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Category Romance Review: Asking for Trouble by Miranda Lee

Posted on May 14, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Asking for Trouble by Miranda Lee a beautiful, yet virginal woman and a burn-by-love playboy find passion together. Is it enough to last? The problem with reading a much-beloved author almost 50 times is that their books begin to blend together. Plotlines get replayed. And replayed. 2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Come Back to Me by Catherine George

Posted on May 13, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #1321 In Catherine George’s Come Back to Me, revenge is the on the agenda for the heroine when her sister dies after having a baby. 1 1/2 star

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Category Romance Review: Seduction by Charlotte Lamb

Posted on May 12, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #428 Seduction Charlotte Lamb features a ridiculously innocent and sheltered heroine and a hero that is so crazy and obsessed, he kidnaps her! 5 stars

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Category Romance Review: Shattered Dreams by Sally Wentworth

Posted on May 8, 2021April 19, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #629 Shattered Dreams by Sally Wentworth is a legendary train wreck romance read. 1 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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Category Romance Review: Darkness into Light by Carole Mortimer

Posted on May 7, 2021September 3, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Harlequin Presents #892 Darkness into Light by Carole Mortimer Freespirited Danny falls in love with Pierce, who’s been hurt by love before. 3 1/2 stars

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Gothic Romance Review: The Coach to Hell by Rachel Cosgrove Payes

Posted on May 6, 2021October 20, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Coach to Hell by Rachel Cosgrove Payes is a Gothic bodice ripper romance. Georgina falls for a coachman who drives her across England to her new home, a manor filled with secrets. 2 1/2 stars

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Category Romance Review: Change of Life by Judith Arnold

Posted on May 6, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

American Romance #362 Change of Life, Judith Arnold Married woman feels ignored, abandons the family to seek fulfillment, can her husband convince her to come back? 2 1/2 stars

Historical Romance Review: Midnight Rose by Patricia Hagan

Posted on May 6, 2021October 20, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Patricia Hagan Midnight Rose is set in the antebellum South where the heroine must hide her true identity from society and the hero will do anything to have her.

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Historical Romance Review: Stranger in My Arms by Lisa Kleypas

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

Stranger in My Arms is a wonderful historical romance by Lisa Kleypas about a widow whose husband reappears from the dead. Does he have a secret identity? 4.5 stars

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