Review: The Rogue Is Back in Town (The Wayward Wallflowers) - ARC

Author: Anna Bennett
Original Title: The Rogue is Back in Town
Release Year: February 2018

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 3rd of The Wayward Wallflowers

Vote: 5 1/2








Now, Julie was definitely not my favourite kind of heroine. Indeed, I would say that she often seems quite capricious, sometimes naive and also unselessly virtous (I mean in general, not in the love story).
Moreover, the reason why I could not really love the story is that I honestly could not appreciate the romantic plot, and its developments, between the protagonists. In fact, I have unfortunately been pretty untouched by it. 

Review: The Scot Beds His Wife (Victorian Rebels) - ARC

Author:  Kerrigan Byrne
Original Title: The Scot Beds His Wife

Release Year: October 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: Scotland, Victorian Era
Series: 5th of Victorian Rebels

Vote: 9








Kerrigan Byrne's novels are something I deeply and eagerly look forward to. DEEPLY.
And I was looking forward to read Gavin's book.

Review: A Rake's Guide to Seduction (Reece Family) - ARC

Author: Caroline Linden
Original Title: A Rake's Guide to Seduction
Release Year: August 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 3rd of Reece Family

Vote: 9 1/2




I wonder why all heroines seem to smell of lemons? I think it is strange...what's this passion about lemons? I don't understand.

Review: Lord of Lies (Fallen Ladies) - ARC

Author: Amy Sandas
Original Title: Lord of Lies
Release Year: July 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 3rd of Fallen Ladies

Vote: 8





The hero's job was a fantastic idea. It was definitely catching reading about his aliases, I was as charmed as the heroine when she spied him in the process of changing his costumes. Very sensual, too.

Review: The Offer (Brides of Beadwell) - ARC

Author: Sara Portman
Original Title: The Offer
Release Year: October 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 2nd of Brides of Beadwell

Vote: 9








Finally a story where both protagonists, Bex, a distan indebited duke's cousin and Lucy a vicar's daughter, are penniless and not titled - I like also when they are rich and titled but for sure what is portrayed here is rarity in the genre, and therefore I'm happily surprised.

Review: Lady Charlotte's First Lover (The Sutherland Sisters) - ARC

Author: Anna Bradley
Original Title: Lady Charlotte's First Love
Release Year: October 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 2nd of the Sutherland Sisters

Vote: 8 1/2

The review contains spoilers

I could read 100 novels in row from Anna Bradley's pen. And enjoy of all them with a very high probability.

Review: Never Trust a Pirate (Playful Brides) - ARC

Author: Valerie Bowman
Original Title: Never Trust A Pirate
Release Year: May 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 7th of Playful Brides


Vote: 7 1/2


So, it is a bit difficult for me to give an opinion about this novel. Which is certainly not a new "affliction" for me when it comes to Valerie Bowman.

I can safely say that I liked it, and in some occasions, while I was reading, I thought that I was liking it very much...however, reached the end, I confirm that I "just" liked it. Why?

Review: Enchanting the Earl (Townsends) - ARC

Author: Lily Maxton
Original Title: Enchanting the Earl
Release Year: April 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: Scotland, Regency
Series: 1st of The Townsends

Vote: 9 1/5




There is an historical romance that I love immensely, one of my favourite, and I read and read again all the time, and every time I do it, I adore it more. And this is a Lily Maxton's novel, The Improper Bride. 
And so I waited, and waited, for another story from the author and now, habemus librum.

Review: The Bad Luck Bride (The Cavensham Heiresses) - ARC

Author:  Janna MacGregor
Original Title: The Bad Luck Bride
Release Year: May 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 1st of The Cavensham Heiresses

Vote: 8 1/5







Let's start with a fact. I have a crave for stories where the hero does something he shouldn't to against the heroine and then tries his hardest to conquer her back. It's a strange fetichism, but here it is.
In Janna MacGregor's debut novel we have it. Yay!

Review: Last Night with the Duke (The Rakes of St. James) - ARC

Author:  Amelia Grey
Original Title: Last Night with the Duke
Release Year: March 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency Era
Series: 1st of The Rakes of St. James

Vote: 6 1/5

Author:  Kerrigan Byrne
Original Title: The Highwayman
Release Year: September 2015

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Victorian Era
Series: 1st of Victorian Rebels

Vote: 10 + (++++++) - See more at: http://ilprofumodellepergamene.blogspot.co.uk/#sthash.nEjIfYQP.dpuf

I am not a big fan on insta-lust story. Yes, sure attraction is wanted, curiosity is wanted, but the idea that a man who sees me for the first time is immediately just thinking to strip me naked, would probably give me the creeps. Slow down man.

Review: The Scoundrel's Honor (Sinful Brides) - ARC

Author: Christi Caldwell
Original Title: The Scoundrel's Honor
Release Year: February 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency
Series: 2nd of Sinful Brides

Vote: 9





Adorable indeed.
I loved the novel, first of all because this type of storyline is probably my favourite (or anyway very high on the list), I have a weird fascination for historical gaming hells and especially the owners of them. It's Kleypas' "fault" I believe.

Review: A Lady's Code of Misconduct (Rules for the Reckless) - ARC

Author: Meredith Duran
Original Title: A Lady's Code of Misconduct
Release Year: February 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency
Series: 5th of Rules of the Reckless

Vote: 8




The novel is lovely. I liked the villain and all the secrets attached, it was very stimulating, well pictured and the introduction in the plot of whom I think might be the hero of the next story in the series (I can't wait!) was very entertaining.

Review: Only A Duke Will Do (To Marry a Rogue) - ARC

Author: Tamara Gill
Original Title: Only A Duke Will Do
Release Year: February 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Regency
Series: 2nd of To Marry a Rogue

Vote: 8 1/2




I love second chances love stories.

Review: The Duke (Victorian Rebels) - ARC

Author:  Kerrigan Byrne
Original Title: The Duke
Release Year: February 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Victorian Era
Series: 4th of Victorian Rebels

Vote: 8 1/5

Author:  Kerrigan Byrne
Original Title: The Highwayman
Release Year: September 2015

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Victorian Era
Series: 1st of Victorian Rebels

Vote: 10 + (++++++) - See more at: http://ilprofumodellepergamene.blogspot.co.uk/#sthash.nEjIfYQP.dpuf

I must admit it's difficult for me to accept that The Duke lacks the undoubtedly magnificence of the previous three.

I've stated numerously time that this is by far the best HR series written in the recent years (yes, there are others I love as much, but the Victorian Rebels has a depth that I've hardly found in others).
So let's be very clear here. THIS IS A GREAT ROMANCE. This cannot be contested as far as I'm concerned. But at this point I'm accustumed to, pretty much, perfection when it comes to Kerrigan Byrne...which means that everything even just a tad below that is very noticeable. However still very beautiful.

Review: Waiting for an Earl Like You (Masters of Seduction) - ARC

Author: Alexandra Hawinks
Original Title: Waiting for an Earl Like You
Release Year: January 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Victorian Era
Series: 3rd of Masters of Seduction


Vote: 8

Let's start with a short preamble. Marriages in the middle of the plot are a big turn off for me. Very big. I don't like that two people who share developing feelings are pushed in a forced marriage. As far as I'm concerned, it weakens the romance. I prefer the proposal to be a untangled decision and not a imposition, also and especially if there are already some feelings between the protagonists.

That said, here there was an attenuating aspect, the hero and heroine had been "friends" since they were very young. That, on the other hand, I like. 

Review: The Highlander (Victorian Rebels)

Author:  Kerrigan Byrne
Original Title: The Highlander
Release Year: February 2016

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: Scotland and England, Victorian Era
Series: 3rd of Victorian Rebels

Vote: 10

Author:  Kerrigan Byrne
Original Title: The Highwayman
Release Year: September 2015

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Victorian Era
Series: 1st of Victorian Rebels

Vote: 10 + (++++++) - See more at: http://ilprofumodellepergamene.blogspot.co.uk/#sthash.nEjIfYQP.dpuf

Obviously I loved it. I have also to say that the heroine is certainly one of the best character ever created in HRs; not necessarily because of her personality, which nevertheless I loved, but mostly because of how stupendously the author pictured her person and her story. Her struggles, her thoughts, her fears, her emotions are the most poignant. Nothing, like her story touched my core. The first chapters, that most of the time are a bit slow and "boring" in most books, in The Highlander are among the most beautiful, they are so full of emotions, they give the reader a boisterous rush of empathy and admiration for the heroine.

Review: Between the Devil and the Duke (Season for Scandal) - ARC

Author:  Kelly Bowen
Original Title: Between the Devil and the Duke
Release Year: January 2017

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: England, Victorian Era
Series: 3rd of Season for Scandal


Vote: 10




And here we have Alex. I love him.

Review: The Danger of Desire (Sinful Suitors) - ARC

Author: Sabrina Jeffries
Original Title: The Danger of Desire
Release Year: November 2016
 
Literary Genre: Romance
Setting: England, Victorian era
Series: 3° of Sinful Suitors series


Vote: 9




I don't really have any specific complain in regards to this novel, I love Sabrina Jeffries' style, which I have said a billions of times. 
Her writing is as always entertaining and catching and the characters are great, I liked Warren before and I confirm my opinion now. Delia is charming too, I like strong willed heroine so everything was in the right place here.

Review: The Legendary Lord (Playful Brides) - ARC

Author: Valerie Bowman
Original Title: The Legendary Lord
Release Year: November 2016

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: Scotland and England, Regency Era
Series: 6th of Playful Brides


Vote: 9

THIS NOVEL WILL BE RELEASED THE 1st of NOVEMBER 2016

I know that my relationship with Valerie Bowman previously has been quite fluctuating and somewhat "stressing" but she's certainly convinced me with this novel.

Review: Hero in the Highlands (No Ordinary Hero) - ARC

Author: Suzanne Enoch
Original Title: Hero in the Highlands
Release Year: October 2016

Literary Genre: Historical Romance
Setting: Scotland and England, Regency Era
Series: 6th of No Ordinary Hero


Vote: 7 1/2








This is a nice, lovely story. However, I have to admit that I was expecting more from it.
With this I mean that I truly like the plot, it is interesting and stimulating, the protagonists are theoretically great, the secondary characters are more than interesting (everybody here wants to know more about Kelgrove and the hero's sister...possibly in the same story, if you know what I mean).