I thoroughly enjoyed this historical fiction mystery involving the Jane Austen characters we love, and love to hate. This is the second book in the series, but there was enough backstory provided throughout the book for me to understand the history of the characters’ relationships and their actions. However, this is a standalone mystery, and can be read without having read the first book.
Continue reading “The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2) by Claudia Gray”
This is a cute, flirty historical fiction romance set in Regency England. This is book 4 in the series but can be read as a stand-alone. There is enough back story to give you context regarding the side characters that support the main characters and story.
Continue reading “To Swoon and To Spar (The Regency Vows, #4) by Martha Waters”
This is a sweet historical fiction romance set in Regency England. Adeline moves to her father’s country home after he dies and her despicable half-brother inherits their father’s title. Adeline’s mother was from the Middle East and was not accepted by the ton, and Adeline is not accepted much either. Daniel is the Duke of Warwick and has retreated to his country estate to work on his inventions. When the duo meet-cute courtesy of Adeline’s pet pig, it starts them on the path of a fake courtship for the remainder of the Season; Adeline to avoid a forced marriage by her half-brother, and Daniel to escape his matchmaking godmother and finish his work.
Continue reading “How Not to Marry a Duke (Daring Ladies #2) by Tina Gabrielle”
This is a sweet historical fiction romance set in medieval Scotland. This is book 4 in the series, but can be read as a stand alone. This book focuses on the youngest brother, Bas Sinclair, dubbed the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse, Death. Not only a fierce warrior, he is the executioner of the clan’s Justice. He dreads his job but does his duty. However, the way all but his family fear and avoid him weighs heavily on him. He’s resigned himself to lead a lonely, solitary life, until one day Shana falls into his life. Literally.
Continue reading “Highland Beast (Sons of Sinclair #4) by Heather McCollum”
This fun, steamy historical fiction romance is about the lives of a group of affluent ladies reigning over glittering Regency-era London, vying for position in the hierarchy of the ton. They are the young wives, widows, and daughters of London’s wealthiest families. The drama is big, the money runs deep, and the shade is real. Life is different in the ton.
Continue reading “The Countess (The Scandalous Ladies of London #1) by Sophie Jordan”
I am excited to be a stop on Romance Me With Books tour of 𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒖𝒌𝒆 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀. It’s available now on Kindle Unlimited so download it today!
This is a sweet, steamy historical fiction romance. The book touches on issues of grief, physical, sexual and mental abuse, and PTSD. There isn’t explicit descriptions of these triggers, and the author does a good job of focusing more on the path forward than the actual traumas.
Continue reading “Surrendering to the Duke by Stevie Sparks”
This is a twisty, engrossing historical fiction mystery/thriller set in 1881 Oxford that captured my attention from the start. The author developed two great characters in Basil Rice, an intelligent, nervous Jesus College fellow with a secret to hide (he’s gay), & Rhiannon “Non” Vaughan, a wickedly smart, fearless, outspoken, determined young Welsh woman newly admitted to university lectures at Jesus College.
Continue reading “A Bitter Remedy (The Oxford Mysteries #1) by Alis Hawkins”
This is a fun historical fiction mystery/romance set during the Victorian era. Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott has spent years creating a mousy persona that allows her to go overlooked and underestimated. This allows her to use her keen intellect and power of observation to discreetly assist her peers with matters they want to keep secret. During a dinner party in her family’s Scottish home she quietly works to help a friend, but runs into trouble when the handsome war veteran Colonel Walter Trefusis (Tre) sees her partaking in a dangerous adventure during dinner. Mary tries to do damage control and finds herself drawn to the Colonel. As the duo get to know each other they find their purposes intertwined and help each other out.
Continue reading “A Most Intriguing Lady by Sarah Ferguson”
This is a cute historical romance that is a quick and easy read that can be read in one sitting. The story is set in London during the Gilded Age. American heiress August Crenshaw works with her father at Crenshaw Iron Works, the family business. She is smart, savvy, talented and knows her own mind. Everything a man does not want in a wife during this time period. Even her wealth doesn’t make her a suitable match.
Continue reading “The Heiress Gets a Duke (The Gilded Age Heiress #1) by Harper St. George”
Nerd Girl Loves Books 