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Historical Romance Review: Rapture’s Rendezvous by Cassie Edwards

Posted on November 28, 2022November 30, 2022 by Blue Falcon

Rapture’s Rendezvous is not one of Cassie Edwards’ bests. The characters vacillate between whiny and likable in this historical romance. 2.5 Stars

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Historical Romance Review: Tempt Not This Flesh by Barbara Riefe

Posted on September 23, 2022November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Barbara Riefe’s Tempt Not This Flesh was yet another inexplicable bestseller for the gender-bending author whose real name was Alan Riefe. 2 stars

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

Posted on August 29, 2022November 11, 2022 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: Tender Savage by Phoebe Conn

Posted on June 6, 2022November 11, 2022 by Blue Falcon

This review is of Tender Savage, a standalone Zebra Lovegram by Phoebe Conn. Tender Savage starts in Wilmington, Delaware, in June 1862. The book spans from June 1862 to September 1863 during the American Civil War. 3 stars

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Historical Romance Review: These Golden Pleasures by Valerie Sherwood

Posted on April 22, 2022November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

What can I say about Valerie Sherwood’s These Golden Pleasures? Well, this 512 page epic starts out wonderfully but then falters then lags in the middle, and is rushed at the end.

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Historical Romance Review: A Lady Bought with Rifles by Jeanne Williams

Posted on April 13, 2022November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

A Lady Bought with Rifles by Jeanne Williams is a woman’s tale of being torn between two men during a Mexican war. 3 1/2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Skye O’Malley by Bertrice Small

Posted on February 12, 2022November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

In Skye O’Malley by Bertrice Small a beautiful Irish woman in the Elizabethan Tudor era experiences adventures and love with many men.

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Category Romance Review: Guilty Love by Charlotte Lamb

Posted on January 4, 2022November 10, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Charlotte Lamb’s Harlequin Presents romance Guilty Love is so crazy and full of over-the-top drama. I loved every wild moment of it. As always, YMMV, although this sort of book is right up my alley. But a word of warning: it handles a dark subject that may cause readers some discomfort. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Angel in Scarlet by Jennifer Wilde

Posted on December 28, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Angel In Scarlet isn’t a bodice ripper. It’s a Georgian-Era chick-lit. This is a hard one to categorize. It’s not just a romance, but more of a heroine’s journey through life and her relationships with several men she meets along the way. 4 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Hearts of Fire by Anita Mills

Posted on September 19, 2021November 11, 2022 by IntrovertReader

Hearts of Fire is a more satisfying sequel to the first installment of Anita Mills’ medieval romance series, Lady of Fire, than its second outing, Fire and Steel was. The forbidden romance between Richard and Gilliane de Lacey is stellar. 4 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Sapphire by Patricia Matthews

Posted on June 20, 2021November 11, 2022 by Jacqueline Diaz

In Patricia Matthews’ late-Victorian era set Sapphire, treasure hunting and separated lovers are the two driving plot points of this 1989 historical romance. 3 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Kathleen’s Surrender by Nan Ryan

Posted on June 8, 2021November 10, 2022 by Blue Falcon

This review is based on the Zebra print version of the book published back in 1983. Kathleen’s Surrender by Nancy Henderson Ryan–known better these days as Nan Ryan–is without question one of the best, most emotional romance novels I’ve ever read. 5 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Passion’s Web by Cassie Edwards

Posted on June 2, 2021November 10, 2022 by Jacqueline Diaz

This review is of Passion’s Web by Cassie Edwards. There are books I’m glad I got through because I paid for them and can now resign them to the dustbin of history-literally and figuratively. Passion’s Web is one such book. 2 stars

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Historical Romance Review: Siren Song by Roberta Gellis

Posted on May 30, 2021March 6, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Siren Song, is the first in Roberta Gellis’ Medieval Song trilogy. Lady Elizabeth is heiress to vast lands and married to Mauger, a cruel, murderous lord. Elizabeth’s heart is for Sir William of Marlowe, her former love. 4 stars

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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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