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TIME FOR CHANGE...
TIME FOR CHANGE…
Over the past few months, I have found that my priorities are changing. For the last seven years, my focus has been on reading, reviewing and blogging, and all the other things I used to enjoy have very much taken a back seat. My cake-baking has been almost non-existent (much to my husband and son’s disapproval); my collection of 1930s and 1940s movies has been gathering dust, and it’s been…
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WENDY’S RETRO AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: THE RIVER FLOWS ON BY MAGGIE CRAIG, NARRATED BY LESLIE MACKIE
WENDY’S RETRO AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: THE RIVER FLOWS ON BY MAGGIE CRAIG, NARRATED BY LESLIE MACKIE
(Glasgow and Clydebank Sagas, #1)
Genre: Historical Romance (Glasgow, mainly during the Depression and WWII)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
A warm and poignant story of love, triumph over adversity and the building of the great ocean liner, the Queen Mary, set in Clydebank and the West of Scotland during the Hungry Thirties. Times are hard, but a close-knit community always manages to find a way to…
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WENDY’S REVIEW: AFTER BEN BY CON RILEY
WENDY’S REVIEW: AFTER BEN BY CON RILEY
(Seattle Stories, #1)
Genre: Contemporary Romance (Male/Male)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
No more kissing a ghost…
A year after the sudden death of his longtime partner, Ben, Theo Anderson is still grieving. The last thing he’s looking for is a new lover, but as Theo discovers, sometimes life has its own plans.
The strength of his attraction to fellow gym member Peter is surprising. So is how…
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A TRICK OF FATE BY STELLA RILEY IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER
A TRICK OF FATE BY STELLA RILEY IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER
Someone is misusing Max Brandon’s name – resulting in bills for services he never ordered and goods he did not buy. For reasons he can’t begin to guess, he has become the victim of some unknown person’s campaign of persecution.
When the games move closer to home, almost forcing him to fight a duel … more particularly, when they draw in Frances Pendleton, a lady he never expected to see again ……
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LUCINDA BRANT'S STUNNING NEW COVER FOR NOBLE SATYR
LUCINDA BRANT’S STUNNING NEW COVER FOR NOBLE SATYR
This is Lucinda Brant’s stunning new cover for NOBLE SATYR, the first book in her outstanding Roxton Family Saga series. To discover the fascinating story behind this cover from inception to publication click on the link below. The same in-depth research and attention to detail that characterise her books are evident when you read the blog post and watch the video.
https://www.lucindabrant.com…
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CAROL’S REVIEW: A FALLEN LADY BY ELIZABETH KINGSTON
CAROL’S REVIEW: A FALLEN LADY BY ELIZABETH KINGSTON
(Ladies of Scandal, #1)
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency, 1820)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
Six years ago, to the outrage of her family and the delight of London gossips, Lady Helen Dehaven refused to marry the man to whom she was betrothed. Even more shockingly, her refusal came on the heels of her scandalous behavior: she and her betrothed were caught in a most compromising position. Leaving her…
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WENDY’S REVIEW: REST AND BE THANKFUL BY JOANNA CHAMBERS
WENDY’S REVIEW: REST AND BE THANKFUL BY JOANNA CHAMBERS
Genre: Contemporary Romance (Male/Male)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
Things haven’t been going well for Cam McMorrow since he moved to Inverbechie. His business is failing, his cottage is falling apart and following his very public argument with café owner Rob Armstrong, he’s become a social outcast.
Cam needs to get away from his troubles and when his sister buys him a ticket to the biggest Hogmanay…
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WENDY’S RETRO REVIEW: A KISS FOR MIDWINTER BY COURTNEY MILAN
WENDY’S RETRO REVIEW: A KISS FOR MIDWINTER BY COURTNEY MILAN
(Brothers Sinister #1.5)
Genre: Historical Romance (Victorian)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
Miss Lydia Charingford is always cheerful, and never more so than at Christmas time. But no matter how hard she smiles, she can’t forget the youthful mistake that could have ruined her reputation. Even though the worst of her indiscretion was kept secret, one other person knows the truth of those dark days:…
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REVIEW: A KISS FOR MIDWINTER BY COURTNEY MILAN
REVIEW: A KISS FOR MIDWINTER BY COURTNEY MILAN
(Brothers Sinister #1.5)
Genre: Historical Romance (Victorian)
Cover Blurb
Miss Lydia Charingford is always cheerful, and never more so than at Christmas time. But no matter how hard she smiles, she can’t forget the youthful mistake that could have ruined her reputation. Even though the worst of her indiscretion was kept secret, one other person knows the truth of those dark days: the sarcastic…
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WENDY’S AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: THE BLACK MADONNA BY STELLA RILEY AND PERFORMED BY ALEX WYNDHAM
WENDY’S AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: THE BLACK MADONNA BY STELLA RILEY AND PERFORMED BY ALEX WYNDHAM
(Roundheads and Cavaliers, #1)
Genre: Romantic Historical Fiction (17th Century – Genoa 1636 & 1646, English Civil Wars 1639-1645)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
As England slides into Civil War, master-goldsmith and money-lender, Luciano Falcieri del Santi embarks on his own hidden agenda.
A chance meeting one dark night results in an unlikely friendship with Member of Parliament, Richard Maxwell.…
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CAROL’S REVIEW: THE RAKE BY MARY JO PUTNEY
CAROL’S REVIEW: THE RAKE BY MARY JO PUTNEY
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
A man’s past doesn’t have to map his fate, especially when a woman holds the key to his destiny in this timeless novel by New York Times bestselling author and legend in historical romance Mary Jo Putney.
Disinherited and disgraced, Reginald Davenport’s prospects cried for a dire end. But fate has given him one last chance at…
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CAROL’S REVIEW: A DUKE IN THE NIGHT BY KELLY BOWEN
CAROL’S REVIEW: A DUKE IN THE NIGHT BY KELLY BOWEN
(The Devils of Dover, #1)
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency, 1819)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
Duke. Scoundrel. Titan of business. August Faulkner is a man of many talents, not the least of which is enticing women into his bedchamber. He’s known-and reviled-for buying and selling companies, accumulating scads of money, and breaking hearts. It’s a reputation he wears like a badge of honor, and one he…
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WENDY’S RETRO REVIEW: NOT QUITE A HUSBAND BY SHERRY THOMAS
WENDY’S RETRO REVIEW: NOT QUITE A HUSBAND BY SHERRY THOMAS
(The Marsdens, #2)
Genre: Historical Romance (Victorian – North-West Frontier of India and England 1897)
Cover Blurb:
Their marriage lasted only slightly longer than the honeymoon—to no one’s surprise, not even Bryony Asquith’s. A man as talented, handsome, and sought after by society as Leo Marsden couldn’t possibly want to spend his entire life with a woman who rebelled against propriety by…
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CAROL'S RETRO REVIEW: YOURS UNTIL DAWN BY TERESA MEDEIROS
CAROL’S RETRO REVIEW: YOURS UNTIL DAWN BY TERESA MEDEIROS
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency, 1806)
Cover Blurb:
Gabriel Fairchild’s valor during battle earns him the reputation of hero, but costs him both his sight and his hope for the future. Abandoned by the fiancée he adored, the man who once walked like a prince among London’s elite secludes himself in his family’s mansion, cursing his way through dark days and darker nights.
Prim nurse Samantha…
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WENDY’S AUDIOBOOK RETRO REVIEW: BLACK SHEEP BY GEORGETTE HEYER, NARRATED BY BARBARA LEIGH-HUNT
WENDY’S AUDIOBOOK RETRO REVIEW: BLACK SHEEP BY GEORGETTE HEYER, NARRATED BY BARBARA LEIGH-HUNT
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency)
Cover Blurb (Goodreads):
With her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young woman. But of all her high-placed suitors, there was none Abigail could love. Abigail was kept busy when her pretty and naive niece Fanny falls head over heels in love with Stacy Calverleigh, a good-looking town-beau of shocking…
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WENDY’S AUDIOBOOK RETRO REVIEW: THE UNKNOWN AJAX BY GEORGETTE HEYER, NARRATED BY DANIEL PHILPOTT
WENDY’S AUDIOBOOK RETRO REVIEW: THE UNKNOWN AJAX BY GEORGETTE HEYER, NARRATED BY DANIEL PHILPOTT
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency)
Cover Blurb:
A past dispute …
When the irascible Lord Darracott’s eldest son dies unexpectedly, the noble family must accept their estranged Yorkshire cousin as heir apparent. They are convinced he will prove to be a sadly vulgar person, but nothing could have prepared the beleaguered family for the arrival of Major Hugo Darracott.…
A present deception…
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CAROL’S REVIEW: THE LADY IN RED BY KELLY BOWEN
CAROL’S REVIEW: THE LADY IN RED BY KELLY BOWEN
(Season for Scandal, #3.5)
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency, 1818)
Cover Blurb (Amazon):
A lady with secrets, a man with a burning desire, a love that breaks all the rules…
Lady Charlotte Beaumont has spent her whole life being ignored. By her parents, her brother, even the servants. So she was secretly able to develop her talent for painting well beyond the usual watercolors. Too bad no one…
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