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When duty to his kingdom meets desire for his enemy!


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Always remember when playing for keeps to look before you leap!


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Return Ticket
by Michelle Diener
"London killer strikes in the fog"
Posted May 30, 2025

RETURN TICKET is the second in a modern-ish day mystery series, Traffic Warden Mysteries #2 by author Michelle Diener. It's set in 1963, so it's got kind of a contemporary feel to it, especially as compared to Diener's typical science fiction genre. Diener Read more...


Beneath the Burning Sea
by Amanda Bouchet
"Fire magoi and a warrior set out to conquer Atlantis"
Posted May 23, 2025

BENEATH THE BURNING SEA is book 5 in the Kingmaker Chronicles series by Amanda Bouchet.  This series is a romantasy series and is set in the world of Greek Read more...


A Gentleman of Questionable Judgment
by Grace Burrowes
"Napoleonic spy turned amateur sleuth foils a horserace scheme"
Posted May 23, 2025

Grace Burrowes writes gentle Regency tales, both romances and also this intrigue series,   A GENTLEMAN OF QUESTIONABLE JUDGEMENT is the ninth in this historical series. I enjoy all of Burrowes’ books, but I think I love Lord Julian even more than her many cozy romance Read more...


Ashes of Xy
by Elizabeth Vaughan
"Romantasy in a magical and primitive world"
Posted April 24, 2025

I enjoy fantasy books and romance books, and the combination thereof is one of my favorites when done well.  Author Elizabeth Vaughan wrote a marvelous series 20 years ago titled Chronicles of the WarlandsRead more...


The Elusive Earl
by Grace Burrowes
"Regency historical mystery with a generous helping of romance"
Posted April 15, 2025

THE ELUSIVE EARL is book three in the Bad Heir Day Tales series by historical romance and mystery writer Grace Burrowes.  This series follows several Regency aristocrats who are Read more...


Who Will Remember
by C.S. Harris
"Rich Regency mystery weaves death amid London’s social classes"
Posted April 11, 2025

Historical mystery writer C.S. Harris wows with the latest in her Regency British sleuth Sebastian St. Cyr series.  WHO WILL REMEMBER is book twenty in this engrossing series Read more...


The Girl from Greenwich Street
by Lauren Willig
"Hamilton and Burr clash while investigating the shocking murder of a defiant young woman."
Posted February 28, 2025

THE GIRL FROM GREENWICH STREET is the latest historical fiction from one of my favorite authors, Lauren Willig.  This is a standalone based in the early American period.  Set in Manhattan, it features one of America’s Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton, and his political rival Aaron Read more...


Kills Well with Others
by Deanna Raybourn
"Four middle-aged lady assassins have a riotous adventure as they ferret out a mole and catch a spy"
Posted February 28, 2025

KILLS WELL WITH OTHERS is the delightful follow-up by romance and mystery author Deanna Raybourn, building on the surprise smash hit of KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE.  Having book Read more...


The King's Messenger
by Susanna Kearsley
"Gripping historical story of treachery, betrayal and love"
Posted February 28, 2025

Susanna Kearsley is (and I feel she always will be) a drop-everything-to-read author for me, and THE KING’S MESSENGER reaffirms her writing supremacy.  Kearsley typically writes time-slip novels.  Here, there is no traditional time slip of historical and modern characters, but Read more...


Swordheart
by T. Kingfisher
"Grumpy hero trapped in a sword rescues (and falls for) a delightfully zany heiress"
Posted February 21, 2025

First published in 2018, SWORDHEART is a glossy new release hardcover by Bramble featuring turquoise sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and custom endpapers.  This engrossing tale is set in her World of the White Rat between Clockataur War and The Saint of Steel books.   Read more...


Deep End
by Ali Hazelwood
"Competitive diver and Olympic swimmer fall into the deep end of the love pool"
Posted February 8, 2025

Ali Hazelwood became one of my new favorite romance authors when she published her first book in 2021.  She initially wrote rom-coms about women in STEM careers, and most of those STEM books are about graduate students.  I love to read about smart and capable individuals Read more...


Bonded in Death
by J.D. Robb
"Futuristic police procedural with a gritty heroine cop"
Posted February 1, 2025

It’s hard to believe this is already book SIXTY (!) in this futuristic police procedural In Death Mystery series by uber-author JD Robb.  Read more...


A Gentleman of Sinister Schemes
by Grace Burrowes
"Lovely mix of mystery and historical romance"
Posted January 24, 2025

The redoubtable Lord Julian Caldicott returns in A GENTLEMAN OF SINISTER SCHEMES, by historical author Grace Burrowes, with The Lord Julian Mysteries book number eight.  Burrowes is best known Read more...


Barbarian's Heart
by Ruby Dixon
"Amnesiac alien barbarian must reconnect with his human mate"
Posted January 24, 2025

BARBARIAN’S HEART is book 9 in the Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon.  This is a sci-fi romance Read more...


Truth or Beard
by Penny Reid
"Delightful and zany small town romance"
Posted January 24, 2025

I adore the Winston Brothers series by rom-com author Penny Reid, so I jumped on the chance to review the Deluxe edition of TRUTH OR BEARD, which is book Read more...


Remember When
by Mary Balogh
"Slow and introspective Regency romance drags"
Posted January 3, 2025

REMEMBER WHEN is book number four in the Ravenswood, Regency-era historical romance from long-time author Mary Balogh.  Balogh was one of my gateway romance authors way back Read more...


Blade's End
by J.C. Daniels
"Series finale of half-Amazon assassin and her shifter lover"
Posted December 1, 2024

Book number eight in the BLADE’S END is self-published by Shiloh Walker, written under her pen name of J.C. Daniels.  This is a short ebook novel, 250 Read more...


Collision Course
by Michelle Diener
"Pregnant heroine grapples with alien abduction versus artificial intelligence"
Posted November 5, 2024

Sixth in the Class 5 Series sci-fi books by award-winning Michelle Diener, COLLISION COURSE is a fun science fiction read from one of my favorite sci-fi authors Read more...


A Bloom in Winter
by J.R. Ward
"Wolven and vampire reunited in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world"
Posted November 1, 2024

A BLOOM IN WINTER is a Black Dagger Brotherhood novella, book number 22.5 in the BDB series by bestseller J.R. Ward.  While Wrath the Blind King of Read more...


A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe
by Grace Burrowes
"Historical mystery and romance in an inviting holiday tale sure to warm the heart"
Posted November 1, 2024

Book seven in the delightful Lord Julian Mysteries is A GENTLEMAN UNDER THE MISTLETOE. It is a cozy historical by a favorite author, Grace Burrowes.  Set in bucolic Read more...


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Make works in Florida, and would love to have more time to get through her massive TBR pile! A lifelong avid reader, Make loves to read book blogs and hear from authors when she is not working or reading.

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2 comments posted.

Re: The MacGregor's Lady (12:44pm February 11, 2014):

Oh yes, I LOVE Scottish accents! That's why Sean Coonery is so beloved,
I think. nd Ewan McGregor totally does it for me too

Re: Everlasting Enchantment (9:26am December 11, 2013):

I'd want a cat shapeshifter, something sleek and sexy. Maybe a panther?

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