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Review: A Kiss At Christmastide

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A Kiss At ChristmastideA Kiss At Christmastide by Christina McKnight

My Goodreads rating: 3 of 5 stars

Actual Rating: 3.5 stars

A Kiss at Christmastide is a clean regency era romance novella. I found it a fun read, but the characters were just okay, there was far too much repetitious internal reflections, and their romance didn’t feel very natural.

In the prologue we’re introduced to Lady Pippa, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Midcrest who was about to be introduced to society. For some reason (that we never discover) her best friend (Lady Natalie) turns on her, making her the embarrassment of the Season before it even begins.

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Review: Wicked Intentions

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Wicked IntentionsWicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I started reading the Maiden Lane series with Dearest Rogue back in May 2015, then worked my way backward (then forward with new releases! <3), but had skipped books #1 and #3. Wicked Intentions is the first entry in the series.

The story centers around Temperance Dews, a widow and sister to Winter Makepeace, who runs the foundling home in St. Giles. The male lead is Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, who enjoys translating poetry, is frowned upon by society for his sexual proclivities, loathes being touched, and—oh yes—is looking for a murderer.

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Review: Protecting The Billionaire

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Protecting The Billionaire
Protecting The Billionaire by Christina Tetreault

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Protecting the Billionaire features Allison, a member of the Sherbrooke clan, and Rock (Rocco), a marine intent on protecting those he cares for. Rock, who met Allison previously at his sister Addie’s wedding, finds himself entangled when he plays the part of fake-boyfriend for a night. The two quickly hit it off and turn fake into real.

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Review: Wrong Question, Right Answer

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Wrong Question, Right AnswerWrong Question, Right Answer by Elle Casey

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Wrong Question, Right Answer is the third book in Elle Casey‘s Bourbon Street Boys series. It stars Toni, the resident prickly and tough lady of the BSB.

I read and enjoyed the previous two books in this series, and Toni was always a curiosity with a dark past that involved jail time. We learn what made her the way she is and how she copes with working through it all. Though Lucky is never a viewpoint character, we also learn more about how he is handling moving past his sister’s death (which was touched on in book two). The overarching challenge they endure is predictable following their alcohol infused encounter at the beginning of the book.

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Review: The Fixer

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The FixerThe Fixer by Jenny Holiday

My Goodreads Rating: 4 of 5 stars

My Actual Rating: 3.5 stars

I’ve read Jenny Holiday’s 49th Floor series, and have enjoyed her mastery of character development. In The Fixer she delivers again on characters, with Jenny and Matthew noticeably evolving throughout the book.

Jenny is a college newspaper editor-in-chief who wants to fix everything, embarking on a mission to save the college’s historical art building. Matthew is an artist who comes from a rough background, and just wants to be left alone. Their initial impressions of each other drives home the concept of ‘never judge a book by its cover’, but over time they open up.

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