Page Princess: March 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

HIS PERFECT HELLION by Amanda Mariel

Title: HIS PERFECT HELLION

Series: A Rogue’s Kiss #2

Author: Amanda Mariel

Publisher: Brook Ridge Press

Publish Date: 03.17.2020

Category /Genre: Historical Romance

Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing: received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from: Amanda Mariel

Goodreads link: His Perfect Hellion

Date completed: 03.31.2020

Description from the publisher:

Marquess Gulliver, Seth Mowbray, lacks a family of his own. When he is not keeping company with his close friends, the Duke and Duchess of Selkirk, he drowns his loneliness by indulging in the more wicked things life has to offer.

Lady Constantine Hartley cannot seem to follow the rules of society. What's more, the pressure of it all has ruined her fun. So why bother? This season she has determined to ignore the rules and enjoy herself.

After a chance meeting, Seth finds himself captivated by the hellion. Likewise, Constantine finds herself enthralled by the Marquess. Can two societal outcasts overcome the odds and capture true love?

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HIS PERFECT HELLION is the second book in the A Rogue’s Kiss series. I have no doubt that each book in the series will stand on its own, since I was not missing anything in not having read the first.

I loved the chemistry between the rake and the klutz. Lady Constantine is known among her peers as Lady Disaster. She is definitely not graceful, demure, or filtered. Instead she is blunt, forthright, and a bit clumsy. Even more than Constantine, I love Seth. He may have been a rake, but he has fallen hard.

The banter between the two kept me moving forward and reading long into the night. These two needed to be together and I wasn’t putting the book down until they were.

Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

A Rogue’s Kiss Series:

1. Her Perfect Rogue

2. His Perfect Hellion

Also from Amanda Mariel:

· Christmas in the Duke’s Embrace (Christmas Wishes #4)

· Earl of Edgemore (Wicked Earls’ Club #18)

· Earl of Grayson (Wicked Earls’ Club #8)

· How to Kiss a Rogue (Connected by a Kiss #2)

· Merry Christmas, Rogue

· One Enchanting Kiss (Enduring Legacy #2)

· One Moonlit Tryst

· One Wicked Christmas

· Stealing a Rogue’s Kiss (Connected by a Kiss #4)

· A Wallflower’s Folly (Fortunes of Fate #6)

Ladies and Scoundrels Series:

1. Scandalous Endeavors

2. Scandalous Intentions

3. Scandalous Redemption

4. Scandalous Wallflower

5. Scandalous Liaison

Lady Archer’s Creed Series:

2. Georgina

4. Josephine

Fabled Love Series:

1. Enchanted by the Earl

2. Captivated by the Captain

3. Enticed by Lady Elianna

4. Delighted by the Duke

Scandal Meets Love Series:

1. Love Only Me

3. If It’s Love

5. Believe in Love

Christmas at Fortuna’s Parlor

AMAZON-US

APPLEBOOKS

BARNES&NOBLE

BOOKBUB

KOBO

THE SUNDAY POTLUCK CLUB by Melissa Storm

Title: THE SUNDAY POTLUCK CLUB

Series: The Sunday Potluck Club #1

Author: Melissa Storm

Publisher: Kensington Press

Publish Date: 03.31.2020

Category /Genre: Contemporary Romance

Recommended for: 14+ due to adult content

Grammar/editing: book received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from: Melissa Storm

Goodreads link: The Sunday Potluck Club

Date completed: 03.31.2020

Description from the publisher:

A recipe for living . . .

New friends can be found in unexpected places. For Bridget and Amy, that place was the cancer ward of an Anchorage hospital. Now, as each struggles to overcome loss, they lean on each other for support—sharing suppers, laughter and tears.

Bridget and Amy aren’t about to let hardship knock them down—Bridget plans to return to her veterinarian school studies, Amy to her position as a second-grade teacher—but neither feels quite ready. And so the Sunday Potluck Club is born, a way for Bridget, Amy, and other women who have lost a loved one to find solace and understanding. Savoring favorite dishes while sharing memories and the comfort of connection, the members of the Sunday Potluck Club nourish body and soul.

As weeks go by and the group grows in unforeseen ways, both Bridget and Amy are inspired to find greater purpose. Amy reaches out to a student whose father bravely faces his own struggle. Bridget volunteers at the local animal shelter, rehabilitating dogs whose unconditional love will bring others a chance to heal. And with the help of two special men, Bridget and Amy are realizing that there’s always room at the table for love and rekindled joy . . .

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THE SUNDAY POTLUCK CLUB is the first book in the Sunday Potluck Club series. Each will be a stand-alone romance focused on one of the four friends who met and became a support friendship circle while each walked the cancer path with one their parents.

I loved this story. I loved the support, camaraderie, and raw truthfulness of dealing with life during the time of cancer, remission, survivor’s guilt, trying to live while others are dying or dealing with death, coping with loss, celebrating life, denial, anger,… I loved that these women are able to reach beyond themselves while in the darkest days of their lives.

I loved the uplifting lessons that everyone grieves in their own way. Grief has its own timeline for each person. Ask for what you need, without excuses. People need their friends (including the four-footed kind).

Given the subject matter, you know the story is emotional. I will repeat: the story is EMOTIONAL. Bring your tissues; you’ll need them for tears of sorrow and joy.

I wish I had had a group to turn to when I was the support for my sister as she was going through chemotherapy. It has been four years (almost to the day) since she gained her wings, but I still go through the stages and have no close circle that I feels understands. Reading this story, I found four friends who do understand. I am really excited that there will be more books in this series. I will get to reunite with my tribe in August!

Note: While I received this book as a gifted ARC via NetGalley, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

The Sunday Potluck Club Series:

1. The Sunday Potluck Club

2. Wednesday Walks and Wags (releases 08.5.2020)

Church Dogs of Charleston:

1. Mini Miracles

2. Little Loves

3. Dainty Darlings

4. Tiny Treasures

5. Bitty Blessings

Also from Melissa Storm:

· A Colorful Life