Diary of a Middle-Aged Romantic

Every Rogue Has His Charm (Love and Let Spy 4) NO SPOILER ARC REVIEW Susanna Craig Stars:  Excellent ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Scarred hero. Plucky independent heroine. Hard-headed couple. Spies. Loathsome family members. General Scott. The seaside. Did absence make the heart grow fonder? What isn’t there to love about Susanna Craig’s final book in the Love and Let Spy Series , Every Rogue Has His Charm ? In true Susanna Craig fashion, we are drawn into intrigue, love, and heartache. You’ll find yourself rooting for Maxim and Caro while simultaneously wanting to smack them upside the head. Oh, they’ve both been through some things, and you (the reader) just KNOW that if they truly come together, they could heal. But will they? Susanna Craig never disappoints. You WILL fall in love with her characters. You will devour every word and every one of her descriptions will captivate your attention. If you’re a fan of the L&LS series like I am, you will be delighted to see old friends from the...

How the Wallflower Was Won (Last Chance Scoundrels Book 2) Eva Leigh Stars:  Excellent ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (diverse cast; smart woman; hero you fall in love with immediately; gaming hells; good friends who stick together) Oh, Eva Leigh, what have you done to me? Just as I was swearing that Keiran and Celeste’s story from book one was the most magical thing ever, you spring this upon me! As you know, I love me some Eva Leigh. As you also know, I just reviewed the first book in this series , and shouted my love for it from the high heavens. Well, the ARCGods bestowed upon this undeserving mortal a copy of the second book, and I, AGAIN, stayed up until I finished it. I will NOT be turning my camera on in any Zoom meetings today, let me tell you. But was it worth it? OMG, yes. So, I already had a soft spot for Finn from the previous book. If you’ve read The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes ( or my recap ), you’ll know that Kieran and Finn grew up in a dysfunctional household, proving that all th...

Up All Night with a Good Duke SPOILER-FREE NETGALLEY REVIEW Amy Rose Bennett Stars:  Excellent ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ( (strong woman; hot misunderstood hero; some mystery; the BEST alliteration you will ever find in a book) Heat rating:    🔥🔥🔥🔥 Cover Rating: A Well, guess who just became an Amy Rose Bennett fan? This squirrel!! I am brand new to ARB’s work, but liked how the description of Up All Night with a Good Duke sounded, and decided to request the ARC and give it a whirl. Man, am I happy I got approved. I could NOT put it down! I would like that thank Amy Rose Bennett for the bags under my eyes and the trebly-snoozed alarm clock, because after I finished this ARC this weekend, I raced to Amazon to grab more of her books, then stayed up to the wee hours devouring them. It’s going to be so hard to talk about Up All Night without spoiling it, and I worry that folks won’t know how totally bomb (that means AMAZING) this book is! We have Artemis Jones (who wins for be...

The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes (Last Chance Scoundrels Book 1) Eva Leigh Stars:  Excellent ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ½ (strong woman; hot hero; neither of them is exactly what they seem to be; gaming hells; good friends who stick together) Heat rating:    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (see the SEX-AND-SPOILERS section) Cover rating:   This is a nice cover that can pull a solid B. The colors are beautiful. The model portraying Celeste looks very much like I pictured (yay, they got the chestnut hair right). The contrast of the chaise is pleasing, but the background portrait is what makes the cover. We know our hero is a third son (and we know how third sons are treated!!!), so the portrait of some titled and proper ancestor looming over them is a good visual. Pretty sure y’all know how much MAR loves Eva Leigh . Her books are auto-reads for me. Check out my previous recap of Forever Your Earl from the Wicked Quills of London series. I’ve read everything she’s written and am always coming back ...