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Historical Romance Review: Purity’s Passion by Janette Seymour

Posted on April 5, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

The tale of Purity Jarsy, Purity’s Passion, (Part 1 of 3) begins with the horrors of the French Revolution and ends in France after Napoleon’s final defeat.

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 Masquers (aka Splendid Torment) by Natasha Peters

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

Natasha Peter’s Splendid Torment–originally published as The Masquers– takes us to late 18th century Venice, to the world of Fosca Loredan, a titian-haired young noblewoman trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older nobleman.

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Historical Romance Review: Across a Starlit Sea by Rebecca Brandewyne

Posted on April 1, 2021May 23, 2026 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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