Genre: Historical

Review Post : The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (4 Stars)

Posted January 16, 2019 by Nix in review / 1 Comment

The Governess Game by Tessa Dare Published by HarperCollins on 2018-08-28 Genres: Historical, Romance Pages: 384 Format: eBook Goodreads He’s been a bad, bad rake—and it takes a governess to teach him a lesson The accidental governess. After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that […]

Review Post : When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare (5 Stars)

Posted November 3, 2015 by Nix in review / 0 Comments

When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare Series: Castles Ever After #3 Published by HarperCollins on 2015-08-25 Genres: Historical Pages: 384 Format: eBook Goodreads On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was shy, pretty, and talented with a drawing pencil, but hopelessly awkward with gentlemen. She was certain to be a dismal failure on the London marriage mart. So Maddie did what generations of shy, awkward young ladies have […]

Review Post – The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan (5 Stars)

Posted October 21, 2014 by Nix in review / 0 Comments

The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan Series: Brothers Sinister #0.5 Published by Courtney Milan on 2012-04-21 Genres: Historical Pages: 100 Format: eBook Goodreads She will not give up… Three months ago, governess Serena Barton was let go from her position. Unable to find new work, she’s demanding compensation from the man who got her sacked: a petty, selfish, swinish duke. But it’s not the duke she fears. It’s his merciless man of business—the man known […]

A Nix Historical Review : The Trouble With Honor by Julia London (2.5 Stars)

Posted March 1, 2014 by Nix in review / 2 Comments

The Trouble with Honor by Julia London Series: The Cabot Sisters #1 Published by Harlequin on 2014-03-01 Genres: Historical Pages: 384 Format: eBook Buy on Amazon Goodreads Passion and scandal collide in New York Times bestselling author Julia London’s brand-new series about four sisters determined to rescue themselves from ruin… Desperate times call for daring measures as Honor Cabot, the eldest stepdaughter of the wealthy Earl of Beckington, awaits her family’s ruin. Upon the earl’s […]

A Nix Historical Review – Nicholas by Emma Lang (4.5 Stars)

Posted February 13, 2014 by Nix in review / 2 Comments

Nicholas by Emma Lang Series: Circle Eight #5 Published by Beth Williamson on 02-25-14 Genres: Cowboys, Historical Pages: 133 Format: eBook Goodreads One part rancher. One part stubborn woman. Mix together and wait for the fireworks. Nicholas Graham is caught in the middle: of his family, of his desires, of his own unhappiness. After he meets Winnie Watson, his self-imposed curmudgeonly existence pales in comparison to spending time with her. He wants to be with […]

A Nix Short Historical Review – Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare (5 Stars)

Posted January 29, 2014 by Nix in review / 0 Comments

Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare Series: Castles Ever After #1 Published by HarperCollins on 2014-01-28 Genres: Historical Pages: 384 Format: eBook Goodreads As the daughter of a famed author, Isolde Ophelia Goodnight grew up on tales of brave knights and fair maidens. She never doubted romance would be in her future, too. The storybooks offered endless possibilities.And as she grew older, Izzy crossed them off. One by one by one. Ugly duckling turned swan? […]

Review – Tangled Past by Leah Braemel (3.5 Stars)

Posted August 29, 2011 by Nix in review / 4 Comments

Tangled Past by Leah Braemel Series: Tangled #2 Published by Carina Press on 2011-06-13 Genres: Historical, Western Pages: 157 Format: eBook Goodreads Forced to marry a man she just met, Sarah McLeod clings to the hope that she’ ll finally find the love and acceptance she’ s always craved. Her tenuous dreams of a happy life on the frontier are in danger of being dashed by the one thing she can’ t change—her husband’ s […]

The Outlaw Bride – Kelly Boyce (5 Stars)

Posted April 12, 2011 by Nix in review / 0 Comments

The Outlaw Bride by Kelly Boyce Published by Carina Press on 2011-04-18 Genres: Cowboys, Historical Pages: 266 Format: eBook Goodreads Katherine Slade has two goals: to escape her outlaw husband and to find the family of the man who died saving her life. Taking the place of a mail-order bride isn’t part of her plan—until she’s forced to continue the charade and become Sheriff Connor Langston’s housekeeper to stay out of jail. Pretending to be […]

Breaking the Governess’s Rules – Michelle Styles (4 Stars)

Posted March 29, 2011 by Nix in review / 0 Comments

Breaking the Governess’s Rules by Michelle Styles Published by Harlequin Mills & Boon, Limited on 2011-03-01 Genres: Historical Pages: 299 Format: Paperback Goodreads How delightful to meet you again, Miss Louisa Sibson.’ Jonathon, Lord Chesterholm’s eyes bored holes into Louisa Sibson’s back. The former fiancée he’s thought dead is very much alive… Louisa has rebuilt her life, after being dishonourably dismissed from her post as governess for allowing Jonathon to seduce her. Now Louisa lives […]

Caine’s Reckoning – Sarah McCarty (4 Stars)

Posted March 25, 2011 by Nix in 4 Stars, Cowboys, review / 0 Comments

Caine’s Reckoning by Sarah McCarty Series: Hell’s Eight #1 Published by Harlequin Enterpises AU on 2013-05-01 Genres: Cowboys, Historical Pages: 480 Format: eBook Goodreads The Hell’s Eight is the only family he’s ever needed, until he meets the only woman he’s ever wanted… Caine Allen is a hardened Texas Ranger, definitely not the marrying kind. But when he rescues a kidnapped woman and returns her to town, the preacher calls in a favor. One Caine’s […]

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