Posts Tagged With: arranged marriage

Book Review: Betrothed: A Faery Tale by Therese Woodson

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Betrothed: A Faery Tale
Author: Therese Woodson
Heroes: Puck & Sky
Genre: M/M Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Faery royalty have always married for duty rather than love. Prince Chrysanths should be no different—except with a human for a father, the prince known as Puck already is different. When he is betrothed against his will to Prince Sky, Puck flees to his father in the human world, only to have Sky follow.

Prince Sky Song of the Clouds isn’t thrilled with the prospect of marriage either, but is bound by duty to follow through. If he can’t win Puck over, the faery realm might very well dissolve into utter chaos. Too busy arguing, Puck and Sky are unaware there are others with a vested interest in seeing the betrothal fail. In a bid for Puck’s crown, they’ll seek to keep them apart, even as Puck and Sky realize that duty and love don’t always have to be mutually exclusive.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: arranged marriage, assholes, Betrothed: A Faery Tale, cute, Dreamspinner Press, ex lovers as secondary characters, Fae, fantasy, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, paranormal, royalty, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Therese Woodson | Leave a comment

Book Review: Entwined by Kristen Callahan

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Title: Entwined
Author: Kristen Callihan
Series: Darkest London
Hero & Heroine: Eamon Evernight & Luella Moran
Genre: MF Historical Romance, Paranormal
Length: 33,000 words
Publisher: Forever Yours
Release Date: November 2013
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Eamon Evernight has always lived in his older brother’s shadow. While his brother is fair of hair and lithe in body, Eamon sparks fear with his fiery locks and massive frame-and rumors of a mysterious power. But when his brother has the good fortune to be betrothed to a beautiful stranger, it’s Eamon’s help-and quick wit and romantic heart–that he needs. Eamon agrees to write the noble lady…a generous offer that will forever leave him a changed man.

Lady Luella Jane Moran has no interest in an arranged marriage and tries valiantly to dissuade her betrothed from afar. Though her own letters plainly state her case, the words her husband-to-be writes her leave her aching for his touch. Will Lu give in to the desire the missives have kindled within her? Or will desire turn cold when she discovers their true author?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, M/F, Published in 2013 | Tags: arranged marriage, betrayal, Entwined, Forever Yours, Grand Central Publishing, Kristen Callihan, lies, M/F Historical Romance, M/F Paranormal Romance, Series - Darkest London, The Blogger Girls, virgin, virgin hero, Virgin Heroine | Leave a comment

Book Review: Steam Me Up, Rawley by Angela Quarels

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Title: Steam Me Up, Rawley
Author: Angela Quarles
Series: The Mint Julep & Monocle Chronicles #1
Hero/Heroine: Phillip Rawley/Adele de la Pointe
Genre: MF Historical Romance; Steampunk
Length: 333 pages
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jack the Ripper might be in town. But is marriage more terrifying?

In an alternate Deep South in 1890, society reporter Adele de la Pointe wants to make her own way in the world, despite her family’s pressure to become a society wife. Hoping to ruin herself as a matrimonial prospect, she seizes the opportunity to cover the recent Jack the Ripper-style murders for the newspaper, but her father’s dashing new intern suggests a more terrifying headline—marriage.

Dr. Phillip Rawley’s most daring exploit has been arriving at his new home in America in a hot air balloon. A tolerable sacrifice, if it means he can secure the hand of his new employer’s daughter in a marriage of convenience. But Adele works, she’s spirited, and she has an armored pet monkey running her errands. Not only does she not match his notions of a proper lady, she stirs up feelings he’d rather keep in tight control.

With Adele hunting down a headline and Dr. Rawley trying to protect and pursue her, a serial killer is spreading panic throughout Mobile, Alabama. Can Adele and Rawley find the murderer, face their fears, and discover true love?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: America, arranged marriage, Doctor, M/F Historical Romance, Rawley, reporter, Self-Published, Series - The Mint Julep & Monocle Chronicles, Steam Me Up, Steampunk, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Radiance by Grace Draven

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Radiance
Author: Grace Draven
Series: Wraith Kings #1
Hero/Heroine: Brishen & Ildiko
Genre: M/F Fantasy
Length: 297 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: January 11, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: THE PRINCE OF NO VALUE

Brishen Khaskem, prince of the Kai, has lived content as the nonessential spare heir to a throne secured many times over. A trade and political alliance between the human kingdom of Gaur and the Kai kingdom of Bast-Haradis requires that he marry a Gauri woman to seal the treaty. Always a dutiful son, Brishen agrees to the marriage and discovers his bride is as ugly as he expected and more beautiful than he could have imagined.

THE NOBLEWOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE

Ildiko, niece of the Gauri king, has always known her only worth to the royal family lay in a strategic marriage. Resigned to her fate, she is horrified to learn that her intended groom isn’t just a foreign aristocrat but the younger prince of a people neither familiar nor human. Bound to her new husband, Ildiko will leave behind all she’s known to embrace a man shrouded in darkness but with a soul forged by light.

Two people brought together by the trappings of duty and politics will discover they are destined for each other, even as the powers of a hostile kingdom scheme to tear them apart.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: abduction/kidnapping (actual), against all odds, arranged marriage, cruelty, fantasy, Ginger-lovin, Grace Draven, injury/recovery, m/f, magic, military, Radiance, royalty, Self-Published, series, Series - Wraith Kings, sweet, The Blogger Girls, warriors | Leave a comment

Audio Review: A Gentleman’s Agreement by J. Roman

Posted on December 4, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: A Gentleman’s Agreement
Author: J. Roman
Narrator: Paul Morey
Heroes: Thomas Derrick Henry Appleby
Genre: MM Historical
Length: Book – 100 Pages / Audio – 2 Hours, 24 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – December 1, 2012 / Audio – October 22, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Thomas Derrik is about to have the worst Christmas of his life. Three days before the holiday, he finds out the father he doesn’t get along with is arriving on Christmas Eve, his ex-lover and new brother-in-law will be staying at his estate until the New Year, and his beloved brother, Edmund, has died.

Luckily, Edmund’s last holiday scheme may well save Thomas’s Christmas: Henry Appleby, a young lord fresh from the Continent, has arranged to court Thomas. But the family tragedy and jealous exes may put an end to the romance before it begins.
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Categories: 2 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: arranged marriage, audio book, Dreamspinner Press, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Historical, J. Roman, Location - England, Lords, Lvers, M/M, Paul Morey, Pregnancies, Russians, The Blogger Girls, The Gentleman's Agreement, Valets, Victorian England | Leave a comment

Book Review: Beyond the Rift by Alana Ankh

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Beyond the Rift
Author: Alana Ankh
Series: Elemental Lovers #1
Heroes: Behnivyr ‘Ivy’ erethe/Kristelien Fezenda
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 260 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Across the centuries, the Nikari, a race of vicious elemental mages, have built an empire, bringing an entire continent to its knees. The course of history seems set… until one innocent Andari mage changes everything and claims a greater prize—the heart of the Nikari emperor.

Behnivyr ‘Ivy’ Erethe knows his duty is to wed another Andari Pure-Blood. Craving one moment of freedom before his loveless bonding, he escapes his father’s suffocating protection and goes to a masquerade ball, only to unexpectedly meet a mysterious Nikari named Kris. Kris makes Ivy ache with a need he barely dares to acknowledge. One kiss, one dance—and Ivy’s life changes forever. Unbeknownst to Ivy, Kris is actually Kristelien Fezenda, the Nikari emperor. Forced to make a difficult choice, Ivy picks love over duty and becomes Kris’s concubine.

Poorly prepared for the whirlwind of emotion Ivy summons inside him, Kris now faces the hardest battle of his life. In a ruthless world where all weakness is exploited, where allies become enemies in the blink of an eye, where love can mean death, he will have to defeat more than his own personal demons to breach the rift between him and Ivy.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Alana Ankh, arranged marriage, betrayal, Beyond the Rift, Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, fantasy, favorites, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, Pets, Psychic Abilities, royalty, series, Series - Elemental Lovers, The Blogger Girls, virgins, warriors, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Actor and the Earl by Rebecca Cohen

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Title: The Actor and the Earl
Author: Rebecca Cohen
Series: The Crofton Chronicles #1
Heroes: Sebastian Hewel/Anthony Redbourn (Lord Crofton)
Genre: MM Historical Romance
Length: 216 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: May 9th, 2014 (2nd edition)
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Elizabethan actor Sebastian Hewel takes his bow at the proscenium only to embark on the role of a lifetime. When his twin sister, Bronwyn, reneges on the arrangement to marry Anthony Redbourn, Earl of Crofton, Sebastian reluctantly takes her place. At nineteen, Sebastian knows his days as a leading lady are numbered, but with this last performance, he hopes to restore his family’s name and pay off his late father’s debts. Never mind the danger of losing his head should he be discovered.

He didn’t expect Anthony to be so charming and alluring—not to mention shrewd. While he applauds Sebastian’s plan, Anthony offers a mutually beneficial arrangement instead. Sebastian will need every drop of talent he has to survive with both his head and his heart intact, because this is the best part he’s ever had.

A Timeless Dreams title: While reaction to same-sex relationships throughout time and across cultures has not always been positive, these stories celebrate M/M love in a manner that may address, minimize, or ignore historical stigma.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: 1500s, actor, arranged marriage, betrayal, crossdressing, Dreamspinner Press, Elizabethan Era, female impersonator, First-Time, M/M Historical Romance, Rebecca Cohen, Series - The Crofton Chronicles, The Actor and the Earl, The Blogger Girls, virgin | Leave a comment

Debut Author Review: Matters of Courtship by C.M. Jackson

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Matters of Courtship
Author: C.M. Jackson
Heroes: William Samuel Davis/Lucas O’Malley-Hamilton
Genre: M/M Alternate Reality/Contemporary
Length: 256 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Crown Prince of the United Kingdom of America, William Samuel Davis, has recently been outted by the press. Worse yet, he’s been thrown into an arranged marriage with one of the stuffiest people he knows—one Lucas O’Malley-Hamilton. It’s a match made in hell, and William fully intends to make everyone see the error of their ways and send Lucas back home on the first available flight.

But things quickly get more complicated than William had thought possible as the Anti-Monarchy crowd uses his outting against him. As he is forced to face the realities of his position, he finds himself drawn to sides of Lucas he hadn’t known existed. Tensions rise throughout the country and in William’s world. While the situation absolutely refuses to improve, it can and will get worse.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Debut Authors, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Alternate Reality, arranged marriage, assholes, C.M. Jackson, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, famous, M/M, Matters of Courtship, military, royalty, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Firelight by Kristen Callihan

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Title: Firelight

Author: Kristen Callihan

Series: Darkest London #1

Hero/Heroine: Benjamin Archer/Miranda Ellis

Genre: MF Paranormal Romance, Historical

Length: 390 page

Publisher: Forever

Release Date: January 2012

Available at: Grand Central Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo

Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Once the flames are ignited . . .

Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family’s fortune decimated and forced her to wed London’s most nefarious nobleman.

They will burn for eternity . . .

Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it’s selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can’t help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn’t felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding behind the mask.

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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, M/F, Published in 2012 | Tags: arranged marriage, cursed, Firelight, Gothic, Grand Central Publishing, Kristen Callihan, M/F Historical Romance, Paranormal Romance, secrets, Series - Darkest London, supernatural, The Blogger Girls, Victorian | 2 Comments

Book Review: The Bitter Rednesses of Love by Dominique Frost

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Title: The Bitter Rednesses of Love
Author: Dominique Frost
Heroes: Anthony Clark & Stephen Ayers
Genre: MM Historical Romance, Steampunk
Length: 21,721 words
Publisher: Loose Id
Release Date: June 2013
Available at: Loose Id, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Anthony Clark, degenerate genius and impoverished nobleman, finds himself wedded to the painfully proper young aristocrat, Stephen Ayers. They’ve been pledged since before Stephen’s birth.

Will their marriage prove intolerable to them both, or will they find a happy equilibrium, instead? As Anthony teaches Stephen the pleasures of the body, will Stephen be able to teach Anthony the pleasures of the heart?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2013 | Tags: Age Gap, alternate history, arranged marriage, Dominique Frost, First-Time, Infidelity (kissing only), jealousy, M/M Historical Romance, Novella, Rake, Steampunk, The Bitter Rednesses of Love, The Blogger Girls, virgin | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: arranged marriage

Book Review: Betrothed: A Faery Tale by Therese Woodson

Book Review: Entwined by Kristen Callahan

Book Review: Steam Me Up, Rawley by Angela Quarels

Book Review: Radiance by Grace Draven

Audio Review: A Gentleman’s Agreement by J. Roman

Book Review: Beyond the Rift by Alana Ankh

Book Review: The Actor and the Earl by Rebecca Cohen

Debut Author Review: Matters of Courtship by C.M. Jackson

Book Review: Firelight by Kristen Callihan

Book Review: The Bitter Rednesses of Love by Dominique Frost

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