Miranda Neville – Cannonball Read 17

“I’m sorry to say that Brotheron eldest sons are always named Chauncey.”

The Ruin of a Rogue by Miranda Neville

June 8, 2025 by Nart Leave a Comment

Plot: Anne is the daughter of a Duke, and as such, was Born To Greatness. Or at least, to marry into it. To ensure this, she is kept sequestered from the world right up until it’s time to get into the marriage mart. Despite her imposed innocence, Anne is no fool, and quickly realizes that her appeal starts and ends with her dowry. Anne goes from innocent to jaded real quick, but her lack of experience with clever frauds means that when Marcus Lithgow, who […]

The Duke of Dark Secrets

April 18, 2017 by Mikki Blu 1 Comment

Much like Eloisa James’ book Seven Minutes in Heaven, this one deals with a lord in search of a governess for children he’s unprepared to deal with. This is a favorite of mine that I decided to re-read after thinking there were a lot of similarities between the two, and I have to say this book is much better. The Duke of Denford is one of those unexpected aristocrats – several members of his family succumbed to accidents or illnesses, and he is the last surviving […]

A historical romance with a revenge plot

January 24, 2015 by Malin 2 Comments

No one ever expected Julian Fortescue to end up becoming a Duke, least of all himself. But after a series of tragic accidents, illnesses and old age kills off most of his male relatives, Julian finds himself as Duke of Denford. As this book begins, he is also actually a wealthy man, having come to a settlement with all of his relatives that means he has the money to support himself in style. This doesn’t escape the notice of his dear mother, who promtly arrives […]

A historical romance with an absolute tool for a hero

January 24, 2015 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars On his twenty-first birthday, Damian, Viscount Kendal, drunkenly follows the advice of his friend Robert Townsend and gambles away Beaulieu, the estate he has inherited from his beloved departed mother, then he passes out dead drunk. Unfortunately, Townsend had even more of a drinking and gambling problem than Damian and promptly lost the property to someone else. Damian is forced to return to his father, hanging his head in shame, promising to do whatever it takes to reform and help re-purchase the property. […]

A historical romance with Roman ruins

January 22, 2015 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars Miss Anne Brotherton, supporting character of The Importance of Being Wicked and jilted once the Duke initially courting her fell head over heels for her widowed cousin instead, now has to fend off eager suitors everywhere she turns in London. Every man becomes a fortune hunter when faced with the ridiculous amounts of money, land holdings and estates that Anne, sole heir to the Earl of Camber brings to the marriage. Of course, while Anne is by no means poor, she doesn’t actually have […]

A historical romance with a scandalous widow and a stuffy Duke

January 21, 2015 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Thomas Fitzcharles, the Duke of Castleton, is everything that is proper and dignified. The Dukes of Castleton tend to marry wealthy ladies of impeccable pedigree to enhance their holdings and fortune with each new generation. Thomas’ father was an exception, marrying for love, and it’s clear to Thomas that their marriage was not a success. As such, he is determined to win the hand of the eminently proper and extremely wealthy Miss Anne Brotherton, who thanks to being her grandfather, the Earl of […]

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