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Category Romance Review: Having Faith by Barbara Delinsky

Posted on May 3, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Temptation #297 Despite this category romance getting the Award of Excellence, I wasn’t impressed with Having Faith by Barbara Delinsky. 2 1/2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Storm Maiden by Mary Gilgannon

Posted on April 30, 2021October 20, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Mary Gilgannon’s Storm Maiden is a Viking historical romance novel about a captor and his captive set in medieval Ireland and Norway. It features a strong heroine, but the injured hero is too beta for my tastes. 2.5 Stars

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Category Romance Book Review: The Secret Baby by Day Leclaire

Posted on April 24, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Romance #3457 The Secret Baby Day Leclaire Damien plans revenge on Sable who left him to marry his business rival. Is her son his? 2 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Beware of the Stranger by Janet Dailey

Posted on April 20, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #256 Beware of the Stranger Janet Dailey A stranger arrives demanding Samantha see her father immediately, then kidnaps her! 2 1/2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Winter’s Heat by Denise Domning

Posted on April 20, 2021April 19, 2023 by IntrovertReader

A medieval romance that takes medieval life seriously is usually one I enjoy, but Denise Domning’s Winter’s Heat fell a bit flat for me. 2.5 stars

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Historical Book Review: Divided Heart by Angelica Aimes

Posted on April 8, 2021June 5, 2023 by IntrovertReader

After being loved and abandoned by an English Redcoat soldier, Augusta disguises herself as a male & fights in the American Revolution. Along the way she will find passion and perhaps love. 2 1/2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: So Wild a Rapture by Andrea Layton

Posted on April 7, 2021November 19, 2022 by IntrovertReader

From the opening pages of Andrea Layton’s So Wild a Rapture, we are introduced to the 16-year-old heroine, the noble Juliette de Condillac, and her “one true love” Francois du Quesnay,

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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