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About Mikki Blu

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I read to escape and to be entertained for awhile. My main choice is historical mysteries, with a side of supernatural. I don't want any part of dystopian books, or depressing reality tales - there is quite enough of that in the news these days! I'm a social media failure - I don't tweet, Instagram, Tumblr or Facebook - who has the time when there's books to read?

Mikki Blu's Reviews:

The Governess is a Lady

April 3, 2017 by Mikki Blu 4 Comments

This book is the third in the Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers, which is kind of a sub-series of Desperate Duchesses.  These books feature the children of the original group, so it can be confusing sometimes if you haven’t read the original series, and even if you have (which I did) and forgotten who is related to whom.  The first book in this series, Three Weeks with Lady X, is one of my all time favorites; the second book wasn’t as good and this one […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers #3, Eloisa James, Regency Romance

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Desperate Duchesses by the Numbers #3, Eloisa James, Regency Romance ·
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How to Ruin a Lady’s Reputation in a Fortnight

March 31, 2017 by Mikki Blu 2 Comments

To save her, he must ruin her. Lord Sebastian St. John, dedicated bachelor and a co-owner of Fallen, the most scandalous pleasure club in London, is known as Sin for good reason. Orphaned by a shocking accident, Sin long ago vowed a life of solitude and decadence. Yet when Lady Grace Carrington begs for his help destroying her reputation, Sin can’t turn the ton’s most proper lady away. This novella is the scandalous tale of Lady Grace’s escape from her boring life into one of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Fallen #1, Nicola Davidson, Regency erotica, sexually explicit

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Fallen #1, Nicola Davidson, Regency erotica, sexually explicit ·
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A Doggy Whodunit

March 29, 2017 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

As a confirmed dog lover, I thought I’d give this book a shot.  I believe it falls into the category of “cozy mystery”, one of those books where someone winds up dead and the police aren’t the ones to solve the crime.  In this case, Melanie Travis is the amateur sleuth and she’s already got her hands full with a husband, two young sons and six Standard Poodles in her life.  She is also still on friendly terms with her ex-husband, as her oldest son […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr9, cozy mystery, dog lover, Laurien Berenson, Melanie Travis Mystery #17

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:28 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr9, cozy mystery, dog lover, Laurien Berenson, Melanie Travis Mystery #17 ·
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Another Whyte Wedding Romance

March 27, 2017 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

This book is set prior to “Bridal Favors“, which I reviewed recently and even though they are tied by the same wedding planning company there is no mention of the characters in that book.  Here we meet Letty Potts, a music hall performer and sometimes con artist, who has escaped her ex-boyfriend/partner Nick Sparkle after he burnt down the rooming house she was staying at.  Arriving at the train station in her only gown, and clutching her faithful little dog Fagin, she witnesses the elopement […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Connie Brockway, humor, Loveswept Classic, Victorian romance

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Connie Brockway, humor, Loveswept Classic, Victorian romance ·
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A Tedious Mystery

March 23, 2017 by Mikki Blu 1 Comment

Beatrice Lockwood, one of the intrepid ladies of Lantern Street, is in the middle of a case when her past comes back to haunt her.  Joshua North, a former spy for the Crown, has come out of a self-imposed retirement after a disastrous case that left him scarred and forced to use a cane.  He is hunting the villain who is blackmailing his sister. This is book two of The Ladies of Lantern Street, but I don’t think it was a problem not to have […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Amanda Quick, cbr9, Ladies of Lantern Street #2, mystery, Victorian paranormal romance

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:26 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Amanda Quick, cbr9, Ladies of Lantern Street #2, mystery, Victorian paranormal romance ·
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The Last Hellion Takes a Wife

March 19, 2017 by Mikki Blu 4 Comments

This is the third book in the Hellions of Havisham series, telling the tale of Killian St. John, Viscount Locksley.  He is the son of the mad Marquess of Marsden that we’ve met earlier in the series.  The marquess is said to have lost his mind with grief after his wife died and Locke has done his best to survive on his own and not upset his father overly much.  The manor is falling into disrepair, and the marquess needs to be locked in his […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Hellions of Havisham #3, Lorraine Heath, Regency Romance

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Hellions of Havisham #3, Lorraine Heath, Regency Romance ·
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