I love nothing more than a character with solid principles who
spends the book testing those ideals against reality.
In
A Lady Awakened, Martha Russell has a very rigid view of the world. In
particular, she considers sexual intercourse a biological act rather than one
of pleasure. This
attitude is tested when she realizes she needs to conceive a baby fast to protect the village from her late husband’s lecherous brother.
Martha
invites the neighborhood rogue to help her pull off the scheme. Yet because
Martha is so rigid in her thinking, it takes most of the book for her to change
her view. Meanwhile,
her partner Theo grows as a character, too. Together, they bring out the best
in each other, which is the best kind of romance, in my opinion.
Fans of Eloisa James, Sherry Thomas, Courtney Milan and Grace Burrowes will adore Cecilia Grant's emotionally rich and deeply passionate Regency romance.
Newly widowed and desperate to protect her estate from her malevolent brother-in-law, Martha Russell conceives a daring plan. Or rather, a daring plan to conceive. If she has an heir on the way, her future will be secured. Forsaking all she knows of propriety, Martha approaches her neighbor, a London exile with a wicked reputation, and offers a strictly business proposition: a month of illicit interludes...for a fee. Theophilus Mirkwood ought to be insulted. But how can he…
The
Regency romance genre is still in its early years of ethnically diverse
characters, so I’m always thrilled to find books that break the mold of the
white British aristocrat – while still delivering really fun reads.
Glory
and the Master of Shadowsdoes just that. At its core, it is everything we love about
a historical romance: the heroine rebels against the role society has assigned
her, our couple has to work together to thwart a bad guy, and throughout, the
sexual tension keeps on ratcheting up.
Layered
on top of those lovely bones are characters who struggle with what it means to
be Chinese or biracial in British society. Oh, and the scene that stopped me in
my tracks? When meditative breathing turns sexy…
Don't miss this thrilling new historical romance by USA Today Bestseller Grace Callaway! Set during the Opium Wars, this steamy and spellbinding Charlie’s Angels meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon romance will leave you breathless...
Their love is forbidden…and irresistible.
The daughter of a half-Chinese duke and a lady fossil hunter, Lady Glory Cavendish is a free-spirited campaigner for justice. She belongs to a secret society of lady detectives whose goal is to help women in need. During her latest case involving a dastardly dognapping, Glory crosses paths with the handsome and mysterious Wei Chen, a master of fighting and healing…
An aristocrat who thinks he can pose as a servant. A
heroine who secretly runs the family business. Arabic identities, class
differences, and, oh yeah, forced proximity.
I loved both protagonists, especially the
chemistry that jumped off the page.It is my favorite kind of romance because
it is effortlessly escapist, yet it manages to illuminate some of the ways
marginalized identities intersect to impact everyone in society.
Diana Quincy returns with the newest novel in the Clandestine Affairs series with a steamy romance about a half-Arab marquess seeking revenge on-and falling for-London's most famous mapmaker.
The new footman doesn't seem to know his place...
London's most renowned mapmaker is a woman...but nobody knows it. If anyone discovers that Rose Fleming is the power and talent behind the family business, the scandal could ruin them. Rose's secret is tested by the arrival of a handsome new footman who shows far too much interest in his new mistress. Rose battles an intense attraction to the enigmatic servant, but maintaining…
At
Northfield Hall, not everything is as it seems. Max Hainsworth is there
undercover as a carpenter to write an expose on the estate, famous for
its radical choice to welcome anyone and share all profits with its laborers.
Ellen Preston, lady of the manor, can tell that Max isn’t a carpenter, but she
would never guess he is a viscount – and one of Northfield Hall’s political
enemies.
When Ellen
discovers Max’s true identity, she has to decide: does she throw him out or
show him why Northfield Hall is exactly what it claims to be? And whichever she
chooses, can she do it without falling in love with him?
