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The Worst Lord in London
Anna Campbell
Historical Regency
Headlong into the unknown…
Independent, willful Kate Starr has cherished a penchant for handsome Lord Shelburn since she was sixteen years old, but as a mill-owning industrialist, she moves in a different world from the libertine earl. Then one fateful day, Shelburn invites her to accompany him in a scandalous race, and immediate physical attraction swiftly turns into blazing passion.
The hunter caught…
Leighton Anstey, Earl of Shelburn, glories in his reputation as the worst lord in London. His fame as an irresistible seducer is unrivaled, although his amours are notable for their explosive heat, not their longevity. The dashing lord has never met a woman who can hold his wandering attention, until he tumbles into a liaison with a mysterious woman who enthrals him, body and soul.
A brief encounter or a forever love?
Neither Kate nor Shelburn views their torrid affair as more than a shooting star, flaring red-hot for a brilliant instant, then destined to fade to nothing. But does the fiery desire raging between them blind them to the chance of finding lifelong happiness together?
Uncaged Review: No-nonsense Miss Kate Starr was a responsible mill owner. While Kate was taking her cousins to an inn in London, the Angel, the streets were uncommonly crowded. When Kate asks a passing tradesman what is going on, he responds that a carriage race between Lord Colville and the Earl of Shelbourne, Leighton Anstey was in process. Leighton looks right at Kate and asks her to ride with him. As Leighton races his carriage he can’t help but notice the beautiful woman sitting next to him and his attraction to her flares. Pretty soon, the captivating Kate has lured him and Leighton wants nothing more than to seduce and sleep with her. When Leighton finds out Kate’s true purpose of why she went with him and that she has always loved him. Leighton isn’t ready for any of that, but when the time comes will he let Kate go?
This is the first book in an exciting Regency historical romance that is well worth reading! Of course, if you are looking for true history, this isn’t it. It’s steamy, hot and a lot of fun! There are sexy shenanigans and funny moments that will definitely make anyone smile, but this isn’t your mother’s Regency, so if you want Pride and Prejudice, this isn’t it. Still, this tale has a great storyline and wonderful characters that you end up liking anyway. For me, Leighton seemed like a heartless rake that didn’t care, especially when he decides he doesn’t want Kate because of her past deep affection for him. In fact, at times I wanted to slap him. Good thing he realizes his mistake, so I did forgive him and even began to like him. While Kate was just the best. I totally loved her and maybe had a bit of a girl crush on her too. Ms. Anna Campbell definitely has me hooked, and I look forward to the next in the series! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
4 Stars
A Devilish Duke
Tammy Andresen
Historical Regency
He’s as cold as he is criminal…
Who does a former lady go to when there is nowhere left to turn?
The Duke.
But every refuge in this cruel world has a price. The cost for Ophelia Lexington to be housed in the Duke’s brothel…. Her virginity to be sold to the highest bidder.
She’s as talented as she is innocent…
One look at Ophelia Lexington, daughter to a baron, and Clayton knows he should cut her loose. She’s too beautiful, talented, and far too fragile for his world, but those are all the same attributes that make her highly desirable.
And not just to prospective clients. The desire burning inside him, threatens to consume them both. She’s meant to be his greatest asset. Instead, she’s becoming his worst temptation.
Uncaged Review: Left penniless with her only brother in debtor’s prison, Ophelia has been living on the streets, cold, thin and frail. When she is instructed by some other ladies on the street to go see “Duke” at a known whorehouse, she goes as she has no more choices. But she wasn’t prepared for the Duke, and his honor with his women. Finding out that Ophelia is a talented singer and pianoforte player, Duke keeps her as a way to bring in better clientele and to help the sale of his business, but he wasn’t prepared to fall for a woman…
This book is a quick read, and it has all the elements the reader is looking for. Instead of high society with the ton, we have a look inside a different class of people, but who are more honorable than a lot of the society people. There is danger, intrigue, romance and a quick moving plot. A very different historical that has a great story and a charming cast of characters. Reviewed by Cyrene
4.5 Stars
Knight of Mayhem
Sherry Ewing
Medieval Historical
Torn between duty and love, can a knight and a woman warrior forget they are enemies and let love into their hearts?
As one of Empress Matilda’s most trusted knights, Lord Richard Grancourt helps plan his monarch’s escape when Oxford Castle is held under siege by King Stephen’s army. When a woman in Stephen’s forces discovers their plan, Richard is tasked with remaining behind and keeping her silent.
Lady Annora de Maris will do anything to save her son, who has been King Stephen’s hostage since his men killed her husband and took her home. Though she’s forced to raise her sword against King Stephen’s enemies, her loyalties are secretly with the Empress she’s compelled to fight against.
Richard takes Annora captive, but his tactics challenge his beliefs about honor and justice, and his feelings for Annora conflict with his duty.
As the mayhem of war pulls Richard and Annora apart, can love overcome the barriers that separate them?
Uncaged Review: The knight of Mayhem, Lord Richard Grancourt, might have always been the champion of chaos and disruption. Richard was also known to be an upstanding and loyal man-at-arms of the Empress Matilda. As Richard, some other friends, his sister and Queen Matilda stayed trapped in a castle in Oxford, England, Richard comes up with a brilliant plan to move the Queen out in the dead of night. As the plans get under way, Richard runs into Lady Annora de Maris, an enemy and loyal supporter of King Stephen. Richard takes her prisoner just so the Queen can escape and brings Annora back to the castle. Richard might keep her as a prisoner, but he was also sworn to protect her too. As Richard gets to know Annora though, the attraction between them flares. Pretty soon, Richard had fallen deeply in love with Annora, which could bring him down, including everything he had stood for too.
Since I have fully been invested in this series, I could not avoid reading this book! So, no, I wasn’t going to just stop reading because Richard isn’t truly a brother to the Norwood’s. He is still a brother to them in his heart and spirit, he is part of them. I truly do relish these stories of big honorable knights that can do no wrong, but when they meet their match in the feisty spitfire of a woman, they fall and fall hard! The book even seems almost real because there are kernels of truth spilled throughout, with the Empress Matilda, King Stephen and the Anarchy being real live people and a real event. Of course, the book just captivates and spins a tale wrapping the reader and me up, never letting go until the end! Richard is the consummate-flawed hero who captures Annora, but she doesn’t seem to mind. While Annora is the fire to his ice. There were some minor things that didn’t make sense, but the story still flowed smoothly, and it’s sad that the book and series had to end. I hope Ms. Sherry Ewing writes more stories of warriors because I definitely will read them! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
4.5 Stars
An Enchanged Knight
Hildie McQueen
Historical Time Travel Romance
An exciting new paranormal romantic treasure from USA Today bestselling Historical Romance Author Hildie McQueen
Gwyneth “Gwen” Lockhart has a rare and powerful gift—she helps lost spirits find peace and cross over. When she takes on a job at a beautiful Scottish castle, she expects it to be like any other. But when she encounters the ghostly presence of Lord Tristan McRainey, a knight who died centuries ago, something feels different. Drawn to him in ways she can’t explain, Gwen begins to wonder if Tristan is not a ghost at all, but a man cursed and trapped in time by dark magic.
Lord Tristan McRainey has been imprisoned for three hundred years, bound by an evil wizard’s spell along with four of his fellow knights. When Gwen enters his world, he’s certain that she holds the key to breaking the enchantment. Confident that he can make her fall in love with him and sacrifice whatever it takes to free him, Tristan has no doubt the plan will work. But what he doesn’t expect is to find himself falling for her first.
And as their bond deepens, the cost of breaking the curse may be higher than either of them imagined.
Uncaged Review: This story has so many layers and crosses many genres, from historical to fantasy to time-travel and contemporary, it hits them all seamlessly. Gwyneth is a medium, who helps lost spirits move on and is hired by Edith, a Scottish castle. When she learns that Tristan McRainey is not a ghost at all, but a man from medieval Scotland that has been enchanted into a curse, she will need all the resources she can get to find a way to free him. Him and four other men have been cursed to the alter-world by an evil dark wizard. Each will need their own enchantress to free them.
During this read, you will meet the shifters, dragons and royalty of the alter-world along with lies, deceit, danger and romance. Gwen will be pulled into that world to try and save Tristan. As she and the other men in the enchantment work hard to save Tristan, Gwen is put into real danger and will have to make a huge sacrifice to break the curse.
Highly recommended, once I hit the halfway point, I didn’t put this down long. Looking forward the rest of this series. Reviewed by Cyrene
4.5 Stars
Conspiracy of Vampires
Miranda Thorn
Paranormal Romance
She’s a victim on the prowl. He’s a monster in remission. Will these mortal enemies give in to forbidden temptation?
Pagan yearns for vengeance. After her parents were murdered, her obsessive search for the culprit wrecked any chance of a satisfying relationship. But when she uncovers a promising clue, she unwittingly rushes headfirst into the bronzed arms of a sultry vampire.
Nyx struggles to escape the shame of his savage past. Devoting time to smuggling wereanimals to safety, the centuries-old beast believes the revenge-hungry beauty on his doorstep is just another reckless creature to guard. And he’s not shocked when his pretty new ward would rather face death than submit to his protection.
Breaking free of Nyx’s alluring spell, Pagan confronts supernatural conspirators hellbent on stopping her heart. And Nyx fears the only way to save the woman he’s falling for is to turn her into something she detests.
Uncaged Review: Pagan is a vampire hunter, hunting with vengeance in her heart for her parents being killed by vampires, so a contact sends her the name of a hit, and she’s well paid. But when the contact sends her to take out an ancient vampire named Nyx, she’ll get a lot more than she bargained for.
This is a good first book in this series, with the enemies-to-lovers working well here. Pagan will learn a lot of truths, and Nyx will find himself drawn to Pagan as he never has before. Betrayal, mystery, romance and thriller all rolled into one, and the author doesn’t hold back on the fight scenes, so if readers are turned off by some bloody battles, this isn’t a book for them. But if you are looking for an action packed book with a great cast of characters, this one will fit the bill. Reviewed by Cyrene
5 Stars
The Highlander Burns for Vengeance
Julie Johnstone
Medieval Romance
Divided by treachery, bound by an edict, they must decide their fate: to love or to hate.
After years of captivity, Graeme Stewart has returned home with a burning desire for vengeance, and it’s all directed at the Campbell clan. They attacked his home, killed his parents, and imprisoned him for eighteen long years. So when the king demands Graeme handfast with his enemy’s sister to end the warring of their clans, he intends to use her to get the revenge he yearns for. But Maisie’s courage and character surprise him at every turn, conjuring admiration and stirring desire. Now, with revenge within his grasp, he must make a choice before it’s too late: either cling to the malice that kept him alive or release it for the chance at love.
The vengeful and unreasonable Highlander intends to destroy her family, and Maisie Campbell is bound to him for a year and a day. She hates everything about Graeme, except the way he kisses, which is a force that nearly brings her to her knees. But lust does not a marriage make, and the man is hell-bent on proving her brother a traitor and herself treacherous, so she sets out to prove otherwise. Yet, as questions of her brother’s character arise in her own mind and Graeme displays an honorable, fiercely protective nature, Maisie faces a decision: seek a truth that will doom the brother she adores or remain blindly loyal to those she’s always held dear and lose the man she has come to love with all her heart.
Uncaged Review: I was very excited to read Graeme’s book, and it didn’t disappoint. This is my favorite of the three books so far, and when Graeme finally escapes the prison that he and Eppie (the older woman that was tasked with taking Graeme away as a boy to keep him safe) have been in for eighteen years, all that’s in his heart is revenge. But the king is tired of the two warring clans – the Campbells and the Stewarts, and insists that Graeme will be handfasted for one year and a day, to one of his enemies daughters. Forced to protect her, Graeme and Maisie will need to find the truth, both about their families and their feelings that have grown between them.
This book has everything you could want in a Highlander book. There is mystery, danger, and the enemies-to-lovers trope working here and this book is very difficult to put down and I was sad when it was over. The ending is satisfying and the pace is steady and fast to the finish line. The reader will understand the feelings of distrust from both Graeme and Maisie, but will also cheer them on. The epilogue was a great touch. Reviewed by Cyrene
5 Stars
City of Souls
Mel Harding-Shaw
Urban Fantasy
Bounty hunter Hel’s life depends on staying below the radar and passing as human. But when the infuriating Lord of the City of Souls discovers her hidden power is the key to solving his problems, he reclaims her bond-debt and drags her into the spotlight. He’ll protect her secrets on one condition—that she does everything he asks.
Winged necromancer Bastion would do anything to save the city he rules from the strange magic menacing their world. Even blackmail the angry, intriguing bounty hunter who despises him. As the rulers of the elemental courts converge to face the threat, he’s not sure who hates him more—them or Hel. The only way to keep her close is to make her pretend she’s his.
With dark magic tearing at the fabric of reality and betrayal lurking behind every corner, Hel and Bastion’s fake relationship becomes the only thing either of them can rely on. But Bastion’s past might just come back to kill him.
And Hel’s might kill them all.
Uncaged Review: Hel is a bounty hunter trying to pay off an old debt, and to get the payments, she takes on some tough jobs, but Hel isn’t human – and she hides her powers, but even she’s not sure what she is. Bastion is a reawakened god, and his territory and others are being threatened, and to find a way to close the seal between realms, he must find the archivist, and when he finds out that Hel almost had him and can detect him, Bastion buys her contract and bonds her to him. But there is betrayal in the elemental courts with the other rulers, and to stay alive, they will need each other.
This is an enemies-to-lovers trope working here and it’s a fast paced book that doesn’t let up very often. There is great character development and growth throughout the book, and the supporting cast are just as enticing as the main characters. This is a urban fantasy and thriller and the ending was not my choice, but the next two books are out, so it takes the sting of a cliffhanger a little easier to handle. Reviewed by Cyrene
4.5 Stars
Winter of Solace
Kathryn Le Veque
Medieval Romance
Caius d’Avignon, the knight known as The Britannia Viper, finds himself on the opposite side of William Marshal… and the Executioner Knights are caught in the middle…
Welcome to another Executioner Knights’ tale!
When Caius d’Avignon is sent north at the request of a cousin of William Marshal to help in a dispute between neighbors, Caius couldn’t have imagined how his life would change. Caius is one of the Marshal’s premier knights, a man who served in The Levant with many of the Marshal’s agents, but he had one distinct difference – he’d been branded The Britannia Viper by the Saracen commanders for his hard strike. There is no one fiercer in battle.
Therefore, William Marshal has great confidence that Caius will solve the situation – if not by diplomacy, then by the sword. But Caius is caught off-guard by the situation when he arrives. The Marshal’s cousin is an unscrupulous and cruel man who has all but decimated his neighbors and demands they be destroyed. When Caius goes to speak to the neighbors to demand their unconditional surrender, the first thing he sees is a woman of astounding beauty. Emelisse de Thorington is that woman.
Caius is drawn into the feud whether or not he wants to be. He comes to discover that the Marshal’s cousin is wicked and has harassed a noble family for years while telling William Marshal something quite different. The man is a thief and a liar. But Caius can’t tell the Marshal that without jeopardizing his relationship with the man. There’s also the not-so-small fact that he’s fallen in love with the strong but battered Emelisse. Will the career knight choose love over his career?
Find out in yet another exciting Executioner Knights adventure!
Uncaged Review: As we hit the 5th book of The Executioner Series, we have Caius and Emelisse and their story. There is a problem with some land barons and Caius is called in by William Marshal to find out the issue. Marshal’s niece has been married off, and Marshal feels Caius can handle the situation and find the truth of why de Covington, the Earl of Winterholde who is trying to overthrow the neighboring lands of Hawkestone, from greed and power. Caius takes an army, and to find the truth of the matter, and that Covington has taken the daughter prisoner and thrown her in his vault to use as leverage.
In this 5th book, we get to see Sean de Lara and Maxton again, along with Edward de Wolfe and even a very young William de Wolfe, who gets his own story later (The Wolfe), but this was great to see how William started. This author knows how to pull the reader into the story and this is a fantastic series. Even though you could easily read any of these books as standalones, it was fun to revisit old friends. As a master of medieval romance, Ms. Le Veque captivates her readers as only she can do and Caius (known as the Brittania Viper) and Emelisse have fast become favorites.
Reviewed by Cyrene
5 Stars
The Broken and the Bold
Leslie Voddard
Medieval Historical Romance
She’s the captain of her ship…and his heart.
Captain O’Bannon needs to rescue her twin brother, who is captive on a pirate ship, before he is worked to death. Little does anyone know that Captain O’Bannon’s true name is Fionola, and she is marauding the Atlantic disguised as a man. When she rescues a captive from a pirate ship who knows her brother, they team up to find him. But her inconvenient attraction to the man she rescued turns into something more after he saves her life and learns her secret.
Charles de Vere joins Captain O’Bannon’s crew to save the man who kept him alive for two years after being captured and enslaved on a pirate ship by a traitor to the crown. One night, he learns that the captain is a woman, and sparks fly—but their clandestine passion threatens everything they’ve worked to achieve. When circumstances put her secret identity at risk, they flee to his family in England, hoping to find her brother on the way.
But coming home with a pirate bride turns out to be more difficult than he imagined.
Uncaged Review: This is the third book of the de Veres series and in this story Fionola MacMurrough, better known as pirate Captain O’Bannon of the ship Draconis. Fionola’s main goal is to save her brother Liam, held captive by Black Stephen. When she comes upon the Midas and frees the prisoners, her brother isn’t on board, but Charles de Vere is. So Fionola asks Charles to come with them on an urgent mission to find Liam. Charles is happy not to be a slave any longer and goes along with them. As Charles slowly gets better, Fionola not only enjoys talking to him but is starting to feel a strong attraction to him too. Fionola must hide her identity and does a very good job of it because no one even suspects who she truly is. When Fionola spies the Gorgon, she orders her crew to attack. Fionola knows she is so close to finding her brother, but when she is badly injured, will Charles finally figure out who she really is or will her love for him be her undoing?
I usually avoid sea-faring historical romances because, for me, they just aren’t that interesting and imagining the visuals is a hard thing for me. This book, though, had everything! An engaging twisty plot, stunning imagery, and lovely characters from major to minor that were easy to see in your head. The tale is just beautifully written with non-stop action that never lets up until the very end! So, yes, this novel just grabbed me from the get-go. Fionola was just the perfect woman; strong, feisty and determined. Definitely a girl after my own heart that even I fell half in love with her just like Charles did. Sure, Charles did kind of pale in comparison to her, but after he got better and didn’t fade into the backdrop than, he was just as charming as Fionola. I really regret reading this book first when I should have read the other two in the series, and now I might just go ahead and do that. Luckily, this book stands wonderfully alone. Definitely, Ms. Leslie Vollard has my attention so that I can’t wait to read more! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
4.5 Stars
