Category: Historical

MEXICAN GOTHIC BY SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA

11/24/2020

While I thought Mexican Gothic was good, it didn't live up to the hype for me. I thought the beginning was strong and towards the middle all the way to the end it was too bizarre for my liking.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: June 30, 2020
Genre: Gothic Horror. Historical (the 50s)
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 334 pages
Format: Hardcover from the Book of the Month Box.

An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . .From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.

After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.

Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her

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THE DUKE WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO BY KERRIGAN BYRNE

8/26/2018

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Now I know why so many people gush over this historical romance series. This is a phenomenal read, one that was totally unexpected for me and I highly recommend it!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 28, 2018
Genre: Historical Romance
Series: Victorian Rebels #6 (can stand alone)
Pages: 336 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

The bravest of heroes. The brashest of rebels. The boldest of lovers. These are the men who risk their hearts and their souls—for the passionate women who dare to love them…

He is known only as The Rook. A man with no name, no past, no memories. He awakens in a mass grave, a magnificent dragon tattoo on his muscled forearm the sole clue to his mysterious origins. His only hope for survival—and salvation—lies in the deep, fiery eyes of the beautiful stranger who finds him. Who nurses him back to health. And who calms the restless demons in his soul…

A LEGENDARY LOVE

Lorelai will never forget the night she rescued the broken dark angel in the woods, a devilishly handsome man who haunts her dreams to this day. Crippled as a child, she devoted herself to healing the poor tortured man. And when he left, he took a piece of her heart with him. Now, after all these years, The Rook has

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HELLO STRANGER BY LISA KLEYPAS

2/22/2018

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Lisa Kleypas writes some of the best historical romances around and I highly recommend reading the books in this series. I loved the danger in this one the most.

Rating:★★★★
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Genre: Historical Romance
Series: The Ravenels series #4
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback. ARC.

A woman who defies her time

Dr. Garrett Gibson, the only female physician in England, is as daring and independent as any man—why not take her pleasures like one? Yet she has never been tempted to embark on an affair, until now. Ethan Ransom, a former detective for Scotland Yard, is as gallant as he is secretive, a rumored assassin whose true loyalties are a mystery. For one exhilarating night, they give in to their potent attraction before becoming strangers again.

A man who breaks every rule

As a Ravenel by-blow spurned by his father, Ethan has little interest in polite society, yet he is captivated by the bold and beautiful Garrett. Despite their vow to resist each other after

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MEXICAN GOTHIC BY SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA

THE DUKE WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO BY KERRIGAN BYRNE

HELLO STRANGER BY LISA KLEYPAS

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