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Josi S. Kilpack takes on the love life of Sir Walter Scott in The Lady of the Lakes, a fictionalized account of the two defining romances of his life; with Wilhelmina “Mina” Belsches-Stuart, his childhood sweetheart, and Charlotte Carpenter, his eventual wife and his self-proclaimed ‘best love’.

Any scholar of Scott will tell you the facts of the story. Scott and Mina meet as teenagers, fall in love during their long walks home from church, embark upon a passionate long-distance correspondence and then become engaged.  But parental interference and class differences rear their ugly heads, and in the end it emerges that Mina’s love for Walter is much different than his love for her.  As they grow older she realizes hers was a childish first love, and she breaks their engagement in order to marry a moneyed man of her own class – and a close friend of Scott’s, William Forbes.  Heartbroken, […]

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Claire Randall is celebrating a reunion in Britain with her husband Frank after serving as a combat nurse in World War II. While on a trip to a tourist attraction – an ancient stone circle known as Craigh na Dun – she is suddenly sucked back in time to war-torn Scotland in 1743. She is befriended by a group of Scottish outlaws who are suspicious of her dress and speech. Though they assume she is a British spy, they warm slightly to her when she saves the life of their young comrade, Jamie, an escapee from a barbaric prison.

Claire is eventually sought after by the cruel and twisted captain of the British garrison. In order to protect her, the Scots decide that she must marry Jamie. By this time she has spent some time with the group, and while she has come to admire Jamie’s courage and honor, she is not […]

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The Gallagher siblings trilogy that began with Jewels of the Sun and continued with Tears of the Moon, reaches a satisfying ending with Heart of the Sea. In the beautiful Irish seaside village of Ardmore, one last couple must find true love before Carrick, Prince of the Faeries, and his love Lady Gwen, can finally be together after three hundred years of separation.

Darcy, the gorgeous Gallagher sister, wants a rich and handsome man who will love and worship her and give her all the luxury she deserves. She flirts with many, but no man has yet to touch her heart. Until, that is, she lays eyes on Trevor Magee and blows him a kiss from her bedroom window. The attraction is mutual, although Darcy is understandably peeved when she realizes the man she has been flirting with is not one of the workers building the new theater just off the family […]

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A sexy standalone romance in the Pine Harbour series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Zoe York. It’s time for this soldier to fight for the only woman he has ever loved.

Jake Foster fell in love with Dani Minelli when she was a colt-legged high school senior. He knew he was too old to even look at her, let alone touch.

Dani’s been trying to get his attention since returning to Pine Harbour a grown woman—and failing miserably at every turn.

This winter, everything is going to change. And when the snow stops falling, Jake and Dani won’t be able to hide from their attraction any longer.

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Alexandra Warrington is a wolf researcher who is returning to her childhood home in Minnesota when she meets Kieran Holt, an amnesiac who is rapidly revealed as a werewolf. Kieran has only scanty memories of his past, and has difficulties controlling his shape shifting. This is even more worrying since there has been a string of violent murders that easily could have been committed by a werewolf. Alexandra and Kieran are attracted to each other, but they both hesitate over their respective background; Alex worries about her physical disfigurement and the ethics of the situation, Kieran about whether he is capable of the atrocities. While trying to come to term with each other, they have to deal with several sets of adversaries, with motives ranging from old-fashioned greed and jealousy to pest control to community feeling.

Alex is levelheaded and caring at the same time. She thinks on her feet, and while […]

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I became a huge fan of Chanel Cleeton’s writing in late 2018 when I picked up a copy of Next Year in Havana. Ever since then, I’ve kept an eye out for her new releases and even purchased a few of her backlist titles. Her writing is deep and affecting, never shying away from tough topics but also managing to infuse some moments of joy into even the bleakest of stories. Her latest novel, The Last Train to Key West, serves as a prime example of everything I’ve come to love about this author’s work.

This is the story of three very different women whose lives intersect on Labor Day weekend in in 1935 as a hurricane is bearing down on Key West. Each of them is grappling with an enormous change in her life, and I loved watching them come to a deeper understanding of how they fit into the […]

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He’s got big duke energy…

The Chasing of Eleanor Vane – Sierra Simone
Ajax Dartham, the Duke of Jarrell, has a problem. And that problem is his future niece-in-law. When the clever and capable Lady Eleanor Vane–understandably–runs off into the night rather than marry his horrible nephew, the Duke has a choice. Should he catch Eleanor and return her to her fate–or make Eleanor his own instead?

Duke For Hire – Nicola Davidson
As her fiery clergyman father chases away all suitors, Miss Ada Blair is resigned to spinsterhood. Yet while she can’t wed, bedding might be another matter. One man meets all her requirements for a discreet and expert pleasure tutor–Jasper Muir, Duke of Gilroy–but he insists on a very wicked contract…

An Education In Pleasure – Eva Leigh
As a governess to the Duke of Tarrington, Cecilia Holme resigns herself to a passionless life. Except now the old duke is dead and Owen, the new duke, […]

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Can you imagine spending years plotting vengeance on the man who murdered your parents and then when you finally get your chance, something gets in your way and throws a wrench into your plans? In Tina St John’s Lord of Vengeance this happens to Gunnar Rutledge. Gunnar has spent years working towards one goal – vengeance on Baron d’Bussy, the man who killed his parents. Unfortunately for Gunnar, the baron has a beautiful (in both body and spirit) daughter, Raina who will prove a major impediment to his plans.

The two meet when Gunnar saves Raina from the advances of one her father’s knights. It is evident the two are attracted to one another from the beginning, but Gunnar doesn’t realize that Raina is his enemy’s daughter. Gunnar has come to the Baron’s annual tournament in order to exact his vengeance. He expects the Baron to be as he once was, but […]

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If you liked the movies Sleeping With The Enemy and Practical Magic, you are gonna love this book. All that was missing for me was my Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique CD playing in the background.

Nell Channing is on the run from an abusive husband. She fakes her death and runs off, finally landing on Three Sisters Island where she happens into a job at the bookstore cafe as chef. She decides to stay for a while after Mia, the bookstore’s owner, shows Nell extreme kindness, not only giving her a job but providing her with a place to live. Zack Todd, the local sheriff, takes a liking to Nell and decides to get better acquainted with this woman who seemingly is hiding something. As Nell falls in love and makes a home for herself, the threat of her husband keeps her from truly establishing permanency. She eventually has to deal with it […]

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Y’all, I love me some Amy Andrews books. I especially love her books that involve rugby. This one, the first in her Sydney Smoke series, is about Matilda and Tanner. Once high school sweethearts, the two suffered a traumatic break up when it was time for Matilda to head off to college. Now both back in Australia, Matilda’s been assigned to do a profile on Tanner for her magazine. She’d basically rather perform her own appendectomy with a rusty swiss army knife, but duty calls.

Tanner is a rising star on the Smoke and is a bit of a lad about town. The order to participate in the feature comes from the club’s ownership, and he begrudgingly agrees until he realizes Matilda is the writer. He shattered her heart so many years ago, but has never gotten over her. Now, poised with the chance to win her back, he is pulling out all the stops.

Sassy, […]