Tag: Historical Reading Challenge 2015

Review: A Lady’s Guide to Skirting Scandal by Kelly Bowen

A Lady’s Guide to Skirting Scandal (The Lords of Worth #2.5) by Kelly Bowen Blurb: A delightful romp to be read in one sitting—for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn, and Tessa Dare. Lady Viola Hextall is bored—of the ocean, her chaperones, and the woeful lack of available dukes on the ocean voyage from London to New York. Scrambling for any diversion short of jumping overboard, Viola strikes up a conversation with the ship’s rough-hewn, blue-eyed surgeon—and discovers an immediate cure for what ails her… To Nathaniel Shaw, Viola has the bearing of a lady and the spirit of an […]

Posted August 12, 2015 by Lola in Historical, Review, Romance / 12 Comments

Review: In for a Penny by Rose Lerner

In for a Penny (In for a Penny #1) by Rose Lerner Blurb: Grand Passion…or epic disaster? Lord Nevinstoke revels in acting the young wastrel, until his father is killed in a drunken duel. Never one to do anything halfway, Nev throws off his wild ways to shoulder a mountain of responsibility—and debt—vowing to marry a rich girl and act the respectable lord of the manor. Manufacturing heiress Penelope Brown seems the perfect choice for a wife. She’s pretty, proper, and looking for a husband. Determined to rise above her common birth, Penelope prides herself on her impeccable behavior and […]

Posted April 1, 2015 by Lola in Historical, Review, Romance / 14 Comments

Review: The Mine by John A Heldt

The Mine (Northwest Passage #1) by John A. Heldt Blurb: In May 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from graduation, enters an abandoned Montana mine, he discovers the price of reckless curiosity. He emerges in May 1941 with a cell phone he can’t use, money he can’t spend, and little but his wits to guide his way. Stuck in the age of swing dancing and a peacetime draft, Joel begins a new life as the nation drifts toward war. With the help of his […]

Posted February 18, 2015 by Lola in Coyer, Historical, Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 12 Comments