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The books of May are here—fresh, fierce, and full of feels.

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Wedding season includes searching for a missing bride�and a killer . . .


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Sometimes the path forward begins with a step back.


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One island. Three generations. A summer that changes everything.


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A snapshot made them legends. What it didn�t show could tear them apart.


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This life coach will give you a lift!


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A twisty, "addictive," mystery about jealousy and bad intentions


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Trapped by magic, haunted by muses�she must master the cards before they�re lost to darkness.


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Masquerades, secrets, and a forbidden romance stitched into every seam.


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A vanished manuscript. A murdered expert. A castle full of secrets�and one sharp-witted sleuth.


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Two warrior angels. First friends, now lovers. Their future? A WILD UNKNOWN.


Reviews

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Hardly a Gentleman
by Eloisa James
"Read for the Humor"
Posted April 25, 2025

Eloisa James’ HARDLY A GENTLEMAN is the second in her Accidental Brides series and features the Honorable Miss Clara Vetry and Caelan MacCrae, Laird of CaerLaven. Clara goes through Read more...


The Devil's Charm
by Megan Frampton
"Another Great Title from Megan Frampton!"
Posted April 4, 2025

Megan Frampton’s THE DEVIL’S CHARM is the first in her Heirs and Spares series. It features Lord Lucian Blackwood, the second son of a duke, and Read more...


The Duchess Takes it All
by Michelle McLean
"Unique Heroine Helps Make This an Enjoyable Read"
Posted February 19, 2025

Michelle McLean’s latest, THE DUCHESS TAKES IT ALL, features recently widowed Tamsin Palmer, Duchess of Clevesly, and Christian August, Count of Rauchberg. Christian has been named co-guardian to Tamsin’s son by her deceased husband. Tamsin is horrified by this Read more...


The Baron Who Never Danced
by Barbara Russell
"Nice enough read, needs more consistency."
Posted January 7, 2025

Barbara Russell’s THE BARON WHO NEVER DANCED is the fifth in her Victorian Outcasts series and features Angeline and Royston. Royston is a footman at the beginning of Read more...


The Trouble with Inventing a Viscount
by Vivienne Lorret
"Solid Second Installment!!"
Posted October 2, 2024

THE TROUBLE WITH INVENTING A VISCOUNT, the second installment of Vivienne Lorrret’s Liars Club series, features Oscar Flint, a first-rate gambler who loses big to the heroine Read more...


The Mistress Experience
by Scarlett Peckham
"Interesting plot and nice hero!"
Posted August 4, 2024

THE MISTRESS EXPERIENCE by Scarlett Peckham features Thaïs Magdalene, a courtesan who only sells her services once a week, and Lord Alastair Eden, a shy man who employs Thaïs to teach him how to please a woman. As they embark Read more...


The Duke Has Done It Again
by Jane Ashford
"Delightful Friends-to-Enemies-to-Lovers Title!!"
Posted August 4, 2024

THE DUKE HAS DONE IT AGAIN is the sixth title in Jane Ashford’s The Duke’s Estates series. It features heroine Rose Denholme and hero Gavin Keighley, former childhood friends who have been pitted against each other in their families&rsquo Read more...


The Saloon Girl's Only Shot
by Dani Collins
"Fantastic, Fast-paced Western Romance!"
Posted June 27, 2024

Dani Collins’ second installment in her Quail’s Creek series, THE SALOON GIRL’S ONLY Read more...


An Inconvenient Letter
by Julie Wright
"Fun premise, bland writing."
Posted April 8, 2024

Julie Wright’s AN INCONVENIENT LETTER features Marietta “Etta” Stone and Gerard Hartwell. Etta has fancied herself in love with Gerard’s cousin for years and writes letters confessing this love that she never intends to send. Unfortunately, her sister Read more...


The Diamond and the Duke
by Christi Caldwell
"Great first half but chaotic second half."
Posted March 28, 2024

Christi Caldwell’s THE DIAMOND AND THE DUKE features Wesley Audley, freshly home after nearly dying in battle, and Ellie Balfour, the woman who has secretly loved him for years. As Ellie helps Wes remember the man he was while he recovers physically Read more...


Her Adventures in Temptation
by Megan Frampton
"Fun Fake Engagement Romance!"
Posted March 12, 2024

HER ADVENTURES IN TEMPTATION by Megan Frampton is the latest in her School for Scoundrels series. It features secretly soft-hearted artist Simeon Jones and bluestocking Lady Myrtle Allen. Myrtle convinces Simeon to help her run away to London to avoid her brother forcing Read more...


The Duke Starts a Scandal
by Sophie Jordan
"Interesting backstory to the Duke Hunt Series"
Posted November 30, 2023

Lucian has gone from being a common man to the brand new Duke of Penning. Because he has younger sisters he would like to see married well, he must have a scandal-free life and marry the perfect aristocratic wife. That’s all Read more...


It Had to Be a Duke
by Vivienne Lorret
"Fun start to a new series!!"
Posted November 28, 2023

IT HAD TO BE A DUKE by Vivienne Lorret features Verity Hartley and her neighbor, Magnus Warring, Duke of Longhurst. In a fit of pique at a snooty neighbor, Verity, a confirmed spinster, blurts out Read more...


The Wallflower's Last Chance Season
by Julia Justiss
"Sweet, easy historical romance!"
Posted October 13, 2023

Eliza Hasterling assists an older gentleman up from a fall at a ball and finds herself suddenly under the scrutiny of the man’s son, Lord Giles Stratham, as he believes her to be a fortune hunter. Unable to discern why his elderly Read more...


Duke Seeks Bride
by Christy Carlyle
"Low Angst, Enjoyable Read!"
Posted September 13, 2023

The third installment in Christy Carlyle’s Love on Holiday series, DUKE SEEKS BRIDE tells the Read more...


How to Tame a Wild Rogue
by Julie Anne Long
"Wonderful installment in the fake relationship category!!"
Posted July 28, 2023

Lorcan St. Leger is a man who clawed his way up from St. Giles to become an infamous privateer. On the eve of a massive storm, he reluctantly rescues Lady Daphne Worth as she makes an escape out of a window. Together, they make their way to Read more...


Not That Duke
by Eloisa James
"Fabulous witty banter between the hero and heroine!!"
Posted July 26, 2023

Silvester Parnell, Duke of Huntington, is in love with Lady Yasmin. Unfortunately for him, she is in love with his best friend and chooses to marry him instead. Luckily, quirky Lady Stella Dorsham is still unmarried and Silvester finds himself lusting after her, even though she doesn Read more...


The Viscount Who Vexed Me
by Julia London
"Brooding hero keeps the pages turning!"
Posted May 23, 2023

Julia London’s THE VISCOUNT WHO VEXED ME is the third in her Royal Match series and features Harriet “Hattie” Woodchurch and Read more...


How to Best A Marquess
by Janna MacGregor
"The Widow Rules series comes to an end..."
Posted May 4, 2023

HOW TO BEST A MARQUESS is the third novel in Janna MacGregor’s Widow Rules series and Read more...


The Prospector's Only Prospect
by Dani Collins
"Beauty and the Beast meets gold mining!"
Posted March 29, 2023

Dani Collins’ THE PROSPECTOR’S ONLY PROSPECT features divorcee Marigold Davis as she travels in place of her sister to marry gold prospector Virgil Gardner, a scarred man with a chip on his shoulder. Upon learning Marigold is in fact not her Read more...


Jessica Grogan


http://readerandthebeast.blogspot.com/?m=1

I have loved to read ever since I can remember. My tastes have changed throughout the years: from Dr. Seuss to R. L. Stine to Stephen King and Dean Koontz before discovering a love of romances while in college. I read contemporary and paranormal romances until buying an anthology featuring Sabrina Jeffries on a whim one day. I loved the historical setting and promptly read everything written by her. From that time on, historical romance has been my genre of choice. Beastly heroes and smart and sassy heroines are my absolute favorite!

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