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Book Review: Her Viking Heart by Heidi Herman

May 8, 2018 by motifink

After losing her mother less than two years before, her father is suddenly killed, leaving Anna Miller alone. With no other family and a dismal dating history, loneliness and depression overwhelm her. As she struggles to cope with the loss, she comes across a family secret that changes her future. She finds new purpose after discovering her father’s hidden research and is determined to complete what he had started. Anna begins a journey to unravel the family mystery buried in […]

Categories: historical romance, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Romance • Tags: Arc, book review, Contemporary, Heidi Herman, Her Viking Heart, NetGalley, romance

Book Review: A Will and A Way by Claudia Harbaugh

April 19, 2018 by motifink

When Pippa’s father dies, she learns he was an earl — and that she is illegitimate. Part of her inheritance is a London Season, although she must masquerade as her half sister’s cousin. Provincial Pippa knows nothing of rakes and routs, and she fears repercussions should Society discover her deception. In this sweet Regency romance, Pippa must remain faithful to herself as she navigates the ton and seeks a husband. But if she does meet a man she can love, […]

Categories: historical romance, NetGalley, NetGalley Review • Tags: A Will and A Way, Arc, book review, Claudia Harbaugh, historical romance, LLC, NetGalley, romance, short read, SilkWords

Book Review: The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy

December 26, 2017 by motifink

What if the ordinary things in life suddenly…disappeared? Aila Quinn’s mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery: vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila’s reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother Miles are sent to live in Sterling, a rural town far from home–and the place where Juliet grew up. Sterling is a place with mysteries of its own. A place where the experiences that weave life together–scents of flowers and food, reflections from mirrors and […]

Categories: Historical Fiction, historical romance, HMH Books for Young Readers, Romance, Young Adult • Tags: book review, Emily Bain Murphy, Eva Green and Ewan McGregor., fantasy, historical fiction, HMH Books for Young Readers, romance, The Disappearances

Historical Romance: One Pink Rose (Claybornes’ Brides (Rose Hill) #2) by Julie Garwood

October 25, 2016 by motifink

Travis Clayborne is the youngest of the Clayborne brothers and he knows exactly what he wants and what he doesn’t want in life. So when he is escorting, Emily Finnegan to Golden Crest, Montana, to become a bride… a mail order bride, he isn’t exactly sure what he signed up for. Emily is determined to be in control of her life; even if that means marrying a man she has never met. But falling in love with a rugged stranger […]

Categories: Adult Ficiton, historical romance, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Realistic, Romance • Tags: (Claybornes' Brides, (Rose Hill) #2), Arc, book review, fiction, historical romance, Julie Garwood, netgalley. netgalley review, One Pink Rose, pocket books, romance, western

Historical Romance: A Raven’s Heart (Secrets and Spies #2) by K.C. Bateman

October 12, 2016 by motifink

The War with France is over but England is still on its toes. William Ravenwood knows he cannot trust anyone. After been kidnapped at the age of 19, he vowed never to let his guard down again. Part of a spy ring and a smuggler known as the Raven, Ravenwood is no longer a innocent man. Desperte to find his friend Kit, who is missing and presumed dead, Ravenwood teams up with the only woman who has ever made his blood […]

Categories: Adult Ficiton, historical romance, Loveswept, NetGalley, NetGalley Review, Realistic, Romance • Tags: (Secrets and Spies #2), A Raven's Heart, adult, Arc, book review, historical romance, history, K.C. Bateman, NetGalley Review, romance

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Category Archives: historical romance

Book Review: Her Viking Heart by Heidi Herman

Book Review: A Will and A Way by Claudia Harbaugh

Book Review: The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy

Historical Romance: One Pink Rose (Claybornes’ Brides (Rose Hill) #2) by Julie Garwood

Historical Romance: A Raven’s Heart (Secrets and Spies #2) by K.C. Bateman