Friday

Holy Cadbury Eggs!!! Upcoming Historical Romance!!!!

February 25, 2022
Authors with an asterisk*, I'm picking up! Authors with **asterisks have either fallen off my radar or new to me, and I'm might read them this time around. Release dates mostly between March 15, 2022 and April 14, 2022. For more Upcoming Releases that aren't historical see HEY DELIA!!
 
Series indicates a series, spin-off, sequel, trilogy, brother/sister, secret society/spies, good friends who attended Oxford/Eton, vampire/werewolf - anything that has something continuing - even if written 20 years ago. Anthology/novella/short stories could be an anthology or a bunch of books in one print or novella - one tiny book or an anthology with a bunch of novellas - could be a short stories by one author, could be short stories by multiple authors - could be - I'm getting a headache. Ebook, only sold electronically for now. Debut - congratulations!

By the way, it is not my fault if a publisher changes the release dates - just so you know, they do not consult me. Let me also add this warning - since I am now using different sources, I am finding that one person's genre isn't necessarily another persons - sorry if your book is in the wrong genre.
 
Historical Romance


Adele Clee
http://www.adeleclee.com/
Your Scarred Heart, ebook
Ladies of the Order
March 28


Alyssa Clarke
https://alyssa-clarke.com/
Wrong Earl, Right Dare, ebook
Wagers and Wallflowers
March 17


Amanda McCabe*
http://ammandamccabe.com/
Winning Back His Duchess
March 29


Anna Harrington
http://www.annaharringtonbooks.com/
A Relentless Rake
Lords of the Armory
March 29

Betina Krahn*
http://www.betinakrahn.com/
White Knight Needed
Reluctant Heroes
March 29


Carole Mortimer**
http://www.carolemortimer.co.uk
The Wager, ebook
Ruthless Regency Dukes
March 31


Chastity Bowlin
https://www.chasitybowlin.com
The Scandalous Elopement, ebook
Dunne Family
March 30


Diana Quincy
http://www.dianaquincy.com/
The Marquess Makes His Move
Clandestine Affairs
March 29


Ella Matthews
https://www.ellamatthews.co.uk/
The Knight's Tempting Ally     
March 29


Eloisa James*
http://eloisajames.com
How to be a Wallflower
Would be Wallflowers
March 29


Erica Ridley
http://www.ericaridley.com
An Affair by the Sea, ebook
Siren’s Retreat
March 15


Grace Callaway
https://www.gracecallaway.com
Fiona and the Enigmatic Earl, ebook
Lady Charlotte’s Society of Angels
April 7


Helen Dickson
https://www.hdicksonrnweebly.com/
Conveniently Wed to a Spy
March 29



Kerrigan Byrne*
Christi Caldwell
Amalie Howard
Janna MacGregor
Stacy Read
Big Duke Energy
Seasons of Sin Anthology, ebook
March 29


Laura Martin
https://lauramartinromance.com/
The Marquess Meets His Match     
March 29


Linda Broday
http://www.LindaBroday.com
A Man of Legend
Lone Star Legends
April 29


Madeline Martin
http://www.MadelineMartin.com
The Highlander’s Stolen Bride
Highland Alliances
March 29


Marguerite Kaye*
http://www.margueritekaye.com
Lady Armstrong's Scandalous Awakening     
March 29



Martha Waters
http://www.marthawaters.com
To Marry and to Meddle
The Regency Vows
April 5


Merry Farmer
http://merryfarmer.net
Let’s Face the Music and Dance, ebook
The Unsuitable Brides
March 25


Scarlett Scott
http://www.scarlettscottauthor.com
The Playboy Peer, ebook
Unexpected Lords
March 17


Sofie Darling
https://www.sofiedarling.com
One Night His Lady, ebook
Shadows and Silk
March 29


Stephanie Laurens
http://www.stephanielaurens.com/
Foes, Friends and Lovers, ebook
Cynsters Next Generation
March 17


Sylvia Prince
https://www.sylviaprincebooks.com/
Romanced by a Rake, ebook,
Barrett Brides
March 22


Tamara Gill
https://www.tamaragill.com
Speak of the Duke, ebook
The Wayward Woodvilles
April 4


Vanessa Riley
https://www.vanessariley.com
A Duke, the Spy, an Artist, and a Lie
Rogues and Remarkable Women
March 29


Wendy Vella
http://www.wendyvella.com/
Protected by a Devil, ebook
The Deville Brothers
March 31
Historical Fiction



Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
http://www.dahlmallanosfigueroa.com
A Woman of Endurance
April 12


Debra May Macleod
https://debramaymacleod.com
Empire of Iron
The Vesta Shadows
March 29


James Runcie
http://www.jamesruncie.com/
The Great Passion
March 15


Rebecca Connolly
http://www.rebeccaconnolly.com
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice
April 5


Reyna Grande
http://www.reynagrande.com
A Ballad of Love and Glory
March 15


Sheila Williams
http://www.sheilajwilliams.com/
Things Past Telling
March 15


Simon Turney
http://simonturney.com
The Capsarius
Legion XXII
April 14

Monday

His Lessons on Love by Cathy Maxwell

February 14, 2022
 
Nice!!
https://cathymaxwell.com/
I needed a break from my glomming project, so, His Lessons on Love came along at the right time. This is the third book in Cathy Maxwell’s, A Logical Man’s Guide to Dangerous Women series. Let me be honest, I don’t think I read the two previous books in the series. Since Cathy Maxwell is an auto-buy for me, I suspect that I started to read them, but set them aside. I think I’ll go back and try reading them again…but I have my Heath glom I’m doing! Oh dear! A conundrum! Never fear, I shall work it out. Anyway, His Lessons on Love is a real treat, and I recommend it.

Our loving couple. There is the rake, profligate, opium-addict hero, Lawrence Grant Talmadge Eddington, Earl of Marsden, aka Mars. Matched to him, or against him is our heroine, Clarissa Taylor. Clarissa is a stiff-necked, judgmental, uptight, unlucky-in-love, woman. These two have never agreed about anything, they dislike each other immensely. They get on each other’s nerves – significantly. These two are well-written antagonists.

One day, while Mars is recovering from a night of overindulgence, one of his ex-mistresses delivers a surprise to his doorstep. His bastard daughter, Nora. This child comes as somewhat of a shock to him, considering that he was always careful as to where he flung his seed. But considering the opium, one wonders just how careful he could have been. Anyway, a number of things happen to him, he falls immediately in love with his daughter, and then panics because he has no idea how to take care of a baby! Mars’ introduction to the responsibility of parenthood was all very amusing. In fact, the whole fatherhood narrative in this book was charming.

Then there is Clarissa, the up-tight-heroine. She is such a direct opposite of Mars. I had so much fun reading about Clarissa and Mars as they circled each other. I loved the banter between them. The chemistry was strong, and the baby was adorable. Nothing better than a baby who coos.

The secondary characters were great! Not only were the aristocratic characters well-defined, the servants added some well-written narrative. Even the sort-of villain of the piece was interesting. And, let’s not forget Marsden’s mother-from-hell. She was a really nasty piece of work. I found myself wishing for more of her back story, but then this book was about her son, so I was happy with the vision of her I was given. Her character leads me to the one issue I had with this book…revenge.

Over the years I have developed quite a large amount of plot devices I’m not fond of, one of those being the revenge plot. In this case, Marsden wants to kill the man who is responsible for his father’s death. Or, at least that’s what he has always obsessed about. It has been the driving force of his life. So, I forced myself to grumble silently, and continue reading. I have to say, I was pleased with the solution to the revenge problem. I was satisfied that Ms. Maxwell didn’t wrap up the redemption of the characters with butterflies, and little fairies dancing in the sunshine. The problems didn’t magically go away, but we still had our HEA.

Overall, I recommend this story. There were light moments, funny moments, and poignant moments. Our hero and heroine were a good match, and I’m sure they will have a HEA. My one issue – revenge – not fond of revenge.
 
Time/Place: Regency England
Sensuality: Warm/Hot