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[briabooknerd]

[bestbookcover]

round 1, poll 232

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which cover do you like best?

The Bridegroom Was a Dog by Yoko Tawada

By Love Undone by Suzanne Enoch

Voting ended onJan 13

remember, you're voting for the cover, not the author or the book!

*cover illustration by David Plunkert

[ramblingromance]

Something in the Heir: Book Review

You know the drill! Here's all my thoughts, feelings, and ramblings on...

Emmeline and William Pershing have enjoyed a perfectly convenient marriage for eight years. Their relationship is a seamless blend of their talents and goals. They’ve settled into separate, well-ordered lives beneath the same roof, and are content to stay that way—or so Emmeline thinks. And if William has secretly longed for a bit more from the woman he adores, he’s managed to be content with her supreme skills as a hostess and planner, which has helped him advance his career. Then when Emmeline’s grandfather, the reclusive Duke of Welshire, summons them both for his birthday celebration and demands they bring their two little angelic children, William is stunned to discover that his very proper wife invented not one, but two heirs to fulfill the agreement for living at Winnover. But surely if Emmeline and William team up and borrow two cherubs to call their own, what could go wrong? Enter George, age 8, and Rose, 5—the two most unruly orphans in Britain. As the insanity unfolds, their careful, professional arrangement takes some surprisingly intimate turns as well. Perhaps it takes a bit of madness to create the perfect happily ever after.

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This novel was fairly unexpected, partly because the cover above was the one I was expecting when I pre-ordered the book, but this is what came in the mail:

I definitely didn't have a problem with this, but again, it wasn't what I was expecting.

Next on the agenda is that it's actually a bit difficult categorizing this as strictly a "romance novel". There's honestly very little romance in it, and this took on more of a Disney Channel Family Comedy sort of feel.

I wouldn't say that I hated this book, or even disliked it, but I just felt sort of...meh about it, I suppose. I love a good found family concept, but Enoch seemed to be juggling too many things in this one, so it was hard to get a good feel for any of the characters. The main couple get sections in the book with their POV's as is expected in a romance novel, but the children do as well, which I actually liked at first... then there is the servants (as well as a tiny secondary couple among them) that get their own little POV's sprinkled throughout as well.... so yeah, a lot of juggling there.

I honestly don't feel like I got to know a single character while reading this novel, and I certainly won't miss them now that it's over. Instead I'll probably forget all about them.

It's a shame, as this was my first Suzanne Enoch novel. I'll definitely give her another chance though, since I'm sure she has some great stories out there!

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Trigger Warnings: Mentions of Death, Child Endangerment,

Heat Level: 0/5

[livrosempedacinhos]

Quase ficou grata pela oferta de apoio, mas lembrou que não podia confiar em ninguém para socorrê-la em águas turbulentas. Tinha aprendido a nadar sozinha.

Para conquistar um libertino, Suzanne Enoch.

[christinaroseandrews]

Kissing Under the Mistletoe is a steamy holiday anthology from St. Martin's press that is a great read for people looking for a sensual holiday read. As I always do, I'll be reviewing the individual stories.

Great Scot! by Suzanne Enoch Lady's companion Jane has resigned herself to a spinster's life. Feeling a third wheel at the MacTaggert family Christmas, she faces a decision. A decision which suddenly has new options when she meets architect and MacTaggert cousin. The one-eyed architect sets her heart racing and her blood pumping. But can she follow her heart? Of should she play it safe?

Set in the same universe with all of the characters from her Wild Wicked Highlander series, this novella focuses on a poor relation of the heroine of the first book of the series, and this story is a great addition to that series. I really liked Jane's dilemma and I appreciated that we got a hero who wasn't perfect. My biggest complaints were the very extreme instalove and the fact that I didn't feel that the novella could stand on its own. Still, I loved the banter and characters and I am a fan of this series. So this story gets:

Four Stars.

Christmas at Dewberry Hollow by Amelia Grey Years ago, Gate's grandfather, the Duke of Notsgrave, stayed at the Dewberry Hollow Inn with his new wife, carving a heart onto a tree in the nearby woods. Now as his grandfather lays dying, Gate races to find the tree so that his grandfather can fulfill a promise to his dead wife. He expects to find a tree. He doesn't expect one of his servants to be shot by the most perfectly enchanting creature he's ever met. Miss Isabelle Reed has long eschewed the idea of love. She's seen what it's done and she wants nothing to do with it. But when Gate appears at her family's inn she begins to change her mind. Can this unlikely pair find the tree and fall in love?

This is a standalone novella, and I feel that it’s the weakest of the stories in this anthology. I found the writing a bit too purple and the stakes really really low. The heat level of this entry is also really low, there's "door ajar" sex but it's not really on the page. I wasn't a fan of how perfect the heroine was and how "Not Like Other Women" she was. Literally, the hero states in an internal monologue that she is "not like other women" and it really landed poorly for me. The story isn't completely horrible, I liked a few of the side characters as well as the idea of the grandson doing this as a favor to his grandfather. This Story would be for fans of sweet romance who want a little more heat with their low stakes sweet. For me, it was too cloying.

Two stars

My Mistletoe Beau by Anna Bennett Determined to retrieve the watch her mother gave her father, Miss Eva Tiding is willing to do anything get it. Even stooping to robbing the scoundrel who tricked the watch away from her father one Jack Hardwick, the Earl of Frostbough. Unfortunately, she's caught in the act by the Earl himself. In return for his silence as well as the watch, she has to agree to be his intended for the next few weeks to placate his grandmother. It's the perfect arrangement. The only problem, falling in love.

This was far and away the best entry in the collection. This is a standalone novella that is utterly charming and lovely and fun. The banter was on point. The romance steamy. The conflict and the tension was there. I was rooting for Jack and Eva. (Which I also appreciated the punny names that weren't overtly punny (no Chris/Kris or Hollys to be seen).)  The plot was engaging and I also really liked the side characters. This novella made me smile and happy and it was the perfect Christmas romance.

Five stars.

In all this was a solid anthology. I liked two of the three entries and the entry that I didn't like was more due to my personal dislikes (I like more conflict and imperfect characters) rather than anything too egregious. This is a fun anthology and it's a great way to get in the mood for Christmas.

So if I average everything together it's 3.67 stars which I'm going to round up.

Four stars.

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[bridgertown]

Hello, I love historical romance for its mindless escapism- I've read all julia quinn and lisa kleypas, their style is light and worry and just what the doctor ordered. Is there anyone else you would recommend? Thanks again.

Hello there fellow romance reader!!

Ok... so first ones that come to mind.

Tessa Dare. - Hilarious books. Funny, clever and delightful for escapism. I love her Spindle Cove series.

Maya Rodale - some of hers are actual historic recreation of RomComs. ‘Lady’s Bridgets Diary’ and ‘Lady Claire is all that,’ to name two.

Suzanne Enoch - she has some excellent books. I adored ‘England’s perfect hero.’

Martha Waters - she is quite new, but I just read her ‘To have and to Hoax’ and it was AMAZING!

Cat Sebastian - She writes some incredible same sex historic romances. Literally adore!

I hope this helps!!

Happy Reading!

Alice Twin. Xx

[thebooklrandtheduke]

It’s so refreshing to read a book where the couple finally gives in and steals a kiss on page 160. Give me a slow-burn romantic buildup any day!

[pollyssecretlibrary]

Spending the weekend at my late granny’s cottage in the countryside. There’s no wifi or internet at all (only 4g) so I brought this Spanidh hardback pocket-size edition of “Reforming a Rake” by Suzanne Enoch that I bought in a second-hand bookfair for 3€ instead of the 6,95€ that you can see on the cover