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Was 5, Now 6 Historical Romances & More For My B List

June 6, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 7 Comments

Tired of waiting for new books from authors on my autobuy list and even more tired of trying random new authors, I waded into the back catalogue of one of the most successful writers in the historical romance genre. Eloisa James has been publishing steadily for sixteen years and my crash course on her novels moves her comfortably to my B+ List. That means I am unlikely to pay for her books, but will read them if they are available at the library, or very […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #ProlixityJulien, 18th century romance, A Duke of Her Own, An Affair Before Christmas, CBR7, Desperate Duchesses series, Duchess by Night, Eloisa James, Fairy Tale series, historical romance, Mrs. Julien, Regency Romance, The Duke Is Mine, The Ugly Duchess, This Duchess of Mine, Three Weeks with Lady X

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:51 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #ProlixityJulien, 18th century romance, A Duke of Her Own, An Affair Before Christmas, CBR7, Desperate Duchesses series, Duchess by Night, Eloisa James, Fairy Tale series, historical romance, Mrs. Julien, Regency Romance, The Duke Is Mine, The Ugly Duchess, This Duchess of Mine, Three Weeks with Lady X ·
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More Historical Romance, But With Fairy Tales

June 1, 2015 by Mrs. Julien 3 Comments

Eloisa James’ Fairy Tales series includes nine historical romances based around twists on the stories we learned growing up. The two I read were The Princess and the Pea (The Duke Is Mine) and The Ugly Duckling (The Ugly Duchess). I don’t feel a burning need to read more of them, but I might depending on what else is, or more accurately is not, available at the time. The Duke Is Mine Olivia and Georgiana have spent their lives in “duchess training”. Owing to an […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #ProlixityJulien, CBR7, Eloisa James, historical romance, Mrs. Julien, Regency Romance, The Duke Is Mine, The Ugly Duchess

Mrs. Julien's CBR7 Review No:43 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #ProlixityJulien, CBR7, Eloisa James, historical romance, Mrs. Julien, Regency Romance, The Duke Is Mine, The Ugly Duchess ·
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