England

The Duchess Takes it All by Michelle McLean

This is a cute, funny historical fiction romance that kept me laughing and turning pages until I finished. Tamsin’s father is a merchant, so she’s not a “blue blood”. She married a (much older) Duke and her station was immediately elevated, but the ton shunned her, even more so after her husband dies. Christian is a royal from Germany that was appointed co-guardian of Tamsin’s son. You can imagine how “thrilled” Tamsin is to learn this. She likes being able to finally make her own decisions, manage her own money and the estate, and most importantly, her son. Tamsin is determined to drive Christian back to Germany and out of her, and her son’s, life.

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December 1, 2024 0

No Match for Love by Karen Thornell

Lydia is a young woman that’s spent most of her life on a remote estate without friends or family. She’s then whisked away to London by her guardian for the season. He’s determined to marry her off, despite what Lydia wants. Lucas suffered a great loss when he was younger and has spent his life trying to control everything and do his duty, ensuring he doesn’t enjoy life. The two are thrust together and try to fight their growing feelings.

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December 1, 2024 0

Christmas off Script (Foxbrooke, #5) by Evie Alexander

This is book 5 in the Foxbrooke book series and it’s time for Leo to fall in love. It’s a fun and sexy friends-to-lovers contemporary romance. Leo and Ella have been best friends since they were teenagers – but they are both secretly in love with the other. When Ella’s long-term boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her – by phone, no less – and kicks her out of their shared home, Leo comes to her rescue and takes her to his home at Foxbrooke Manor.

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November 4, 2024 0

The Love Position (Foxbrooke, #4) by Evie Alexander

This is book 4 in the Foxbrooke series but can be read as a stand-alone. This book centers on Sophia Hunter-Savage, sister of James Hunter-Savage who is the love interest of Lady Estelle Foxbrooke in the previous book, The Upper Crush. In this book, archeologist Sophia has just suffered a double whammy. Her long-time boyfriend cheated on her with two of his students, and then stole credit for an important historical find that Sophia actually made. Crushed, and suffering from extreme anxiety, she returns home to figure out her next steps.

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September 8, 2024 0

The Art of Murder (The Village Detectives #1) by Fiona Walker

This is a cozy mystery with colorful characters, plenty of twists, and a quirky English village as a backdrop. Former comic Juno has returned to England to care for her elderly mother who is engaged to a smarmy man who may or may not be a wife-killer. She hopes her friend Phoebe, who is a disgraced journalist turned novelist, can help her figure out if her mother’s fiance is hiding a murderous past. But before the duo can get into that mystery, an local art dealer washes up dead on the village’s famous river bank. Thus is the origin story of The Village Detectives.

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June 2, 2024 0

The Upper Crush (Foxbrooke #3) by Evie Alexander

James Hunter-Savage is the perfect name for an enemy, and Lady Estelle Foxbrooke has despised him since she and her twin brother Henry were 13 and James relentlessly tormented Henry at Eton. If that wasn’t bad enough, James and Henry worked at the same company and James stole the biggest deal and client that Henry had. James is the devil. Beelzebub incarnate…..he’s, he’s, he’s, Estelle’s new business partner. What just happened?!

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May 6, 2024 0

The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London #3) by Mimi Matthews

This is a wonderful Victorian romance set in London about two childhood friends whose romance always seems to be just out of step. This is book 3 in the Belles of London series, but can be read as a standalone. Lady Anne and Felix “Hart” Hartford are childhood friends. When Anne was only 16, Felix proposed and they had an understanding. Shortly thereafter Anne’s father died, plunging her mother into a 7 year spiral of grief, taking Anne with her. After their broken engagement, Felix never gives up hope they will get back together.

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January 19, 2024 0

The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky

This is a sweet Historical Romance, Inspirational Fiction told in dual timelines. In 2012, art historian Gwen Morris travels to England’s Lake District to appraise the paintings and antiques of an old family friend, hoping to prove herself to her prestigious grandfather. She meets the owner’s grandson David and initially is concerned that the plans he has for his grandmother’s house serves his needs more than his grandmother’s, but eventually those concerns dissipate. She has personal reasons for wanting to explore the area – her parent were married here and she’s desperate to find the father she’s never known.

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October 1, 2023 0

Love at First Site by Phoebe MacLeod

This is a cute, funny, contemporary romcom set in England about a project manager named Ella whose life is derailed when her longtime boyfriend and colleague Lee jumps ship to work for her company’s competitor, causing her to lose her job. Deciding that her boyfriend is a selfish narcissist that she has made excuses for for far too long, she takes a job in southern England working as a project manager on a building site – something she’s never done before. As she slowly starts to get her feet underneath her, and gains the respect of her colleagues, the rug is once again pulled out from underneath her.

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August 3, 2023 0