One Night for Seduction by Erica Ridley

One Night for Seduction by Erica Ridley

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Erica Ridley is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and this title continued that trend.

Ridley’s heroes and heroines are some of the best I’ve read and Diana and Cole fit into that category. I love a heroine that is someone other than a debutante and Diana is definitely that. Cole was a very sweet man and I thought they fit well together.

I enjoyed the plot of the story and felt like it was a fun take on She’s All That.  It was an easy read (as I’ve found all of Ridley’s books) and I found it hard to put down.

I’ve already received an eARC for the next book in the series and will be reading it soon!

*I received an eARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Never a Bride by Megan Frampton

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First of all, I love Megan Frampton’s writing style and have reread more than one of her books. That being said, I just did not enjoy this one. 

This title started out great and had my attention. I even loved the hero, Griffith, but it soon became apparent that Della was awful and there’s nothing worse than a good hero ended up with a terrible heroine. 

I wrote in my notes as I was reading that Della is a “selfish cow” after her daughter still hadn’t made an appearance in the book and Della’s main concern seemed to be the fact that she was no longer invited or accepted to parties. Oh, and I can’t forget that she wants to screw Griffith basically from the beginning of the book. Forgive me for thinking a heroine who admits her life was somewhat ruined by getting pregnant out of wedlock once would be so willing to risk it again (and I know they had some forms of birth control back then). 

All of that was incredibly disappointing because I really did love Griffith. I found him hilarious and couldn’t wait for his POV. He is honestly the main thing that kept me from all out hating this title. 

I feel like this title was the weakest of the series but I am looking forward to the novella about Pearl and will continue to read Ms. Frampton’s titles. 

*I received an eARC from Edelweiss and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. 

To Wed an Heiress by Karen Ranney

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It makes me sad that out of my 22 books read so far this year, this is only my second 5 star title. But at the same time it makes me happy because I LOVED this title.

Anyone who reads a few of my reviews will quickly learn that I adore a grouchy hero (or “boorish” as Mercy called Lennox on their first meeting). This was true of Lennox, too. As is pretty typical with the Beauty and the Beast trope, Lennox is a grumpy hermit that secretly has a heart of gold and I loved him.

Mercy was a fantastic heroine, too. Lennox was truly the first person she’d ever stood up to or shown her true personality. I loved watching her progression and growth throughout the book.

Despite the setting being in northern Scotland with the characters being mostly secluded except for the two estates, a lot actually happens. I never found myself bored and wanting to do something besides reading.

The only drawback I really felt the book had was that we get very little of Lennox’s POV. The majority of the book was spent with Mercy’s thoughts and while I loved her, I wanted to know what Lennox was thinking more.

This title is not on my read again shelf and I can’t wait for the next in the series.

*I received an eARC from Edelweiss and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

A Duke in Disguise by Cat Sebastian

This was my first title by Cat Sebastian, and I highly enjoyed it!

John “Ash” Ashby has been friends with Verity Plum and her brother for years. He has also been attracted to Verity all of that time, but chooses to ignore it to keep their friendship from falling apart. Verity believes herself incapable of carrying on a relationship and also ignores her attraction to Ash. Whenever Ash’s circumstances suddenly change, all he wants is to be with Verity but has to convince her it will be worth it.

I like Ash well enough and thought he was a nice guy, but Verity certainly had more personality than him. I don’t feel like I got to know Ash nearly as well as I did Verity. Yes, we learn about his past, but that’s not the same as a personality. I found Verity’s sexual orientation to be very different from what a heroine in a historical romance usually is. And I found it refreshing and interesting.

The plot itself was good, if a little contrived in places. I found myself not caring too much about the brother and like what happened to him was mostly to get him out of the way. I still found the book very hard to put down, though. Verity and Ash’s relationship made up for any lapses in plot.

I will definitely be reading the next title in this series!!

*I received an eARC from Edelweiss and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.