Super Reader – Books, Reviews, & Recommendations

 💖💖💖💖 /5 I enjoyed You're the Duke That I Want by Lenora Bell, book one in her Thunderbolt Club series; a retelling of the movie-musical Grease, and fans will definitely see plenty of parallels. The Thunderbolt Club is a group of friends, who love to race curricles and enjoy a wild, rakish lifestyle.   Nothing exciting ever happens in Sandrine Oliver's sleepy seaside town, until the day Lord Dane Walker comes to town, pretending to be a commoner, Danny Smith, as he quickly realizes that his older brother, the Duke of Rydell, is hated in the town. Sandrine is an innocent who has been raised by an extremely overprotective mother, but believes there is more to life than the bubble wrap life her mother has kept her in. After escaping her mother's clutches for the day, Sandrine finds herself in the arms of a handsome stranger, when he mistakes her for a drowning victim. She doesn't know much about Danny Smith, only that she is charmed by him. She continues to spend...

 💖💖💖💖 /5 The Governess and the Duke by Lydia Drake, book three in the Renegade Dukes series, is a sweet, slow burn romance with some unrequited love between two people from very different backgrounds. Governess Viola Winslow and James Montagu, Duke of Huntington, deal with meddling family and loved ones, including manipulative teenagers and snobbish, small minded matriarchs on their journey toward having an unexpected future together. There is also a background of abuse and assault in Viola's background, and when her secrets come to light, she deals with her feelings of shame, though what it reveals is her strength and fortitude to James. The dynamic between Viola and James is a perfect mixture of slow burn and sizzling chemistry. The supporting characters add a quirky yet realistic flavor to the tale, making it all the more enjoyable.   I highly recommend The Governess and the Duke to other readers.   #entangledpublishing

💖💖💖💖 /5   An Inconvenient Earl by Julia London, book four in her Royal Match series, is a wonderful, enjoyable, charming, humorous, comedy of errors, tale of avoidance.   Emma Clark, Lady Dearborn, finds herself in quite the predicament when her not-so-nice husband abandons her to go on an expedition to Egypt; leaving her home to manage the estate and his siblings, his unpleasant sister and sweet young brother, in his absence. Emma is quite good at keeping her husband Albert’s estate in excellent working order while he is gone. She is the only person to know of the death of her abusive husband while he was abroad; finding herself free for the first time in her life and is reluctant to give up the chance to enjoy some time before coming clean to the rest of the family about her new status. She is enjoying the time without her overbearing and inadequate husband telling her what to do. When a Westlorian Earl named Luka Olivien arrives on her doorstep, to return her husband’...

💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Second Duke the Charm by Kate Bateman, book one in Her Majesty’s Rebels series, is a sweet, fun and romantic story. This close-knit group of smart, strong, intelligent women are not only close friends, but the secret owners and investigators of King & Co., one of London's most exclusive investigative agencies; working to take down criminals. It was unheard of for women to indulge in such brash behavior given the times, but Tess Townsend and her friends are good at what they do, and they enjoy the independence it affords them.   Tess Townsend, was bartered off in marriage by her father to a repulsive older man, was saved when her husband dropped dead on their wedding night; leaving her not only the Dowager Duchess, but also a virgin. Attending a masked house party, hoping for a little flirty fun, she gets more than she bargained for when her fling turns out to be the new duke. Shipping magnate Justin Thornton never expected to inherit a dukedom but, when the woman ...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Diah and Memphis’ love story in by Lori Foster, book two in the Osborn Brothers series, is an emotional, non-stop action, twists and turns, emotional, touching, gripping, intense, and riveting tale ; one I struggled to put down. Jedidiah (Diah) Stephens is a woman on a mission; arriving in the Colorado Rockies with one plan, to find out what happened to her family; the details about their deaths has bothered her for years. Looking for answers, she applies to work at a campground, left as a clue for her. While she's working she can do her own investigating and see what she can find. It’s the perfect way to find the answers she needs; except she never expected to also find love. While Diah, and her dog Tuff, searches for clues about her family, she befriends her boss Memphis Osborn; a man she could easily fall for. Her life does not have room for love in it, as she is always on the run; never feeling safe, or settled, enough to put down roots. Then again, she has nev...

💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Amish Love Letters by Shelley Shepard Gray, Charlotte Hubbard, and Rosalind Lauer is a sweet collection of novellas that are reminders about the power of writing and receiving a letter. In each of these three sweet Amish romances, written communication might work much better.   In Love Letter Courtship, Jennie's family loves Matt so much that they monopolize his time when he visits. Jennie and Matt learn about each other through their words shared through the letters they send. S.W.A.K. is a cute, funny story filled with confusion and learning the importance of speaking up from the start. A trip back to Promise Lodge, Fannie knows she wants Eddie but things don't go exactly as planned when pink paper and love get mixed up. Don't assume anything in matters of the heart. The Wrong Valentine story wasn't so wrong. Martha, a young widow helps the giggly young girls at work create Valentine's. When a card accidently gets mixed up with another, a roman...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 I loved Brogan and Dani’s second chance story in Merry Beachmas by Kate Angell, a holiday novella in her Barefoot William/Sunkissed Key series. Ten years ago, Danielle Adams left her college boyfriend, Brogan Worth without a word. Even worse, it was after he proposed on the night he was drafted by the Richmond Rogues. Dani seemed to disappear into thin air as Brogan never saw her again nor heard from her. When Brogan arrives on Sunkissed Key for his sister’s wedding he is shocked to see Dani there; as the manager of the Worth Mansion. Between wedding festivities, fun activities, and interruptions, these two need to find time to talk; hopefully clear up some misunderstandings from ten years ago. The magic and ghosts of Worth Mansion and Sunkissed Key will help Dani and Brogan get the closure they need or will they be given a second chance for a love that never died.   Ms. Angell wrote a wonderful, emotional, heartwarming, sweet second chance story that is no...