With: Fiction, fluffy fluffy goodness, May Archer, modern, Romance

kodama's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Romance · Tags: Fiction, fluffy fluffy goodness, May Archer, modern, Romance ·
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