Widow or Widower
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
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: Taken by the Highest Bidder by Jane Porter (no spoilers) This one had a few twists and turns I didn't see coming, and it was more believable. The background of the leading characters unfolds throughout the book, and some of it you don't find out until mid-point. Samantha van Bergen is in a disastrous marriage, mothering a step-daughter that she......
- 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 29th, 2008 — , 4 Stars, Caroline Linden, England, Friends, Gambling, Guest Reviews, Linden, Rogues and Rakehells, Widow or Widower, antagonist, anthony hamilton, ardent admirer, celia, four stars, married women, old school, parentage, pastimes, rake, record time, reece, school friend, seduction, straightforward plot, time and place, timeless romance, writing style, young ladies from Marcia
Anthony Hamilton had always been scandalous. Even his parentage was questionable though his mother’s husband accepted him as his son. Anthony had been thrown out of school several times for gambling although he did finish Oxford in record time. His debts are sometimes rumored to be very high and at other times he seems flush [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: A Rake's Guide to Seduction by Caroline Linden Anthony Hamilton had always been scandalous. Even his parentage was questionable though his mother's husband accepted him as his son. Anthony had been thrown out of school several times for gambling although he did finish Oxford in record time. His debts are sometimes rumored to be very high and at......
- 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 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
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 19th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, Dukes and Earls, England, Farmer / Gentleman Farmer, Historical Romance, Kidnapping, Suspense/Thriller, Widow or Widower, alpha male, amanda quick, amelia, book review, dead wife, epitome, feathers, heir, julian, madness, match, novel, nymphomaniac, outrageous ideas, passion, realization, ribbons, seduction, sophisticated pieces, treatise on, turning the tables, virgin, widower from Keira
This lovely little book was a quick and delightful read. I was sad to finish it because it meant that I would have to let the leads Julian Ravenwood and Sophy Dorring go their own way. The novel starts out with Julian accepting Sophy’s refusal to marry him. The word was passed down to him [...]
Related Websites - Review: Seduction by Amanda Quick This lovely little book was a quick and delightful read. I was sad to finish it because it meant that I would have to let the leads Julian Ravenwood and Sophy Dorring go their own way. The novel starts out with Julian accepting Sophy’s refusal to marry him. The word......
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December 8th, 2008 — , 2.5 Stars, Children, Dukes and Earls, Egypt, England, Historical Romance, Pirate, Politican, Rogues and Rakehells, Secondary Romance, Victoria Alexander, Widow or Widower, air time, book review, couples, fortune, fortunes, french letter, guise, intention, intrigue, last ten years, loyalty, offspring, perfect wife, politician, propriety, sabrina, son nicholas, winfield, wyldewood from Keira
The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander follows not one but three couples on their journey to love. Luckily two are more peripheral and have overall less air time in the novel. The main couple is Sabrina Winfield and Nicholas, Earl of Wyldewood. The other couples are Sabrina and Nicholas’ offspring from their first marriage, and [...]
Related Websites - Review: The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander follows not one but three couples on their journey to love. Luckily two are more peripheral and have overall less air time in the novel. The main couple is Sabrina Winfield and Nicholas, Earl of Wyldewood. The other couples are Sabrina and Nicholas’ offspring......
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December 5th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Contemporary, Guest Reviews, Linda Howard, Pilot, Survival, United States of America, Widow or Widower, adult children, assets, cameron, handsome salary, money, particulars, personal assistant, romance, rrn, seattle, seth, tazmin, time passion, trust funds, wealthy businessman, wingate from Keira
Three guests reviews this week! Marcia writes to us again, this time about Linda Howard’s Up Close and Dangerous. Marcia is fabulous and a completely avid reader. She’s written RRN many reviews. I would like to take a moment to thank her for all her time, passion, and energy that she’s devoted to the growing [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard Bailey Wingate is living what many would believe to be a charmed life in Seattle, but she has problems. Not that she is complaining. She knows that she is fortunate. Having grown up impoverished, she became the personal assistant to James Wingate, a wealthy businessman and father of two extremely......
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December 2nd, 2008 — , 3 Stars, Botanist, Children, England, Historical Romance, Julia Quinn, Spinster, Widow or Widower, book review, child abuse, conclusion, decent story, desperate need, doorstep, dozen proposals, eloise, half a dozen, invitation, legs, lightweight, long wait, love, nanny, perfect man, sex scenes, sir phillip, virgin from Keira
To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn was a fairly decent story. There were times in the story when I wondered if the main characters would ever fall in love before the pages ran out. The sex scenes were scrumptious and more than counter balanced the long wait to get to them. Also the [...]
Related Websites - Review: To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn was a fairly decent story. There were times in the story when I wondered if the main characters would ever fall in love before the pages ran out. The sex scenes were scrumptious and more than counter balanced the long wait to......
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November 13th, 2008 — , 4 Stars, Contemporary, Ireland, Movie, United States of America, Widow or Widower, apartment, best friend, birthday cake, brain tumor, daydreams, different ways, facsimile, flashbacks, holly, intensive purposes, irish musician, joke, random intervals, s song, sad moments, sweet moment, tape recording, teenage days, thirtieth birthday, two gifts from Keira
So I finally gave in and watched P.S. I Love You for the first time. It sounded like such a sad and depressing movie that I really didn’t want to watch it. How many others thought the same thing when it first came out? And while the movie has its sad moments, it also had [...]
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November 9th, 2008 — , 4 Stars, Comedy of Manners, Counts, Marquis, Viscounts, England, Guest Reviews, Regency, Secret Agent, Stephanie Laurens, Widow or Widower, allardyce, bastion, brother justin, eligible bachelors, family attorney, immediate family, intention, latitia, love match, majesty, marquess, napoleonic wars, own pace, predicament, relative peace, secret service, sore feet, twelve years, vaux, yesterday today from Keira
Is everyone having a good weekend? I know that I am, sore feet and all from walking around Disney yesterday. Today’s book review is from Marcia, who has written in many of LRP’s guest reviews.
Lady Latitia Vaux Randall has come to ask Christian Allardyce, 6th Marquess of Dearne, for help. Someone has just murdered her [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Review: The Edge of Desire by Stephanie Laurens Lady Latitia Vaux Randall has come to ask Christian Allardyce, 6th Marquess of Dearne, for help. Someone has just murdered her husband and the authorities suspect her younger brother, Justin, of having committed the deed. Thus begins Ms. Laurens' seventh ‘Bastion Club' novel. The Bastion Club was formed after the......
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November 1st, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, 4 Stars, Contemporary, Doctor, Grief, Malena Lott, Teacher, United States of America, Widow or Widower, book review, dissertation, flesh and blood, former students, french kiss, griffen, haired man, immigrants, intimacy, joke, leonardo da vinci, life insurance, limbo, odd name, pantry, peanut butter, real world, soul kiss, soul mate, studio spaces from Keira
Dating da Vinci is a wonderful novel that deals with some very hard issues in a very compassionate and interesting way with very engaging writing. It basically boils down to the question- can one love again when one’s soul mate is gone? Ramona Elise Griffen tries to answer this question all throughout the novel as [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Book Review: Dating da Vinci by Malena Lott Dating da Vinci is a wonderful novel that deals with some very hard issues in a very compassionate and interesting way with very engaging writing. It basically boils down to the question- can one love again when one’s soul mate is gone? Ramona Elise Griffen tries to answer this question......
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October 27th, 2008 — , 3.5 Stars, Candace Camp, Covers, Dukes and Earls, England, Guest Reviews, Regency, Widow or Widower, book 3, brom, bromwell, calandra, costume ball, family friend, francesca, heroine, lady daphne, lies and deceptions, love scenes, manor houses, matchmaker series, morass, nylon zippers, rochford, romance novels, romantic scenes, short women from Keira
Welcome back Marcia! Today’s review was submitted by Marcia late last night and I was so excited to see it in my mail box. I always take Marcia’s reviews to heart. She’s a kindred spirit and reads romance all the time. Marcia is one of LRP’s wonderfully regular contributors and I am always happy to [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Book Review: The Wedding Challenge by Candace Camp This third addition to Camp’s Matchmaker Series is a winner. Even the cover is great. The covers on most romance novels show insipid, overly romantic scenes of manor houses or cheap, torrid love scenes. The love scenes are the worst, inaccurately depicting the characters in the book with men that......
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September 24th, 2008 — , About, Cursed Lead, Gothic, Jane Austen, Suspense/Thriller, Widow or Widower, ann radcliffe, becoming jane, byronic hero, daring adventures, dark romanticism, english poet, first wife, gothic novels, gothic romance, heroine, modern romance, mr darcy, new evolution, plotlines, romances, scarlet letter, stephen king, swept moors, wuthering heights from RRN
Gothic romance is a genre you can’t find all too easily today. It was a popular genre a few decades ago and lovers of this romance sub-genre will have to troll secondhand bookstores to find titles. Classics of this genre are novels such as Wuthering Heights and Scarlet Letter. Well known authors of Gothic [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Evolution of Classic Gothic Romance into the 1980s Modern Gothic Romance Gothic romance is a genre you can't find all too easily today. It was a popular genre a few decades ago and lovers of this romance sub-genre will have to troll secondhand bookstores to find titles. Classics of this genre are novels such as Wuthering Heights and Scarlet Letter. Well......
- Heart and Soul- Evolution of African American Romance Black romance is a blooming section of romance industry and is still growing. Officially having its start in 1980 with Entwined Destines written by Rosalind Welles, black romance has expanded and taken shape over the years. While it's true that the genre could benefit from more authors and more books,......
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