Holy Deviled Eggs!!! Upcoming Historical Romance Books!!!!

 March 29, 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 April 15, 2022 and May 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 

	Alyssa Clarke https://alyssa-clarke.com/ Dear, Mr. Fairbanks, Kindle ebook Those Very Bad Fairbanks April 22
	Annabelle Anders http://www.annabelleanders.com Rescued by the Rake, ebook, RJP cover look-alike alert! Miss Primm’s Secret School for Budding Bluestockings April 19
	Bronwyn Scott http://bronwynswriting.blogspot.com/ Miss Peverett's Secret Scandal April 26
	Caroline Linden* http://www.carolinelinden.com All the Duke I Need Desperately Seeking Duke April 26
	Cassandra Dean https://www.cassandradean.com/ Stealing Lord Stephen, ebook Lost Lords April 21
	Christi Caldwell https://www.christicaldwell.com/   One for My Baron, ebook All the Duke’s Sins Prequel April 29
	Eva Shepherd https://www.evashepherd.com/ A Dance to Save the Debutante Those Roguish Rosemonts April 26
	Gina Conkle http://www.ginaconkle.com A Scot is Not Enough Scottish Treasures April 26
	Golden Angel A Season for Smugglers, ebook Deception and Discipline April 21
	Grace Burrowes http://www.graceburrowes.com/ Never a Duke Rogues to Riches April 26
	Heather McCollum http://www.heathermccollum.com Highland Justice Sons of Sinclair April 26
	Janna MacGregor** http://www.JannaMacGregor.com/   Rules for Engaging the Earl The Widow Rules April 26
	Kerrigan Byrne http://www.kerriganbyrne.com Crying Wolfe, ebook Goode Girls May 10
	Lara Temple https://www.laratemple.com The Earl She Should Never Desire April 26
	Lauren Smith https://laurensmithbooks.com/ In Like Flynn, ebook Pirates of King’s Landing April 20
	Michelle Willingham http://www.michellewillingham.com The Iron Warrior Returns April 26
	Millie Adams The Duke's Forbidden Ward Scandalous Society April 26
	Sarah Rodi https://www.goodreads.com/sarahrodi Escaping with Her Saxon Enemy Rise of the Ivarssons April 26

Historical Fiction

	Alison Weir http://www.alisonweir.org.uk/ The Last White Rose (Elizabeth of York) May 3
	Ben Kane http://www.benkane.net King (1192) April 28
	Sonallah Ibrahim trans. Bruce Fudge The Turban and the Hat April 19
	Vaishnavi Patel https://vaishnavipatel.com/ Kaikeyi April 26
	Vanessa Hua http://www.vanessahua.com Forbidden City April 19

Wayback Machine - What a Lady Wants - Victoria Alexander

March 22, 2022

Well, that was fun!

https://victoriaalexander.com/

You know, I’m a big fan of quick-witted comebacks. The reason for that is probably due to the fact that it takes me days after the fact to come up with a zinger. I’m one of those, “I-should-have-said-that” people. I’m always impressed with written dialog which lends itself to repartee. One of my favorite movies from my top 100 list is the old classic His Girl Friday. The rapid-fire quips, and overlapping dialogue in that movie are due to four things: the director, Howard Hawks, the actors, Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, but most of all to the writing of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Yes, an actor can bring the written word to life, but without some good writing, the actor just doesn’t have a chance. And, it really doesn’t matter how many awards an actor has won, they need something to play upon. Well, my little Petunias, on the pages of What a Lady Wants you will find a prelude to some rapid-fire dialog. The words in this book open up all kinds of visual panorama. Granted, the hero in this book was not as suave, or cleverly sly as Cary Grant. Nigel Cavendish is more muddled than suave. He is just never able to keep up with the heroine, Lady Felicity Melville, no matter how much he tries. And, he tries.

Since I have managed to fail in my last author glom, I decided to jump into the Wayback Machine and reread some of Victoria Alexander’s old books. The Last Man Standing series was my pick. I couldn’t get into the first book in the series, A Little Bit Wicked (2006).  But the second book, What a Lady Wants (2007), was highly entertaining. I loved almost all of it! If I had any qualms, it would be the hero turning into a bonehead toward the end of the book, but thankfully that didn’t last for very long. My other issue was: fate. Fate was a big part of this story, and was mentioned a a gazillion times!!! I could have done with a little less “fate” talk.

Anyway, Lady Felicity Melville is wishing on a star, when there is a noise in the neighbor’s house. A big noise, an irate husband noise. It seems that the neighbor’s wife is having a little “roll” with our hero, Nigel Cavendish. Nigel climbs out the second story, runs to Felicity’s house, climbs up her trellis and steps into Felicity’s room. A bunch of fun dialog happens, and Felicity decides Nigel is her destiny. And, nothing Nigel says through the rest of the book can deter her.

I loved Felicity. While she had a bit of a stalker-chick about her, it was all fun. She was one determined woman, and Nigel was the man she was determined to marry. Nigel on the other hand, was a loose-screw who never wanted to marry. In fact, he and his three friends had agreed to a “not-ever-going-to-marry” tontine. I also loved Nigel; never was a man so befuddled, and, so desperate to escape. I think befuddled heroes are one of my favorite things.

Overall, I enjoyed taking a ride on the Wayback Machine, and rereading What a Lady Wants. Nigel and Felicity’s encounters made for a number of delightful moments. As far as the others in this series, it was similar to the Star Trek even/odd phenomena. I was not able to completely reread A Little Bit Wicked (2006), and Secrets of a Proper Lady (2007). But I loved What a Lady Wants (2007), Seduction of a Proper Gentleman (2009), and the short story, Lady Amelia’s Secret Lover (2009). I suggest you take a look at this series…in your spare time.  Now on to further adventures in the Wayback Machine, and I’m looking in particular for some of my old author’s who have last names starting with A. I hope this brilliant idea works.

 

Time/Place: 1880s England 

Sensuality: Warm/Hot

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

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