Born a noble woman, raised a hellion, Lady Narissa moves with ease between Londons elite and its seeder occupants. Never quite accepting her role as an earls daughter she started a secret female only gaming hell catering to the ladies of the ton. She is determined to protect her legacy at all costs.Seth Blakley, Duke of Blackmore, has his hands full with his spirited sister. His only desire is to … desire is to see her properly wed before she gets herself irrevocably ruined. He never could have imagined what he’d be walking into when he followed her into Lady Narissa’s gaming hell.
Seth is captivated by Lady Narissa and determined to learn more about the headstrong, unconventional beauty. Never mind that all she wishes is for him to be gone and his memory of her club forgotten. Passion pulls the two together as they discover that love is more important than the obligations and loyalties that threaten to keep them apart.
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Nice, easy to read story about an unconventional lady.
A cute quick read. Too short for an in-depth plot or character build
Not my cup of tea. I couldn’t get into this one. The heroine seemed plucky enough but the dialogue was kind of stilted and the love interest was decidedly uninteresting.
The two main characters play off each other in a witty, highly entertaining way. You are never quite sure who is ahead because it changes moment by moment depending on who was out witted last or who got the really best zinger in. You keep wondering will these two ever stop fighting long enough to fall in love or not. I kept picturing Scarlett O’Hara & Rhett Butler starring in this. I can’t wait to have time to read it again. Highly recommend it.
A crisp enthralling story of a lovely and smart couple finding their love in each other in their own unique way!
A reallly good story,to watch a love grew between two people that are so opposite.l reallly enjoyed it
04/16/2021 “Love Only Me” (nook) is a short story which packs a punch. A wee bit of angst as well as danger add to the intrigue. Narissa is feisty and unconventional and instantly clashes with Seth. He is a duke and he acts like a duke. However, they fall in love quickly and both display honor.
Out of all the regency romance novels available, it was nice to read one with an original plot. Even though the ending was predictable, because that’s how they always end, it was a fun read.
This is not a boring story. It is the verbal and emotional duel between the H and h. Both characters were strong able bodied, independent and intelligent. The h was raised in an unconventional way which added to her mystic and uniqueness. The H, a duke, wealthy, handsome, determined and singularly focused knew the h was in his way. It was fun to watch the consternation between the two when they fought their attraction to each other. A delightful read and I do recommend it. I read this story as part of a box set Scandal Meets Love: Volume One. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Love Only Me by Amanda Mariel and Dawn Brower is a historical romance that I listened to on audio narrated Aiden Black.
Amanda and Dawn did an amazing job on this storyline. You can’t help but fall in love with Narissa and Seth. I cannot wait to dive into the next book in the series Find Me Love.
Aiden did a great job on the narration. I look forward to listening to more of his work in the future.
I would recommend this book to anyone who loves slow burn romance or historical romance.
Narissa was definitely an interesting heroine, much unexpected in the regency times. I love that I get to learn a lot more about this Fortuna’s Parlor which pops its head up in so many stories. The high gambling and horse racing presence in this book was fascinating. Wonderful characters and a good storyline.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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*
I found this book on Booksprout. 3*
Well written story that is true to the time period. Nice storyline and plot. The characters are likeable and have a nice chemistry and passion. Twists and emotions are all over. They have to open up and take what fate has thrown at them.
Captivating and engaging story.
The book has a good storyline that is interesting. The characters are intriguing, engaging, and well developed.
The first book in a new series called Scandal meets Love about Lady Narissa who made her deceased father a promise that she would run her horse Merlin at Epson. But Seth Blakley, Duke of Blackmore wants her to run one of his horses for him. A well-written story that I enjoyed reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I loved this short sexy story with great characters, romance and intrigue. She was taught by her late father to ride horses in races, own a gaming he’ll and be a strong independent woman. When she does her horse to victory, it caught the attention of the duke she defeated. They had a love/hate relationship that was fun to read about. The ending was great. I believe this is the first book I’ve read from this author, but I plan to read more. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy from Booksprout.
The good storyline and strongly written characters, especially Narissa, made this book a very enjoyable and entertaining read! This book was such a joy to read that I ended up reading it in one sitting!
I LOVED THIS STORY! how cool is it that the main character runs an all female underground gaming club back in regency freaking London??? I just loved her character, her spunk, her drive, her personality were just awesome and I loved reading about her all girls club in that time period.
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Seth and Narissa meet when she beats his horse in a race. He doesn’t like losing and tries to buy her skills as jockey for the next race. They are many intense moments together when he outbids her for another horse, she convinces his sister to join her ladies club Fortuna’s Parlor, and she helps save his life from horse thieves. Plenty of humor, drama, and sexual tension in this Regency Romance.
Another strong female character graces this charming story. Narissa is a take no name lady. She does not care what the Ton thinks about her running a gaming parlor or horse racing. Seth another strong character who watches her race then is truly unhappy that she won. Then he turns around and wants her to ride his horse. Seth is a bit of a scoundrel. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed this book. It is well written with unusual characters, great storylines plus the characters take interesting paths in their life. It makes for an interesting and engaging story. I am so glad I have this one. I am looking forward to reading other works by this author.