Review: The Duke I Once Knew

The Duke I Once Knew Olivia Drake Unlikely Duchesses #1   Synopsis "First love is always the sweetest.  For years, Abigail Linton devoted herself to caring for her aging parents and the children of her siblings. Now, eager to make her own life, she takes a position as governess on the neighboring estate. It shouldn’t …

Review: A Scot in the Dark

A Scot in the Dark Sarah MacLean Scandal & Scoundrel #2   Synopsis "Lonesome Lily Turned Scandalous Siren Miss Lillian Hargrove has lived much of her life alone in a gilded cage, longing for love and companionship. When an artist offers her pretty promises and begs her to pose for a scandalous portrait, Lily doesn't …

Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean

Always and Forever, Lara Jean Jenny Han To All the Boys I've Loved Before #3   Synopsis "Lara Jean is having the best senior year. And there’s still so much to look forward to: a class trip to New York City, prom with her boyfriend Peter, Beach Week after graduation, and her dad’s wedding to Ms. Rothschild. …

Review: Yes We (Still) Can

Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Drumpf Dan Pfeiffer   Synopsis "From Obama's former communications director and current co-host of Pod Save America comes a colorful account of how politics, the media, and the Internet changed during the Obama presidency and how Democrats can fight back in the Drumpf era. On …

Review: Brave New Earl

Brave New Earl Jane Ashford The Way to a Lord's Heart #1     Synopsis "An Earl mired in melancholy is no match for a determined woman... Widower Benjamin Romilly, Earl of Furness, has given up hope of finding happiness. His wife died in childbirth five years ago, leaving him with a broken heart and …

Review: Falling from His Grace

Falling from His Grace Kristin Vayden Gentlemen of Temptation #1   Synopsis "Welcome to a London Gaming Hell like no other. A place where anonymity is your security—no names, no faces, no strings. But that doesn't mean no surprises... Lucas Mayfield, the Eighth Earl of Heightford, couldn't be more pleased with the private club that …

Review: Lady Be Bad

Lady Be Bad Megan Frampton Duke's Daughters #1   Synopsis "Once upon a time, a duke had five daughters who never made a stir. They practiced their French, their pianoforte, and their dancing…until one ran off with the dancing instructor, and the rest were left to face the scandal. Lady Eleanor, the Duke of Marymount’s …

Review: One for the Rogue

One for the Rogue Manda Collins Studies in Scandal #4   Synopsis "Geologist Gemma Hastings has no interest in pursuing romance—and no patience for Lord Cameron Lisle, an esteemed fossil hunter who has a way of always honing in on her territory. . .annoyingly handsome though he may be. But when a shocking attack puts …

Review: The Handmaid’s Tale

The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition Margaret Atwood   Synopsis "Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must …

Review: It’s All About the Duke

It's All About the Duke Amelia Grey The Rakes of St. James #3   Synopsis "Nearing thirty, the Duke of Rathburne is finally ready to make amends for the wager that caused him and his best friends such scandal―but taking on a ward who needs a husband is a feat he’s not sure he can …