One of my goals in 2017 is to clean up my NetGalley account. Once Upon a Plaid by Mia Marlowe was my oldest eARC. I decided to start with it. I’m only sorry it took this long to get to it. I definitely needed a historical romance to cleanse the pallet of mysteries and thrillers I had been reading. Once Upon a Plaid is a […]
Tag: Historical
The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye *Stephanie’s Review*
I buddy read The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye with Alexa. I had seen a few prominent people in the bookish community talking about just how awesome this book was. We had both checked the title out from the library unbeknownst to each other. Alexa sent me a library loot photo; I spotted The Crown’s Game and we went from there. Unfortunately the hype was […]
How to Rescue a Rake by Jayne Fresina *Stephanie’s Review*
I was in need of a historical romance. I picked up How to Rescue a Rake by Jayne Fresina because it brought me current with a series and I knew it would make me giggle. How to Rescue a Rake is a second chance romance and Fresina did it well. There was no doubt that neither Nathaniel nor Diana were ready for each other the […]
Before the Kiss by Jayne Fresina *Stephanie’s Mini-Review*
Before the Kiss by Jayne Fresina fills in the blanks for us. In Once Upon a Kiss we hear the story of how Darius Wainwright first met Justina Penny. It is quite the first meeting! I have to say that I am glad I got this book for free (and it probably still is!). This novella doesn’t really add any new information to the story. […]
Longbourn by Jo Baker *Stephanie’s Review*
When I first heard about Longbourn by Jo Baker, I was pretty excited. I interpreted it as Pride and Prejudice from the servants perspectives. Really it’s more about the servants in the Bennet home. Sarah had a family until she was six. When she was left on her own, she ended up in the poorhouse. From there she was brought to Longbourn as a maid. […]