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Historical Romance Review: Forbidden Ecstasy by Janelle Taylor

Posted on November 14, 2022November 28, 2023 by Blue Falcon

This review is of Forbidden Ecstasy (“Ecstasy/Gray Eagle Series #3″) by Janelle Taylor. The “Stockholm Syndrome romance” between Gray Eagle and Alisha keeps me from giving Janelle Taylor’s Forbidden Ecstasy a five-star rating. 4 Stars

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Historical Romance Review: Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas

Posted on October 26, 2022November 12, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Lisa Kleypas’ Midnight Angel is a solid romance. A Russian noblewoman assumes a fake identity as governess to an English lord’s daughter. 3.5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Rapture’s Rage by Bobbi Smith

Posted on October 24, 2022November 28, 2023 by Blue Falcon

This review is of Rapture’s Rage by Bobbi Smith.

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Paranormal Romance Review: Midnight Kiss by Nancy Gideon

Posted on October 20, 2022November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Although I’ve read a few vampire romances, I’ve never been a sucker for them, so for this Halloween I decided to bite my teeth into Nancy Gideon’s Midnight Kiss. 3.5 Stars

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Historical Romance Review: A Breath of Scandal by Connie Mason

Posted on October 12, 2022September 21, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Having read a few Connie Mason books in the past and (more or less) entertained by them, I picked up A Breath of Scandal expecting some ahistorical yet sexy, romantic fun. Sadly, except for the wallpaper Georgian background, this one lacked all those standard Mason elements. 1 Star

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Historical Romance Review: River of Love by Rosanne Bittner

Posted on October 10, 2022November 28, 2023 by Blue Falcon

The Book This review is of River of Love, book #3 in the “Savage Destiny” series by Rosanne Bittner. River of Love begins in 1853. Abigail Trent Monroe, her husband “Cheyenne” Zeke Monroe, and their three children, son Little Rock, and daughters Blue Sky and Young Girl, are living in Colorado. Abbie is also expecting…

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Historical Romance Review: Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey

Posted on October 5, 2022November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

With her 14th book, Lindsey was on a roll, writing blockbuster romance after blockbuster romance. Hearts Aflame was the sequel to Lindsey’s third book, Fires of Winter.

Historical Romance Review: Rapture’s Ransom (aka Not Quite Married) by Betina Krahn

Posted on August 29, 2022November 28, 2023 by Blue Falcon

This review is of Rapture’s Ransom by Betina Krahn.

The book begins in the South of England in 1787. It is here that Brien Weston, the heroine of the book, lives–a better term might be exists–with her father, Lord Lawrence Weston, the sixth Earl of Southward. The relationship between father and child is strained and becomes even more so when Lawrence, after a trip to France, announces he has affianced Brien to a man, Raoul Trechard, whom she has never met. 4 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Love’s Fiery Jewel by Elaine Barbieri

Posted on July 18, 2022November 28, 2023 by Blue Falcon

This review is of Love’s Fiery Jewel by Elaine Barbieri, a bodice ripper that Zebra books published in 1982. Right after I finish posting this review, this “romance novel” is going into my trash bin. 0.75 stars

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Category Romance Review: Once More With Feeling by Nora Roberts

Posted on July 13, 2022November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Once More With Feeling is the second outing from the Silhouette Intimate Moments line. Nora Roberts’ category romance tells the love story between two musicians, one a rising star and the other an established musician, who knew each other in the past. 3.5 Stars

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