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Lord Perfect by Loretta Chase

April 7, 2021 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

These Chase books are really making me read very quickly, because I have deemed it necessary to read one “normal” book between every one of her delightful tales. That being said, I am sort of at the end of the ones that I’ve stockpiled as being immediately interesting…must regroup. After the wonderful recommendation of Mr. Impossible, my Kindle suggested this novel to me as well. I’ll freely admit to being a bit of a Goodreads snob, and for romance novels I tend to agree with […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Loretta Chase, more Rupert and Daphne, Mr Impossible

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:59 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Loretta Chase, more Rupert and Daphne, Mr Impossible ·
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Could Someone Send This to Chris Hemsworth as a script?

June 14, 2018 by Jen K 10 Comments

I don’t usually visualize characters that specifically when reading, having vague ideas of “attractive man” in my head.  This novel, however, proved the exception, since I couldn’t help but see Rupert Carsington as Chris Hemsworth.  More specifically, Thor: Ragnarok Chris Hemsworth with a smidge of the huntsman from Winter’s War (because of the smirk).  Rupert is another one of Chase’s hellions, never one to shy away from a fight, someone who will help the weak, surprises other characters with the occasional tidbit of knowledge when […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: adventure, Carsington Family, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Mr Impossible

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:110 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: adventure, Carsington Family, historical romance, Loretta Chase, Mr Impossible ·
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A historical romance with hieroglyphs, adventure and a mongoose named Marigold

March 5, 2017 by Malin 7 Comments

Rupert Carsington is the fourth son of the Earl of Hargate and has been sent to Egypt to get out of the way of all the calamities he’s been able to get tangled in at home in England and on the continent. He finds himself locked up in a dungeon jail after seeing a bunch of soldiers beat up a beggar in the street and deciding to defend the man, beating up a horde of soldiers as a result. His bail is paid by Mrs […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: adventure, Carsingtons, cbr9, egypt, Loretta Chase, Malin, Mr Impossible, Regency

Malin's CBR9 Review No:19 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: adventure, Carsingtons, cbr9, egypt, Loretta Chase, Malin, Mr Impossible, Regency ·
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