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… In for a Pound

In for a Penny by Rose Lerner

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When Nev’s father dies unexpectedly, he leaves the family mired in debt, so he decides to make a convenient marriage to Penny, the fabulously wealthy but low-born daughter of a brewer. This is the second book I’ve read by Lerner (the first being the fabulous A Lily Among Thorns), but it has many of the same hallmarks – an unconventional, rather unsentimental romance, a strong grounding in history, and plenty of intrigue and action. I enjoyed the plot about the tenant rebellion, even if I […]

“There was no one chance at happiness, no single destined person one either found or spent one’s life missing.”

All or Nothing by Rose Lerner

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There is little I love more than a story about a bitchy, fallen woman and a sweet, kind man that loves her, but when you make her Jewish I’m going to stop being able to be objective at all. Plot: Maggie is running a successful business with her best friend where rich men can come to gamble, drink, whore and whatever else they like. This is a huge improvement on her life previously, so since she has money and safety and relative freedom, she should […]

A Few Drops of Water to Keep the Peace

The Wife in the Attic by Rose Lerner

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I’m going to be clear up front that I am not a fan of the Brontes and I really dislike Mr. Rochester. When he gets held up as a romantic hero my jaw clenches. When Rose Lerner announced she was writing an f/f retelling of Jane Eyre I was delighted.  I was delighted Mr. Rochester wouldn’t end up with the love of a good woman, and more importantly, Rose Lerner is an amazing author and I’d read her retelling of my grocery list. The Wife […]

And That Would Be Enough

Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Rose Lerner, Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole

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Bingo Square: The Collection I originally downloaded this about a year ago because I wanted to read the Courtney Milan novella before going to see Hamilton in New York again.  However, I didn’t quite get around to the other two, and Bingo seemed like a good opportunity to go back and read the entire collection. The collection kicks off with Rose Lerner’s story, about a young Jewish woman disguised as a man fighting for the Revolution.  It’s the eve of the battle of Yorktown, and […]

Great Historical Romance That Has Me Wanting to Read More About the Servant Class in England

Listen to the Moon by Rose Lerner

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So this was a romance buddy read with WhiskeyintheJar/Kyraryker and Sam (AMNReader). The three of us I think all really enjoyed this though Sam is still finishing up. I really loved the entire plot (a marriage of convenience) with heat. The two main characters, Sukey and John were great and I loved how they did things differently though they were both part of the servant class. The sex scenes were highly explicit, but very very hot, I loved them and liked that we actually had these two trying […]

Three Revolutionary War romances.

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This book is actually three novellas, all written under the umbrella premise of Eliza Hamilton collecting stories about her husband, Alexander, in service of recording his legacy. I enjoyed all three of the novellas, but I definitely enjoyed Courtney Milan’s the most (not really surprised there). I’m also not really surprised that I enjoyed Alyssa Cole’s the least, as I’ve not had great luck with her books in the past. But overall, this is a solid trio of romances, set in a time period I […]



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