Fall Rapid Romance Reviews

Last Night with the Earl by Kelly Bowen

Publication Date – September 25, 2018
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Kelly Bowen continues her series around the Haverhall School for Young Women.  This time centering on artist, Rose, and the long lost Earl of River, Eli Dawes.  Eli has been seriously injured in the Napoleonic Wars and his scarred face has caused him to be skittish of society.  Rose is scarred in her own way and they must open up to each other in order to face their fears.  This author is consistent in both her writing and her likable characters.  I enjoyed this historical romance but felt it was shorter and lacked some of the humor that is present in her other books.  Once again, I plead for King’s book next but it looks like it may be Rose’s brother instead.  I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

Fight or Flight by Samantha Young

Publication Date – October 9, 2018

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Caleb and Ava meet in first class on a flight rescheduled due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland.  A steamy one night stand leads to an interesting arrangement once the Scottish Caleb relocates to Ava’s hometown of Boston.  At first, I was not a huge fan of these characters, however, as the book progressed I really began to root for their relationship and really enjoyed the rest.  My only quibble is that I would have liked to see a more of Caleb’s side of events as by the end, I wasn’t quite sure he had suffered enough.  This is a fun, emotional read though.  I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

The Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory

Publication Date – October 9, 2018

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This is a highly entertaining and sometimes humorous light-hearted story following a princess of a made up realm and a British spy as they work together to find his brother (her ex-fiancé) and expose a major scandal.  I thoroughly enjoyed this book and even though the steamy bits of romance took place off-page, I thought the romance extremely sweet.  I received a digital ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.