Review - Bombshell by Sarah MacLean

Bombshell by Sarah MacLean
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

No one writes a book quite like Sarah MacLean. Bombshell is a heavy hitter of a historical romance, and has all of the best MacLean hallmarks. Deeply broken characters who fit together like puzzle pieces, angst, steam and the best hard-won happily-ever-afters. This new series - Hell's Belles - promises to be such a wild adventure exploring London outside of Mayfair.

Sesily Talbot does what she wants without regard for Society's rules - after all, they've never worked for her. She doesn't care if she's labeled as scandalous, and doesn't let anything bother her - except, that is, Caleb Calhoun, her sister's business partner, who seems to want her, then runs away to America whenever she gets too close. Sesily and her friends, the Hell's Belles, make it a point to help women who have been wronged and serve up their own brand of justice, however their latest target is a little too close to Caleb's own secrets, and he has to try to keep Sesily from getting too close to danger (or so he thinks).

It's hard to understate just how thoroughly MacLean's books are able to grab your attention and keep you hooked. Bombshell is a wonderful novel, and I am so glad to have read it.

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Review - A Wicked Game by Kate Bateman

A Wicked Game by Kate Bateman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am really loving Kate Bateman's Ruthless Rivals series. The tension between the Davies and Montgomerys is so much fun, especially when they keep pairing up! Every book in this series has been a true adventure, and this third installment, A Wicked Game, is no different. Harriet Montgomery (cousin to the landed Montgomerys) has taken over her father's mapmaking business. When a seemingly faulty map leads Captain Morgan Davies to be captured, he sets out to make the cartographer pay, not knowing it is in fact the woman who has captivated and infuriated him for years.

This was such a fun book, Morgan and Harriet are both enamored of each other from the start but neither wants to say anything, so they frame everything as bets and games. There is plenty of adventure and craziness in this historical romance, and was a joy to read. I can't wait for the next book in this series!

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Review - Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch

 

I really enjoyed this book - Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch. This is a sweet historical romance featuring a scientist duke with no time for frivolities (i.e. everyone and everything outside his lab) and a debutante who has perfected the art of seeming airheaded (after all, that's what women should be). When their paths - and dogs - cross, they both find that they are more than what they'd previously thought.

I thought that this was a very interesting book - there are at least five point-of-view characters, which is unusual. There is also a secondary romance subplot featuring a dog-napper and a circus performer!

This is a clean romance - the main couple embraces at the end. I usually like books with higher heat, but I didn't even notice the lack until nearly the end of the book. The chemistry feels very authentic between the main couple, as well as their reluctances.

I would recommend this book and will read more from Suzanne Enoch!