The Dark Knight by Elizabeth Elliott

The Dark Knight

(A follow up novel of the Montagues)

Elizabeth Elliott

Medieval Romance

Pub date: 26 June, 2012 (ARC review)

H/h - Lord Dante Chiavari/Lady Avalene de Forshay

Setting: England, 1293.

Read in June 2012.

My rating:

                                         

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For me, storywise Dante’s book wasn’t as per my expectations. Somehow I was hoping for something more. I, again, felt that the story was dragging in the middle, without anything interesting happening. At times, I found Avalane quite the wishy-washy thing too. But there are good things in this book as well, one of them is definitely Dante himself. He was just... so romantic. I wasn’t impressed by him in Betrothed but WOW, I saw a really different man in here. Totally enjoyed EE’s writing and all the historical connections as usual.

A Wedding Story by Dee Tenorio

A Wedding Story (novella)

A free installment

Dee Tenorio

Contemporary Romance

Published in 2011

H/h - Bobby Wichowski/Ruth Anne Barbellis

Setting: Present time.

Read in June, 2012.

My rating:

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Damn but this little free novella so goooooooooood!! It was fun, hilarious and absolutely made me fall in love with both Ruth Anne or ‘Rhubarb’ and Bobby. This is my first read of DT’s books and I’m so glad about it. If you’re a sucker for enemies turned lovers theme, this would be an almost perfect example... why I say ‘almost’? Will try to explain.

Betrothed by Elizabeth Elliott

Betrothed

Montagues #2

Elizabeth Elliott

Medieval Romance

Published in 1996

H/h - Baron Guy of Montague/Lady Claudia Chiavari

Setting: England, 1288.

Read in June, 2012.

My rating:

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So, I ended up disappointed in Guy’s book. Since he didn’t appear in The Warlord, I didn’t know what to expect of him really. But as a character, I liked him, as I liked Claudia, the heroine. But the story wasn’t satisfactory. It started out excellent and was that way for about half the book. After that, I felt it dragging and I was losing my interest. Then there were other twists in the story that pissed me quite a lot. Honestly, afterwards, I thought that even the relationship development and the chemistry between Guy and Claudia were spoiled by the moronic actions of both of their brothers. Now, let’s see what I can cover in my review.

The Warlord by Elizabeth Elliott

The Warlord

Montagues #1

Elizabeth Elliott

Medieval Romance

Published in 1995

H/h - Baron Kenric of Montague/Lady Tess of Remmington

Setting: England, 1283.

Read in June, 2012.

My rating:

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I decided to try Elizabeth Elliott’s earlier books when I got approved for an ARC of her very recent publication. I just wanted to sample her writing and I’m very happy that I did. I must admit that I loved her writing and The Warlord is one of those books that will always have the ability to warm your heart, no matter what. I say this because, honestly, for the first half, I was very annoyed with the heroine, Tess’s TSTL activities and the hero, Kenric’s uber caveman behavior aka ‘me-man-you-listen-woman’! It’s not always bad, but even then I wanted to smash something because I was so frustrated and thought this is going to end up as one of those boring reads for me. But on the second half, it turned utterly marvelous! Everything sort of turned around and the book slapped me hard on the face for even trying to look down upon it! My exact feelings because everything, everything was just soooo goooood! I’ll try to elaborate it all in my review.

The Knife’s Edge by Stephanie Draven

The Knife’s Edge (novella)

Historical Erotic Fantasy Romance - A free installment

Stephanie Draven

Historical Romance/Fantasy/Erotica

Published in 2009

H/h - Sir Dardanus/Queen Nestra

Setting: In some fantasy land.

Read in June, 2012.

My rating:

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The Knife's Edge is a very short, free novella by Stephanie Draven. She was a new-to-me author before I chose to give this a try. The good thing about it was, I liked the idea of the novella, along with the author’s writing. The not-so-good part was I was fooled in thinking this novella was longer than it actually is, the rest of the pages were full of except from another book by her. This kind of, , made me unhappy. I wanted the story to continue for a while more. Also, I didn’t really think it was erotic in that sense, despite the fact that it’s called ‘Historical Erotic Fantasy Romance’.

Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt

Thief of Shadows

Maiden Lane #4

Elizabeth Hoyt

Historical Romance

Pub date: 26 June, 2012 (ARC review)

H/h - Winter Makepeace/Lady Isabel Beckinhall

Setting: London, 1738.

Read in June, 2012.

My rating:

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Here I am, trying to write a review for Thief of Shadows. I loved this book, loved EH’s writing and so happy that Maiden Lane is continuing for a good while. I know the Ghost’s identity, which I kind of guessed from book #2, but it was fun because Winter blew my mind. There’s NOTHING wintry about him, mind you! His intense regard and confidence for everything, from the Orphanage to Isabel was just... *sigh*

Blame the Rain by Maya Banks

Blame the Rain (novella)

A free installment

Maya Banks

Contemporary Romance

Published in 2007

H/h - Cameron Ducote/Lily Carruthers

Setting: Present time.

Read in June, 2012.

My rating:

                                               
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It is that time of the month again when I’m in need of a quickie...