Reviews
I've spent a week working my way through this delicious anthology. A perfect read to kick off the Fall season, the stories within perfectly fit the theme "naughty Brits" and were loosely connected by a fancy gala hosted in the British Museum (a touch I appreciated). Sarah MacLean - A Duke Worth Falling For: FIVE STARS, glorious, my favorite of the antho (I am an avowed Sarah fan so I might be biased). I slowly savored Sarah MacLean's A Duke Worth Falling For like a hot mug of cider. Crisp, warming, and tart. Welcome to contemporary Sarah. More anytime you like. The touches of MacLean's historical prowess are tucked into this contemporary, with farmer Max having a bit of a "man out of his time" feel in the best way. He's both irritated and completely smitten by Lilah Rose, famous photographer on the outs from her career due to an awful rich man. My favorite trope "we only have this arbitrary amount of time before this ends" was in full and perfect display, as Lilah and Max have to contend with the the looming date of her return to "society" and Max having to contend with the fact he withheld information. I was a bit worried about the big "lie" from Max, but felt overall he grovelled enough for the omission. Also, him being a Duke had no impact on Lilah's career/power, just on her heart. Sophie Jordan - Better with You: I do love a body guard romance so much, and this one is so sexy. I loved that the heroine was promoting her "love yourself" book and learned that you can love yourself and also have a really burly delicious lover give you really great orgasms too. I do wish this had a dual POV but that is absolutely a me thing. Louisa Edwards - Not a Bad Boy: omg my kingdom to be knocked down by a Chris-Evans-type's dog in a park and fall in love. My first by this author, I definitely need to read more of her work! Super delicious British food descriptions along with an utterly smitten and sexy AF movie star who does what it takes to show a writer/food historian she's beautiful and absolutely fuckable. The heroine is fat and some of the conflict in the story revolves around her feelings about her body (and the media). The hero is never involved with these fears. Tessa Gratton - Songbird: A Welsh pub owner finds she really adores bossing around the visitor in town who wears absolutely amazing waistcoats and bespoke suits (she especially loves to make him come in his pants whew). For a "first romance" for this fantasy author, wow I loved this story. I definitely enjoyed having both POVs, and did get angry about the big secret the hero was holding back from the heroine. But totally fire sex scenes. Sierra Simone - Supplicant: I truly wanted to punch this professor in the face. One of those romances I absolutely devoured but also have conflicted feelings about. The religious imagery is superb and left me feeling some kind of way (lapsed catholic that I am). The epilogue though holy wow okay fine I loved it. How does Simone do this to me everytime? *I received a free advanced ready copy for review.
I just loved it❤️ Sierra is the only one who I’m familiar with but I feel in love with all the stories, I always enjoy reading about British men so this was the perfect book.
