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An Improper Lover by Maggi Anderson

By Barb Drozdowich

Welcome to Sugarbeat’s Books – the Home of the Romance Novel!

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Welcome also to Steamy Saturdays!

Saturday is the day in which I post a review for a book that is on the steamier side of romance! Today’s choice I reviewed a while ago for The Romance Reviews and my review can be found on TRR also. I hope you enjoy my thoughts on An Improper Lover.

An Improper Lover by Maggi Anderson
ISBN: 1615720960
ASIN: BOO3LSSYA
Release: May 2010
Source: I received this book from The Romance Reviews to read and review

sugarbeat's books romance books romance novel reviews historical contemporary eroticaWhen Lady Harriett Edgerton falls in love with the wrong man, Gerard, Earl of Foxworth, she decides to seduce him and have one night of passion before becoming an old maid with a scandalous past.

An unconventional heroine, a handsome hero, set amongst the splendor of Regency England results in a wonderfully gentle romance that’s difficult to put down.

An Improper Lover is a short little story about Lady Harriett Edgerton who is certain that she is going to be a spinster. She accompanies her parents and younger sister, Leonora, to see a failing older relative out in the country, and runs into Gerard, the new Earl of Foxworth whom she knew as a child. Although it seems that Gerard is attracted to her beautiful younger sister, Harriet is determined to experience one night of passion before she settles herself into the life of a spinster. To that end, she sets out to seduce Gerard. Before she can succeed, there is a murder in the house and she becomes involved in the investigation.

At just over 70 pages, this book is a short, but well developed story. The characters are interesting and the story moves along at a good pace. This book is good entertainment for a sunny afternoon and a comfy chair.

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Friday bits and pieces

By Barb Drozdowich

Welcome to Sugarbeat’s Books – The Home of the Romance Novel!

Welcome to Friday! We’re going to take some time to talk about upcoming events!

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The Romance Reviews is hosting an Erotic Romance Madness Hop.

The date is approaching fast – May 10th to 14th.  Put this on your calendar and stay tuned for more details. Events on The Romance Reviews are always fun and filled with great prizes! I’m not participating in this hop as a blogger/host, but I’m planning on winning some cool prizes and books!  For more information click HERE.

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Now on to books to be released soon….I guess I need to hope for a late season snowstorm to allow me enough time to read….

On May 29th, I’ll be sitting waiting for the bookstore to open to get:

sugarbeat's books romance books romance novel reviews historical contemporary eroticaAnne Wynter might not be who she says she is…

But she’s managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies. Her job can be a challenge— in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy— no one is sure), and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he’s the first man who has truly tempted her, and it’s getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman.

Daniel Smythe-Smith Might be in mortal danger…

But that’s not going to stop the young earl from falling in love. And when he spies a mysterious woman at his family’s annual musicale, he vows to pursue her, even if that means spending his days with a ten-year-old who thinks she’s a unicorn. But Daniel has an enemy, one who has vowed to see him dead. And when Anne is thrown into peril, he will stop at nothing to ensure their happy ending…

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May 22nd is D Day for the next in Karen Hawkin’s series.

The fourth book in the Hurst Amulet Series

A DETERMINED EXPLORER

When famed Egyptologist Michael Hurst discovers that the infamous Hurst Amulet is hidden in Scotland, he insists his trusted assistant, Miss Jane Smythe-Haughton, accompany him north. Strangely, the usually unflappable Jane seems perturbed by their destination—the mysterious Isle of Barra. A fascinated Michael watches as his staid assistant transforms, revealing intriguing layers of mystery and vulnerability. Could he be about to uncover not one, but two, precious treasures?

A DAUNTLESS PRINCESS

Once her clan’s princess, Jane fled Barra years ago to avoid a forced marriage. Since then, she has made her living as efficient Miss Smythe-Haughton—the perfect (and highly paid) assistant. Now she must confront her secrets . . . including her feelings for her irascible employer, too-handsome-for-his-own-good Michael Hurst.

A PERILOUS PLEASURE

Others are also searching for the missing amulet, however. Can Jane and Michael learn to trust each other in time to solve two riddles: the location of the Hurst Amulet, and the meaning of the vivid passion flaring between them?

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And on May 29th, the highly anticipated book from Elizabeth Boyle!  Check out this blurb:

Along Came A Duke

The Duke of Preston is about to take a Bride . . . or so he thinks
The Duke of Preston has ruined more young ladies than Society can tolerate and turns their collective back to him and his family. In order to retake their place in Society, his aunt insists he take a bride to regain their respectability.

What Preston never imagines is that he will fall in love with the most unlikely of ladies–Miss Tabitha Timmons, a vicar’s daughter who is cursed in love and vowed never to marry. Now it is up to the notorious duke to change her mind and teach her lesson in love–before the infamous Kempton curse catches up with them.

 

With 2 books being released on the same day, I guess we know where I’ll be for the next few days after that!

 

What’s new on your Friday?

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A Lusting Couple by Janet G.

By Barb Drozdowich

Welcome to Sugarbeat’s Books – The Home of the Romance Novel!

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Welcome also to Steamy Saturdays!

This is the day of the week that I review a book that is on the steamier side of romance.  Today’s selection is a book that I reviewed for The Romance Reviews.  Be sure to pop over there to see what other steamy books have been reviewed there.

A Lusting Couple by Janet G.
ASIN: B004EYUC74
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Release: Dec 3, 2010
Source: I received a copy of this book to read and review for TRR
sugarbeat's books romance books romance novel reviews historical contemporary eroticaJanet and Toby’s youngest child has gone off to college. For the first time in years, their time is their own. One evening Janet receives an email with the subject line, “From Toby’s secret admirer.” Janet understands why women are attracted to her husband, but that doesn’t mean she tolerates those who don’t keep it to themselves. For the author of the email to announce herself makes Janet angry enough that she ignores her don’t-open-unsolicited-emails rule.

What would you do if you and your husband received an email from a “secret admirer couple”? This hot little story explores the situation of two couples getting together for dates with benefits.

Janet and Toby are a happily married couple in the empty nest stage of life. Their youngest has headed off to college and they are free to explore their adult world again. Years ago, before they had kids, they had a menage relationship with a woman for a period of time. Although they enjoyed each other’s company for a period of time, the relationship ended badly. Janet and Toby decided at that point that they wouldn’t engage in another menage relationship, but would think about getting together with another couple.

The opportunity arises when Janet gets a “secret admirer” email. Her response to this email sets of a chain of events that moves their lives in a whole new direction. This story is certainly steamy, but there is more to it than just the sex scenes. It discusses the very real issues around engaging in sex with another couple. It reads like a real story, not a make believe story for our titillation. The interaction between the couples explore their rich fantasy lives, but also the ethical and moral situations that they face and their relationship advances.

This story is an interesting read for anyone looking for a realistic tale of two couples forming a relationship. It is hot, yet thought provoking. A hard to put down story.

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