A Taste of Seduction by Bronwen Evans

Secretly pledged to marry each other, Lord Hadley Fullerton is surprised to hear that Lady Evangeline Stuart is to marry another. Heartbroken, Hadley goes on with his life, but never forgets his first love.
Five years later, they meet again. Evangeline is now a widow and Hadley wants nothing to do with the woman that chose a title and wealth over him. At least that is what his mind is telling himself, but his heart is telling him that the woman in front of his is still the love of his life.
When Evangeline gets caught up in the plans of the enemy targeting the Libertine Scholars, Hadley has no choice but to spend more time with her. Will he end up following his head or his heart?

Highland Awakening by Jennifer Haymore

Highland Awakening by Jennifer Haymore
This is book 2 in the Highland Knights series, but it also connects to the House of Trent series.
Lady Esme Hawkins has many secrets, including the fact that she writes racy romance novels. Trying to get information for her newest novel, she visits a notorious bordello where she meets Camden McLeod.
Camden, a Highland Knight, was on a job protecting another, when he meets Esme. Instantly intrigued, he can't help but kiss her.  When he learns that Esme is actually the sister of the Duke of Trent, he knows that he must change some aspects of his current life. He also needs to get rid of Esme's pesky fiancee. 
Can Camden get Esme to see that they are meant for each other before she marries another?
I've been waiting for Esme's story for a long time and Haymore did not disappoint!! I also loved that she tied one of my favorite series (House of Trent) in with the Highland Knights series. It was like visiting with old friends.
I really liked that once Camden decided what he wanted, he went after it. He didn't always do it in the right way, which almost cost him Esme, but I love his determination to have her in his life.
I loved seeing this other side to Esme. We knew that there was more to her than what we had seen in the other House of Trent books, so it was nice to 'meet' the real Esme!
I'm excited to to read the next book in the Highland Knights series, Highland Temptation, which stars Colin Stirling. It comes out in August, 2016.

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To Lure a Proper Lady by Ashlyn Macnamara

To Lure a Proper Lady by Ashlyn Macnamara
This is book 1 in the Duke-Defying Daughters series.
Lady Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Wilde and her sister are once again called to their father's deathbed, but this time they find that he might actually be as sick as he claims. Lizzie believes that someone might be poisoning him and seeks out a Bow Street Runner to investigate. She didn't know she would encounter the likes of Dysart.
Dysart distain all things to do with the aristocracy, but when he learns that someone might be poisoning a duke, she accepts the case. Posing as a member of the gentry, Dysart joins the Wilde's house party to narrow down the suspect list. Needing no distractions during the case, Dysart finds himself losing focus whenever Lizzie is near him.
Dysart knows that he is all wrong for Lizzie, but they can't seem to help but be drawn together. Can they find the person that is poisoning the duke and find their happily ever after?
I loved this story! It is one of my favorite troupes where you have a love story that has a mystery that needed to be solved and in the process the H/H were brought together and fell in love.
I really liked Dysart. As a Bow Street Runner, he has a certain persona. But when he needed to be perceived as someone else, he was able to flawlessly make that transition and make it believable. One minute he would sound like he was from White Chapel and the next from the highest rankings of society. 
Lizzie was one of those rare woman in society that has taken charge of her life and the family around her. Her mother has passed and her father is almost always bedridden, so as the oldest, she has had to step up and run the household. She feels it is her job to protect the family and do what is right for it even though it might not be right for her...
I loved the interactions between Lizzie and Dysart! The bantering between the two of them, as well as the chemistry between the two, is what really made the story for me.
I can't wait to read about Lizzie's sisters and see what Macnamara has in store for them!

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My Tempting Highlander by Maeve Greyson

My Tempting Highlander by Maeve Greyson
This is book 3 in the Highland Hearts series
Living an immortal life has been a very tiring life for Ronan Sutherland. Watching as all of his loved ones leave the earth and waiting on the one woman that will break the curse that was placed on him. Granny Sinclair believes that her granddaughter is that woman and sends Ronan into the future to get her and bring her back.
Mairi Sinclair is not like her sisters. She is happy to be living in the present and has no desire to go back in time to live the life that they are living. But everything changes when she meets Ronan, but he isn't telling her the whole truth about the curse.
What will happen to Mairi and Ronan's love when she finds out all of his secrets?
I really enjoyed this story as much as the other two in the series. I wasn't sure if I would, knowing that it had a little bit more paranormal elements in it. While they factor in quite a bit to the storyline, they aren't "in your face", so to speak.
I liked Ronan. We meet him in the previous story, My Highland Bride. He was sorta the bad guy in it, but you knew that he was doing what he did because he was desperate and didn't know what else that he could do. Reading his story, made me fall in love with him. Although, I kept saying in my mind that he really needed to tell Mairi everything involving his curse. Unfortunately, he almost blew it...
I liked Mairi, but she wasn't a stand out heroine for me. She was just ok...
There is one more sister that Granny Sinclair needs to see married and at the very end of this story, we learn who is suppose to be her soulmate. I'm looking forward to it coming out!

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To Catch A Lady by Pamela Labud

To Catch A Lady by Pamela Laud 
This is book 1 in the Hunt Club series.
Ashton Blakely, the Duke of Summerton, is determined to undermine his aunt's plan for him to marry. He doesn't want a love match because he saw how it tore apart his parents. Ashton decides to throw a ball and at the end of it will name his bride. They will get married that evening, quickly get an heir and then live their separate lives. Of course things do always go as planned...
Caroline Hawkins is trying to get her sister married. She is passed the age of finding herself a good match, so she puts all her energy into her sister. Going so far at to demand to see the Duke to get her sister noticed. Unfortunately her plan backfired...for with her visit the Duke became intrigued with her. At the ball, Caroline and Ashton find themselves alone and end up being compromised. Fate had determined the outcome of the ball.
Married in haste, Ashton takes Caroline to his hunting lodge where nothing goes as planned. Can this hasty marriage turn into one of true love?
I will say that I enjoyed the beginning of this book, but then it just went down hill...
I liked the idea behind the story. The H/H of the story have an attraction to each other and then they get caught in a compromising situation.  Caroline had no plans of marrying, so Ashton could have let her reputation be ruined. But instead he steps up and does the right thing. 
I don't know if it was the writing style or the writing quality that had me skimming over the second half of the book, but it just didn't hold my interest.
I will probably give Labud another try. I just hoping that the next one in the series is better than this one...

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Sutherland's Secret by Sharon Cullen

When Brice Sutherland, the Earl of Dornoch, finds a half-dead woman in the middle of the road, he can't just leave her there. Even knowing that if he is found with her, it could mean his death, Brice takes the woman up on his horse with him and makes his way home. No one is more surprised than him, when the woman survives. But what surprises him even more is the attraction he feels for her. After his wife left him, Brice had given up on women.
Lady Eleanor Hirst had been to hall and back when she was found by Brice, but did she escape from one hell just to be put into another? She soon learns that Brice doesn't mean her any harm and she relaxes her guard only to find herself wildly attracted to him. 
Brice and Eleanor both know that their being together could bring devastation to his clan, but they can't seem to stay away from each other. Can they figure out a way to stay together?

Ravishing Ruby by Lavinia Kent

Ravishing Ruby by Lavinia Kent
This is book 3 in the Bound and Determined series.
Emma Scanton's grandfather is determined that she will get married. If she doesn't, he will cut off on contact with her grandmother. Not wanting to give up her family, Emma agrees to his demands on the condition that she has some time to find her own husband. The problem is that Emma is also known as Ruby the owner of Madame Rouge, a high end brothel and the one man that she could see marrying doesn't know about her life as Emma. 
Captain Dereck Price is just about to get engaged to an English heiress. But he can't get his one night with Ruby out of his mind. Deciding that he can continue his visits until he is in fact betrothed, he never imagined that he would get so close to the red-headed beauty. Now he must make a decision of following his heart or the wishes of his family.
So after reading Revealing Ruby, I wanted to know what happen to Ruby and her Captain!! Kent did not disappoint. The chemistry between Ruby and the Captain was red hot and not just in the bedroom. You could feel the connection they had just when they are talking and learning about the other. They were able to open up to each other unlike what they have been able to do in the past.
Keep in mind that this is another read that is not for the faint of heart! While it is definitely erotica, he does have a  very worthwhile storyline.

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Sarah's Surrender by Lavinia Kent

Sarah's Surrender by Lavinia Kent
This is book 2.5 in the Bound and Determined series.
Miss Sarah Swilp is about to agree to a marriage of convience. Before she does, she wants one lasting memory to keep with her. Propositioning the man that broke her heart five years ago, she offers herself up to him for one night of passion.
Thinking that Sarah was just after his money five years ago, he told her that he would never marry her. When she propositions him, he realizes that he has never gotten over the one woman that he fell in love with.
Can this one night of passion lead to a lifetime of happiness?
I enjoyed this story. It is a reunion story, which I always like.  I is pretty short, but that doesn't take away from the story at all. Kent is able to convey all that needs to be said and done in this novella.
Hot and steamy, this series in not for the faint of heart!! If you are looking for a short red hot romance, this is the story for you!

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A Whisper of Desire by Bronwen Evans

Lady Marisa Hawkstone wakes up naked and in bed with Maitland Spencer, the Duke of Lyttleton.  Not remembering how they got there, they soon realize it was the work of the woman trying to harm the Libertine Scholars. With nothing left to do to save Marisa's reputation, they are soon married.
While Marisa tries to make the most of their marriage, Maitland remains the aloof man that the ton has come to know, that is everywhere but the bedroom. 
Can Marisa get Maitland to see that their marriage is as important as his duty to the dukedom?

Highland Heat by Jennifer Haymore

Highland Heat by Jennifer Haymore
This is book 2 in the Highland Knight series.
Following her sister to Waterloo, Lady Grace Carrington helps a wounded soldier after the battle. Even after getting him the medical treatment he needs, she can't seem to keep herself away from him, especially after the kiss they share. But knowing their class difference makes it impossible for them to explore their feelings, they walk away from each other.
Duncan MacKenzie is saved from the battlefield by an angel. After one taste of her, he doesn't think he can let her go. Knowing that it is for the best, he tries to forget about Grace. But the fates conspire to bring them together and they can't fight their attraction to one another any longer.
Can their love for each other survive the many obstacles ahead?
I enjoyed this story. As happens in love stories that cross class bounties, the H/H have that struggle on top of everything else they go through to get their HEA. With Duncan also a member of the Highland Knights, there was also mission of go on.
It was just the right amount of love story, angst, and mystery to satisfy any reader!

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The Reluctant Duchess by Sharon Cullen

When Lady Sarah Emerson started getting letters about her cousin's death, she could think of only one person to go to for help, her cousin's former fiancee Gabriel Ferguson, the Duke of Rossmayne. She soons finds herself living with the duke and his mother in order to protect her from the letter writer. Having always thought the Gabriel was an intimidating man, she is confused by her attraction to him.
Having never really noticed his former fiancee's cousin, Gabriel soon wonders how he could have missed seeing the beautiful and smart woman that was right in front of him. Planning to help Sarah and go back to India, he soon realizes that he might have a reason to stay. But he can't even begin to analyze his feelings until he knows that Sarah is safe and they find the person responsible for the letters.
Could the madman that brought so much pain be the reason these two find an everlasting love?

My Highland Bride by Maeve Greyson

My Highland Bride by Maeve Greyson
This is book 2 in the Highland Hearts series.
Traveling back in time to thirteenth-century Scotland for the birth of her sister's baby, Kenna Sinclair is met by Colum Garrison. Seeing him for what he is, a womanizer, Kenna vows to steer clear of him but that proves hard to do.
Colum takes one look at Kenna and knows his womanizing days are over. But can he convince her that he has changed before someone else wins her heart?
I always love a good time travel story and I really enjoyed this one. I liked Colum while reading My Highland Lover. I knew that it would probably be one of Trulie's sisters that finally brought him to his knees.
I felt bad for him because he didn't think he was good enough for Kenna and so he delayed proposing. Since she was technically still single, that left the door open for someone else to come in. And come in he did! One thing leads to another and Kenna has a choice to make...did she make the right one? Read to find out!
I'm looking forward to the next book in the series!

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What a Lady Requires by Ashlyn Macnamara

What a Lady Requires by Ashlyn Macnamara
This is book 3 in the Eton Boys Trilogy.
Miss Emma Jennings always knew that she would be married for her dowry, but she didn't count on her father picking the ne'er-do-well Rowan Battencliffe. Meeting the man for the first time when he is drunk, does not give Emma much hope for her happily ever after.
Rowan hadn't planned on getting married anytime soon, but knows that it is the only answer to his money problems. He didn't count on a wife that was set to reform him. As she sets out to teach him about his finances, he hope that she doesn't learn the real reason that he lost most of his money. Can their budding romance survive the truth?
After reading What a Lady Craves and What a Lady Demands, I couldn't wait to see what happened to Rowan. Macnamara did not disappoint me with his story!
In What a Lady Demands, we see Rowan as the bad guy with glimpses of the man he could be coming through.  Knowing that he ruined his best friend's marriage and fathered his child, he has lost himself in drink. After marrying Emma, he takes a hard look at his life and seems to turn it around (although he would have others believe that he hasn't).
I loved that Emma was not your typical society miss. She liked things that had to do with the running of a business. Particularly the making and tallying of money. Having been shunned by her aunt for this, she is surprised that her father uses that as a selling point to her prospective groom. Always knowing that she would be told who to marry, Emma didn't have much hope of a love match. After meeting Rowan for the first time, she doesn't even have much hope for having an enjoyable marriage. But when she sees signs of the caring man early in their marriage Emma starts to have hope. 
I loved this series and I am sad to see it end. I look forward to seeing what Macnamara has in store for us next!

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Sebastian's Lady Spy by Sharon Cullen

Sebastian Addison, the Earl of Claybrook, has spent months trying to forget the woman that he spent three passion filled day and nights with knowing that they can never have more. But suddenly she is back in his life and Sebastian wants nothing to do with her. How can he find the traitor, when all he can think of is his partner?
Gabrielle has never forgotten the time spent with Sebastian, but unlike him she wants to finish the task given to them. She knows that together they can do a better job than working alone. But their biggest challenge might not be the enemy they are after, but the feelings they have for each other.

A Touch of Passion by Bronwen Evans

Having been in love with Grayson Devlin since she was sixteen, Lady Portia Flagstaff rushed to meet him when his note arrives. Little did she know that it was a ruse to kidnap her.
Having sworn to protect Portia after her brother passes away, Grayson quickly takes off to rescue her. Finding her and bring her back to England ends up not being the hard part of the trip. After losing everyone that he was ever close to, Grayson has decided not to let anyone into his heart. But when honor dictates that he marry Portia, he soon realizes that he might be the one to change his mind.

My Highland Lover by Maeve Greyson

My Highland Lover by Maeve Greyson This is book one in the Highland Hearts series.
Trulie Sinclair knows that she is not of the current time period. Her grandmother brought her and her sister to the future so that they could get the medical attention they needed to survive. Convinced that it is Trulie's time to go back home, her grandmother talks her into accompanying her back in time. Trulie didn't count on meeting a rugged highlander that took her breath away.
Gray MacKenna, never imagined that he would see a beautiful woman appear right in front of him. As attracted to her as he is, Gray just doesn't know what to think of Trulie. She is so different from the women of his clan.  When Trulie helps him to find a murderer amongst his people, he can't help but wonder if he has found his one true love.
This is my first book by Greyson and I will definitely be back. I love a good Highlander story and if it involves time travel, all that much better!
I always love to see how a modern day man/woman will react to things they encounter in the past. Do they say things they shouldn't, talk about things that have yet to happen and other "out of time" things.  
MHL also included the solving of a crime, which added interest to the story.  I really enjoyed this story and can't wait for the next book in the series.

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His Saving Grace by Sharon Cullen

Lady Grace Ashworth has been mourning her husband for almost a year. She is still madly in love with him and can't imagine loving another man. She is shocked when her brother-in-law decides it was time she re-married. That all changes when her husband shows up alive at her front door.
Having received a devastating head injury during the war, Michael has finally made his way back home. But he is a different man than the one that left and he doesn't think that he deserves Grace's love.
Despite all the obstacles that Michael puts in their way, can he and Grace capture the love they once had?

What a Lady Demands by Ashlyn Macnamara

What a Lady Demands by Ashlyn Macnamara This is book 2 in the Eton Boys Trilogy.
Fleeing the disappointment of her brother, Cecelia Sanford has applied to Viscount Lindenhurst to allow her to be governess to his son.  Since he's had to fire all the other governesses for one reason or another, he decided he might as well try his best friend's sister in the position.
Having not been raised in the serving class, Cecelia is not the obedient governess that she ought to be. She starts questioning Lind about why he won't call his son by his given name and other impertinant things that he doesn't want to answer.
Having not had a woman since his wife passed away four years ago, Lind finds it hard to resist his attraction for Cecelia. But she is hiding secrets of her own.  Can they get over their past to find a new love?
I've been looking forward to Cecelia and Lind's story since I read What a Lady Craves.  Cecelia and Lind were perfect for each other. I loved seeing Cecelia push Lind from his comfort zone and make him analyze his actions that were dubious. Lind  made Cecelia realize that her past wasn't her fault and that she could move forward.
The next book in the series is What a Lady Requires, which stars Rowan Battencliffe. Can he redeem himself? We have to wait until February to find out!

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What a Lady Craves by Ashlyn Macnamara

Henrietta Upperton is working as a companion to a cantankerous old woman who happens to be the grandaunt of her former betrothed. When he suddenly shows up on her employers doorstep to recover from a shipwreck, she is determined not to fall under his spell again.
Alexander Sanford had run off to India to save his family's fortune. Acting on his sense of honor, he ends up marrying someone else. Back in England, he can't help but realize what he gave up. Can Alexander convince Henrietta to give him another chance at love?

A Promise of More by Bronwen Evans

Beatrice Hennessey is determined to get Lord Coldhurst to marry her in order to save her family from debtors prison after he killed her brother in a duel. She didn't count on their first meeting being him fishing her out of the Thames.
Sebastian, Lord Coldhurst, hadn't planned to get married anytime soon. But knowing that he owes this family a debt he agrees to the marriage. He has never wanted a love match like his parents because of all the hurt they caused each other and this is the perfect solution. Beatrice will never love him since he killed her brother and there was no chance he would fall in love with the spinster.
They are married the next day and are quickly drawn into the mystery of who is targeting the Libertine Scholars. But what happens to their marriage when what they believe to be true turns out to be different?