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Historical Romance Review: Lady of Fire by Anita Mills

Posted on May 18, 2021November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

The action-packed and romantic medieval Lady of Fire by Anita Mills features one of the greatest villains ever in a historical romance novel. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux

Posted on May 17, 2021November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Highland Velvet by Jude Deveraux is the second in the Montgomery brothers series featuring a Highland lass forced to wed Stephen Montgomery. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Call Back the Dream by Barbara Hazard

Posted on May 17, 2021December 17, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Barbara Hazard’s Call Back the Dream is an excellent tearjerker of a Georgian romance. 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: Seduction by Charlotte Lamb

Posted on May 12, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #428 Seduction Charlotte Lamb features a ridiculously innocent and sheltered heroine and a hero that is so crazy and obsessed, he kidnaps her! 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Pirate’s Angel by Marsha Bauer

Posted on May 8, 2021October 20, 2023 by IntrovertReader

SPOILER ALERT ⚠ 5 Stars The Book First of all, I love the original Pirate’s Angel Zebra Heartfire cover, but man-oh-man, have you taken a look at the e-book version? Authors, why are you doing this to your books? Lots of folks love to mock old-school covers and Fabio, but there are e-book covers that…

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Category Romance Review: Don’t Ask Me Now by Emma Darcy

Posted on May 2, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #948 Don’t Ask Me Now by Emma Darcy features a unique love triangle about one woman, her ex-lover, a rich playboy, and her nice best friend. Guess who wins? 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: Four Dollars and Fifty-One Cents by Lass Small

Posted on May 1, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Four Dollars and Fifty-One Cents by Lass Small is one of the best Silhouette Desires I’ve ever read. It’s a funny romance, passionate, sexy, and did I mention funny? 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey

Posted on May 1, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

The Magic of You, Johanna Lindsey’s 4th novel in her Malory series, is a wonderful romance about a vixenish heroine in pursuit of her family’s hated enemy. 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: Surrender, Baby by Suzanne Forster

Posted on April 29, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Loveswept #604 Book Review of Suzanne Forster’s Loveswept romance Surrender, Baby. Final analysis: this book is a 5 star read!

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Historical Romance Review: Wicked Loving Lies by Rosemary Rogers

Posted on April 28, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Wicked Loving Lies is “The Queen of Historical Romance” Rosemary Roger’s best book! It’s a bodice ripper classic, not for the faint of heart.

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