Love to Read, Read to Love. ❤️ Romance Novel Reviews by Michele.
This story was intriguing and spooky, a perfect Victorian Christmas ghost story.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Earl of Christmas Past will be released on December 1.
Our latest book club pick was Jenny Holiday’s Paradise Cove, the second book in her Matchmaker Bay series. Although this book looked beachy and breezy, it actually dealt with some heavy topics like loss of a child and grief.
A funny and romantic holiday story (from one of my favorite authors, Christina Lauren) about a woman who is uncertain about her future. She suddenly has the chance to re-live her Christmas holiday until she finally gets it right.
For our October book club, we held a discussion of Kamala Harris’s book, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey in support of the Biden/Harris campaign!
A Gilded Age set romance featuring a deaf reclusive inventor and the quiet daughter of a penniless peer who is desperately trying to avoid an arranged marriage with a much older and frightening man. I loved this beautiful book and finished it in one sitting.
Jess believes she has to hide her true identity to gain the attention, and hopefully financial backing, of society’s most powerful people. When she catches the Duke’s eye, and eventually his heart, her lie becomes bigger than herself.
Although there are some ethical questions raised about lying to the one you love, I did really enjoy the second book in Eva Leigh’s The Union of the Rakes series.
The first book I finished for September was our latest book club pick, The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics. This was a beautiful book about exploration – both scientific and in love.
Although I usually don’t read high school romances, I really enjoyed this sexy read from Jessa Kane, featuring two friends, a cheerleader and a football player, who had been harboring secret feelings for each other.
This book was filled with surprises – I loved the affection for New York City, the very romantic love story, the importance of female friendships and a critique on greed and capitalism. What a great pick for Between These Sheets Book Club – and as a native New Yorker, I have lots of opinions to share with the club!
A new favorite book from a wonderful author, I absolutely loved the first book in the Sins for All Seasons series by Lorraine Heath. This tale of revenge with a love triangle and intrigue was so captivating and heart felt.
