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Violet Winspear

devil in silver room

Category Romance Review: Devil in a Silver Room by Violet Winspear

Posted on May 27, 2022November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

There’s good reason Violet Winspear’s Devil In a Silver room had many reprints: it’s an enthralling, hypnotic love story that pulls you in from the moment the hero enters the story. And oh, what a hero he is! 5 stars

Romance Firsts: The First Kissing Couple on a Cover

Posted on May 18, 2022October 5, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

The 1980 Mills & Boon reissue of Violet Winspear’s book Lucifer’s Angel is said to be the first romance (contemporary or category, anyway, not so sure about historicals) to feature a kissing couple on the cover. And what a pretty one it is.

the honey is bitter

Category Romance Review: The Honey Is Bitter by Violet Winspear

Posted on December 8, 2021November 28, 2023 by IntrovertReader

Violet Winspear’s bestseller, The Honey is Bitter, was originally published in 1967 by Mills & Boon. Paul, a Greek tycoon, blackmails Domini into marriage. 4 stars

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