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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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First book in the series is too focused on future books, not enough on itself.

February 20, 2016 by narfna 8 Comments

My biggest problem with this book is that it felt forced, and Courtney Milan’s stuff has never felt forced to me before. I can tell she really struggled with this one. I feel like I would have been able to tell even if I hadn’t read her newsletter where she confessed that Once Upon a Marquess had given her tons of trouble, to the point where she basically had to scrap it and start the book over. There was just too much she was trying […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Courtney Milan, historical romance, narfna, Once Upon a Marquess, romance, the Worth saga

narfna's CBR8 Review No:32 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Courtney Milan, historical romance, narfna, Once Upon a Marquess, romance, the Worth saga ·
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Oh Courtney…

December 22, 2015 by Malin 5 Comments

Lady Judith Worth lost everything when her father and eldest brother, Anthony, was convicted on treason. Her father committed suicide in prison, her brother was sentenced to deportation to Australia. Due to complications during the journey, Anthony never arrived at his destination, and is presumed dead. Since losing their wealth and their privileges, Judith has been the sole breadwinner for two of her younger half-siblings; the spoiled, socially challenged and extremely cat obsessed Theresa and her youngest brother Benedict, who she’s finally saved up enough […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR7, Courtney Milan, historical romance, Malin, Once Upon a Marquess, the Worth saga, Victorian

Malin's CBR7 Review No:141 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR7, Courtney Milan, historical romance, Malin, Once Upon a Marquess, the Worth saga, Victorian ·
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