Historical erotica with a love story and a twist. Pamela Kingston is a young heiress just returning from boarding school. Peter Rennard is a barrister whom has been left as Pamela’s guardian by her father. In respect to her fathers wishes that he take care of her, and to fight his inappropriate feelings; Peter has kept Pamela at a distance for years. As a grown passionate woman, Pamela has always loved Peter and decides to force him to see the truth.
Book 8 of the Bridgeton series featuring Gregory. Gregory has watched his 7 other siblings find wedded bliss. As the youngest son he just knows that love is going to find him easily. When he spots the women the back of a womens neck, he just knows she is the one. Since everything has come easy for him, he just knows she is going to fall in love with too. However, she rebuffs him constantly. Hermione is a beautiful women who men have always fallen for and she is not impressed by Gregory. Hermione is convinced she is in love with her father secretary and is not returning Gregory’s favor. In an frustrated attempt to win Hermione, Gregory enlists the help of Hermione’s best friend Lucy Abernathy. Lucy does not want Hermione to make an unsuitable match so she decides to help Gregory. Little did they know how close they would become.
I have to say this book was a surprise and a joy to read. When I first started it, I expected your typical alpha knight story, but this was so much more. It was very mystical and I found myself reading very late into the night.
Julian, the Earl of Challon, known as the Black Dragon has been given land, Glenrogha, in Scotland by his king as a punishment. He is to secure the glen and wed the daughter, Tamlyn MacShane. The women of this fey area of Scotland have always had the choice to marry and Tamlyn is not about to abide by the king’s dictate, but comes to realize that Julian has been chosen by the Auld ones for her.
I have always loved finding new series to add to my list of favorites. I have been fortunate to have an opportunity to read a new upcoming one by Colleen Gleason. Due out in January 2007, The Gardella Vampire Chronicles is described as a 19 Century Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I am not sure that description gives the series enough justice as it is more than just a Buffy fanfic.
Victoria Gardella has just come out of mourning for her grandfather and father and is now looking for a husband as most young girls of the time do. However Victoria soon learns that she is part of a family line of vampire slayers (venators). She must choose how to balance her life as a debaunte and hunter.
I had been in the mood for a good american historical and picked this one up. Miller is a favorite of mine as I have One Wish and Springwater on my keeper shelf.
Ranger Sam O’Ballivan is sent to Haven Arizona to track down a gang that has committed several area robberies. He is under cover as the new school master. Maddie Chancelor is operating the local store and immediately falls for Sam.
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This author is becoming a fav of mine. Her historicals are unique and well written and A Reputable Rake is no exception.
Cyprian Sloane (a returning character from previous books) is a rake who is trying to clean up his act. He finds himself the new neighbor of Morgana Hart. Ms Hart is the cousin of his “maybe” intended who is trying to save her maid and eventually a group of other girls from becoming prostitutes. Since everyone thinks the worst of Cyprian he fears her antics are going to be blamed on him. He tries to stop her before she is ruined and is blamed for it.
Somewhere, I read that Diane Gaston was a regency author who wrote a different type of regency story. I had been getting burned out on the virginal spunky girl meets the mistunderstood bad guy. The first book I read was The Mysterious M. and I found it wonderful. I quickly ordered more books from Gaston and this is the second one. It is also a carryover from the first as Emily is the sister of the character in the Mysterious M.
As I have recently started reading through the backlist of Katie MacAlister I picked this book not knowing the storie contents. I realized quickly that it is Regency.
Harry is a peer with 5 children who has decided he needs a wife to help him with the children. Plum is in the position that she needs to marry. She was thoroughly scandalized as a young woman and has been living in ruin. When Harry runs an ad for a wife, she hides her past and applies. Both carry deep secrets since Harry doesn’t admit that he has children, let alone the children from hell and he is also an ex spy. Plum has the ruin and is hiding another erotic secret that proves to be a real boon to the marriage.
Teresa Medeiros has been a new favorite for me. I was eagerly awaiting this new book because I love paranormal vampire stories. I am slightly disappointed in this story. Caroline Cabot has been sacrificing many things in her life for her two younger sisters that she has been caring for. Their parents died when Caroline was getting ready to “come out” and she has had to put that aside. Vivienne the middle sister has been sent to the ton to find a suitable match so that the Cabot sisters will not be thrown out of their estate by their loathsome cousin Cecil. When Vivienne writes home that she is about to make a match with a rich eligible gentleman, Adrian Kane, their younger sister (Portia) is convinced that he is a vampire based on all the gossip of the ton. Caroline and Portia set out to prove that he is not a vampire and get much more than they bargined for when they encover the truth and deceptions of the Kane brothers.
Third in the Highland series about the Lockhart family, this story is about sister Mared Lockhart. In the previous book the Lockhart family bargins with neighbor and family enemy Payton Douglas to money to find the “beasty”. When Grif does not find the beasty, Payton asks for payment of his loan which was to be Mared’s hand in marriage. Payton has always loved Mared since they were children and figures this is the only way to get her hand. Mared does not want to pay of the debt and a heartbroken Payton forces into being his housekeeper.