A Bandit’s Stolen Heart by Michelle McLean (Blood Blade Sisters #1) Entangled Publishing (March 2013) Ebook, 254 pages Historical / Western Romance Cilla Richardson is a modern-day Robin Hood, well as modern as you can be in 1856. She robs from the rich, most notably her brother, Frank, the crooked sheriff and helps out the poor. Her life takes a change when she hits Leo, our hero, over the head during one of her raids. You can imagine he is a bit shocked when he finds out the bandit Blood Blade…
The Laird’s Forbidden Lover by Amelia C. Gormley Riptide Publishing (May, 2013) Ebook, 86 Pages Historical M/M Romance Tavish MacIntyre and Iain Munro have been lovers for years, but now they no longer have the excuse of ‘boyish fancy’ if they are caught; for loving another man in 16th century Scotland is considered a sin against God. Tavish is being groomed as the next Laird of Creachann-Dubh, but when it comes to modest, farm-boy Iain, he has no concern for obstacles of rank or religion. Iain, on the other hand, is…
Torch in the Forest by Marcie Kremer Entangled Publishing (Feb 2013) Ebook, 139 pages | Historical Romance Eleanor of Strathcombe is an 18 year old widow and she wasn’t lucky when it came to her marriage with her bigot of a husband, Edgar. She continues to be unlucky in love as William of Litchfield attempts to take her hand in marriage, which would be her worst nightmare come true. Her situation then takes another dramatic descent as poachers have been taking game off of her land and the estate adjacent and…
The Gilded Fan by Christina Courtenay Choc Lit (Feb 2013) Paperback, 350 pages Historical Romance Technically, The Gilded Fan is the sequel to The Scarlet Kimono, but you really don’t have to have read the first to read it at all. Our heroine is Midori, a woman of half Japanese, half English heritage raised in Japan as a Samurai. However, the new Shogun with a fear of Christianity has declared that all foreigners must leave or face execution. For readers of The Scarlet Kimono, Midori is the daughter of Hannah…
Darius (Lonely Lords #1) by Grace Burrowes Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 2013) Paperback, 384 pages | Historical Romance Darius begins with the eponymous main character in a meeting with the husband of the heroine. A bit of an awkward situation, one might think. One would be right. This is a story that could have been rife with the forced misunderstandings and petty arguments that romance is often ridiculed for. Instead, it was the lovely, slowly unfolding story of two people who have been dealt the wrong hands in life and made the best…
The Proposal (The Survivors’ Club #1) by Mary Balogh | Piatkus Books (May 2012) Paperback, 309 pages | Historical Romance The Proposal by Mary Balogh is a historical romance, in which two unsuspecting individuals are thrown together in what could be called fate. Lady Gwendoline Muir is staying in Cornwall to support her friend after the passing of her husband, despite the fact that her friend is not the easiest woman to get along with. An argument between the two forces Gwen to take a walk along the beach near Penderris Hall,…
Lady Sophie’s Christmas Wish (Windham #4) by Grace Burrowes | Paperback, 404 pages Sourcebooks Casablanca (Oct 2011) Historical Romance Lady Sophie’s Christmas Wish by Grace Burrowes is a great historical romance for the holiday season, filled with lust, scandal and Christmas spirit. We begin with Wilhelm Charpentier, otherwise known as ‘Vim’, being unable to acquire a room in London and offered a room at Lady Sophia Windham’s ducal mansion. This initial meeting yields no indication of either individual’s social status, with Vim presuming that Sophie is merely a housekeeper, as the rest…
LUCKY PENNY (Coulters Historical #5) by Catherine Anderson PUBLISHER: Signet RELEASE DATE: January 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 413 Pages GENRE: Historical Romance To support her orphaned niece, impoverished Brianna O’Keefe accepts work with a Colorado rancher. To guard herself from the unwanted attention, she resorts to a harmless little lie: that she’s married to a Denver gold miner named David Paxton. When her boss forces her to write her “husband,” hoping he’ll take Brianna off his hands, she can only pray that there is no real David Paxton who can expose…
Crystal Gardens by Jayne Ann Krentz Writing as Amanda Quick (Ladies of Lantern Street #1) Piatkus Books (May 2012) Paperback, 320 pages Historical Paranormal Romance Crystal Gardensby Amanda Quick is not your typical historical romance as the main characters are plagued with paranormal gifts that prevent them from leading a normal societal life. Our protagonist is Evangeline Ames, a female author and private investigator who has left London for the calm life of the country village, Little Dixby, after an attempt on her life. Her employers have forced her to take…
THE UGLY DUCHESS (Fairy Tales #4) by Eloisa James PUBLISHER: Piatkus RELEASE DATE: 28th August 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 331 pages GENRE: Historical Romance Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke’s passion. Still, the tabloids give the marriage six months. Theo would have given it a lifetime… until she discovers that James desires not her heart, and certainly not…
A DELIGHTFUL ARRANGEMENT (The Gentlemen Next Door #1) by Cecilia Gray PUBLISHER: Self-published RELEASE DATE: September 2011 FORMAT: Ebook, 53 pages GENRE: Historical Romance Phillip has a duty to marry Francesca. He has always protected his former neighbor and childhood companion, and now that she is of marriageable age, he will give her what she needs most – a real home where she is welcome and wanted. Unfortunately for him… she is done with being dutiful. After years of being an obedient daughter to a hateful father, Francesca jumps into…
DEVIL OF THE HIGHLANDS (Devil of the Highlands #1) by Lynsay Sands PUBLISHER: HarperCollins AUDIOBOOK RELEASE DATE: 20th April 2010 FORMAT: Audiobook, 8 hours and 50 mins NARRATOR: Marianna Palka GENRE: Historical Romance They call him the Devil… He is the most notorious laird of Scotland: fierce, cold, deadly… and maybe even worse. Yet Evelinde has just agreed to wed him. Anything, she thinks, is better than her cruel stepmother. Though Evelinde should be wary of the rumors, she can’t help but be drawn to this warrior… for the Devil…
A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME (The Rule of Scoundrels, #1) by Sarah MacLean PUBLISHER: Piatkus RELEASE DATE: 28th Feb 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 386 pages GENRE: Historical Romance What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets… A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London’s most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury. A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with…
UNLOCKED by Courtney Milan PUBLISHER: Courtney Milan RELEASE DATE: May 2011 FORMAT: Ebook, 111 pages GENRE: Historical Romance A perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine Warren is resigned to her position in society. So when Evan Carlton, the powerful, popular Earl of Westfeld, singles her out upon his return to England, she knows what it means. Her former tormenter is up to his old tricks, and she’s his intended victim. This time, though, the earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back. Evan has come to regret his…
THE LADY MOST LIKELY by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James & Connie Brockway PUBLISHER: Piatkus Books RELEASE DATE: May 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 372 pages GENRE: Historical Romance Three of the brightest stars of historical romance invite you to a party at the countryhome of the Honorable Marquess of Finchley. Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sister hands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them – and a few other gentlemen – to her country house for what is sure to be the event…
