Elise
July 21, 2012
Contemporary, Grade A-/B+
Bella Riley, Emerald Lake Series, Grade A-/B+, Reviewed by Elise
Title: With This Kiss (Emerald Lake #2) Author: Bella Riley Genre: Contemporary Love can find you when you least expect it . . . Fireworks. That’s what innkeeper Rebecca Campbell wants. And no matter how close their friendship, she and…
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Elise
June 30, 2012
Grade A, Historical, Review
Grade A, Lecia Cornwall, Reviewed by Elise
Title: The Price of Temptation Author: Lecia Cornwall Genre:Historical, Regency Once wed to England’s most notorious turncoat . . . Lady Evelyn Renshaw can ignore the disgrace her former husband has brought down upon her. She can even disregard the…
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Elise
June 4, 2012
Grade A-/B+, Historical, Review
Grade A, Jo Beverly, Malloren Series, Reviewed by Elise
Title: A Scandalous Countess Series: Malloren #12 Author: Jo Beverley Genre: Historical, Georgian England Lady May is back. And so is the scandal that sent her tumbling from her position as the toast of London, when her husband, the Earl…
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Elise
April 4, 2012
Grade A, Historical, Review
Grade A, Reviewed by Elise, The Secrets of Hadley Green Series
Title: The Seduction of Lady X Series: The Secrets of Hadley Green #3 Author: Julia London Genre: Historical The surprising news that dashing steward Harrison Tolly, illegitimate son of the Earl of Ashwood, is the rightful heir to his father’s…
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Elise
April 3, 2012
Historical
Carolyn Jewel, Grade B, Reviewed by Elise
Title: Not Wicked Enough Author: Carolyn Jewel Genre: Historical When Lily Wellston heads to the Bitterward Estate to comfort her widowed friend Caroline, she certainly does not have romance in mind. In fact the playful but level-headed Lily is amused…
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Elise
March 17, 2012
Grade A, Historical, Review
Grade A, Lords of Scoundrel Series, Reviewed by Elise, Sarah MacLean
Title: A Rogue By Any Other Name Series: The Rules of Scoundrels #1 Author: Sarah MacLean Genre: Historical, Regency What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets . . . A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society…
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Elise
March 12, 2012
Contemporary, Review, Romantic Suspense
Grade B, Reviewed by Elise, Shiloh Walker, The Ash Trilogy
Title: If You See Her Series: The Ash Trilogy #2 Author: Shiloh Walker Genre: Romantic Suspense Hope Carson may not look like a survivor, but she has escaped an abusive ex-husband and recovered from a vicious assault. Now she endures…
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Elise
March 9, 2012
Historical, Review
Grade A, Lorraine Heath, Reviewed by Elise, The Lost Lord's of Pembrooke Series
Title: She Temps the Duke Series: The Lost Lords of Pembrook #1 Author: Lorraine Heath Genre: Historical Sebastian Easton always vowed he would avenge his stolen youth and title. Now back in London, the rightful Duke of Keswick—returning from battle…
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Elise
February 22, 2012
Historical
Carrie Lofty, Grade A, Reviewed by Elise, The Christie's Series
Title: Flawless Series: The Christies #1 Author: Carrie Lofty Genre: Historical, Victorian, South Africa A passion this seductive is more precious than diamonds. . . . Sir William Christie, ruthless tycoon and notorious ladies’ man, is dead. Now his four…
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Elise
February 9, 2012
Contemporary, Erotic
Grade A, Loving on the Edge Series, Reviewed by Elise, Roni Loren
Title: Crash Into You Series: Loving on the Edge #1 Author: Roni Loren Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance Brynn LeBreck has dedicated herself to helping women in crisis, but she never imagined how personal her work would get, or where it…
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Elise
January 30, 2012
Historical
Grade B, Jillian Stone, Reviewed by Elise, The Gentlemen of Scotland Yard
Title: An Affair with Mr. Kennedy Series: The Gentlemen of Scotland Yard #1 Author: Jillian Stone Genre: Historical, Late Victorian London, 1887. Part stoic gentleman, part fearless Yard man, Zeno “Zak” Kennedy is an enigma of the first order. For…
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Elise
January 27, 2012
Historical, Review
Grade A, Reviewed by Elise, Teresa Medeiros
Title: The Pleasure of Your Kiss Author: Teresa Medeiros Genre: Historical Ashton Burke is a legendary adventurer who has spent the past ten years roaming the globe to forget the girl he left behind. His devil-may-care life is interrupted when…
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Elise
January 6, 2012
Historical, Review
Grade A, Julie Anne Long, Pennyroyal Green Series, Reviewed by Elise
Title: How the Marquess was Won Series: Pennyroyal Green bk 6 Author: Julie Anne Long Genre: Historical, Regency The Scandal Sheets call him Lord Ice. Ruthless, cold, precise, Julian Spenser, Marquess Dryden, tolerates only the finest—in clothes, in horseflesh, in…
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