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The Innkeepers Daughter The Gentleman Spy Mysteries, Book 1 by Bianca M. Schwarz ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 [ Trigger warning at end of review ] Luck and fortitude save Eliza Broad’s life when she is found beaten and half dead while on the run from her step-father. The former Innkeeper’s daughter soon finds herself living a life vastly removed from  the one she knew. Now under the protection of Sir Henry March, her erstwhile saviour, she is now living in his London townhouse, wearing fancy gowns and attending entertainments as his guest.  But all that glitters is not gold! She is not safe, and when Sir Henry needs to rescue Eliza again, now from one of London infamous pimps, they find themselves embroiled in a scheme much bigger and darker than forced prostitution… Together with some of Sir Henry’s friends and former service men, they start to investigate the dark world of sadistic sex trafficking and espionage! This book really threw me for a loop! Wow- that got dark fast! I hadn’t read

Her Wicked Marquess The Sinful Wallflowers Series, Book 2 by Stacy Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 When bookish Maryann Fitzwilliam finds out her father has promised her to a boorish, womanizer whom is her father’s compatriot, she decides that she would rather be ruined that married and miserable. Without the means to ruin herself in truth, she plans to place a few well placed hints at her ruination with the notorious rake hell, the Marquess of Rothbury, where the busiest of gossips will find. Her plan of ruination goes off splendidly… until she comes face to face with the vary rake she accuses of having an illicit tryst with … in her very own bedroom!?!?  Nicolas St. Ives, the Marquess of Rothbury has cultivated his rake persona in order to exact revenge for a wrong he didn’t prevent… now a young wallflower has insinuated that they have had a tryst. He is compelled to meet this woman and soon finds that she is much more than the ton has given her credit for. Soon Maryann and Rothbury find t

The Secrets of Colchester Hall by Sophie Barnes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 A quick mysterious romance with a little side of the spooky! The Viscount Stirling has decided tat after 2 years of widowhood, he is ready to find a new wife. He has assembled six leftover eligible women form the latest London season to his home to select one to be his bride. Lady Angelica has gone through few seasons and does not want to marry… she especially doesn’t want to become mistress of a home that literally gives her the chills and where she feels like  she is constantly under watch… At first she chocks up her creepy intuition to her love of gothic novels, but as her relationship with he Viscount advances she becomes determined to get to the bottom of the spooky goings on at heal before she will consent to marry the Viscount. This was a good gothic tale that had me interested in the characters and the mystery from the beginning. Sometimes a story with a gothic element can wan on my patience, but I found the got

Teddy Spencer Isn’t Looking for Love by Kim Fielding ⭐⭐⭐💫 /5 This was an absolute surprise and I enjoyed so much about this book! I laughed out loud multiple times and had a blast following along with Teddy and Romeo as their status quo business trip goes awry!  Theses office enemies are pushed together, when their boss has a family emergency and can’t go and pitch their product to their potential investor. Their trip does not go as planned and fining out that they were only booked one room in a sold out hotel and finding only one bed is the least of their problems! I won’t go into details, but the rod their trip ends up going down was a complete surprise to me and I loved reading every minute of it! The characters of Teddy and Romeo were both so likeable! Sometimes an enemies to lovers put takes longer to warm up to both characters, but these two quickly show their true selves and are immediately likeable! These two are a delight and I loved seeing them work together! I r

The Princess and the Rogue A Bow Street Bachelors Novel - Book 3 by Kate Bateman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 This series started off good, then only got better and better in the second and third books! When undercover princess, Ana catches the eye the renowned rogue, Sebastian Wolff, she doesn’t put much into their chance meeting… Next thing she knows, she is relying on the roguish lord to shelter and hide her from the enemy that put her into hiding! Sebastian Wolff is shocked to find the girl who caught his fancy at a brothel acting as the companion to his grandmother… now with her life the line he is willing to risk everything for this Russian enigma… even his bachelorhood! I fell for Princess Anastasia and her plight from the beginning! I love how her strong personality is the perfect match to the independent Sebastian. Their sparking chemistry and banter was a joy to read.  I enjoyed this series, but I think this is my favourite the trio! This book had plenty of fun cameos of our two pr

This Cowboy of Mine Wrangler of Wyoming, Book 2 by R.C. Ryan ⭐⭐⭐ /5 I felt like this book was like reading making a sandwich… with the bread made out of drama and some filler in the middle. This book started out with LOT’S of action and excitement when Kirby and Casey meet under strange circumstances in a cave during a blizzard. I love how their strained circumstances forges a bond between them. Kirby and Casey make a great pairing, but I found the middle of the book with them coming to terms with their feels out of sync with the action at the beginning and end of the book. The difference in pacing made it drag in the middle for me. I felt like I was constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop… which it does! In general I like the character and the story was good and entertaining, but pacing changes made it difficult for me to rate this book any higher. I would be interested in reading more from this author and/or series to see if the pacing was an anomaly in this book. Th

Christmas on Peach Tree Lane by Jules Bennett ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 When our Ginch-y hero, Brady is sent packing from his work due to a stress fuelled freak out, the only place left for him to go is back to the old familial home. He plans to make good use of his enforced vacation and put the place up for sale and sort through old family memories before he goes back to he city after the holidays… Violet, the towns self proclaimed Christmas guiro has other plans for Brady and his gorgeous family home… she needs it to be the annual grand finale in the towns Tinsel Tour… She squeezes into his life and with every deception she puts up she seems to be making his heart a size bigger! I loved this grumpy/ sunshine pairing and all of the holiday hijinks these two get into while playing house together. I can imagine this story becoming a yearly read!  As always, Carina Press delivers the holiday happily ever after with all the trimmings! A delightful read that I totally recommend! Christmas on Pea

An Unexpected Temptation The Townsbridges, Book 5 by Sophie Barnes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Sophie Barnes delivers a delightful wrap-up to the Townsbridge series that wraps up loose ends and sees all of the family together in their happily ever afters! How can the last Townsbridge, Athena ever find herself a husband when she is forever linked with the scandal she created as a young girl in order to procure a love match for her brother… six years later, Althea has the chance to reach out toe the man she wronged and broker peace between them. For Robert Carlisle, the architect of his humiliation, Althea Townsbridge was the last person he wanted to become snowed in with… that is until the storm lifts and she turns out out to be the only woman able to tempt his heart! What a wonderful reunion of enemies turned lovers! Fate brings this tow together to find happiness for one and all in the Townsbridge brood! I loved seeing how the quirky and free spirited Althea seeps into the cracks in Roberts hea