Book Review: The Duchess War by Courtney Milan

I think this is the last on my list of books I added to my list from the Bout of Books twitter chat.  Here is my review of The Duchess War by Courtney Milan. I will admit my first impression on this story was not a great one.  I was so confused.  A lot of … Continue reading →

Book Review: A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare

I finally made it to the top of the list for the next book in the Spindle Cove series!  Here is my review of A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare. I have to admit from the first book in the series, this is the one I had been waiting to see next.  I was … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd

Have you ever finished a book feeling confused but knowing you absolutely have to see what happens next?  That’s how I feel about this one.  Here is my review of The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd. It wasn’t until I was finished that I found out this was a retelling of The Island of Doctor … Continue reading →

Book Review: Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran

This was a total impulse borrow from my digital library.  I just wish I had brushed up a bit on my French history before reading it.  Here is my review of Madame Tussad: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran I’m by no means a history buff and it’s been a little while … Continue reading →

Book Review: A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare

After finishing up A Night to Surrender I moved right on to the next Spindle Cove story.  Here is my review of A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare. I was surprised at how different this book felt from the first one.  That whole sense of community (and particularly sisterhood among a bunch of … Continue reading →

Book Review: A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare

This was another series I picked up from a Bout of Books Twitter chat.  This is the first story in the Spindle Cove series.  This is my review of A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare. What I really like about Spindle Cove is the different kind of women.  In a historical romance setting you … Continue reading →

Book Review: Intentions of the Earl by Rose Gordon

I really do like picking up random e-books when they’re free on Amazon.  So I stumbled on this and decided to give it a try.  Here is my review of Intentions of the Earl by Rose Gordon. This was pretty slow to start with.  The general idea is that our “hero” Andrew makes a bet … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros

As I have gotten into the home stretch of Bout of Books I wanted something light and quick to read after The Hobbit.  I had stumbled on this ebook so figured it would be a good try.  Here is my review of The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros. You can tell right away … Continue reading →

Book Review: How to Tame a Willful Wife by Christy English

This is the first story in the Shakespeare in Love series and is a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew.  I would think out of Shakespeare’s works this would be one of the harder ones to sell as a romance.  Forcing a woman to obey seems more misogynistic than romantic, so I wasn’t sure … Continue reading →

Book Review: Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll

Are you judging me for this one?  It’s okay I’m judging me a little bit too.  I was in the mood to read so while wandering around available e-books in my library I found this one and just figured ‘Oh what the hell…how bad can it be’.  Oh silly me.  Here is my review of … Continue reading →