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‘Lord of the Privateers’ Is An Unforgettable Swashbuckling Epic [REVIEW]

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One woman faces her past and sails the savage seas to rescue her cousin from harm in Stephanie Lauren’s Lord of the Privateers. (Painting by George Hyde Chambers)
A governess has gone missing in the wilds of Africa and now one woman will do whatever it takes to snatch her out of harm’s way. Yet the biggest obstacle isn’t sailing to a distant colony, but summoning the courage to face a man from her past and the unresolved tension between them. Love and danger lie before her in Stephanie Laurens’ last installment in “The Adventurers Quartet,” Lord of the Privateers. Continue reading “‘Lord of the Privateers’ Is An Unforgettable Swashbuckling Epic [REVIEW]”

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Love Conquers All in Paula Quinn’s Latest Highlander Romance [REVIEW]

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Have your claymore at the ready. Love with a highlander is tricky business. (Photo by Bernard Walker, Flickr)

When a young woman encounters a handsome stranger in the woods, she could never dream how dramatically he will change her life, especially when he is discovered hours later, shot and left for dead. Now it is up to her to overlook her own pain and nurse him back to health. But will his secrets destroy their newly minted relationship? Continue reading “Love Conquers All in Paula Quinn’s Latest Highlander Romance [REVIEW]”

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Sabrina Jeffries’ ‘The Study of Seduction’ Examines Surprisingly Modern Issues [REVIEW]

Sabrina Jeffries' THE STUDY OF SEDUCTION
When a couple is forced into a marriage neither of them planned on, will their union lead to love? Find out in Sabrina Jeffries’ THE STUDY OF SEDUCTION. (Photo courtesy Pocket Books)

In Sabrina Jeffries’ The Study of Seduction, an earl reluctantly agrees to help his best friend by watching out for his ward when he has to leave the country on business. The only problem is that the impetuous young woman has a mind of her own and has unwittingly become the object of a diplomat’s dangerous obsession.  Continue reading “Sabrina Jeffries’ ‘The Study of Seduction’ Examines Surprisingly Modern Issues [REVIEW]”

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Lose Yourself in Ami McKay’s Unflinching Novel, ‘The Virgin Cure’

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Walking down Chrystie Street. (Photo by PamHule/Flickr)

Sometimes a novel comes along that introduces us to unforgettable characters, captures our imaginations, and makes us contemplate societal issues that are just as important now as they were over a century ago. This is the case with The Virgin Cure, our latest book club selection.  Continue reading “Lose Yourself in Ami McKay’s Unflinching Novel, ‘The Virgin Cure’”

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