SCANDAL WEARS SATIN
Loretta Chase
Avon Publishing
ISBN# 978-0-06-210031-3
July 2012
Historical Romance
Second in the series, dressmaker Sophy Noirot, happens to be trying to save her and her sisters' dress shop from the recent scandal. When the Earl of Longmore's sister, Clara, is caught in a compromising position with a rake, Longmore gets her to use Sophy's dress shop for her upcoming wedding. Then, Clara runs away and Longmore has to give chase, and Sophy tags along. They must come up with a way to help Clara not to have to marry said rake and avoid scandal. Somewhere along the way, they realize that their attraction to each other is something neither one can avoid! Filled with constant action, this highly charged romance will have you smiling and cheering these two on from the start.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Jones
Rating: 3
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
ANOTHER JULY PARANORMAL
LIQUID LIES
The Elementals-Book 1
Hanna Martine
Berkley Sensation
ISBN: 978-0-425-25724-1
July 2012
Paranormal
Gwen Carroway is part of the Ofarian race and as such she is able to turn to water and use it to her advantage. She also has another gift and that is the gift to pick up any language and interpret it immediately. She uses her gift to help her company profit and one day hopes to help lead her company as well as her people, but she hasn't managed to make it onto the board yet. Her people have many secrets and many that she is not privy to as of yet. She even has a prearranged marriage in the future with her protector, Griffin. But everything changes when she is kidnapped by another and her eyes are opened for the first time. She learns some awful truths about her life as well as her people. Her kidnapper also changes her life as he changes to protector. Reed considers himself a retriever, but falls under Gwen's spell and soon will do anything to protect her, even staying on and acting as her jailer when deep down he knows that is not the reason he stays. When Gwen finally opens up to Reed, he finds that he may have to learn to trust even when it seems there is no reason to. LIQUID LIES is book one in this new series and shows great promise. I loved the angst between all the characters as well as Gwen and Reed, not to mention the passion. I look forward to her next release, A TASTE OF ICE.
Reviewed by Lori Sears
Rating: 4
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Ravishing The Heiress - by Sherry Thomas
RAVISHING THE HEIRESS
Sherry Thomas
Berkley Sensation
ISBN #978-0-425-25087-7
Historical Romance
July 2012
Millicent has always known she was to have an arranged marriage. One that required duty and least of all love. However, she fell in love with her husband on sight and has never quite gotten over it. The newly titled Earl Fitzhugh, after a bit of bad luck having his cousin drop dead at the ripe old age of 32, Fitz seems to have acquired a mountain of debt and a ruinous estate along with his title. The only way out was to marry an heiress and it seemed the one picked for his late cousin is the one for the job. She's just as good as any, after all, since he can never marry the woman he truly loves, the beautiful but not wealthy, Isabelle Pelham.
Their marriage is one of convenience at first, but then, astonishingly, it slowly gives way to a deep friendship. Fitz, never realizing his wife is in love with him, carries on his duties and becomes quite successful with the help of his wife, who seems a enigma to him. Millie, every hopeful, finally has the chance she's waited for with Fitz, but will it be too late now that Isabelle is back and Fitz doesn't really require her fortune anymore?
Grab your hankies because this one elicited a few tears along the way. Full of sorrow and unrequited love from several characters, the anguish is heart wrenching on both sides as we watch Millie and Fitz both love someone they know they cannot have. The ending, although a bit too quickly wrapped up without much fanfare, seemed to stay true to characters. Set in the late Victorian era, I enjoyed reading about the end of the 19th century. Certainly the upcoming book about Fitz' twin sister Helena Fitzhugh in October, will be the eagerly anticipated!
Reviewed by Jennifer Jones
Rating: 4
Sherry Thomas
Berkley Sensation
ISBN #978-0-425-25087-7
Historical Romance
July 2012
Millicent has always known she was to have an arranged marriage. One that required duty and least of all love. However, she fell in love with her husband on sight and has never quite gotten over it. The newly titled Earl Fitzhugh, after a bit of bad luck having his cousin drop dead at the ripe old age of 32, Fitz seems to have acquired a mountain of debt and a ruinous estate along with his title. The only way out was to marry an heiress and it seemed the one picked for his late cousin is the one for the job. She's just as good as any, after all, since he can never marry the woman he truly loves, the beautiful but not wealthy, Isabelle Pelham.
Their marriage is one of convenience at first, but then, astonishingly, it slowly gives way to a deep friendship. Fitz, never realizing his wife is in love with him, carries on his duties and becomes quite successful with the help of his wife, who seems a enigma to him. Millie, every hopeful, finally has the chance she's waited for with Fitz, but will it be too late now that Isabelle is back and Fitz doesn't really require her fortune anymore?
Grab your hankies because this one elicited a few tears along the way. Full of sorrow and unrequited love from several characters, the anguish is heart wrenching on both sides as we watch Millie and Fitz both love someone they know they cannot have. The ending, although a bit too quickly wrapped up without much fanfare, seemed to stay true to characters. Set in the late Victorian era, I enjoyed reading about the end of the 19th century. Certainly the upcoming book about Fitz' twin sister Helena Fitzhugh in October, will be the eagerly anticipated!
Reviewed by Jennifer Jones
Rating: 4
Thursday, August 09, 2012
RETURN OF THE VISCOUNT - Review
RETURN OF THE VISCOUNT
Gayle Callen
Avon Publishing
ISBN# 978-0-06-207606-9
August 2012
Historical Romance
After her father's death in India, Cecilia Mallory begins to write to his close friend in the military, Sergeant Blackthorne. With her guardian overseeing her funds, she needs access to keep her ancestral estate alive and protected while her younger brother assumes the role of the new Earl. She needs to be married, and the far away Blackthorne seems the perfect answer to her prayers - so they agree to marry by proxy. Then to her surprise, her husband shows up at her doorstep, wounded and quite young and handsome! Michael Blackthorne owes Cecilia's father a debt to which he can never repay, but he tries to make up for it in the only way he could - by giving her what she needed in a marriage by name. Upon meeting and seeing her, Michael slowly begins to involve himself in her and her brother's lives, and growing to care for her. However, when someone clearly wants to harm her, it's up to Michael to protect her and hopefully earn her trust and love along the way. This is a simmering romance that doesn't fully blossom until the end. I enjoyed the characters somewhat, but found Cecilia's over-indulgence with her brother and her stubbornness against getting to know her husband frustrating. Overall, I enjoyed the build-up, but just wish the ending had been more prolonged and not wrapped up as quickly as it did.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Jones
Rating: 3
Gayle Callen
Avon Publishing
ISBN# 978-0-06-207606-9
August 2012
Historical Romance
After her father's death in India, Cecilia Mallory begins to write to his close friend in the military, Sergeant Blackthorne. With her guardian overseeing her funds, she needs access to keep her ancestral estate alive and protected while her younger brother assumes the role of the new Earl. She needs to be married, and the far away Blackthorne seems the perfect answer to her prayers - so they agree to marry by proxy. Then to her surprise, her husband shows up at her doorstep, wounded and quite young and handsome! Michael Blackthorne owes Cecilia's father a debt to which he can never repay, but he tries to make up for it in the only way he could - by giving her what she needed in a marriage by name. Upon meeting and seeing her, Michael slowly begins to involve himself in her and her brother's lives, and growing to care for her. However, when someone clearly wants to harm her, it's up to Michael to protect her and hopefully earn her trust and love along the way. This is a simmering romance that doesn't fully blossom until the end. I enjoyed the characters somewhat, but found Cecilia's over-indulgence with her brother and her stubbornness against getting to know her husband frustrating. Overall, I enjoyed the build-up, but just wish the ending had been more prolonged and not wrapped up as quickly as it did.
Reviewed by: Jennifer Jones
Rating: 3
Sunday, August 05, 2012
ALONG CAME A DUKE review
ALONG CAME A DUKE
Elizabeth Boyle
Avon Publishing
ISBN# 978-0-06-208906-9
June 2012
Historical Romance
Tabitha Timmons, a spinster who suddenly inherits a fortune from a long lost uncle, is now forced into marriage in order to inherit said fortune. That's all fine and good until she meets the Duke of Preston, and the sparks begin to fly at every meeting. Preston becomes beguiled by Tabitha and wants to find a way for her to keep her fortune and not have to be stuck in a passionless marriage. However, the tables turn when they both realize that the missing ingredient in all this may just be what they have found together. Fun, witty and with charming characters, this Cinderella story is light-hearted enough to entertain, but with enough passion to keep the embers simmering!
Reviewed by: Jennifer Jones
Rating: 3
Elizabeth Boyle
Avon Publishing
ISBN# 978-0-06-208906-9
June 2012
Historical Romance
Tabitha Timmons, a spinster who suddenly inherits a fortune from a long lost uncle, is now forced into marriage in order to inherit said fortune. That's all fine and good until she meets the Duke of Preston, and the sparks begin to fly at every meeting. Preston becomes beguiled by Tabitha and wants to find a way for her to keep her fortune and not have to be stuck in a passionless marriage. However, the tables turn when they both realize that the missing ingredient in all this may just be what they have found together. Fun, witty and with charming characters, this Cinderella story is light-hearted enough to entertain, but with enough passion to keep the embers simmering!
Reviewed by: Jennifer Jones
Rating: 3
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