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A Regency romance with a very foul-mouthed parrot

The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare

September 22, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Lady Penelope Campion lives quite happily alone in London, aided only by an old, pretty much deaf housekeeper and surrounded by her unusual menagerie of rescued animals. There’s a highland cow, a goat, an otter, several chickens, a dog with only the use of his front legs, a whole bunch of kittens and a particularly foul-mouthed parrot. Her friends dote on her and even politely try to eat her horrendous vegetable meat substitutes without complaining or making a fuss. So when Penelope’s aunt comes to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, Girl Meets Duke, historical romance, Malin, Regency, Tessa Dare, the wallflower wager

Malin's CBR11 Review No:66 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr11, Girl Meets Duke, historical romance, Malin, Regency, Tessa Dare, the wallflower wager ·
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This was very smouldery but I am being picky

When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons #6) by Julia Quinn

September 18, 2019 by alwaysanswerb Leave a Comment

So, this one was kind of weird! 3.5 stars, I’ll say, from the exact average of the first (great) half and the second (weird) half. Spoilers. But first, Goodreads summary: “In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breathtaking, that one knows one’s life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London’s most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton. After a lifetime of chasing women, of smiling slyly as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: female author, historical romance, Julia Quinn, Regency Romance

alwaysanswerb's CBR11 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: female author, historical romance, Julia Quinn, Regency Romance ·
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A historical romance involving smuggling, lady doctors, an escape heist and a daring rescue operation

A Rogue by Night by Kelly Bowen

September 18, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Sir Harland Hayward, Baron Strathmore, is something of an oddity among the nobility, in that he insists on not only continuing to run a shipping company, but he works as a practising physician, treating aristocrats and commoners alike. A less widely known fact is that he also helps his sister, the headmistress of the prestigious Haverhall School for ladies (a profession she has kept up with, even after becoming a duchess) to each year train some select students who are interested in becoming doctors as well. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: A Rogue by Night, cbr11, historical romance, Kelly Bowen, lady doctor, Malin, Regency, smuggling, The Devils of Dover

Malin's CBR11 Review No:65 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: A Rogue by Night, cbr11, historical romance, Kelly Bowen, lady doctor, Malin, Regency, smuggling, The Devils of Dover ·
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An Historical Romance- and feminism!

Bringing Down The Duke by Evie Dunmore

September 14, 2019 by Manimama 2 Comments

CBR11Bingo History, Schmistory Annabelle Archer has been down on her luck for a while now. A scandalous affair with a nobleman in her youth left her disgraced, and as she is an unmarried woman with no living parents she is dependent on her cousin to keep her. She has been working for his family for years when she finally catches a break- she has been admitted to the first class of women allowed at Oxford University. The catch is that as she has earned a […]

Filed Under: History, Romance Tagged With: a league of extraordinary women, cbr11bingo, evie dunmore, historical romance

Manimama's CBR11 Review No:53 · Genres: History, Romance · Tags: a league of extraordinary women, cbr11bingo, evie dunmore, historical romance ·
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Spanning Years and Continents. Lives Ruined, Bloodshed. Epic.

The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran

September 4, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I’ve had this novel on my Kindle for ages! I have enjoyed all the Duran romances I’ve read but some of them can get intense, and a romance novel set in India during the mutinies?  That topic definitely has the potential to get dark, and the fact that the novel opens on a shipwreck certainly means this is not going to be a light comedic romance. Emmaline Martin and her parents were on the way to British occupied India for Emma’s wedding.  She has been […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: 19th century India, British empire, historical romance, Meredith Duran, the duke of shadows

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: 19th century India, British empire, historical romance, Meredith Duran, the duke of shadows ·
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Welcome to the Grand Palace on the Thames

Lady Derring Takes a Lover by Julie Anne Long

August 27, 2019 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I’m mostly familiar with Julie Anne Long due to her Pennyroyal Green series which followed two rival families, the Redmonds and Everseas.  I was glad to see that she had a new historical romance out, and I quite like the premise she is using for this new series. Lady Derring is newly widowed, and she discovers that her husband has left her with nothing.  Most of his property is entailed and going straight to distant male heirs, and then of course there are the debts.  […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: historical romance, Julie Anne Long, Lady Derring Takes a Lover, Palace of Rogues

Jen K's CBR11 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: historical romance, Julie Anne Long, Lady Derring Takes a Lover, Palace of Rogues ·
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