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Historical Romance Review: Surrender to Love by Rosemary Rogers

Posted on May 17, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

In Surrender to Love by Rosemary Rogers an independent woman from Ceylon travels the world looking for love. 2 1/2 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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Historical Romance Review: Heart of the Falcon by Suzanne Robinson

Posted on April 27, 2021November 1, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

What a rarity in the romance genre was Heart of the Falcon, a historical about lovers in ancient Egypt. This is author Suzanne Robinson’s only romance set in Egypt. 3 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Crescendo by Charlotte Lamb

Posted on April 26, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #451 Crescendo by Charlotte Lamb A mysterious man enters a young woman’s life, but does she know him already? 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: My Heart’s Undoing by Phyllis Halldorson

Posted on April 26, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

My Heart’s Undoing by Phyllis Halldorson follows Colleen’s unrequited love for Erik, who becomes engaged to her cousin. After a twist of events, they marry but face challenges when her cousin returns. 3 stars

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Contemporary Romance Review: Stormspell by Anne Mather

Posted on April 19, 2021January 26, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Written in 1983, Anne Mather’s Stormspell was anachronistic even for its day. A sheltered heroine rescues an engaged shipwrecked Englishman. 4 1/2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Silver Storm by Cynthia Wright

Posted on April 15, 2021April 13, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Silver Storm by Cynthia Wright would have been excellent if not for the slow start. However, once it gets there… Oh my. 3.5 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: 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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