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Review: To Redeem a Rake

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To Redeem a RakeTo Redeem a Rake by Christi Caldwell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

As children, they were the best of friends. Over time they grew apart. Smiles faded and they became jaded. Now he needs her help in more ways than he thinks.

To Redeem a Rake features Lord Daniel Winterbourne, the Earl of Montfort (who we first met in The Lure of a Rake) and Miss Daphne Smith, both broken people who grew up together in the country, but stopped associating with one another as teenagers.

…his bond with the marquess remained strong enough that they were friends even still. Whereas Daphne had been severed from his life like a thread dangling from his sleeve.

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Review: Do You Want to Start a Scandal

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Do You Want to Start a ScandalDo You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa Dare

My Goodreads Rating: 4 of 5 stars

My Actual Rating: 3.5 stars

Do You Want to Start a Scandal is a mashup of the Castles Ever After and Spindle Cove series. Piers Brandon, the jilted marquess from Say Yes to the Marquess and Charlotte Highwood, youngest sister to Minerva (A Week to Be Wicked) and Diana (Beauty and the Blacksmith) are quickly thrown together when they’re accused of ‘MURRRDDDEEERRRR!!!’ in the library during a house party.

On the night of the Parkhurst ball, someone had a scandalous tryst in the library.
•Was it Lord Canby, with the maid, on the divan?
•Or Miss Fairchild, with a rake, against the wall?
•Perhaps the butler did it.

All Charlotte Highwood knows is this: it wasn’t her. But rumors to the contrary are buzzing.

Admittedly, this isn’t the best Tessa Dare book out there, but it’s a fast, enjoyable read. Continue reading “Review: Do You Want to Start a Scandal” →

Review: To Love and to Cherish

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To Love and to CherishTo Love and to Cherish by Lauren Layne

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I’ll start with this disclaimer: I did not read the previous books in this series. I’ll continue with another disclaimer: Even though my feelings are lukewarm about this particular book, I enjoyed the supporting characters enough that I will go back and read their stories.

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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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Review: After We Fall

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After We FallAfter We Fall by Marquita Valentine

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

After We Fall is the story of police officer Hunter Sloan and pet-lover Evangeline Ambrose, who recently escaped an abusive marriage. Evangeline is learning to trust and open up to the world again while Hunter is dealing with his troubled past in his own way.

I’ve spent a couple of days considering what to say about After We Fall. I enjoyed the book and thought that the characters were well-developed. It was conflicting to read compelling characters dive into a relationship that didn’t feel quite believable.

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