They Seek Him Here, They Seek Him There

Title: The Bride Thief (2002)
Author: Jacquie D’Alessandro
Genre: Regency Historical, Stand Alone Novel, 357 pages
Sensuality: PG
Reason for Reading: recommendations on message boards
Grade: B

At six-and-twenty, Samantha Briggeham knew her marital prospects were fading by the season and she was pleased by the thought. She had no intention of being betrothed–especially against her will–to [...]

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TBR Day: The Ungrateful Governess by Mary Balogh

Author: Mary Balogh
Grade: C-
Genre: Traditional Regency
Pages: 218. Stand alone book.
Sensuality: PG
Copyright: 1988
Reason for Reading: Although I love Balogh regencies and have been reading her from almost the beginning of her career, I have put off this one for years because governess romances are on my Ick List. Also, many of Balogh’s early works are [...]

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If Loving You is Wrong

Lady of Fire (1987) by Anita Mills
Grade: B-
Setting: France & England, 1085-1093
Sensuality: PG-13
Pages: 423
Series: 1 of 5
Reason for reading: Last attempt at liking Mills. Forgot who recommended her.
Plot: At 12 years old, Eleanor’s beauty already entrances Prince Henry (son of William the Conqueror), Belesme (our villain), and Roger, her HALF-BROTHER. Eleanor [...]

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