Addicted to the Duke was one of those romance novels that made me cry and simultaneously root for the main characters. Alex, completely destroyed from his time in captivity to Turkish pirate where he cultivated a raging opium addiction, is in love with Lady Hestia. However, haunted by his past, he pushes her away believing he is unworthy of her affections. Lady Hestia is devoted to the man who rescued her from the same Turkish pirates a few years after Alex escaped captivity. Unfortunately, although Hestia is besotted with her savior for years after being rescued, ... Continue Reading...
Review: To Catch a Lady
It looks like January is the month of historical romances and To Catch a Lady was part of that trend. The novel begins with Ashton Blakely, Duke of Summerton, who's aunt is forcing him to settle down and marry. The last thing Ashton wants is to marry and share his life with a woman - he is entirely happy with the way his life is now. Ashton hatches a plan to hold an elegant ball that features a scandalous lottery containing the names of all the eligible young women of the ton because he doesn't care who he married as long as she provides a heir. A perfect plan! ... Continue Reading...
Review: Sutherland’s Secret
Brice Sutherland, Earl of Dornach, finds a mysterious, half-dead English woman on the side of the road one evening while returning home. In a world where the English are enemies Brice takes a chance and brings the maiden home to nurse her to health. However, the English lass, Elanor, proves to be heavily sought after by the English. Not only is the castle's inhabitants in danger if the British catch Brice hiding Elanor, but it could also lead to the discovery of Brice's illegal (but heroic) smuggling operation. Even worse, Brice might actually be falling in love with ... Continue Reading...
Review: A Whisper of Desire
A Whisper of Desire is a continuation of The Disgraced Lords series and A Touch of Passion with focus on the latest member of The Libertine Scholars to garner attention. Lady Marisa Hawkstone and His Grace Maitland Spencer are caught in a compromising position orchestrated by the villainess in an attempt to ruin them both. The marriage of necessity quickly becomes a marriage of desire and lust, but can it become something more? Can Maitland over come his horrific past and dark fears in order to fall for the sweet and innocent Marisa? I love how Bronwen can write ... Continue Reading...
Review: A Touch of Passion – Bowen Evans
Received via NetGalley from the Loveswept team (Random House Publishing Group) in exchange for an honest and completely unbiased review. Lady Portia Flagstaff has been in love with Grayson Devlin since she was sixteen years old, and has been saving herself in hopes one day he will see her as the woman she is and not the almost-sister she feels he treats her as. When she's stolen away by a Sultan with plans to make her part of his harem (**this isn't as cheesy as it sounds**), Portia must rely on the only man she's ever loved to save her, protect her and honor ... Continue Reading...