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“It is not men I do not trust as much as it is myself,” she told him. “I am obviously a terrible judge of character. And there is something in me that...that men hate.”

She has chosen Geoffrey for this steady character, and he had revealed himself as a possessive, jealous man almost before the word yes passed her lips.

My own treasured possession, he had called her.

He has seen her as a possession.

There was after all no one to trust.

Not even herself and her own judgment.

💔 😭

“Good thing he’s *not* your boyfriend, though, Tina. He’s so skinny I think a condom would pop right off.”

😂😂😂

So. Many. Characters. I’m having a hard time keeping them straight. It’s labeled as book one of a series, but I feel like I missed a bunch of backstory somewhere???

Not feeling it so far, but I’ll try finishing this chapter at least.

Finished A Counterfeit Betrothal. 4 stars, review to follow.

She had been afraid to forgive, afraid that their relationship would have changed. She had been too young and inexperienced to know that relationships are always changing, that they must change in order to grow and survive.

He could never again be her Marc as she had known him. And she was afraid to even to try to get to know a new Marc. Perhaps she could not love the new Marc. The thought of not loving him had filled her with panic. Better never to see him again. Better to live alone as if he were dead.

He could never again be her Marc as she had known him. And she was afraid to even to try to get to know a new Marc. Perhaps she could not love the new Marc. The thought of not loving him had filled her with panic. Better never to see him again. Better to live alone as if he were dead.

Perhaps they had loved too dearly. Had he loved her less, perhaps he could’ve kept quiet about his infidelity and punished only himself with it. Had she loved him less, perhaps she could eventually have forgiven him. Had he loved her less, perhaps he would’ve forced her to take him back and they might eventually worked out some sort of peace. Has she loved him less…

😭

For how could she see him again and not love him? How could she see him again and keep dormant within herself the knowledge that she had always loved him, had continued to love him even when she had hated him the most?

“How delightful it is to see them together again, is it not?”

“I never could quite understand what the problem was,” Lord Wheatley said. “I was always under the impression that it was a love match.”

“That is precisely what the problem was,” His Grace said.

This book needs serious editing/proofreading.

“OK, that’s would to pretty much suck,“

Wtf is that supposed to mean?

Verb tenses constantly wrong.

“The guy was a totally player.” (Instead of total player)

“He pulled a pair of sock out of the drawer.” (I think you mean socks, as in plural)

“Is that what you’re wearing?” she asks.

“No. I’m wearing a ball gown, but it’s invisible.”

The Duke of Christmas Present by Sarah MacLean 3.5 stars

Meet Me In Mayfair by Tessa Dare 3 stars

Silent Night by Jess Michaels 4 stars

The Earl’s Christmas Bride by Janna MacGregor 4 stars

Joy to the Duke by Eva Devon DNF

Stealing Christmas by Louisa Cornell DNF

Home For The Holidays by Christi Caldwell 4 stars

A Knight Before Christmas by Grace Burrowes 3.5 stars

A First-Footer for Lady Jane by Jennifer Ashley 3 stars

“Fitz watched as Lady Raynecourt drug the enchanting young woman across the ballroom.”


Drug? Really? Shouldn’t that be “dragged”? This is an historical romance, I highly doubt the hero would be thinking in modern slang.

She lay a hand on his shoulder, just because she could. He looked at her, the laughter still in his eyes. Something big and warm and full exploded in her chest. He looked so happy, and she’d helped make him that way. He’d made her happy, too. In fact, she felt a little drunk with it.

😍

Pandora snorted. “After what my sister Helen has told me about the conjugal embrace, I can’t fathom why any woman would willingly consent to it. But I suppose if any man could make it slightly less revolting than it sounds, it would be you.”

“Thank you,” Gabriel said, sounding bemused. “I think.”

Hero is getting the “You didn’t ask my permission to marry my daughter” speech.

🤢🤮 Gag me. This tradition needs to die in a fire and then have its ashes peed on. Women are not property, and that’s where this tradition comes from.

“Forgive me, madam, it appears that you and I got off on the wrong foot.”

“YOU got off on the wrong foot. I merely watched you shove it into your mouth.”

Devil to pay by Jeaniene Frost 4 stars

Duke who came to dinner by Elaine Fox DNF

The Irish Duke by Cathy Maxwell 3.5 stars