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Release Day Review! UNTIL THE RAKE SURRENDERS by Darcy Burke (The Rogue Rules #5)Until the Rake Surrenders by Darcy Burke cover.

Release Day Review! UNTIL THE RAKE SURRENDERS by Darcy Burke (The Rogue Rules #5)

Published by beckymmoe on 05/22/2025

When a young lady is ruined, her friends vow none of them will ever be ensnared by a scoundrel again. They will resist every gentleman’s charms even—and especially—if it means gaining a reputation for being impossible to woo. It will take extraordinary rogues to break their rules… It will take nothing less than the promise of a heart-stopping, breath-catching, happily ever after to woo Lady Minerva Halifax into marriage, but that dream seems doomed. She only attracts money- and position-hungry rogues because she’s the daughter of a wealthy duke. Then her friend’s dashingly irrepressible brother, Evan Price, is injured showing…

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Release Day Review! HARDLY A GENTLEMAN by Eloisa James (Accidental Brides #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/29/2025

New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Accidental Brides series with a romance about a forced marriage between a feisty heroine and a Scottish laird… neither of whom have plans to marry, let alone fall in love. Desperate after her Season comes to a spectacularly disastrous end, the Honorable Miss Clara Vetry jumps into a carriage hired to take a housekeeper to Scotland. The laird of Castle CaerLaven has no interest in a wife, especially a love match—but when Caelan sees his new housekeeper, he changes his mind. Marriage to a delectable bookworm strikes him as a perfect…

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New Release Review! THE WRITER AND THE ROGUE by Lydia Drake (Debutantes of London #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/21/2025

Desperate times call for drastic measures…and Miss Caroline Devereux is most certainly desperate. Her spendthrift father’s been gambling away every spare shilling, racking up debts, selling off their family’s coveted objets d’art, and bringing them to the edge of ruin. Up until now, she’s been able to stave off the creditors—and afford luxuries like tea—by penning sensational Gothic tales. But they’re out of time, and Caroline must play the one card she has left. The Earl of Rockford cannot believe that any young lady would dare to blackmail him. Not only has she threatened to expose the darkest secrets of…

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Release Day Review! A SECRET SEDUCTION by Lana Williams (The Mayfair Literary League #8)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/23/2025

The final installment in The Mayfair Literary League… A game of seduction… Millicent Davies, marching toward spinsterhood at an alarming clip, is terrified by her father’s plan to arrange a marriage sooner than later. She’s determined to decide her own fate, but the charming man with the devil-may-care smile who has captured her heart is hell-bent on remaining single. Winston Chadwick, Marquess of Linford, intends to evade the marriage noose, but not because he’s the carefree rogue the ton assumes him to be. His parents’ tumultuous union taught Winston a harsh lesson that letting anyone in only leads to pain.…

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Books on Sale! #1-3 of Lana Williams’ The Mayfair Literary League on sale for a limited time!

Published by beckymmoe on 10/30/2024

A delightful series introducing the ladies of the Mayfair Literary League from USA Today Bestselling Author Lana Williams. The series has charmingly spirited heroines with a love of books, dashing rogues, humor, steamy kisses, and twists you might not see coming. I’ve read all 3 of these and enjoyed them quite a bit! You can find my reviews here: A Matter of ConvenienceA Pretend BetrothalA Mistaken Identity A Matter of Convenience, Book 1 – https://books2read.com/amatterofconvenience A Pretend Betrothal, Book 2 – https://books2read.com/apretendbetrothal A Mistaken Identity, Book 3 – https://books2read.com/amistakenidentity2

Release Day Review! THE BEAST TAKES A BRIDE by Julie Anne Long (The Palace of Rogues #8)

Published by beckymmoe on 10/22/2024

In USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long’s latest installment in the Palace of Rogues series, an estranged couple decide to fake their way through the London season to repair their good name… but neither are prepared for the genuine sparks that begin flying between them. A blue-blooded beauty bartered to a Beast… He would pay any price to possess her. But even though Alexandra Bellamy sacrifices herself to save her family’s fortunes, a shocking betrayal sunders her marriage to a taciturn brute of a war hero, Colonel Magnus Brightwall, before it even begins. Five years of icy separation later, a scandal—with Alexandra at…

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New Release Review! THE WALLFLOWER WAGER by Lana Williams (Revenge of the Wallflowers #20)

Published by beckymmoe on 07/19/2024

One high-stakes wager. Two stubborn hearts. After a humiliating debut three years earlier, Lady Prudence Davies decided to embrace her status as a wallflower. She longs to be declared a spinster so she can live her life as she wishes. But when her fellow wallflowers become targets of a band of rogues, Prudence ventures out of the shadows to aid them. Silas Hayward, Viscount Winstead, and his friends make an unfortunate wager, one that Silas deeply regrets. If his family didn’t so desperately need the winnings, he would’ve found a way to bow out. Twelve balls and a dance with…

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New Release and Giveaway! MOLLY by Shanna Hatfield (Pendleton Promises #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 07/11/2024

Mollyby Shanna Hatfield(Pendleton Promises #2)Publication date: June 11th 2024Genres: Adult, Historical Romance Inspired by the Hello Girls, America’s first women soldiers who helped win World War I. She longs to make a difference.He yearns to claim her heart. After years of managing the Pendleton telephone office, Molly Thorsen answers the call for women to serve as telephone operators during World War I. Upon her arrival in France, she navigates the challenges of working near the front lines and battles the prejudices and skepticism of the men around her. Determined to prove her worth and skill, Molly faces adversity head-on while unexpectedly falling in love with…

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Release Day Review! WHEN THE VISCOUNT SEDUCES by Darcy Burke (Rogue Rules #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 07/09/2024

From USA Today Bestselling Author Darcy Burke, author of The Untouchables and Phoenix Club series, comes your next Regency romance must-read. Rogue RulesWhen a young lady is ruined, her friends vow none of them will ever be ensnared by a scoundrel again. They will resist every gentleman’s charms even—and especially—if it means gaining a reputation for being impossible to woo. It will take extraordinary rogues to break their rules… When the Viscount SeducesAfter a disastrous Almack’s debut, bookish and clumsy Gwendolen Price is determined to improve her reputation and make her parents proud. The Viscount Somerton, her brother’s friend and…

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