The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan

The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Sophie Jordan is a must-read for me. I really enjoy how she can always create chemistry between her h/h. She never disappoints.

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The Fugitive Colours by Nancy Bilyeau

 Happy New Year!

We're in our first week of 2022, and I have something new to share: the cover of my next novel, The Fugitive Colours, to be published May 12th.
 

I love how this cover continues the visual style of The Blue. While this is a sequel to The Blue, with the same protagonist, Genevieve Planché, I also wrote it so that someone could come to this book and understand it on its own.

Here's my publisher's description of the novel:

The Fugitive Colours reunites readers with Genevieve Planché and again reveals the dazzling world of glamour and treachery in Georgian England. 

Now living and working in Spitalfields, Genevieve is struggling to keep her silk business afloat. When she one day receives a surprise invitation from an important artist, Genevieve grasps at the promise of a better life. 

But she soon begins to suspect that her own secret past has more to do with her entrée into London society than her talent. One wrong move could cost her not just her artistic dreams but the love of those she holds dear. And watching from the shadows are ruthless spies who wish harm to all of England.

A sequel to Nancy Bilyeau’s The Blue, The Fugitive Colours again reveals a dazzling world of glamour and treachery in Georgian England, when beauty held more value than human life. She immerses readers in a fictionalized account of real lives and events whilst staying faithful to the historical and social context.

The novel will be published in ebook and paperback in the United States, the UK, Canada and Australia. 

It would be super helpful if you could take a few seconds and click "Want to Read" on Goodreads here.

The Duke is Back by Valerie Bowman- SQUEELLLL

COVER REVEAL I'm thrilled to share with you the GORGEOUS cover of book 6 in the Footmen's Club series! The Duke is Back will be released on April 25, 2022 and you can pre-order it now! Yes, it will be available in print also, when it's released. Do you love it as much as I do?

Here's the cover. A wedding is in her future Miss Sophie Payton might be engaged, but she’s not in love. The only man who ever captured her heart was Phillip Grayson—a soldier who was slain a year ago. But when her stepmother decrees that Sophie will marry Phillip’s cousin, the new Duke of Harlowe, Sophie’s in no position to refuse. A funeral is in his past The ton thinks Phillip Grayson died a hero on the battlefields of Europe, but he’s very much alive. While he spent the last year recuperating from his grave injuries in secret at his friend’s estate, his brother was murdered, his cousin took over the title of duke, and the woman he loved—the one he dreamed of every night—apparently moved on without him. But the duke is back Phillip has returned to London intent on reclaiming his brother’s title and making the people who killed him pay. He doesn’t understand how Sophie could have betrayed him; she can’t forgive him for letting her believe he was dead. And yet neither can deny that the attraction between them burns hotter than ever. Nothing is as it seems, but perhaps the truth can save them…if it doesn’t kill them first. Pre-order The DUKE IS BACK now! The Duke is Back can be read as a standalone, but if you haven't read the others yet, they're available too! The Footmen's Club Series The Footman and I (Book 1) Duke Looks Like a Groomsman (Book 2) The Valet Who Loved Me (Book 3) Save a Horse, Ride a Viscount (Book 4) Earl Lessons (Book 5)

The Man Ban by Nicola Marsh (Audiobook)

The Man Ban by Nicola Marsh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

good story. I really liked both Manny and Harper.
They are a good couple and both are really likeable.
My only complaint is that at times it was a little slow.
For me, I thought that the secondary characters really drive the plot.
Candice Moll & Dushan Philips do a fantastic job on the audiobook. Both are very enjoyable to listen to and really drive the story with their understanding of the characters.
But overall, I enjoyed it.

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The Last Debutantes A Novel by Georgie Blalock

 The Last Debutantes A Novel by Georgie Blalock

Description

Fans of The Kennedy Debutante and Last Year in Havana will love Georgie Blalock’s new novel of a world on the cusp of change...set on the eve of World War II in the glittering world of English society and one of the last debutante seasons. 

They danced the night away, knowing their world was about to change forever. They were the debutantes of 1939, laughing on the outside, but knowing tragedy— and a war—was just around the corner.

When Valerie de Vere Cole, the niece of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, makes her deep curtsey to the King and Queen of England, she knows she’s part of a world about to end. The daughter of a debt-ridden father and a neglectful mother, Valerie sees firsthand that war is imminent.

Nevertheless, Valerie reinvents herself as a carefree and glittering young society woman, befriending other debutantes from England’s aristocracy as well as the vivacious Eunice Kennedy, daughter of the U.S. Ambassador. Despite her social success, the world’s troubles and Valerie’s fear of loss and loneliness prove impossible to ignore.

 

How will she navigate her new life when everything in her past has taught her that happiness and stability are as fragile as peace in our time? For the moment she will forget her cares in too much champagne and waltzes. Because very soon, Valerie knows that she must find the inner strength to stand strong and carry on through the challenges of life and love and war.

Available Editions

EDITION	Paperback
ISBN	9780063009295
PRICE	$16.99 (USD)

The Dating Dare A Novel by Jayci Lee

 Jayci Lee, author of A Sweet Mess, returns with The Dating Dare—her next witty, chemistry-filled romantic comedy.

Tara Park doesn’t do serious relationships. Neither does she hop into bed with virtual strangers. Especially when that particular stranger is her best friend’s new brother-in-law. It isn’t an easy decision, though. Seth Kim is temptation personified. His unreasonably handsome looks and charming personality makes him easy on the eyes and good for her ego.

When a friendly game of Truth or Dare leads to an uncomplicated four-date arrangement with Seth, Tara can’t say she minds. But their dates, while sweet and sexy, have a tendency to hit roadblocks. Thankfully, their non-dates and chance meetings get frequent and heated.

Seth is leaving for a new job in Paris in a month and a no-strings attached fling seemed like a nice little distraction for both… But soon Seth realizes that Tara Park doesn’t come in a “nice & little” package--she’s funny and bold, sweet and sexy, and everything he ever wanted and never expected to find. Neither of them are ready for something serious and both have past relationship baggage they’ve been ignoring, but with a shot at forever on the line will they follow their hearts and take a chance on happily-ever-after?

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

 this book was so depressing that there were moments that I wanted to give up on it. But overall, I am glad I finished it. Although very depressing and heart wrenching I wanted to see how the characters would end up. I also feel that I learned so much about this time period and I loved the women in this book.  

Three Stars

Copy provided by publisher in exchange for my opinion