My Recent Release Review of
The Earl of Sunderland
Wicked Regency Romance
The Wicked Earls’ Club Book #4
by Aubrey Wynne
File Size: 2751 KB
Print Length: 167 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Plato Publishing
Publication Date: January 30, 2018
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B0778FV4JM
Publisher’s Description:
He’s inherited the title of rake.
She hides behind her independence…
Fate accepts the challenge.
Grace Beaumont has seen what love can do to a woman. Her mother sacrificed her life to produce the coveted son and heir. A devastated father and newborn brother force her to take on the role of Lady Boldon at the age of fifteen. But Grace finds solace in the freedom and power of her new status.
Christopher Roker made a name for himself in the military. The rigor and pragmatism of the army suits him. When a tragic accident heaves Kit into a role he never wanted or expected, his world collides with another type of duty. Returning to England and his newfound responsibilities, the Wicked Earls’ Club becomes a refuge from the glitter and malice of London society but cannot ease his emptiness.
Needing an escape from his late brother’s memory and reputation, Kit visits the family estate for the summer. Lady Grace, a beauty visiting from a neighboring estate, becomes a welcome distraction. When the chance to return to the military becomes a valid possibility, the earl finds himself wavering between his old life and the lure of an exceptional—and unwilling—woman.
All books in this series are by a different author. They are being released one each week until the last one in March 2018.
My Thoughts:
The title is deceptive in this sweet regency title.
This is a sweet regency title with the underlying background of an abusive father and a rake of a husband who would not hurt any woman.
Now we get to the meat of this story after the rakehell husband dies and his title is to go to the next in line, a twin brother who really never wanted the title.
Christopher (Kit) returns from war to take the title he never wanted but was the one ultimately suited to. He is a man who wants no part of marriage and with the revelation from his sister in law that she is expecting he may only have the title until she produces a male heir. The title will still be his, however if the baby is a girl.
Grace is the cousin of the deceased Earl’s wife and had met the new Earl briefly when his twin had married her cousin. There was a bit of attraction between the two at that time over a year earlier.
Will their attraction grow to something more?
I enjoyed this sweet and sad tale. It is the first time I have read anything by this author.
The addition of a five year old little brother to Grace, a very precocious young man, really helped this storyline along. He is maybe the highlight of the story and a definite wonderfully wrought character. I immediately fell in love with this little boy.
I gave this book 4.25 of 5.0 stars for storyline and character development and a sensual rating of 2.5 of 5.0 flames. The only intimacy involved is a couple of kisses making this a sweet regency romance.
I received a complimentary digital ARC of this book via NetGalley to read and review.
Forbidden
Scandalous Sirens Book 1
by Tracy Cooper-Posey & J.A. Templeton
File Size: 1433 KB
Print Length: 228 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1927423171
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Tracy Cooper-Posey & Julia Templeton; 2nd edition
Publication Date: September 19, 2012
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B009EFS1YE
Digital List price: $0.99
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Publisher’s Description:
Vaughn wants revenge.
Elisa wants her son back. Neither expected to want each other.
Elisa’s determined to have her son back at any cost, even if it means marry a vicious stoat of a man like Rufus Wardell, but her plans and her life are turned upside down by the sudden reappearance of Rufus’ grown and estranged son, Vaughn.
Lured by the contrast of Elisa’s sweet beauty with the wicked rumors of her wanton past, Vaughn embarks on a seduction as scorching as it is daring. What he finds is not at all what he sought: Elisa is an innocent, but with a sensuality so raw he cannot resist her…
…even though their passion is forbidden.
This book is part of the Scandalous Sirens Series:
Book 1: Forbidden
Book 2: Dangerous Beauty
Book 3: Perilous Princess
The Complete Series
Reader Advisory:
This book contains frequent sex scenes and sexual language.
A Sexy Historical Romance Novel
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Amazon #1 Best Seller, Historical Romance
ARE Bestseller, Historical Romance
Amazon Best Seller, Regency Romances
CAPA Award Finalist
About Tracy Cooper-Posey:
Tracy Cooper-Posey is #1 Best Selling Author. She writes science fiction and romance. She
has published over 90 books since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favorite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.
She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. Faring Soul won a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for “Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding” She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught writing at MacEwan University.
She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, reading science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.
About J.A. Templeton:
I’ve been writing romance for over twenty years now, and have had the priviledge of
writing for New York publishers, small innovative E-publishers, as well as Indie publishing my own work. Indie publishing has proven to be the best of all worlds for an author like myself, who enjoys writing in all sub-genres of romance, including the young adult genre (my personal favorite).
Aside from writing and reading, I’m a certified psychic medium who loves history, research, traveling, hanging out with family, and riding motorcycles with my hubby, my first and only love, who stole my heart when I was fourteen and he was eighteen (yes, he robbed the cradle).
I love to hear from readers. If you feel so inclined, please fill out my contact form or send an email to ja@jatempleton.com. I respond to all emails.
Satyr’s Son
A Georgian Historical Romance
Roxton Family Saga Book 5
by Lucinda Brant
File Size: 3739 KB
Print Length: 497 pages
Publisher: Sprigleaf
Publication Date: October 18, 2017
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B075VWNQQG
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ON SALE FOR A LIMITED TIME (Sale Ends Feb. 11th)
Lucinda Brant brings the Georgian era to life as no one else can! —Cynthia Wright, New York Times bestselling author
Publisher’s Description:
Roxton Family Saga Book 5: Henri-Antoine and Lisa’s Happily Ever After
London, 1786. Lord Henri-Antoine has returned from the Grand Tour to a life of privilege and excess. A vast inheritance allows him every indulgence, free from responsibility. Yet, Henri-Antoine maintains a well-ordered existence, going to great lengths to conceal an affliction few understand and many fear.
Miss Lisa Crisp is a penniless orphan who relies on the charity of relatives to keep her from the poorhouse. Intelligent and unflappable, Lisa will not allow poverty to define her. She leads a useful life working among the sick poor.
Under startling circumstances, Henri-Antoine and Lisa meet. There is instant attraction. When they find themselves attending the same wedding in the country, Henri-Antoine offers Lisa a scandalous proposition, one she should refuse but yearns to accept. Following her heart could ruin them both.
A standalone romantic adventure set against the backdrop of Treat, ancestral home of the dukes of Roxton. SATYR’S SON will delight fans of the series with cameos by many beloved characters, while new readers will discover the myriad pleasures and glittering aristocratic world of the Roxton family through the fresh eyes of newcomer Lisa Crisp. SATYR’S SON is a Cinderella story with a heartwarming Happily Ever After.
“A must-read for fans who enjoy it when a rake is brought to his knees. A heady tale full of laughs, uniquely touching moments, and an amazing plot that will keep you on edge right to the end. I loved the Roxton family so much I’ll be going back to read the previous books that I missed. This book totally engaged me at an emotional level. For those looking for an intellectual read where you actually learn something integral to human nature, this book is for you.” —Maureen Dangarembizi, 5 STARS Readers’ Favorite
“Just when you couldn’t imagine Lucinda Brant upstaging her previous, wondrous tales that star the Roxton family and friends, out comes Satyr’s Son, one of the best Cinderella stories ever. All books in this series easily stand alone but for those fortunate to read all the Roxton tales it will be like a homecoming of sorts. Reading and reviewing Satyr’s Son was an absolute joy. Any fan of historical romance just has to read this book. Totally addictive and marvelous.” —SWurman, 5 STAR REVIEWER TOP PICK Night Owl Reviews
144,000 words, about 570 standard pages (not including bonus material)
Non-explicit, mild sensuality
Connecting Books:
Many readers enjoy Lucinda Brant’s books as part of a wider series since her characters inhabit the same meticulously-researched 18th Century world with people and events cross-referenced throughout. Should you wish to read each series in chronological order, here is the sequence:
Roxton Family Saga
1740s NOBLE SATYR (Renard and Antonia)
1760s MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE (Julian and Deb)
1770s AUTUMN DUCHESS (Antonia and Jonathon)
1770s DAIR DEVIL (Dair and Rory)
1770s PROUD MARY (Mary and Christopher)
1780s SATYR’S SON (Henri-Antoine and Lisa)
ETERNALLY YOURS: Roxton Letters Volume One
FOREVER REMAIN: Roxton Letters Volume Two
Salt Hendon Series
1763 SALT BRIDE (Magnus and Jane)
1767 SALT REDUX (Antony and Caroline)
SALT HENDON COLLECTION — with bonus novella SALT ANGEL
Alec Halsey Mysteries
Spring 1763 DEADLY ENGAGEMENT (Country house mayhem)
Autumn 1763 DEADLY AFFAIR (The mysterious Miranda)
Winter 1763 DEADLY PERIL (Bloody intrigue abroad)
Summer 1764 DEADLY KIN (Coming soon)
Katie
Clover Springs Mail Order Brides Book 1
by Rachel Wesson
File Size: 1501 KB
Print Length: 178 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publication Date: February 22, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01C4IAK5U
Digital List price: $2.99
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Publisher’s Description:
When Katie O’Callaghan left Ireland in search of a better life in America, she never dreamed that she’d end up having to flee Boston and head West less than a year later. But after suffering at the hands of her greedy Uncle, she is forced to take the only way out she can … marry a stranger out west.
Daniel Sullivan is in need of a wife if he wants the bank to lend him money for his new business. Too bad the only girl he’s interested in – one he met during a train robbery – is already taken.
Katie is determined to honour her promise to marry her fiancé despite losing her heart to Daniel.
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