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Alexandra Hawkins joins us today, so sit back and enjoy!
Starting off strong with her Lords of Vice series, Alexandra is a new voice in the historical romance genre. All Night with a Rogue, her debut book, kicks off the three-book series that will hopefully expand to [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian’s review of From Waif To Gentleman’s Wife (Wellingford’s #5) by Julia Justiss
Historical romance released by Harlequin Historical 01 Oct 09
Over the years I have remained fiercely loyal to Harlequin Historical in part because of their willingness to publish stories set in locales currently not the flavor of the month.  Which [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian’s review of Touch Me by Jacquie D’Alessandro
Historical romance released by Harlequin Blaze 1 Oct 09
One thing I’ve noticed about the Blaze historicals is that while they’re certainly fun and sexy, they also require a fair amount of suspension of disbelief.  Of course if you’re looking for meaty historical accuracy you [...]

C2’s review of Mastered by Love by Stephanie Laurens
Historical romance, released 28 July 2009 by Avon
Royce Verisey, heir to the Duke of Wolverstone, grew up expecting to take his father’s place presiding over their not-so-small corner of northern England. He did not expect to receive a request from the Crown to serve England’s [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian’s review of Disrobed and Dishonored by Louise Allen
Historical romance ebook short story released by Harlequin Historical Undone 1 May 09
I’ve been reading quite a few sexy short stories lately and a popular theme keeps cropping up in the historicals. The heroine finds herself betrothed to a thoroughly undesirable beau [...]

Jockey Richard Dunwoody is about to try to replicate the achievement of Captain Barclay, who set one of the greatest sporting bets of the Regency era. 

Wendy the Super Librarian’s review of The Rake’s Inherited Courtesan by Ann Lethbridge
Historical romance released by Harlequin Historical 1 Apr 09
God bless Harlequin. When it comes to slapping books with sensational titles and back cover descriptions, they just can’t seem to help themselves. The heroine in Ann Lethbridge’s first book for Harlequin [...]

By Michelle Styles
Some writers just write about one time period – whether it is the Regency, the American west or even in the case of contemporary writers – the eternal present. Some readers are eternally faithful to their chosen period. They will not read anything outside of that period, or even sometimes that setting. They [...]

I admit it, when I heard Deborah Simmons was finally returning to Harlequin Historical, I sqqquuueee’ed. When I first started to read romance I believe she had already left HH. And it took me a while to collect her Regency Quartet. But once I had them and read them I was hooked.