Romancing the History - Book Reviews
Title: Charlotte
Author: Virginia Taylor
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Ebook
Title: Loving Lies
Author: Tina Donahue
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Ebook
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My Review
Charlotte and Nick are together in 1865, while Isabella and Fernando meet in 1488.
Both the couples have certain lies in their relationship when they meet. Some lies have been intentionally told, others the result of circumstances.
Both the love stories make for interesting reads, with strong female characters.
Both Charlotte and Isabella are independent and brave, who choose their own path, despite the restrictions of the times that they live in.
Charlotte and Nick - of Charlotte by Virginia Taylor - need each other to fool the pretentious society. But both have their hearts in the right place, however misplaced their good intentions and decisions maybe.
It is fun reading about the two tip-toeing around each other as they strain the truth from the lies.
Then there are Sarah, Nell, Luke, Tony and many others, each with their own subtle background stories, that would be interesting more about. The author has woven a nice, easy-to-read, love story.
Isabella and Fernando - of Loving Lies by Tina Donahue - are caught in a lie that is not at all planned. An attraction that heats up the words from almost the beginning, the couple of this book should have had a perfect future. Except for that one lie, that hangs through most of the story.
It is like enjoying oneself, constantly waiting for the bubble to burst.
Loving Lies is an enjoyable erotic, historical romance to get lost in, and travel to another time.
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I received free copies of these in exchange for an honest review
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About the book
Charlotte
A marriage most inconvenient…
After losing his first love in childbirth, Nicholas Alden knows with a great certainty that he must never be a father. But to be a husband is a very different matter—mandated by South Australian society, necessary for his family name. So when he meets beautiful social climber Charlotte, he believes he has found a wife he can keep at arm’s length. He is terribly wrong.
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Charlotte hopes Nick can prop up her reputation long enough to secure a suitable match for her beloved cousin. She assumes that is all she can ask of her new husband—until they succumb to a night of uninhibited passion. Her heart is won in his embrace, but he doesn’t know the truth of her scandalous parentage. If he did, all would be lost.
Still, somehow, Charlotte dares to hope that her match of convenience could become something more. It is a reckless gamble, but the prize—a marriage of blazing lifelong desire—is one worth any risk…
About the Author
Virginia Taylor is an Australian writer of contemporary romantic comedy, romantic suspense, historical romance, short stories, and children’s stories.
After a stint at the South Australian School of Art, I worked for an advertising agency, re-trained as a nurse/midwife, and then married the man of my dreams. Two children later, I began writing romance. While awaiting publication, I painted and designed various theatre sets with a fellow School of Art graduate.In 2013 I sold my first novel-length story.
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About the Book
Loving Lies
Fernando de Zayas loves nothing more than the cry of battle. Defying death is his way of life. But when he discovers his betrothed has been kidnapped, he rushes to her aid—never suspecting that spirited beauty would soothe his warrior heart… With her uncle’s minions close on their heels, Isabella finds herself drawing closer to Fernando. But as the desire between them builds, her secret could keep them apart forever…
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