The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe

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I seriously have to wonder what I missed in this book. I disliked Florence from the very beginning so I honestly didn’t care what happened to her. She very much came across (to me, at least) like a sullen teenager behaving badly to try and get attention, not a grown woman. 

Insta-lust reared it’s ugly head very early on and that makes a boring read for me, especially when they don’t fight that attraction all that long. 

I also found the casino lessons and all the talk of the different games at casinos to be boring scenes. I guess I expected more. 

I’m not sure if I’ll be continuing with this series since I didn’t particularly like Mamie either so I can’t imagine I’ll like the third sister. I still think Joanna Shupe is an enjoyable author to read, however. 

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

When the Marquess was Mine by Caroline Linden

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Caroline Linden manages a feat few other authors have accomplished and makes a sickroom entertaining! I had trouble putting this down!!

Amnesia stories can be tricky, especially if the person that suffers from it is not the nicest person to begin with. I thought Caroline Linden handled a hero that was a jerk in his past changing and becoming a better man due to amnesia very well. Rob’s change after waking seemed very plausible to me and I loved the guy he woke up to be. He was such a nice guy after waking up, and I loved his transformation. 

Because of some of her actions, I was a little on the fence about Georgiana for the first part of the book but she won me over in the end and I really liked her, too. 

The First Kiss was teased several times before it actually happened and I just adore that. It sets up so much tension for when it finally does happen and it’s just fantastic when it does. 

Probably my favorite thing in this title was Rob’s determination to be worthy of Georgiana. I love it when a hero falls first and it made it even better that Rob had been such a jerk before. He kind of reminded me a bit of Darcy, to be honest. 

I really liked Rob’s brother, Tom, and hope he gets his own story at some point! Can’t wait until the next title in this series!!

One Night of Temptation by Darcy Burke

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The pace of this title just wasn’t my cup of tea.

I was very excited for this title because I love a good hero that isn’t a titled lord on occasion. But when the characters have literally known each other a few hours and are already getting jealous and thinking of forever together I check out. Sadly, I felt this was a disappointing end to an otherwise great series.

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

Some Like It Scandalous by Maya Rodale

Some Like It Scandalous by Maya Rodale

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Theodore Prescott the Third, heir to a steel company magnate, has ambition for little else besides attending parties with his friends and wooing women. Daisy Swan has plenty of ambition and plans to remain unwed, forever. When their parents announce they’re to be engaged, Daisy and Theo team up to fake an engagement.

I liked Daisy more than Theo but only because I feel like she was given more personality than he was. I really enjoyed the prologue and their history together. The fact that Theo learned from that history was fantastic. I felt like Daisy learned from it, too.

Probably one of my favorite things about this title was that there was no insta-lust which seems to be everywhere these days. Theo and Daisy don’t even particularly like each other through a big chunk of the book.

I did find the prologue and first 70% of the book more entertaining than the last 30%. I found myself skimming at that point. Once they decided they did indeed like each other (which I realize had to happen sooner or later), I found the events to be less interesting.

Maya Rodale is one of my go to authors so I will of course be reading the next title in this series.

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

The Earl Next Door by Amelia Grey

The Earl Next Door by Amelia Grey

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I enjoyed the meet cute, but the story quickly dissolved from there.

Adeline is your typical widow that had a bad first marriage and never wants to marry again. It’s a character type that’s been done over and over again and this story didn’t add anything new or different to it.

Probably my biggest problem with this story that made it a tedious read was the insta-lust Adeline and Lyon felt for each other. Barely 10% in they were thinking about how attractive the other was. Makes for a boring and slow read for me. Enemies to lovers only really works if the hero and heroine are actually enemies for more than a few pages.

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

One Night of Passion by Erica Ridley

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I just love Erica Ridley’s books and this one was no exception!

Thaddeus Middleton has always believed in true love and won’t marry for anything less. Miss Priscilla Weatherby is determined not to marry at all in order to claim an inheritance and travel the world.

Erica Ridley’s heroes are always a mix of sweetness and confidence, and Thad is no exception. I loved him from the fb start and he never disappointed me. I liked Priscilla but felt her inability to realize the kind of men her father and grandfather were was very naive and got kind of annoying.

As always with Erica Ridley’s writing, there was plenty of humor in this title. I found myself laughing several times at Thad and Priscilla’s interactions.

I thought the plot was very believable and that Priscilla had a good reason NOT to want to get married. I also felt it was relatively unique to have a heroine not wanting to get married for some reason other than being a widow that had a bad marriage.

I will, of course, be reading the next installment in this series.

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

Anything But a Duke by Christy Carlyle

Anything But a Duke by Christy Carlyle

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Overall, I found this to be a good read and I loved Diana but I found a few things lacking.

As I said, I loved Diana. I love heroines that are more than just ladies waiting to get married. In fact, Diana was the opposite. She never wanted to get married. Ever. And I loved that she did more with her life than go to balls.

That being said, I felt like Aidan had very little personality. There was nothing really of interest about him for me except the mystery of where he came from. And that fell far short of expectations. It was wrapped up a little too easily/nicely. I found the rest of the plot with Diana’s invention to be of far greater interest and those were some of the best scenes to me.

I am enjoying this series and will definitely be reading the next title in it.

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