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“Imagine going to market if everyone lived forever. We might never get the best eels.”

My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long

July 4, 2025 by Nart Leave a Comment

I don’t know what happened. I’ve been reading this series entirely out of order, and entirely not on purpose, but fortunately this series doesn’t punish you too much if you take a circuitous route through. Plot: Catherine’s dad is dying. He should know, he’s a doctor. Her mom had died a few years prior, and her dad is deeply anxious about her future. So despite her desire to stay close to him, she agrees to take some of the minuscule funds they have and do […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Julie Anne Long

Nart's CBR17 Review No:26 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Julie Anne Long ·
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“I wanted to learn about endurance, because I was in a situation in which I could do nothing but endure.”

You Were Made to be Mine by Julie Anne Long

July 2, 2025 by Nart 1 Comment

Book 5 in the Grand Palace on the Thames series. Plot: Aurelie is a gently bred young lady raised in France. She has much of what she needs, but no real family to speak of. She is somewhat flighty and sheltered, but even she realizes that the guy who wants to marry her is a controlling monster, so she takes a lovely jeweled necklace he gifted her and took off in the night to England. Once she arrives, she lands in the Grand Place on […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Julie Anne Long

Nart's CBR17 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Julie Anne Long ·
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“Had me in the first half, I’m not going to lie..”

Perils of Pleasure by Julie Anne Long

Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long

Since the Surrender by Julie Anne Long

I Kissed An Earl by Julie Anne Long

What I Did for A Duke by Julie Anne Long

May 30, 2025 by NTE 3 Comments

Making my way through the Pennyroyal Green series by Julie Anne Long, but dependent upon the library, so, while I’ve read these all this year, they weren’t exactly in order.  Luckily, I’ve been keeping notes. Now that the top five are covered, I figured I’d put out this half of the reviews. Spoilers abound! Perils of Pleasure – Colin Eversea is trouble – but it’s rogue-ish trouble, typically – And yet, we find our hero headed for the hangman’s noose, literally, about to hang for a […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: I Kissed An Earl, Julie Anne Long, Like No Other, Pennyroyal Green, Perils of Pleasure Lover, Since the Surrender, What I Did for a Duke

NTE's CBR17 Review No:18 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: I Kissed An Earl, Julie Anne Long, Like No Other, Pennyroyal Green, Perils of Pleasure Lover, Since the Surrender, What I Did for a Duke ·
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“You are either the strangest kind people I’ve ever met, or the kindest strange people I’ve ever met.”

The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long

April 22, 2025 by Nart 1 Comment

A second chance romance at the Grand Palace on the Thames. Plot: Magnus is a national hero and has a solid income, so when he set his sights on Alexandra, whose family was in dire straits, he knew he could win her. He didn’t really bank on her having an opinion on the matter, and a disastrous wedding night led to what they both considered a permanent separation. He fled to the continent to continue his military service, and she retreated from society to avoid putting a […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Julie Anne Long

Nart's CBR17 Review No:9 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Julie Anne Long ·
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“Today a triumph. Tomorrow a lobster. Such was the rhythm of life.”

After Dark with the Duke by Julie Anne Long

December 26, 2024 by Nart Leave a Comment

The fourth in a series. It’s a great standalone, but don’t deprive yourself of the others, and it is better in order. Plot: Two weeks ago, Mariana was a celebrated opera singer, sought after for her spectacular voice and body. Two juvenile delinquent aristocrats and a little scuffle later, Mariana is penniless and on the run from a literal mob. Following her gut, she ends up at the Grand Palace on the Thames, where she’s allowed to stay in exchange for a performance. Well, that’s […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Julie Anne Long

Nart's CBR16 Review No:51 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Julie Anne Long ·
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The hero really does behave quite beastly to begin with

The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long

October 25, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.75 stars Disclaimer: This was an ARC from NetGalley. It hasn’t affected my opinions in any way Spoiler warning – this review will contain some discussion of plot points I found difficult, so you may want to skip some parts of it until you’ve read the book Alexandra Bellamy has been taking care of her father and her siblings since her mother died. She has no dowry to speak of and knows her father has massive gambling debts. So when her father announces that the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: ARC, CBR16, family, historical romance, Julie Anne Long, Malin, miscommunication, NetGalley, Regency, The Beast Takes a Bride, the Palace of Rogues

Malin's CBR16 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: ARC, CBR16, family, historical romance, Julie Anne Long, Malin, miscommunication, NetGalley, Regency, The Beast Takes a Bride, the Palace of Rogues ·
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