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Historical Romance Review: Heather by Cordia Byers

Posted on March 31, 2022November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

In Heather by Cordelia Byers, stuff occurs while characters are like marionettes being pulled by strings to the next scene. 1 star

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Historical Romance Review: Stranger in My Arms by Louisa Rawlings

Posted on January 23, 2022January 15, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Historical #90 Stranger in My Arms by Louisa Rawlings is a book I’ve read many times, and I love it more today than ever. Absolute perfection. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers

Posted on January 20, 2022November 3, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Where to begin with this review? Sweet Savage Love by the great Rosemary Rogers is–along with The Flame and the Flower–the blockbuster historical that launched a new genre: the modern romance novel. Published in 1974, this doorstopper epic was a monumental game-changer in an era of social transformation. 4.24 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Through the Storm by Beverly Jenkins

Posted on December 25, 2021April 19, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Beverly Jenkins’ Through the Storm is a romance about a former slave finding love during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era with a man from a proud and established Louisiana family of Haitian descent. 3 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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