Some secrets should never be revealed… only one problem, and a man is at the heart of it.
Some secrets can’t be kept…
Lord Oliver Hunt, the Marquess of Dashville has been plagued with rumors and innuendo for five years, and it’s all that dratted Lady X’s fault. He made one wrong move in his wayward youth and he’s been paying for it ever since. Determined to make the Lady of Whispers see him differently he devises a scheme to make amends to the first lady that Dash slighted. He seeks out Lady Helena for that purpose, but she won’t have anything to do with him.
Unraveling a secret can be sweet…
As they continue to cross paths, desire sparks between them. Their budding romance is tested as secrets are uncovered, and the revelations will either bring them closer together or tear them apart forever.
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Sorry that I did not waste my time with rewriting my reviews for each book. The summation for When a Rogue Falls applies to all the books. Just dig through for this book’s review.
When a Rogue Falls – This collection consists of the previously published stories from nine authors. All are new to me, except for Aubrey Wynne; her book is the reason why I chose this collection. Although I have a couple of collections with these authors’ books, I never was interested in reading their books. The review conditions required that I read all the books. I received an Epub file, which made my reading experience a nightmare, until I found Calibre. Some of these books came with an overview, which I appreciate knowing what the story is about before I read it.
This will be the last collection of these authors that I will review/read. The dialog is too modern for the times, which spoils the reading for me, along with the amateur ways used to show the woman in question is independent. A bit simplistic and Hollywood in the styles, too. I will stick with Ms. Wynne, except for her Legacy Series since books two and three were unsatisfactory.
Every one of these books needs editing. What is the deal with using lowercase for titles and names (so common nowadays) – disrespect and intolerance? Doesn’t anyone know the difference between woman and women (or man vs. men), singular vs. plural, or possessive vs. plural? Authors, may I recommend Dame Barbara Cartland for reference material; not an author I cared to read even in childhood, but she knew her stuff. In case this matters to some, she’s the step-grandmother to Princess Di. 3*
Caroline Linden, The Secret of My Seduction – I was unable to finish this story. It had a good beginning and the characters were interesting, but once the sex started I became bored and quit reading. 3*
Erica Monroe, Stealing the Rogue’s Heart – There is a glossary of older terms that are not all commonly used today. I liked the storylines, the characters and dialog. Although there was a little bit of today’s theme of men not telling her what to do, the story is actually realistic. There is some vulgar language and I skipped the sex scenes. 4*
Katherine Bone, The Pirate’s Debt – I could not get into this story. I felt like I missed a previous book and what I was reading confused me. 3*
Aileen Fish, That Miscreant Marquess – This is a nice, clean, simplistic story with good characters. The storylines were OK, but the romance bit from his end happened on the next page after he said he wasn’t interested in her. That didn’t flow smoothly with all the denials and wham love, and her acting like he belonged to her at a certain point. 3*
Christina McKnight, Adeline – I found this to be an interesting and intriguing version of Beauty and the Beast, and enjoyable reading. The storylines are interesting and the support characters are my type of conspirators and caring people. The two main characters, both damaged in their own way, kept me immersed in the pages, even though there were some silly thoughts. Good descriptions. Good dialog, considering, but still too modern as with the servants’ behaviors. 4*
Dawn Brower, A Lady Hoyden’s Secret – I was interesting in where the story was going but with chapter two when the switch flipped I started getting bored with the same old formula. Then a bit later, same chapter, the vulgar language began with the fantasies. There was not enough story to get me interested in these characters, nor did I feel any sexual tension between them; just sneakiness. He ignores her for decades and now he’s hot for her; yeah, right; maybe further into the story. 2*
Aubrey Wynne, Rhapsody and Rebellion #3 – I enjoy the stories by Ms. Wynne, but this one is just OK. Good storylines well told but the dialog is not authentic. This is a quickly read romance set in England during the early 1800s. The characters are good and likeable, well almost all of them, and there’s plenty of love and caring mixed with a touch of suspense. This story is not on the same level as some of her previous books. Some research would have helped this story immensely, and the author would have learned that God and the Bible were important to these characters and would not have used lowercase as is so popular nowadays with the “modern” folk. I contacted the author to review her books and received this copy through Booksprout. Needs minor editing. 3*
Amanda Mariel, Love Only Me – There seems to be lots of confusion for this author concerning possessive vs. plural, to the point of annoyance for the reader. BUT … this is an interesting story with good characters and good dialog, better than the rest. Although I skimmed, I did finish this one. 4*
Lauren Smith, His Wicked Embrace – Did not make it far into the story before boredom set in. There was nothing that interested me about the characters or the storylines. 3*
Lauren Smith, His Wicked Embrace – Did not make it far into the story before boredom set in. There was nothing that interested me about the characters or the storylines. 3*
I found this book on Booksprout. 3*
Well written short friend to lovers romance with nice story line and plot. Likeable well described characters.
Nice chemistry. The twists and turns are well fitted into the story. I would have liked more depth to the story. Some places it confused me with scenes that were not explained properly to the reader. Language was too up to date sometimes. Not true to the time of the novel.
But recommendable read.
Lady Helena says that she doesn’t want to marry but that is ok because she thinks Dash doesn’t or won’t love her. Lady X is born when Helena decides to get her some money so she can live out for under her father’s rule and so when she tries of the London scene her mother decided to send her to Scotland to her friend lady Scarsbury unbeknownst to her, she is also Dash’s aunt and he decided to go visit her to give Helena time to think but they run into each other on the road and ride together to his aunt’s house and then lady Scarsbury decides they have to marry for propriety same but Helena doesn’t because she thinks Dash doesn’t love her and then he proclaims his love and then she sets some conditions and then wants the wedding of the century.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
The book has a good storyline that is pleasant, and captivating. The characters are intriguing, engaging, and well developed.
Lady Helena is a bright, forward thinking young lady. She knows she must provide for her future until she comes into her inheritance. She enjoys writing and figures out a way to write scandals that will earn her some money. She has had a crush on Lord Oliver Hunt, a friend of her brother’s, for quite some time.
Lord Oliver Hunt is the usual, arrogant, non-thinking-except-with-his man-bits, handsome duke. He’s actually kind of dorky but you don’t really see that until later in the book. Due to his friendship with Lady Helena’s brother, Darcy, they have known each other a long time.
Lord Oliver does Lady Helena a disservice at a ball when she is young so she decides to retaliate and put him in her scandal sheet. Time goes by and they both grow and realize what they mean to each other. Their banter is fun and shows a connection.
The plot is cute and it has a few twists and turns.
However, It was just a quite thin and several things weren’t explained very well. For example, in Chapter Two, Darcy all the sudden is angry with Lord Oliver. Why?? In Chapter Four, her aloof and hateful mother sends her to Scotland and says “It’ll be fun”. What?? Why does she care about Helena having fun?? When Lord Oliver realizes his feelings, it is LITERALLY in the space of ONE SECOND. Really?? From “I don’t like her” to “I love her madly and will give EVERYTHING up for her”?? A Lady Anna was brought in for meanness and spitefulness, but then nothing was done with her. And a more in-depth explanation of why she felt her parents didn’t care for her would have added some meat to the book.
There were also quite a few modern words and phrases. Nothing too awful but idiosyncratic for the time period.
All in all not a bad read. A nice way to spend 45 minutes or so.
The great storyline pulled me right in from the very beginning and the terrific characters kept me glued to my kindle until the turn of the very last page! This book was such a joy to read that I ended up reading it in one sitting!
He treats her badly when they are both young and at a dance. She wants revenge so rather than go public decides to get two things out of it. Independence from bad parents and make him suffer some. He does suffer and when he decides to marry it is with her even though he doesn’t know she is the secret columnist. This is such a fun read with lots of excitement. I was given a review copy by booksprout and voluntarily review it.
Helena has been attracted to Oliver for years, but when her brother forces him to dance with her and he acts like he’d rather be anywhere but near her, she decides to get her revenge in the form a secret gossip column she going to start. She started this column to make enough money to become independent from her parents who don’t treat her very well. Five years later Oliver decides that he needs to reform his way and find someone to marry and that someone will be independent Lady Helena. Maybe she will put a good word in to the mysterious Lady X for him. Add in the adventure of getting stuck together on their separate journeys to visit his aunt in Scotland and the resulting scandal may force Helena to give up her freedom and her writing for a loveless marriage. Can Oliver show her that he loves her just the way she is before it’s too late? Plenty of humor and adventure in this Regency Romance.
Lady Helena Carter and Lord Oliver Hunt have been acquainted for years through her brother Lucas but he has always ignored her but when he snubbed her at a ball and her brother insisted he dance with her as an apology he realized what a beautiful woman she is. Helena is a spinster and has no intention of changing it even is she has a strong attraction to Lord Hunt since he is a known rogue and can’t be trusted. When Lady X begins writing in the scandal sheets about him he knows he must change he ways and he begins to pursue Helen as he means to make her his wife. Will Lord Oliver find out who the mysterious Lady X really is and can he convince Helena he really loves her.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Oh, the life of a wallflower scandal writer is never easy. In this book, you will meet Lady X and let me tell you I admire this hoyden. For me, everything in this book was exceptional the characters, the storyline and the first-rate interaction between the two main characters. This was a clever and solid piece of writing. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
I really enjoyed this book, though it was too short to have a real courtship between Helena & Oliver. The story was fun & Lady Helena Carter, daughter of a Duke, was a strong, smart lady & took the initiative to find a solution to support herself as she does not need a man. But things don’t go as planned & the handsome, arrogant, single Lord Oliver Hunt, Marquess of Dashville (her brother’s best friend), basically ignores her & then insists on dancing & he has always made her heart beat faster. During the next 5 years, Helena finds a way of embarrassing him in the eyes of the Ton & it comes as a revelation to Oliver that he needs to change his actions & the way he treats other people – not the way Helena thought it would affect him. Oliver now sees Helena as a step above all the insipid debutantes & he does need to get married. Well, the chase begins with a trip to Scotland, his Aunt Lady Scarsbury, scandal, Lady X – a fun time to be had in this easy, sweet read. I was gifted this ARC & very glad I could recommend it for all historical romance readers!