Title: The Viscount’s Forbidden Flirtation
Author: Sarah Rodi
Published: March 2025
Genre: Regency Romance, Enemies-to-Friends-to-Lovers, Historical Romance, Harlequin Historical, Mills & Boon Historical, Forbidden Love, Love at First Sight

Blurb:

Four soldiers face their greatest battle yet – in the Regency marriage mart! Be enthralled by the second instalment of A Season to Wed.

A dance with temptation...

Sets his world ablaze!

Lieutenant Colonel Ezra Hart finds himself in urgent need of a wife – inheriting the viscountcy relies on it. But while he’s dutifully spinning the season’s jewels around society’s ballrooms, he finds himself desiring the one woman he shouldn’t covet...

French émigré Seraphine Mounier is as beguiling as she is vivacious, but Ezra knows she has no interest in the marriage mart. What’s worse, she represents the very enemy he fought at Waterloo. As an undeniable connection sparks, resisting Seraphine seems one battle Ezra’s destined to lose!

My Review:

Who would have thought that Sarah Rodi – known for her magical Viking stories – could write a Regency romance that completely melts your heart?

A life that both Seraphine and Ezra don’t fit into and yet they have to keep hiding who they really are...

One wrong word and Ezra finds himself duelling with a Frenchman, and suddenly fate brings him to a woman he shouldn’t desire – but can’t stop thinking about. Seraphine is a French émigré who keeps her distance from society to protect herself. After Ezra’s remark about émigrés, she wants nothing to do with him. But when her family faces injustice, Ezra steps in to help and tries to fix his mistake.

As they spend more time together, their hatred slowly turns into something deeper. I loved watching their enemies-to-friends-to-lovers journey filled with sweet, forbidden moments and real emotion. The class divide, the drama, the slow-burn to sizzling romance – it kept me hooked!

Seraphine is strong and kind, and Ezra is charming but struggling with his own worries. Their chemistry is real, and I couldn’t stop reading as, wanting to know how their love would survive against the weight of prejudice and the expectations of Ezra’s father. And – voilaaa... Sarah Rodi knows how to please her readers, the turn of events is truly satisfying and delightful.

This story has everything I love. A fascinating dramatic Regency setting, emotional depth and a love that grows when and where it shouldn’t! Thank you Sarah Rodi for the e-arc, which I voluntarily reviewed.

About the author

Sarah Rodi has always been a hopeless romantic. She grew up watching old romantic movies recommended by her granddad or devouring love stories from the local library. Sarah lives in the village of Cookham in Berkshire, where she enjoys walking along the River Thames with her husband, her two daughters and their dog. She has been a magazine journalist for over twenty years, but it has been her lifelong dream to write romance for Harlequin. Sarah believes everyone deserves to find their happy-ever-after. You can contact her via @sarahrodiedits or sarahrodiedits@gmail.com. Or visit her website at sarahrodi.com

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Title: The Lord’s Maddening Miss
Author: Lucy Morris
Published: May 2025
Genre: Regency Romance, Sunshine-Grumpy Trope, Historical Romance, Harlequin Historical, Mills & Boon Historical, Opposite Attract

Blurb:

A sunny Miss, a scowling bachelor

A recipe for disaster...or romance?

Since returning from the Waterloo, Lord Hawksmere has been a bad-tempered recluse. Having sworn never to burden a wife with his dour disposition, Hawk plans to spend the season helping his impoverished sister. But her annoyingly cheerful friend Miss Maggie Mackenzie is a distinct distraction!

Whisky heiress Maggie prefers brewing alcohol to being wooed. Or that’s what she tells herself from her pace on the shelf! Hawk is imposing, interfering, yet, as their heated animosity melts into something even hotter, will the self-proclaimed spinster admit he’s also infuriatingly attractive?

My Review:

What would happen when a maddening heiress and a grumpy Lord crossed paths? Yupzz, it’s a romantic disaster!

It’s been a while since I last read about a Scottish heroine, and Maggie lives up to the characters I expected in this book. A redhead, a hopeless romantic, a social butterfly and a meddling sunshine heroine that will brighten your reading time!

As always, Lucy Morris’s opening had me riveted as Maggie confronts the infuriatingly attractive Hawk, a brother of her friend, when her friend is on the verge of misery. There, Hawk and Maggie’s fates become intertwined with a romantic limbo and a family secret.

For me, Hawk is ridiculously grumpy when he has to deal with his sister and Maggie. Thanks to Lucy Morris’s incredible writing which helps me imagine the chaos of his sister’s estate with four boys and Maggie’s provocative presence. Also, I couldn’t stop laughing at how ridiculous Hawk must look when sitting in a broken chair!

The story isn’t merely about the romantic journey between Hawk and Maggie. I was able to get a glimpse of the romantic affair of Hawk’s best friends, especially his sister and Maggie’s uncle. Maggie and her uncle are as thick as thieves. I really loved this relationship because it warmed my heart. Her uncle’s support of her brilliant invention of wine is also very pleasing.

The story is absolutely wonderful, although I was a little disappointed because Maggie is too forgiving and kind after what Hawk did, but hey! That’s why Hawk loves Maggie! The epilogue perfectly beautifully and happily ends the series of A Season to Wed with all the characters and the children!

About the author

Lucy Morris lives in Essex, UK, with her husband, two young children and two cats. She has a massively sweet tooth and loves gin, bubbly and Irn-Bru. She is a member of the UK Romantic Novelists’ Association and is delighted to begin her publishing journey with Harlequin Historical in 2021 with her first release ‘The Viking Chief’s Marriage Alliance’.

She adores writing strong, passionate women and the brave honourable men who fall in love with them. Weaving her fascination with the dark age of medieval Europe with her compulsion to give her characters a happily ever after. But only after they’ve had an adventure along the way. Follow her on twitter https://twitter.com/LMorris_Author

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Title: A Governess to Redeem Him
Author: Lotte R. James
Published: April 2025
Genre: Second Chance at Love, Gothic Romance, Historical Romance, Mills and Boon Historical, Harlequin Historical

 

Blurb:

What happened when a governess’s first love comes back from the dead? Find out in this Gothic second-chance romance.

To claim their future

They must rewrite their past...

Eighteen years ago, Juliana Myles fled her home and built a new life as a governess, believing her childhood sweetheart had been sentenced to death! Now Sebastian Lloyd is back from the dead and wants Juliana’s help in proving his innocence...

Sebastian has spent a lifetime running from an unjust verdict. But he’s tired of being haunted by his past. Yet working with Juliana to capture the true culprit also means being confronted by searing memories of their passionate history. And the temptation to bring their love back to life...

My Review:

A gothic love story where death cannot separate a true love...

Juliana, a governess with the most reasonable and calm attitude despite her predicament, must have suffered a lot for the loss of her first and only love. I could feel the suffering she must have endured all her life, the guilt, the memories, the loss, how could she bear it? She doesn’t believe in ghost, but when she hears that Sebastian is still alive, her fear and despair come back to haunt her until he confronts her himself. I loved how dramatic the encounter was.

Wrongly convicted of murder, Sebastian who escaped and created a new identity couldn’t forget the past. He must find the real culprit and regain his identity, thus he returns and demands Juliana, his past sweetheart to assist him, to go back to Barrow Heath, a place where their love blossomed until tragedy tore them apart.

Oh dear, I couldn’t believe it, how could these two sweethearts who loved one another, bring up so much hatred and rage? I must praise Lotte for her brilliantly emotional metaphorical writing which bring so much emotion permeating within Juliana and Sebastian, because who wouldn’t, after what they had been through? And Now, Juliana must face the reality of another tragic life? Tracing back their past as husband and wife, will they be able to redeem themselves?

Despite the heart-wrenching angst storyline, this has become one of my most favourite books by Lotte. Lotte’s powerful writing brings out a beautiful second chance love story where Juliana and Sebastian’s love never ends even after death has separated them. It’s truly a beautiful love story where in the end love could eventually conquer and redeem them. Thank you Lotte for sending me the E-ARC, which I voluntarily reviewed.

About the Author

Lotte R. James trained as an actor and theatre director, but spent most of her life working day jobs crunching numbers while dreaming up stories of love and adventures. She’s thrilled to finally be writing those stories, and when she’s not scribbling on tiny pieces of paper, she can usually be found wandering the countryside for inspiration or nestling with coffee and a book. You can reach her on Twitter https://twitter.com/lottejamesbooks.

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Title: Look Before You Leap
(Miss Prentice’s Protegees #2)
Author: Virginia Heath
Published: June 2025
Genre: Historical Romance, Grumpy-Sunshine, Governess, Opposite Attract

Blurb:

Nine years ago, Lord Guy Harrowby, Viscount of Wennington, was publicly humiliated when a reckless romantic gesture went very wrong. Despite that, his mother held tight to the promise he made her then: that she would have a house full of grandchildren by his thirtieth birthday, there’s not a grandchild in sight. His heart now lies with his land and work is his life. In desperation, his mother decides that if he refuses to venture back into society to find he future daughter-in-law, the only solution is t bring society to him via a weeklong houseparty so that she can find one for him. The first Guy knows about her plan is when her hand-picked gaggle of debutantes arrive at his estate, all competing to be his wife.

After failing miserably as a governess, Lottie Travers isn’t proving to be any better at being a lady’s companion. As the only girl in an all-male household growing up, she’s developed several bad habits she can’t shake and keep getting her dismissed. Even after years of Miss Prentice’s teachings, Lottie still climbs a tree better than she embroiders, and still cannot seem to curb the desire to gallop astride a horse in breeches whenever an opportunity arises. But when the family farm in trouble, and her father now in dire need of her wages to keep it afloat, she’s determined to conquer her wildness once and for all and concentrate on her career.

My Review:

The book was very much entertaining with a sunshine Lottie and grumpy Guy accidentally bumping into each other while horse riding in the park. Their first encounter was full of disdain but as fate would have it, they were fatefully brought together again in another incident in which Lottie accidentally spilled soup on Guy. Lottie is a spirited and headstrong governess but as her employer, Guy’s aunt, is very demanding, she has tried to restrain herself from being wild as she needs her wager for her family. Guy’s attraction toward Lottie is immediate, but his wounded heart won’t let him repeat the past. Both Lottie and Guy’s family are heart-warmingly engaging and lovable. Guy’s meddling mother, aunt and friend bring so much fun to Guy’s romantic journey. This farm setting is so different from the hustle and bustle of London society. So entertaining and enjoyable.

About the author

When Virginia Heath was a little girl, it took her ages to fall asleep, so she made up stories in her head to help pass the time while she was staring at the ceiling. As she got older, the stories became more complicated – sometimes taking weeks to get to the happy ending. One day, she decided to embrace the insomnia and start writing them down. Twenty books and two Romantic Novel of the Year Award nominations later, and it still takes her forever to fall asleep. Follow her at https://www.virginiaheathromance.com/ or her facebook page Virginia Heath.

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Title: Love, the Duke
(Say I Do #3)
Author: Amelia Grey
Published: April 2025
Genre: Historical Romance, Love at First Sight, Best Friend's Sibling

 

Blurb:

When the Duke of Hurstbourne receives a letter from his childhood friend asking him to marry his sister Ophelia, Hurst declines. He’s not adverse to taking a bride, but he believes in love at first sight that stirs his desires – not marriage sight – unseen.

Adhering to society’s strict propriety for ladies, Ophelia Stowe has no choice but to present herself as a man to seek the Duke of Hurstbourne’s favour. If not for the dire situation she finds herself in, she wouldn’t have asked for help from the handsome man who had rebuffed her. When the alluring duke’s response is a plan of his own, Ophelia never dreams it would be a proposal of a marriage of convenience.

But the stakes are high, and the good name of the Stowe family will be damaged if a missing antiquity isn’t found. When she accepts his offer, she quickly finds she isn’t immune to the passion building between her and her new husband – or how real the marriage begins to feel.

My Review:

I loved a romance story when the hero falls hard for the heroine, and Hurst, despite his initial rejection, keeps on pursuing and protecting stubborn Ophelia. To clear her brother’s name, Ophelia is determined to find a stolen artefact when his brother was still alive. She asks Hurst for help while disguising herself as a man but he firmly refuses on the first day he meets Ophelia. Yet, Hurst has no idea that the woman who happens to have stirred his heart the moment his laid eye on her is Ophelia.

Despite the prolonged of search for the stolen artefact, I thoroughly enjoyed Ophelia and Hurst’s disagreements and banter. Their chemistry is undeniable, and they are a perfect match. This is massively entertaining love-at-first-sight historical romance.

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Amelia Grey read her first romance book when she was thirteen. She’s been a devoted reader of love stories ever since.

Amelia has been happily married to her high school sweetheart for over thirty-five years and she lives on the beautiful gulf coast of Northwest Florida.

With more than twenty-five books published, she is a two-time winner of the prestigious Booksellers Best Award. She’s also won then Aspen Gold, and the Golden Quill Awards. Writing as Gloria Dale Skinnier, she won the coveted Romantic Times Award for Love and Laughter and the Maggie Award. Amelia’s books have been published in Europe, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, and Japan.

Several of her books have been featured in Doubleday and Rhapsody Book Clubs.

You can follow Amelia on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AmeliaGreyBooks

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