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A Daring Pursuit by Kate Bateman: Book Review

June 7, 2022

A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem sits atop of a light pink knit blanket. Poking out of the book on the right side is a bookmark with a fluffy cat photo. To the right of the book is a money tree plant, to the bottom left of the book is a mug filled with tea and to the top left of the book is an open book

A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins

Happy Singles Day by Ann Marie Walker is laying on a pink knit blanket and white sheet. Next to it is a cup of tea and a pale pink nail polish.

Happy Singles Day by Ann Marie Walker: Mini Book Review

Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath is displayed on a kindle fire screen. Beneath the kindle is a knitted orange blanket. To the lower left of the book is a peperomia hope, above the plant is a mug of coffee on top of a Mexican tile.

Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath: Book Review

The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton is displayed on a kindle fire on top of a light blue book. The books are atop of a mirror with gold edging. To the upper right there is a bouquet of yellow flowers in a vase and below the flowers is a cup of pink tea.

The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton: Book Review

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Back home from visiting family and enjoying this q

Back home from visiting family and enjoying this quiet Sunday morning💕.

Currently reading Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase because @meggatzabookclub keeps going on about this series and it’s been so enjoyable!! The characters have been a blast to read!

I did finish a few books over the past week some by Sarah MacLean (reviews to come as they are Avon), West End Earl by Bethany Bennett (enjoyable!!) and Under a Veiled Moon by Karen Odden (also enjoyable!).

Hope y’all are having a relaxing day before the fun reality of the work week comes back.

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[ID: a cat sits on a white couch in the lower left corner. On the left side of the photo there is a book case with colorful spines shown. An electric fireplace js in the middle of the photo and to the right is a small Christmas tree with white lights.)

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⚖️SEXY HISTORICAL LAWYERS⚖️ Bedchamber Ga

⚖️SEXY HISTORICAL LAWYERS⚖️

Bedchamber Games by Tracy Anne Warren

4.5⭐️ | Historical Romance | Explicit

I am but a simple woman. I love lawyer love interests and I love historical romances. THIS WAS HISTORICAL SEXY LAWYERS!!!

As per always on these chaos reads thank you @unsuccessfulbookclub for being with me the entire way💕.

Y’all once again a book has left me a little speechless.

First we got our gal Rosamund pretending to be her cousin to practice law since her dad died.

Then we have Mr hottie-hot-shot-lord-lawyer who makes friends with Rosamund/Ross.

They play billiards (unfortunately not in the Shupe sense😔), go to a boxing match, and so much more. The tension. The build up. The friendship.

Ohhhh when Lawrence finds out👀. Then it just becomes spicy!!

There were some choice moments in this book, but I think that having Rosamund being very much in charge and owning her actions it helped me with a lot. She has a ton of agency.

Was our boy Lawrence always the smartest? No. That’s why we (mainly Clare) have the 12 Bangs of Lawerence as a song—ask her about it.

Also shout out to Bertram for being concerned/great little brother of the year!

*go to bottom to read spoiler with some thoughts.

All in all it was a very enjoyable albeit stressful read. SEXY HISTORICAL LAWYERSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! Yes the banter was 👌.

Spoiler:

There is a surprise pregnancy. But it was built up and didn’t feel wrong you know. I actually liked it as much as I could. Also our boy Lawerence has some post breakup bangs to get over Rosamund.

[ID: a white hand holds a kindle with the book displayed on it in front of a wood stove with a fire.]

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Sweet and steamy historical romance that was such

Sweet and steamy historical romance that was such a great pick me up💕.

4⭐️ | historical romance | explicit

Thank you so much @readforeverpub for this amazing ARC.

Soooo I’m a couple days late on this, but that seems to be my going thing😅. But this book was so good. It wasn’t a high stakes book, rather it was cozy and comforting and just nice.

The relationship between Bronwyn and Ash felt a little insta-love but the way that their relationship then developed after the beginning 👌. Top tier.

There was found family, super supportive husband, insects, I-can’t-love-but-oh-no, annoying parents, and great characters arcs.

To be honest it wasn’t my favorite romance, but it was enjoyable and calm. Perfect for cuddling with a cup of tea and a blanket.

If you want a light, fairly steamy historical romance with a entomologist heroine and a Duke that struggles with feelings: I highly recommend this book💕💕

This book is the perfect set up for what I hope is the beginning of a fabulous series.

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Why hello series that I’ve heard nothing but pra

Why hello series that I’ve heard nothing but praise about but have been edging to read.

Look my cat was looking cute, I had these out for some reason, and thus the photo.

I’ve read a few of Sarah MacLeans books (for some reason still struggling with Heartbreaker??).

And I know that this is her SERIES. I know, I know. I need to read them… I will…

Idk how I ended up with two of the same book???

🥰Have A Happy Monday🥰

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Two of my latest additions to my TBR and personal

Two of my latest additions to my TBR and personal library!

Just started A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera because @unsuccessfulbookclub has been saying nothing but extraordinary things and the first 20 pages have been EXCELLENT😂. Also this should fill in a square for #ScottyRoNovember 💚!!

Hoping to also sneak in The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna which I was gifted by @winstonandbooks and I’ve heard nothing but praise about it!!

Hope y’all’s weekend is shaping up as nicely as mine has on the reading front💕💕!!

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When @unsuccessfulbookclub comes along with a chao

When @unsuccessfulbookclub comes along with a chaos read you do it.

This book. My word. It’s soft, emotional, steamy, and full of so much plot! It’s completely bananapants in the latter half of the book, but all around amazing amazing read!!

4.5⭐️ | Historical Romance | Explicit

CW: murder, emotional abuse, physical abuse (in some detail), violence

Ok this book. I just cannot. Ian is coded as autistic and let me say the journey this man goes through. Wow. It’s heavy but handled in such a meaningful way. Ian is just the best. Like I wanted to reach in that book and hug him and give him all the love I could.

Ian and Beth are truly a couple that works together. They’re phenomenal in their communication and wow is their chemistry amazing.

This book is decently steamy and highly enjoyable.

The side characters are just as fun and bring a ton to the table in depth. I’m so excited to go down this rabbit hole of books.

The plot🤯🤯. You can fit so many plots in this book. The first half was setting up the romance. The second half was solving murderS! Like every plot in this. I am just wow.

My only slight complaint is that there are some plots that aren’t brought to a close and I really really wish that they would have been🤷🏻‍♀️.

All in all, if you’re looking for another GREAT read that is steamy and plot heavy this is your book. (Feels like my Four Nights with the Duke moment too).

An excellent beginning to #ScottyRoNovember 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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💕🤠Friends to Lovers🤠💕 This may be one

💕🤠Friends to Lovers🤠💕

This may be one of my top favorite romance tropes. It brings the PINING. The oh, not this feelings. The concern for changing the course of the relationship. Plus all of the jokes and history already built in🥹.

For this trope I obviously had to pull out Toby Keith’s You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This (which was a childhood favorite).

How can you tell me that this is not the perfect trope-song combo????

Books Shown (most of them read & recommended😘):

A Rogue to Remember by Emily Sullivan
Every Summer After by Carly Fortune
The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe
Say You’ll Be My Lady by Kate Pembrooke
A Lady For a Duke by Alexis Hall**
Where We Begin and End by Jane Igharo
Scoundrel of my Heart by Lorraine Heath
Lease on Love by Fallon Ballard (I’m counting it🤷🏻‍♀️)
Would You Rather by Allison Ashley**
An Heiress’ Guide to Deception and Desire by Manda Collins
Isn’t it Bromantic by Lyssa Kay Adams
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
The Changeup by Megan Cousins
The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

Obviously this list is not all inclusive. Talia Hibbert’s The Roommate Risk comes to mind as well!!

This series to continue, I promise more “tropes” and 90s/early 00s country music🫡.

Let me know what books I need to destroy my TBR with in regards to this trope🥰!!!!

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🍺Off The Ice🪴 by Jaqueline Snowe 5 ⭐️|

🍺Off The Ice🪴

by Jaqueline Snowe

5 ⭐️| Contemporary Romance | Explicit

CW: discussion of dead parents

This is the last book in Snowe’s Central State series and emotionally I am unwell because of that. This series has been absolutely amazing🥵😍.

This book is omg amazing. Let’s start out with you probably want to at least read the book before this one but you will definitely benefit from reading this whole series.

With a *reasonable and understandable* miscommunication in the previous book it sets up Cal, a grumpy hockey player already selected to play in the NHL, and Elle, finally venturing off to college and an inspiring romance author.

Look: Cal is my baby. He is grumpy and yet still too soft for the world. HE CARES FOR DYING PLANTS😭😭😭😭 (and makes sure she eats). No other comments here.

Elle is romantic and loyal and optimistic and full of life. But Snowe writes her with full complexity of emotion and it’s delightful. I loved her so much.

Together they are full of chemistry and they work through a lot to get the ending. It’s so engaging and entertaining.

Between the plot, side characters, and character arcs, I finished this book in one sitting… then promptly read it again…

Writing this review I already want to read the whole series again. If you like hockey, incredibly chemistry, ~feelings~, grumpy plant dads, and an overall enjoyable read I would highly recommend picking up this book.

Thank you so much @jaquelinesnowe and @greyspromo for the ARC!! (my bad on the timing😅)

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