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  • Ranking Uptown Girls

    The Devil of Downtown: This was a very tough ranking as the couples below have more memorable, distinct arcs, but I just really, really like the multi-lingual, smooth talking, good with his hands Jack Mulligan. The romance was strong, however I found the sisterly relationship to be lackluster as Florence and Mamie have already been…

  • Romance Novels: The Spice Factor

    Here’s another question that will hopefully spark some discussion. I’ve noticed as I read historical romances that the steam factor increases book by book. I’ll use Joanna Shupe’s Fifth Avenue Rebels as an example as it’s the series that I really began to notice the trend. The first book almost always features a virginal heroine…

  • Reading Log 2024

    1, 212 books! Or 1, 213. I forgot if added The Making of Gone with the Wind to my count as the last book of the year, and I’m too tired to recount everything again. Still, you read that right. Over a 1,000 books in one year. If you don’t believe look down below at…

  • Ranking Fifth Avenue Rebels

    Shupe’s latest Gilded Age romance delivers on opulence, scandals and simmering romance so let’s get to it. The Lady Gets Lucky: This was a lovely book wit a nice share of character development for both. When shy Alice goes to Kit for seduction lessons so she may marry a man who’ll love her for her…