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Born to Love

Historical Romance Review: Born to Love by Valerie Sherwood

Posted on April 4, 2021November 12, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Born to Love by Valerie Sherwood was a book about four generations of women hat reached great highs and very middling lows. 4 stars

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Historical Romance Review: The Jacaranda Tree by Rebecca Brandewyne

Posted on April 4, 2021June 4, 2023 by IntrovertReader

The Jacaranda Tree was my least favorite of Rebecca Brandewyne’s historicals, mainly because it was almost a verbatim regurgitation of conversations, plot points, and love scenes from other book. 3 Stars

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Historical Romance Review: Stormfire by Christine Monson

Posted on April 4, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Christine Monson’s novel, Stormfire is the ultimate in bodice-ripping, a tale of two mentally unstable people and their violent, intense love.

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Historical Romance Review: Love, Cherish Me by Rebecca Brandewyne

Posted on April 3, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Love Cherish Me by Rebecca Brandewyne is an
is a western epic, filled with murder, sex, death, trauma. Absolutely amazing. 5 stars

DEVIL'S DESIRE

Historical Romance Review: Devil’s Desire by Laurie McBain

Posted on April 3, 2021June 4, 2023 by IntrovertReader

For me, Devil’s Desire was a bland Regency romance written by Laurie McBain. 2 1/2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: The Taming by Jude Deveraux

Posted on April 2, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

The Taming Jude Deveraux Medieval romance where Lady Liana marries Sir Rogan and gets more than she bargained for!

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Historical Romance Review: Escape Not My Love by Elaine Coffman

Posted on April 2, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Elaine Coffman’s Escape Not My Love is a fantastic old school romance with a dominant hero and spunky, defiant heroine. This western historical is set in Mexico & Texas.

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Historical Romance Review: Across a Starlit Sea by Rebecca Brandewyne

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

Across a Starlit Sea was a tempestuous romance written by Rebecca Brandewyne. This was a sequel to one of my all-time beloved love stories, Upon a Moon-Dark Moor. 4 stars

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Historical Romance Review: A Heart So Wild by Johanna Lindsey

Posted on March 31, 2021November 16, 2022 by IntrovertReader

In A Heart So Wild by Johanna Lindsey Courtney hires Chandos to help her trek across the west to find her father and instead she and Chandos find love. 4.5 stars

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