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January 7th, 2009 — , 4 Stars, Cinderella, Comedy of Manners, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, England, Estranged, Gambling, Georgette Heyer, Heiress, Regency, Secondary Romance, affections, besotted, book review, diction, friend george, gambling debts, incomparable beauty, loan sharks, nasty man, pickle, regency period, s child, scrape, sherington, sherry, tom dick and harry, true face, virgin, viscount, wantage from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
The second Georgette Heyer novel that I read was a lot easier to get through. It helped that there was few if any references to my lord or my lady in the narrative. The diction used is as exacting and up there as Devil’s Cub. This novel was longer but I read it in less [...]
Related Websites - Review: Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer The second Georgette Heyer novel that I read was a lot easier to get through. It helped that there was few if any references to my lord or my lady in the narrative. The diction used is as exacting and up there as Devil’s Cub. This novel was longer but......
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January 3rd, 2009 — , 3 Stars, 4 Stars, Barons and Baronets, Covers, Eliza Doolittle, England, Farmer / Gentleman Farmer, Foster/Orphan, Friends, Julia Quinn, Regency, barony, book hands, book review, dancing at midnight, dowry, dunford, henrietta, heroine, kindness, lusty thoughts, midpoint, minx, mistress, pet name, pet names, plot twist, poor man, tomboy, truce, virgin from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Minx by Julia Quinn is the third book in the Blydon Series, following Splendid and Dancing at Midnight.
William Dunford inherits a barony out in Cornwall. He also inherits an unexpected ward, not that he knows this when he arrives. Henry, his ward, is a spunky hoydenish tomboy with a plan. She’s going to convince London [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: Minx by Julia Quinn Minx by Julia Quinn is the third book in the Blydon Series, following Splendid and Dancing at Midnight. William Dunford inherits a barony out in Cornwall. He also inherits an unexpected ward, not that he knows this when he arrives. Henry, his ward, is a spunky hoydenish tomboy with a......
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January 2nd, 2009 — , 3.5 Stars, Comedy of Manners, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, England, France, Georgette Heyer, Jane Austen, Kidnapping, Mistaken Identity, Regency, Secondary Romance, book review, consequences, devil, dominic, flummoxed, imdb, intercepts, marquis, novels, phrasing, regency novel, romance, scandal, silver screen, sister sophie, true nature, true spirit, tryst, virgin, vocabulary from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer is enchanting and will assuredly transport you to another world. Georgette Heyer, praised to be the new Jane Austen, was born in 1902 and her tales are quite old but hold the same classic feel as any one of Austen’s novels. I can picture the whole novel as a movie [...]
Related Websites - Review: Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer is enchanting and will assuredly transport you to another world. Georgette Heyer, praised to be the new Jane Austen, was born in 1902 and her tales are quite old but hold the same classic feel as any one of Austen’s novels. I can picture the......
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December 31st, 2008 — , About, Contemporary, Music, News, Regency, chris dane owens, country music singer, juliet, love story, music video, romeo, shine on me, soul mate, soul mate factor, taylor swift, wtf from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Love Story by Taylor Swift:
The costumes are absolutely gorgeous. Cuffs are seriously sexy. Taylor Swift is a beautiful woman with a wonderful voice. She’s a country music singer. When I saw this on Youtube I just had to share with everyone. The song is about a young girl’s love story (Romeo and Juliet). What I [...]
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- Review: The Pajama Girls of Lambert Square By Rosina Lippi Have you ever had an experience so disheartening that you want to go to bed and pull the covers over your head? That is what Julia Darrow is doing with her life, although she may not see it that way. She lives and works in Lambert Square, a renovated factory......
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December 31st, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Airplane, Bodyguard, Contemporary, Guest Reviews, Jane Porter, Queen or Princess, Regency, Survival, Widow or Widower, cara lynn, crazy person, demetrius, inlaws, love, loveless, marriage, physical abuse, pre nup, private island, returning home, thibaudet, turbulence, unhappy life from Karin @ Love Romance Passion
This is a book I really enjoyed. Chantal Thibaudet is a princess, but leading an unhappy life. Her marriage was loveless (and included physical abuse, so be warned) but she is now widowed with a four year old daughter. Her in-laws are power hungry, including a pre-nup that basically holds her daughter [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: The Greek's Royal Mistress by Jane Porter This is a book I really enjoyed. Chantal Thibaudet is a princess, but leading an unhappy life. Her marriage was loveless (and included physical abuse, so be warned) but she is now widowed with a four year old daughter. Her in-laws are power hungry, including a pre-nup that basically holds......
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December 28th, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Divorced, England, Foster/Orphan, Handicap, Heiress, Julie Garwood, Native American, Queen or Princess, Regency, Scarred Hero, United States of America, Warrior, Widow or Widower, banter, blue eyes, boob, book review, dakotas, dead mother, diamond pin, far cry, fops, heroine, lioness, london society, marquess, scar, shaman, sister in law, sleeping bag, slippers, stupor, typical romance, virgin, white hair from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
I took great pleasure in reading this novel. It wasn’t a typical romance though it held many of the typical pieces you would find in a romance. Atypical you ask? Yes! The heroine for instance was raised by the Dakota, or Native American Indians. She had to return to England to pursue the rest of [...]
Related Websites - Review: The Lion’s Lady by Julie Garwood I took great pleasure in reading this novel. It wasn’t a typical romance though it held many of the typical pieces you would find in a romance. Atypical you ask? Yes! The heroine for instance was raised by the Dakota, or Native American Indians. She had to return to England......
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December 26th, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, England, Gardening, Regency, Scarred Hero, Soldier, Suzanne Enoch, being a gentleman, book review, caliber, carroway, cheery disposition, different man, georgiana, heroic deeds, home from war, how to be a gentleman, lucinda, moth, moth to the flame, newcombe, nobleman, personal hell, separate lists, silent agony, snare, sweet nature, virgin from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
What makes a perfect hero? Is it his dashing good looks, his heroic deeds, or his charm? Third in the series Lessons in Love by Suzanne Enoch, England’s Perfect Hero, delves into the challenge of defining a hero.
Lucinda and her two best friends, Georgiana and Evelyn, create three separate lists on how to be a [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: England's Perfect Hero by Suzanne Enoch What makes a perfect hero? Is it his dashing good looks, his heroic deeds, or his charm? Third in the series Lessons in Love by Suzanne Enoch, England’s Perfect Hero, delves into the challenge of defining a hero. Lucinda and her two best friends, Georgiana and Evelyn, create three separate......
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December 17th, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, Captain, England, Entrepreneur, Gaelen Foley, Regency, Sailing, South America, Stowaway, amazon, back to england, black sheep, black sheep of the family, book review, dandies, farraday, flaming hair, flirts, foley, fortune off, handsome town, insecurities, jack knight, jungles, little stowaway, miscellany, steamy romance, successful entrepreneur, tender moments, virgin, winds of fortune from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
His Wicked Kiss is the seventh installment of Foley’s Knight Miscellany series. The novel was quite exceptional from the steamy romance scenes, the tender moments, and the insecurities that flared between Eden and Jack. His Wicked Kiss flirts with the tried and true plot of what you thought you wanted and what you get.
Dr. Victor [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: His Wicked Kiss by Gaelen Foley His Wicked Kiss is the seventh installment of Foley's Knight Miscellany series. The novel was quite exceptional from the steamy romance scenes, the tender moments, and the insecurities that flared between Eden and Jack. His Wicked Kiss flirts with the tried and true plot of what you thought you wanted......
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December 15th, 2008 — , About, Comedy of Manners, England, Historical Romance, Jane Austen, Pirate, Regency, Secondary Romance, bicker, endurance, fitzwilliam darcy, george iii, george iv, miss elizabeth, miss jane bennet, monarchs, pride and prejudice, queen victoria, regency period, regency romance, regency romances, romance writer, sense and sensibility, william iv from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
What is regency romance and how does it differ from historical romance?
You may well recognize Jane Austen as a regency romance writer. She is best known for works such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
So what makes a regency romance?
Well if you look at Pride and Prejudice you can see quite [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Get Into Bed With Abigail Reynolds (Author Interview) This is my lucky day. Two author interviews in one week! It's complete playtime and fun. I hope you enjoy! LRP: What is it about Pride and Prejudice that keeps you writing in that genre? I love the characters. I can't get enough of Elizabeth and Darcy. LRP: I love......
- Book Review: Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer is loosely based on the premise of Pride and Prejudice. I would not go so far as to say it's a retelling of the classic tale, but there are elements of this Regency romance that bring to mind the farce that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth......
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December 15th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Contemporary, Contests, Police, Regency, Suspense/Thriller, United States of America, Writer, bitches, chief of police, dahl, debut novel, family and friends, fun sex, heroine, honey, hunk, inheritance, law enforcer, lawson, molly, pen name, prizes, romance author, romance novels, romantic times, sexual interactions, writing erotica from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Sarah from Smart Bitches and Jane from Dear Author are co-hosting another contest. The prizes are pretty sweet and well worth the time to get involved.
First things first, what contemporary romance started this contest?
The answer to that is Victoria Dahl’s debut novel Talk Me Down. The heroine in this novel, Molly Jenkins, is an erotica [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Carnival of Trashy Romance Novels - Because Books Don't Fall Asleep Afterward Welcome to the December 6, 2008 edition of trashy romance novels. This is the carnivals first run. I am very pleased to introduce to readers the following posts: Get Into Bed With This category is for author interviews and author posts. Winter presents Sunlight Sucks » Blog Archive »......
- For the Birds: 2008-11-28 LRP Tweeted There have been a few funny internet romance comics over the last couple of days. Have you seen them? This one is the funniest: # Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/6onnhu and http://tinyurl.com/59d64s # I really enjoyed reading this article on eromances. Little old http://tinyurl.com/5hn3pu # Copy Blogger on What Romance......
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December 14th, 2008 — , About, Barons and Baronets, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Dukes and Earls, England, Historical Romance, Knight, Regency, baroness, baronet, baronets, barons, britai, countess, duchess, dukedom, england scotland ireland, english gentry, marchioness, marquess, nobility, reading romance novels, style definitions, style name, viscount, viscountess, viscounts, whoops from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
When reading romance novels about English gentry and nobility I always wonder about the rankings. I know diddlysquat about this subject, mostly because I am American. I decided to do some digging to see if I could sort the matter out. Luckily there are a lot of resources on the matter.
The first thing I was [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - The Peerage of England When reading romance novels about English gentry and nobility I always wonder about the rankings. I know diddlysquat about this subject, mostly because I am American. I decided to do some digging to see if I could sort the matter out. Luckily there are a lot of resources on the......
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December 12th, 2008 — , 3 Stars, Children, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Regency, Sabrina Jeffries, Teacher, anthony dalton, becoming parents, book review, dead brother, eunice, headmistress, lascivious behavior, madeline, niece, partying, poor tess, rakehell, respectability, rogues, simpleton, stable home life, strong spirits, virgin, virtu, viscount, widows from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie is as scintillating as the title sounds rolling off the lips. Sabrina Jeffries weaves a tale of deception, half-truths, and omission. Sordid pasts litter throughout the story, many alongside the main characters, and a few directly related to the main characters. The only thing to watch out for is the mention [...]
Related Websites - Review: Let Sleeping Rogues Lie by Sabrina Jeffries Let Sleeping Rogues Lie is as scintillating as the title sounds rolling off the lips. Sabrina Jeffries weaves a tale of deception, half-truths, and omission. Sordid pasts litter throughout the story, many alongside the main characters, and a few directly related to the main characters. The only thing to watch......
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December 11th, 2008 — , 4 Stars, Architect, England, Guest Reviews, Madeline Hunter, Regency, Resentment, attendees, attentions, bradwell, embezzlement, freedom fighter, hayden, house party, local boy, longworth, mistress, mistresses, patronage, prostitutes, respectable family, rothwell, s books, subplots, world thanks from Marcia @ Love Romance Passion
It is always a treat to read one of Madeline Hunter’s books. They are very well written with compelling plots and historical subplots as well as wonderful characters. Secrets of Surrender is the third book in the Rothwell Series about a family that is declining socially.
Roselyn Longworth has come down almost as far as possible. [...]
Related Websites - Review: Secrets of Surrender by Madeline Hunter It is always a treat to read one of Madeline Hunter's books. They are very well written with compelling plots and historical subplots as well as wonderful characters. Secrets of Surrender is the third book in the Rothwell Series about a family that is declining socially. Roselyn Longworth has come......
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December 5th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Comedy of Manners, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, England, Friends, Georgette Heyer, Regency, Runaway, Secondary Romance, Spinster, book review, brother charles, charity girl, curricle, good graces, granddaughter, henrietta, high hopes, lark, miss charity, pickle, romp, silverdale, sole man, sore feet, suitor, suitors, virgin, viscount, way to london, whisk from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer is one scrumptious romp of trouble after the next. It all begins when Miss Charity Steane was found wandering the hillside, luggage in one hand and very sore feet. She is picked up by Viscount Ashley Desford and whisked away in his curricle as blasé as anything you please. He [...]
Related Websites - Review: Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer is one scrumptious romp of trouble after the next. It all begins when Miss Charity Steane was found wandering the hillside, luggage in one hand and very sore feet. She is picked up by Viscount Ashley Desford and whisked away in his curricle as blasé......
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December 4th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, Abigail Reynolds, Comedy of Manners, England, Jane Austen, Regency, abigail, affections, ammunition, austen fan, book review, current affairs, darcy, dismay, fall from grace, first kiss, foolishness, georgiana, insecurities, lambton, lydia, one kiss, parting ways, pride and prejudice, propriety, provocation from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Abigail Reynolds writes Pemberley Variations. For the uninitiated this means that she takes the classic story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and plays a what-if scenario. For instance in From Lambton to Longbourn the what-if is what if Darcy and Elizabeth disclosed their feelings before parting ways after Lydia’s fall from grace? The characters [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: From Lambton to Longbourn by Abigail Reynolds Abigail Reynolds writes Pemberley Variations. For the uninitiated this means that she takes the classic story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and plays a what-if scenario. For instance in From Lambton to Longbourn the what-if is what if Darcy and Elizabeth disclosed their feelings before parting ways after Lydia’s......
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December 2nd, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, Dukes and Earls, England, Kathryn Caskie, Regency, Rogues and Rakehells, apsley, book review, brandy, center of attention, constance, crowds, duke, five minutes, flax, gold eyes, hair gold, laird, lard, last time, master bedroom, rake, red lips, royle, scandal, scottish name, virgin from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Kathryn Caskie spins a delightful tale in How to Engage an Earl. My only complaint is the hero’s name. I mean really, Laird? I can’t decide if I am supposed to pronounce it like Lard, Lord, or L’AIR-ed. Apparently, Laird is a Scottish name, if that helps anyone else figure out how to say it.
So [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: How to Engage an Earl by Kathryn Caskie Kathryn Caskie spins a delightful tale in How to Engage an Earl. My only complaint is the hero's name. I mean really, Laird? I can't decide if I am supposed to pronounce it like Lard, Lord, or L'AIR-ed. Apparently, Laird is a Scottish name, if that helps anyone else figure......
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December 1st, 2008 — , 2 Stars, Children, Dukes and Earls, Eloisa James, England, Estranged, Politican, Regency, Secondary Romance, book review, despicable man, laughing stock, love stories, marquess, mono brow, mousetrap, parson, picnics, pleading, rakehell, rambler, reeve, right man, roberta, sensible man, sickly girl, st giles, villiers, virgin, writing style from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
Desperate Duchesses is not one of Eloisa James’ best. I could barely focus in the beginning on all the name dropping and afterwards I was more inclined to think poorly despite all the book’s promising potential. The writing style was overly choppy and scenes jumped very helter-skelter throughout making the book a chore instead of [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James Desperate Duchesses is not one of Eloisa James’ best. I could barely focus in the beginning on all the name dropping and afterwards I was more inclined to think poorly despite all the book’s promising potential. The writing style was overly choppy and scenes jumped very helter-skelter throughout making the......
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November 26th, 2008 — , 5 Stars, Cherry Blossom, Dukes and Earls, England, Heiress, Regency, Sabrina Jeffries, alec, better man, book review, childhood friend, childhood home, edenmore, half brothers, jenner, lovelace, merivale, miss katherine, passionate woman, prince of wales, recklessness, red hair, sabrina jefferies, sum of money, terrible shape, virgin, wet towel from Keira @ Love Romance Passion
I loved In the Prince’s Bed by Sabrina Jeffries. It was dazzling, sexy, full of wit and great dialog. The characters and their motives were well thought out and spun together to create a wonderfully fantastic tale. This is the first of the Royal Brotherhood trilogy.
Alec Iversley, comes home from abroad at his father’s death [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: In the Prince's Bed by Sabrina Jeffries I loved In the Prince's Bed by Sabrina Jeffries. It was dazzling, sexy, full of wit and great dialog. The characters and their motives were well thought out and spun together to create a wonderfully fantastic tale. This is the first of the Royal Brotherhood trilogy. Alec Iversley, comes home......
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November 25th, 2008 — , 4.5 Stars, Comedy of Manners, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, Dukes and Earls, England, Gambling, Georgette Heyer, Kidnapping, Regency, Secondary Romance, affectation, book review, brute, calf love, cousin max, deb, excursion, farce, faro, folly, full of grace, grantham, heyer, ill treatment, infatuation, jezebel, living goddess, maplethorpe, misconceptions, poor manners, ravenscar, virgin