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Mel
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Heiress Alone. A Home Alone retelling set in Scotland, where the heroine is forgotten by her large boiterous family and the hero comes to save her and her servants from a pack of thieves. There's a lot of insta-lust, and the heroine had planned to be a nun to get away from her family. It's all too easy and even the thieves' plotline is way too easily solved, but it was well written and enjoyable
— Apr 08, 2020 02:45PM
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Christmas in Central Park. My least favorite. I absolutely hate stories based on this much deception, particularly when the heroine (and it does always seem to be the heroine) just CANNOT fathom making her life easier by telling the truth, because the hero seemingly has all the power.
— Apr 09, 2020 12:20PM
Mel
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The Ghost Of Christmas Present: A second chance romance with the heroine returning home to the duke next door after 12 years away. I found it a little over blown. The hero was so intent on his navel gazing he was very cruel to the heroine who he professed to love madly, and then they fell into bed together and all was forgiven. I would have preferred if all of her pov chapters hadn't been flashbacks.
— Apr 08, 2020 01:45PM
Mel
is 25% done
Meet Me In Mayfair:
Cute intense we-have-just-one-night type plot, bit of identity porn, as the heroine knows who the hero is and what he is to her family, but he doesn't, and burnt shortbread. I liked it, although te falling for one another was by necessity rather rushed
— Apr 07, 2020 06:05PM
Cute intense we-have-just-one-night type plot, bit of identity porn, as the heroine knows who the hero is and what he is to her family, but he doesn't, and burnt shortbread. I liked it, although te falling for one another was by necessity rather rushed
