The Stranger I Wed by Harper St. George Tracy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars Series: The Doves of New York, #1 Release Date: April 23, 2024 When Cora Dove, the eldest of Charles Hathaway’s three illegitimate daughters, receives a letter from her father’s mother, filled with regrets and a promise of inheritance for her and her sisters, she is overjoyed and ventures to the home of her father. But her father changes the terms, making the money his mother promised to the girls a dowry that is contingent on his approval of their grooms and forbids them to marry anyone in the Northeast who might socialize w ..read more

My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long Tracy’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Series: Palace of Rogues, #7 Release Date: April 23. 2024 The jaded MP, Dominic Kirke, Baron Kirke takes a room at the Grand Palace on the Thames hotel when his house is nearly burned down by his now ex-mistress. Dominic just wants peace and quiet to do his work, but his first night is disturbed by his downstairs “neighbor”. He is surprised to find the neighbor is a lovely young woman, fresh from the country and set to spend her first season in London. Innocents are not his thing and he plans to steer clear of her, but than ..read more

Earls Trip by Jenny Holiday Tracy’s rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Series: Earls Trip, #1 Release Date: April 23, 2024 Archibald “Archie” Fielding-Burton, the Earl of Harcourt, along with his two best friends Simon Courteney, the Earl of Marsden and Edward “Effie” Astley, Viscount Featherfinch (heir to the Earl of Stonely) spend two weeks together each September on a “Earls Trip”, but this year’s trip is sidetracked when Archie receives a letter from his country neighbor, Sir Albert Morgan begging him to save his daughters, Clemintine and Olive. They find the girls quickly, but things will not go as p ..read more

Barbara’s rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Series: The Ladies of the Aristocracy Publication Date: 4/30/24 Period: Regency – 1814 London Number of Pages: 332 This entertaining book presents us with three romances all gloriously intertwined. Three couples whose lives and happiness are all interwoven into an intricate knot that will see them all reach the very best of HEAs. There is even a lovely epilogue showing that our couples’ happiness has spanned the years. Yes, I certainly enjoyed it. Thirty years ago, Michael Cummings, Marquess of Fenwick, and Lady Helena, daughter of the Duke of Woodleigh, love ..read more

My Fair Katie by Shana Galen Tracy’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Series: Misfortune’s Favorites,#2 Release Date: April 12, 2024 Years ago, when he was only 13, Henry Lewis, the Duke of Carlisle and his two closest friends did something stupid, on a bet they stole whiskey from an old crone and while running away broke the cask and were cursed by the old woman. She said on their 30th birthday they will lose all their love, just as she had thanks to them. Now on the eve of his thirtieth, that curse has finally come to fruition. Because now, after months – no, years – of compulsive gambling, he has los ..read more

A Governess Should Never… Lure a Spy by Emily Windsor Tracy’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Series: The Governess Chronicles, #4 Release Date: April, 11, 2024 Hugh Cadwalader, also known as “the Scandalous Mr. Hugh Cadwalader” is in need of a governess for his ward Pheobe Thornton. Hugh is a spy for the Home Office and Pheobe is the daughter of his friend and mentor, Ross Thornton, who was found dead in his home 8 months ago, the Home Office deemed his death a suicide, when a letter was found, alleging Ross was a traitor. Hugh is furious, there is no way his friend was a traitor, and the Home Office ..read more

Barbara’s rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Series: Barker & Llewelyn #15 Publication Date: 4/23/24 Period: Victorian London – April, 1894 Number of Pages: 304 Thomas Llewelyn has worked with Cyrus Barker for ten years, and it has been a wonderful reading journey. Thomas has gone from a melancholy, down-on-his-luck, contemplating suicide young man to a confident, skilled enquiry agent with a wife. Thomas shows those skills in this book and even gets some excellent personal news. It seems the south is rising again – in London. No, not the south of England, but the Southern United States. A delega ..read more

Barbara’s rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Series: Sebastian St. Cyr #19 Publication Date: 4/16/24 Period: Regency London – 1815 Number of Pages: 352 Exciting times are afoot in England and the world. Napoleon has met his final defeat and is being sent to St. Helena in disgrace and exile. I always, always, always love the books in this series because they seamlessly mix true historical facts with an engrossing mystery and engaging characters. The author’s notes are a wonderful history lesson themselves, and I always read them and admire the level of research this author does to present us with a real ..read more

A Touch Wicked by Katrina Kendrick Tracy’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Series: Private Arrangements, #0.5 Release: April 11, 2024 (re-release) While in Paris, Emma Dumont learns the depth of the trouble her younger sister Isabel was in, when she try to find her and was attacked by a thug and barely escaped with her life Isabel’s apartment. Isabel was long gone and her rooms tossed, but Emma knew her sister’s hiding spot and thankfully before the ruffian showed up, she found a clue, an invitation bearing the words The Masquerade, London. Leaving Emma with no choice but to follow her. Once in London ..read more

A Debutante’s Desire by Felicity George Tracy’s rating: 3 maybe 3.5 of 5 stars Series: Gentlemen of London, #3 Release Date: April 11, 2024 Georgiana Bailey is the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Amesbury and opera star Anna Marinetti, but her mother died not long after her birth and her father had just married, so Georgiana was raised at Monica House, a home for women in need and their children. For years Georgiana’s father kept her a secret from society and his family, but now that his duchess has learned of her, she insists on treating Georgiana as family, going as far as launching Geo ..read more