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REVIEW of A Winter’s Romance: A Regency Anthology

I love a good anthology with stories the perfect length to read at bedtime before falling asleep. This collection contains stories by several of my favorite authors. The most appealing ones in the collection–to me, at least–ended up being “Epiphany Day” by Christina Dudley and “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by GL Robinson….
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REVIEW of The Seaside Homecoming (On Devonshire Shores #3) by Julie Klassen

Estranged from her family, Claire Summers has been living in Scotland as companion to an elderly aunt. But when the stern woman dies, Claire travels south to Sidmouth, hoping for a rapprochement with her mother and sisters. Answering an advertisement from a mysterious William Hammond, Claire becomes a partner/housekeeper at another boarding house in Sidmouth…
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REVIEW of The Forgotten Duke (Viennese Waltz #1) by Sofi Laporte

Lena Arenheim is trying to secure musical performances for her penurious family when a strange woman calls out to her on the street–“Catherine?” Perplexed, Lena brushes off the encounter, but it is not long before the woman’s brother, Julius, Duke of Aldingbourne, declares that Lena is none other than his duchess Catherine who had been…
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REVIEW of Miss Vincent’s Vow (Women of Weymouth #1) by Rachel Knowles

Left in penury at her father’s death, Cassandra Vincent places an advertisement in the newspaper at Weymouth offering her services as a companion. Jethro Hunt answers the advertisement, offering a different sort of companionship than she had in mind: matrimony. Trusting in Jethro’s reputation as an honest, god-fearing man, Cassandra resolves to enter into matrimony…
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REVIEW of A Thieving at Carlton House (Of Cloaks and Daggers #1) by Erica Vetsch

When Sir Bertrand Thorndike is promoted within the ranks of His Majesty’s secret agent spy service (not the real title, but you get the idea), he needs to change his persona as a hard-drinking dilettante to an upstanding member of society. His mentor, Marcus Haverly, recommends that Bertie serve on the board of a new…
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REVIEW of By His Grace and Favor (Lord Dere’s Dependents #1) by Christina Dudley

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REVIEW of An Amiable Foe by Jennie Goutet (Castles and Courtship)

When Peregrine Osborne inherits Brindale Castle in Kent, he doesn’t realize there’s a lady that comes with it. Ever since her parents’ death, Marianne Edgewood has been left on the estate with only a few servants. But since her uncle gambled the place away to Perry Osborne’s uncle, it’s only a matter of time before…
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REVIEW of The Weaver Takes a Wife by Sherri Cobb South (Weaver #1)

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REVIEW of A Capital Arrangement (The Ellsworth Assortment #6) by Christina Dudley

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REVIEW of A Winter by the Sea (On Devonshire Shores #2) by Julie Klassen (BLOG TOUR)

Emily Summers, the beauty of the family, has already had the misfortune of being deceived and disappointed by gentlemen about their intentions. When James Thomson, the duke’s handsome private secretary, begins to seek out her company, she wonders if any of his interest is real. Complicating the matter is the arrival of Emily’s former beau,…