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REVIEW of The Sisters of Sea View (On Devonshire Shores #1) by Julie Klassen

When their father dies of an apoplectic attack, the four Summers sisters and their mother must find a way to earn an income if they are to avoid descending into utter poverty. The gentlewomen have the blessing of owning their own large house in the ocean village of Sea View, and at the prompting of…
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SERIES Recommendations from 2022

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REVIEW of Under a Veiled Moon (Inspector Corravan #2) by Karen Odden (BLOG TOUR)

The Irish are out of favor in 1870s London. When a packed pleasure steamer named the Princess Alice going up the Thames crashes into a coal barge, the papers and the public are ready to blame the Irish Republican Brotherhood for terrorism. Acting police superintendent Michael Corravan has enough to do with the violence going…
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REVIEW of The Belle of Belgrave Square (Belles of London #2) by Mimi Matthews (BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY)

Julia Wychwood has led the life of an invalid for as long as she can remember. Her parents, obsessed with tonics and bedrest and bloodletting, refuse to let her live a normal life, and whenever her social anxiety causes her to seek solitude and a good book, she must then contend with the unsavory remedies…
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REVIEW of An Autumn Kiss (Timeless Victorian Collection #7) by Laura Rollins, Annette Lyon, and Lisa H. Catmull (BLOG TOUR)

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REVIEW of The Lady’s Guide to Death and Deception (The Secret Life of Mary Bennet #3) by Katherine Cowley (BLOG TOUR)

Napoleon has escaped his island prison, and England’s best spies have been sent to Brussels to gather intelligence as the continent sits on the brink of battle. Mary Bennet, in company with Lady Trafford and Mr. Withrow, are called upon to investigate the death of one of the Duke of Wellington’s officers. As the threat…
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REVIEW of The Season by Sophia Holloway

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REVIEW of The Hapgoods of Bramleigh (SERIES) by Christina Dudley

This six-book Regency series follows the story of the Hapgood family as several country misses find love amidst unconventional circumstances. With elegant prose and clever dialogue reminiscent of Georgette Heyer, each book is a delight to read. Billed as “traditional Regency romances,” the books contain more realism than many modern-day Regency pastiches, painting the lives…
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EXCERPT from To Kiss a Wallflower (Timeless Regency Romance #19)

Miss Ellen Young was tired of being called beautiful. As she gazed into the gilt-framed mirror, wrinkling her pert nose, pursing her rosebud lips, and narrowing her lake-blue eyes, she scowled at her reflection. Perhaps if she held this facial expression for an hour, a wrinkle would result. Or perhaps if the rain would stop…
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REVIEW of The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray (BLOG TOUR)

When the Knightleys of Donwell Abbey decide to hold a house party with the Darcys, the Wentworths, the Brandons, and the Bertrams, they’re not expecting an uninvited guest of Mr. Wickham’s ilk to come knocking on the door. Ever since his scandal of seducing Lydia Bennet, Wickham has been up to one scheme after another,…