Curse of the Bibliophile

Geek Girls Don't Date Dukes by Gina Lamm

2017-12-25T15:20:00.000-05:00

Title: Geek Girls Don't Date Dukes
Author: Gina Lamm
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Rating: 4 Stars
Source: Giveaway

Synopsis:

Leah Ramsey has always loved historical romance novels and dressing in period costumes. So when she has a chance to time travel and experience the history for herself, she jumps at it—figuring it can't be too hard to catch the eye of a duke. After all, it happens all the time in her novels.

Avery Russell, valet and prize pugilist, reluctantly helps Leah gain a position in the Duke of Granville's household . . . as a maid.

Domestic servitude wasn't exactly what she had in mind, but she's determined to win her happily ever after. Even if the hero isn't exactly who she's expecting.

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My Thoughts

Charming and Adorable story of finding love in the most unexpected of places....and time.

I have always adored the idea of time travel and the possibilities that can be explored in those situations, but this story brings something of a fresh perspective on the old time travel romance trope. We still get many of the old fish out of water issues with Leah having trouble with the everyday life in the past, but her plucky attitude and lighthearted nature have a way of drawing in even the most skeptical of characters and consequently the reader as well. However, I really adored that she was so proactive in her own story, instead of being thrown into the past she actively took control of her own life and destiny by taking the journey herself. It was wonderful to see a heroine actively pursue her love and do whatever it took to get her happily ever after, no matter what others thought.

Avery was such an absolutely adorable hero. He is understandably blown away by Leah and her sudden appearance in his life, but right from the start he tried to help her and aid her in any way he could even when he didn't really understand her. Seeing how caring and sweet he could be to others even when his own life was in such disarray was one of the things that endeared him to me.

The relationship between Leah and Avery was sweet and I loved seeing how they interacted with one another and grew to love each other. They have one of the funniest and cutest romances I've read in a while.

"Geek Girls Don't Date Dukes" is a sweet and hilarious romance that lovers of Time Travel won't be able to put down!

Bear’s Shadow (Vendetta Series Book 2) by Desiree L. Scott

2017-12-23T10:40:00.000-05:00

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Bear’s Shadow (Vendetta Series Book 2)

Author Desiree L. Scott

Genre: Paranormal

Kindle Edition, 140 pages

Published October 2nd 2017 by Lavish Publishing, LLC

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Blurb:

Nikki Calhoun is on the run, fueled by terror of the shadowy world she had married into. Desperate to survive and nowhere to hide, Nikki turns to the wolf shifter pack of her childhood but it’s hard for her to trust anyone, even the people closest to her.

Enforcer and bear-shifter Bret Axel receives a call from his cousin who manages his Portland nightclub about suspicious activity. After obtaining the approval of his Alpha, he travels to Portland. Two nights later, screams of a woman shatter the silence of the dock and with the help of his cousin, they save her from being killed.

A twisted tale of hunter and prey, two worlds collide as Bret falls for the human and then struggles to convince her that they are meant to be together. It’s up to him and the Crescent Ice Pack to get to the bottom of the brutal acts of one man. Will Nikki survive the wrath of her estranged husband or will the murky world of Edward Calhoun destroy her and any who try to help?

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Desiree L. Scott has been writing since she was sixteen years old. There have been many influences within her life that has set her on the path that she cannot help but walk. A few of those influences consist of Karen Rose, Lisa Gardener, Nora Roberts, Cynthia Eden, Catherine Anderson, Laura Griffin, Andrea Kane, and Lisa Jackson, just to name a few. This list by no means defines my own writing but they have indeed influenced her desire to live outside of her own world and to create the thrill of her dreams.

Desiree lives on 40 + acres in the SHOW ME state with her ten-year old daughter, with the wonderful addition of four dogs. The weather is unpredictable, but the surrounding beauty of the country helps her creativity as she sits on her top deck with her laptop and coffee close by.

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A lifetime to share by Kathleen Ball

2017-11-20T14:23:00.001-05:00

Title: A Lifetime To Share

Author: Kathleen Ball

Series: Oregon Trail Dreamin Book 2

Synopsis:

When life has shown you death, can you bring yourself to love again?

Eli Todd is a tall, handsome Captain of a wagon train bound for Oregon. Life has taught him if he allows people into his heart, he ends up losing them.

Amelia Cruthers is a pretty young woman with a limp. She’s a hard worker who starts out the trip to Oregon with her parents, until they try to leave her behind. In shock, she watches them cross a river by ferry without her.

Thankfully the kind, strong Eli Todd takes her with him. Admiring her spunk and work ethic he gives her a job cooking for the crew. After a fall from his horse, Amelia tends him and he realizes she is sweetness on earth.

Her parents demand he marry Amelia since she spent time alone with him, nursing him. Eli figures why not? He won’t be home most of the year anyway and Amelia could have a safe place to live on his ranch. What could possibly go wrong?
Amelia never thought to be married. She’d been told her hip was too hideous for a man to look upon and that she couldn’t have children. Knowing that she could never be a real wife, the love she begins to feel for Eli frightens her.

The distance they try to place between them doesn’t work leaving them both hurt with longings that could never be fulfilled. But there are secrets and when they realize they’d been lied to; do they take the leap at a lifetime to share?

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My Thoughts

An engaging and heartfelt story of hardship and love. Kathleen Ball wove a tale of love on the trail I won't soon forget. Amelia has learned the hard way she is unwanted by even her family and yet her determination and will to live and love brought tears to my eyes. Eli, no stranger to love fiercely guarded his heart, but the strong beauty, Amelia, brought out feelings he thought long buried.

This was a fast paced love story with characters learning to survive and having the courage to move on and love again.

Neither Amelia or Eli were expecting love in their lives, but they soon find out that it has a way of sneaking up on you. I enjoyed the way these two worked together and seeing how they both grew throughout the book. The sweet romance was heartwarming and I adored seeing them warm up to each other and the little ways they showed they cared for one another even when they couldn't say it with words.

This is a sweet romance on the western frontier that make you believe in the power of love!