Book Review: How The Duke Met His Match by Sophia Williams

This Regency romance is Sophia Williams’ debut novel. Heiress Emma is thought to be about to become victim to a rogue ruining her reputation and claiming her wealth. Duke of Harwell, Alexander, steps in and claims to be her fiancé. He is not thrilled to do this as he has already been married once. His wife died and he is scared to love again but will do so to protect the young heiress. 

They enter into a marriage of convenience with the agreement that they both remain independent. They travel to his estate and meet Alex’s young sons. Slowly despite Alex playing hot and cold and Emma excusing his behaviour a friendship then romance slowly develops. Will they be able to create a perfect family or will past experience thwart their HEA. 

I don’t really enjoy historical romances as romances but I do enjoy reading them (as long as they are well researched and understand the social prejudices and strictures that restricted the lives of upper class women during the Regency period) as historical novels. I found this book did incorporate and understand the problems women faced despite being rich and the fact that they could face ruin if their virtue or honour was questioned so much do that in order to protect themselves they were prepared to enter marriages of convenience. Both Alex and Emma have strong characters and I like how the author develops them over time as they interact with the boys and between themselves. 

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Book Review: Illicit Temptations by Katee Robert

Illicit Temptations is two spicy, explicit novellas from Katee Robert’s Forbidden Games mini series in one novel. 

Make Me Yours is the first of the two short stories. 3 months ago fitness instructor Becka Baudin had a one night stand with Aaron Livingstone, the best of his life, then she walked away. Fast forward to now and she has to tell him she is pregnant. He is thrilled as he was procrastinating about how he could get her back in his life. He persuades her to move into his Manhattan apartment but she is determined not to be drawn into his flashy lifestyle. He needs to prove that he is not just the baby’s father but can also a suitable partner. Can it be done? 

Make Me Need tells the story of  Trish Livingstone and Cameron O’Clery. Trish needs a new job and so ends up working for Cameron (who is very grumpy) and her brother. They are opposites in terms of character. She is full of optimism and happiness, he is grumpy and abrupt. They know they shouldn’t have a fling as that could ruin friendships and business relationships. They cross the invisible line but how will it affect them? 

I didn’t really enjoy either of these books. They are Dare reprints so raunchier than the Modern series but not as explicit as Black Lace novels. I felt they sort of fell flat. They were rushed and didn’t let the reader Get to know or gel with the characters. I wouldn’t reread. 

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Book Review: Reluctant Bride's Baby Bombshell by Rachael Stewart

Reluctant Bride's Baby Bombshell by Rachael Stewart is part of the four part one year to wed series published by the True Love series for Mills & Boon.

Eve fled the Australian outback and her home town of Marni after discovering her parents had lied to both her and to her sisters. She has built a life in London and a loving relationship with her maternal grandparents whilst remaining estranged from her parents and sisters. She returns home after her father dies to discover that to inherit the cattle station, Garrison Downs,  the sisters must all marry within a year. Nate Harrington is the son of George who was Eve’s father’s lawyer. As he is ill Nate has move home and taken over his practice. Nate resents his father but slowly discovers her was absent for most of his childhood as he was busy helping others. Nate and Eve meet and have a one night stand the night she returns to Marni. She finds out she is pregnant and the storyline goes from there. 

The storyline is very formulaic and there is nothing fun or memorable about it. The characters don’t seem to gell or work very well together. I also thought that they didn’t really catch the reader’s attention.  I enjoyed that that both characters worked through their childhood and parental issues. I wouldn’t reread this novel and normally I enjoy Rachael Stewart’s books. 

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Book Review: Her Secret Baby Confession by Juliette Hyland

Her Secret Baby Confession by Juliette Hyland is a Mills & Boon Medical romance and the second novel in the Hope Hospital series. 

Jackson Peters, a nurse anaesthetist and Dr Ryann Oliver, a trauma surgeon had baby Alya after a one night stand in Hawaii. Jackson never thought he would be a father and has lots of emotional baggage dating back to being abandoned as a very young child. but Ryann has spent the past year trying to firstly tell him sw was pregnant and then that she had had a baby girl. She finally tracks him down to Hope hospital Arizona where she obtains a job as surgeon so she can finally tell him. The story unfolds from there. 

 I enjoyed this book because for once the heroine is the surgeon and both main characters are 40ish with interesting backstories. As someone who lives in the UK I was interested to read this medical romance which very slightly touched on the issues that shape the US - more black women die in child birth for example which I don’t think has ever been addressed in any othe medical novel I have read. 

I disliked the lack of tension and chemistry between the couple. There was a lack of a build up between the pair. was focused on building the perfect family life, whilst one of Ryann’s dominant storylines  was that she was obsessively focused on her elimination diet so she could breast feed. 

A bland book that lacks something to make the characters likeable. A shame as the premise is great. 

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Book Review: Rivals At The Royal Altar by Julieanne Howells

Rivals at the Royal Altar is a Mills & Boon Modern novel written by Julieanne Howells. Queen Agnesse has just become Queen after the death of her father. She is the first woman to hold this position in her own right and is concerned, to the point of having panic attacks, that she won’t live up to the job. Prince Sebastian is part of the royal family of a neighbouring country,    They vaguely know each other. He accompanies her to a gala as a favour to his cousin, the one person in his family who made him feel welcome in his family as he had a lonely childhood. 

As he is the second son of the second wife he will never become king and so he has trained in mental health. He helps Agnesse when she has a panic attack at the gala. 

They have a ONS, there is a pregnancy, marriage then sadly a miscarriage.

Whilst most of the novel’s storyline is predictable I do like the fact that it is the heroine who holds the major role as Queen. I think this is also the first M&B book that has mentioned mental health and the affect it can have and so for these two points alone I would  recommend this book. 

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Book Review: Bound By The Italian's 'I Do' by Michelle Smart

 This is an enemies to lovers romance. The first in the two part Billion Dollar  Revenge series. Written by Michelle Smart, Bound by the Italians’ I Do, tells the story of Issy Seymore and billionaire Gianni Rossi. 

Issy and her sister Amelia believe Gianni and his cousin Alessandro have destroyed the Seymore family. Their father’s death and mother’s spiral into addiction and destruction of the family business and their legacy/ inheritance was caused by that one fateful day when the Rossi brothers visited their father. . For the past 10 years they have planned the downfall of the Rossi empire. They are now ready to execute this plan. 

Issy is going to accost Gianni during his traditional 2 week holiday to the Caribbean, unfortunately for her he already is suspicious and totally turns the tables on her, calling her bluff by asking her to marry him! Issy also discovers that her father scammed the two cousins, nearly destroying their business, There is lots of chemistry between the pair but will they be able to overcome the bitterness of both sides wasting so many years of their lives planning the destruction of each others’ empires? 

An enjoyable read, well thought out with some funny interludes with Gianni’s phone being thrown in the sea. I look forward to reading Pippa Roscoe’s book Expecting her Enemy’s Heir, which is the second book in the series and tells Amelia and Alessandros’ story. 

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Postcards From Paradise: Australia, #romanceyoursummer

Mills & Boon are currently running a #romanceyoursummer campaign. A selection of their summer reads regularly has 40% off (up to 9 September 2023). I was kingly sent a M&B notebook, pen and Postcards from: Australia.

Postcards from:Australia is a 3 book anthology. It contains: Saving Maddie’s Baby by Marion Lennox;  The Incorrigible Playboy by Emma Darcy and The CEO’s Baby Surprise by Emma Lacey. All are enjoyable summer reads perfect for this late heat wave the UK is experiencing. 

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Book Review: Seducing Her Scarred Boss by Natalie Anderson

 

Seducing Her scarred Boss is the second novel in Natalie Anderson’s Billionaire Bosses, Forbidden Flings. All the books in the series have a link to New Zealand, which is where she is from/ lives. This novel was originally a Mills and Boon Harlequin Presents Extra, Maverick Millionaires series but she now owns the copyright and has republished it so it can be downloaded on Kindle etc. 

Seducing Her Scarred Boss reintroduces and gives Lorenzo Hall, who is a secondary character in the first novel, the chance for his own romance/HEA.   Lorenzo is originally from the wrong side of the tracks, now a billionaire wine merchant, loner who avoids relationships, doesn’t show emotion or lose control and is the archetypal bad boy. For the first time he starts to lose control around Sophy and show his emotions. 

Sophy Brathwaite is a law school dropout who runs round after her high flying legal family. She is a people pleaser who is desperate to become a jewellery designer. She agrees to volunteer at the Whistle Fund Foundation after her sister, Cara, goes into labour early. When she gets to the Foundation she discovers it to be in disarray.  She finds Lorenzo and realises he is sick. She organises his medical care which he is not thrilled about. There is definitely chemistry between the pair. After a period of neither one making the first move despite a sizzling attraction, they agree to one night together where the sparks really fly. Her plans for the future now include Lorenzo but will he let her into his heart?

I found it difficult to relate to and like Lorenzo and Sophy which is a shame as I liked him in the first book. Even when taking into account his appalling childhood he doesn’t come across very well to the reader, sneering and acting like a bully. Sophy comes across as a snivelling wimp so not a great combination of characters. The novel does show how their characters improve but I think I prefer Tempting Her Forbidden Boss as it has aged better (both were originally published in 2010). 

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Book Review: The Boss’s Stolen Bride by Natalie Anderson

The Boss’s Stolen Bride is written by Natalie Anderson and published by Mills & Boon Modern.

Darcie, Zara and Zack had grown up in a group care home and created a family type unit. When they left the care system Zara had a baby. She worked nights and Darcie days to ensure that the baby, Lily , was care for. Sadly Zara died and Lily went into the care system. Darcie has kept in touch with Lily, as she is her goddaughter, and want to foster/adopt her, to do so she needs to get married.  She tries persuade Zack to marry her by paying him. Unfortunately he vanishes with the money. For the past 2 years Darcie has worked for billionaire Elias Grayson but handed in her notice as she wants to concentrate on adopting Lily. Elias needs Darcie to help him complete a business deal and after they row first at his office, then at the registry office after Zack backs out of marrying her, he decides they can get married in Las Vegas. 

Now Darcie has her groom and he has his irreplaceable assistant but will they function as a family?

I enjoyed this book and read it in one sitting. It seemed like the author really enjoyed writing this book. Elias and Darcie are both likeable characters. Darcie seems more determined and foreword thinking than the formulaic M&B heroine whilst Elias does have most of the normal hero pointers of a M&B character he does sometimes come across as being unsure and unconfident. It was interesting that although this as M&B Modern romance there were 2 main storylines, obviously the romance but also Lily’s adoption. The storyline didn’t focus on describing fancy, expensive places but the instead the characters themselves, how they developed, bickered and grew as individuals and a couple. 

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Book Review Falling Again For The Brazilian Doc by Luana DaRosa

Yara Silvia and Salvador Martins first met as teenagers 30 years ago. They fell in love but Yara’s parents disapproved and bribed her by paying for her medical school tuition if she dumped Sal. Sal was broken hearted but has moved on with his life. Yara is now a well known diagnostician, Sal a radiologist. He is bring up his nephew, Felix, as his brother is in prison. Sal’s long term relationship fell apart as hos partner couldn’t cope with Felix, whilst she is a commitmentphobe after a traumatic divorce. 

This is a second chance at love romance but with a twist. They meet when Yara returns to  work at the same hospital as Sal - the Centro Medico Juliana Amala Brasilia to work on a consultant on a case that is proving very difficult to diagnose.  There is still chemistry between the pair but as Sal’s last serious relationship was with Edinho he is concerned she will seem him differently whilst she doesn’t she still remains committed to being anti commitment. 

Yara solves the case and despite being offered a full time job at the hospital remains undecided. Felicity is admitted to hospital after falling off a wall and tells her that his uncle had been the happiest he has seen him in the past two weeks for a long time. Sal, however, feels guilt for his nephews’s accident and tells Yara it’s over. Will his nephew manage to persuade him to go after her? 

This is the first  time when  reading any Mills & Boon imprints bisexuality has been a mention or a (very brief) part of the plot line. The question to ask is: Did it add anything to the storyline or was it merely to broaden the appeal of the novel to a larger audience?  The whole issue of queerness, bisexuality and new relationships fitted into the storyline without feeling forced but it didn’t really add anything to the storyline. Maybe if Edinho had actually been a character who the readers could relate to, rather than merely mentioned in passing Sal’s bisexuality would have become a stronger  secondary storyline. 

The characters don’t really gel together. They seem superficial and don’t seem to warm to each other outside the bedrooms even though their respective backstories which shape their characters are outlined in the first few chapters. 

The artwork on the front of the book is unfair both the main characters are both Doctors from Brazil. Yes the photo is a handsome middle aged male but why couldn’t there have been a photo of a middle age ish woman on the front Of the book or a photo of two middle aged individuals as both are Doctors who fall in love again, or would that have been a step to far? 

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Book Review: Revealing Her Best Kept Secret by Heidi Rice

Four years ago Lacey had a one night stand with billionaire CEO Brandon Cade. He is involved in media companies and she was a 19 year old trainee journalist. She found herself sacked and consequently blacklisted in the media world, and pregnant. 

Several years on there have been massive changes to her life. She shared a flat with her sister and by changing her name from  Lizzy Devlin to Lacey Carstairs she has managed to resurrect her career as a journalist. She has a little girl, Ruby (her secret). 

She is told by her boss to go and interview Brandon. She is petrified he will remember her, but he doesn’t. He invited her to Paris for one night to a ball. They have another one night stand and he recognises her when he sees her unusual birth mark. Her sister rings and tells her Ruby is ill. Brandon flies them back to London in his private jet and realises he has a daughter. 

He is extremely angry and wants proof she is her daughter. When this is ascertained he demands Lacey should marry him. She refuses so he cleverly lets the press descend on the flat, naturally Lacey is relieved when he rescued them and whisks them off to his Wiltshire mansion, well away from the press. They get married and go on a honeymoon. Brandon will not share a bed with her and is upset she went on the pill without telling him. She is going to apply for a job with a rival  publication owned by a rival firm, which he forbids. There marriage is collapsing before it had had a chance. 

Brendan has unresolved issues with his mother selling him as part of her divorce. Unless he can come to terms with these he won’t be able to let go of the past and his marriage is doomed, but is he able to?

An enjoyable if predictable novel. Brendan’s character isn’t particularly relatable and who wouldn’t recognise an ex-one night stand? There would at least be an inkling of recognition. 

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Book Review: A Most Intriguing Lady, by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York

Her Heart for a Compass was the first best selling novel written by the Duchess of York and coauthored by Marguerite Kaye, telling the story of Lady Margaret. This is the second. A Most intriguing Lady is set in Victorian Scotland with a backdrop of castles and aristocratic society, Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott is constantly overlooked and underestimated by the rest of her peers, family and high society acquaintances. Beneath a shy exterior lies a fierce intelligence and talent of observation, both excellent qualities when solving crimes, especially when the aristocratic victims reputations are at risk. Mary meets Colonel Walter Trefusis in her parent’s castle when she sneaks out of the formal dining room. After an incident during a grouse shoot an alliance is formed between the pair as they set out to solve these crimes. A friendship and romance slowly develops Tre realises that Mary is not a wallflower, but full of surprises. 

I enjoyed the intertwining of historical facts and fiction, so well researched and put together in a way that the reader could imagine being there. The descriptions of the castle,  grounds, food and fashion are described in great detail. The novel illustrates how restricted women were, controlled first by their fathers, then either by their husbands or senior males in the household. The status of both men and women also restricted their lives: societal expectations influenced sex lives,  who they could be friends with etc. The characters are likeable and honest- they are unsure if they want to give up their lives to be together. Lady Margaret, the heroine of the first book and Mary’s sister makes cameos throughout the novel, as does their mother Lady Buccleuch showing how she has become more understanding and sympathetic towards her daughters. which is interesting as so many series authors fail to make use of this as a way to maintain the reader’s interest, the book can be read as part of a series or as a stand alone novel. The novel is clearly signposted and methodologically set out, enjoyable to read combining both a love story and the solving of crimes. 

An enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more in this series. 

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Book Review: Carrying Her Boss’s Christmas Baby by Natalie Anderson

 

An enjoyable, heart warming Christmassy read. Nothing particular groundbreaking about the storyline. Particularly enjoyed how they first met on Halloween and he was wearing huge gold Angel wings. Violet is young and feisty, the perfect  foil for the aloof, emotionally unavailable businessman. Both have backgrounds that prevent them moving forward until they address these issues. 

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Book Review: Stranded With My Forbidden Billionaire by Lucy King

 

Amelia has just had a huge lottery win and nearly lost half on a scam to purchase a non existent private island! Realising she needs expert financial advice, Seb, her brother, puts her in touch with Nick who is now a self made billionaire. Times have changed since they all want to an elite expensive boarding school. Nick was on a scholarship; now he is worth millions whilst Amelia and Sebs’ father lost their family fortune trying to win back their mother after she had an affair.

Amelia travels to see Nick then to a resort in Zanzibar. Unfortunately someone lets slip to the press that she is a lottery winner. Nick comes to rescue her and they fall into bed together. Despite Nick admitting that he has always loved her Millie refuses to commit as she blames herself for her parent’s marital strife. She goes back to London then realised that she has made a mistake, but will Nick take her back?

An interesting read. Nothing much happens. There is no angst or drama. The pivotal and most interesting part of the novel is when Nick admits that he has loved her for 18 years and has helped her in the hope she will fall in love with him. A well thought out story line which could have been condensed into a shorter read or put into a busier storyline. 

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Book Review: Miracle Twins For The Midwife (Mills & Boon Medical)

Miracle Twins for the Midwife is a Mills & Boon Medical romance written by Louisa Heaton.  Natalie a midwife  has escaped her past in rural Montana to try to heal her broken heart and come to terms with the fact that due to a terrible accident she may never be able to carry her own child. She has a new job in a busy NYC hospital and goes out on New Years Eve and has a one night stand.

Her one night stand only happens to be Dr Henry who as she she discovers the very next day works in the same dept. He too has his own demons. His daughter was still born and he is now divorced.

After their past experiences both individuals have deep reasons to guard their hearts. Will Natalie’s surprise twin pregnancy thaw Henry’s frozen heart or will Natalie  take her broken heart back to Montana and bring the babies up alone?

An enjoyable read. Well written, characters are engaging, likeable and catch the reader’s attention. Nothing ground breaking but a comfortable easy read.

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Book Review: Revealing Her Nine-Month Secret by Natalie Anderson

Revealing Her Nine Month Secret is written by Natalie Anderson and is part of the Jet Set Billionaires Mills & Boon Modern mini series. 

Carrie Barrett and Massimo Donati-Wells enjoy one night in Auckland after she is stood up on a blond date. She realises her period is late and face times Massimo to tell him. The day after this she thinks she has miscarried the baby, so leaves a message for him not realising he is on a plane coming to see her and travels to Fiji to start her dream job. Several months later she sees Massimo in a market in Fiji, collapses and goes into labour. He takes her to hospital where she stays for the next three weeks. He only finds out he is a father/ there is a baby when a receptionist tells him that they are both stable. 

He whisks Carrie and baby Ana to his private Fijian island and they negotiate a contract marriage so Carrie can get Australian residency. Carrie is rather shocked as she didn’t know she was expecting a bay and Massimo is rather sceptical of this claim. Both Carrie and Massimo have been shaped by their childhood problems. Will they be able to overcome the lasting barriers created by these influences and create a forever family?

I enjoyed this novel. The backdrop of both Auckland and Fiji were both described in detail and provided a nice change from the traditional Venice/London/New York etc M&B location. It is also interesting to see the childhood factors that have shaped their adulthood choices: Carrie’s need to please due to feeling and being treated as inferior to the rest of her sporty family whilst Massimo’s aversion to a family is down to to his father abandoning him when he discovers he is not biologically his child. 

I would recommend this book and others by this author as they are all enjoyable to read. 

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Book Review: A Blues Singer to Redeem Him by Elle Jackson

Set in the 1920s this debut novel by Elle Jackson is a step away from the traditional Mills & Boon Historical novel in terms of storyline and era. 

Evelyn is still struggling to recover from losing her parents in a terrible act of violence whilst she still pursues her dream of becoming a blues singer and also supporting her beloved grandmother. Lorenzo is the one and only heir of the deLuca family. His family is intrinsically linked to the Mafia mob and all its violence. Lorenzo wants to move away from this influence but his father doesn’t. Lorenzo has made many enemies but now he has met someone he has fallen in love with and wants to protect whilst also removing the mob links from his family but can he have and do both?

This is a fascinating story that doesn’t sugarcoat or romanticise the mafia and the violence in the 1920s club scene. It’s not the traditional backdrop or setting for a historical romance but it definitely works. The main story is between the developing relationship between Lorenzo and Evelyn whilst the secondary storylines of violence and the mafia take the storyline to the next level. 

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Greek Heir to Claim Her Heart by Jennifer Hayes

 

Greek Heir To Claim Her Heart is written by Jennifer Hayes and published by Mills & Boon True Love. 

Hermione Kappas is the manager of a luxury hotel on a  Greek island. After losing her family she regards the other staff as her new family and the resort her home. Atlas Othonos recently inherited the resort and now wants to sell it. He is a loner who doesn’t depend or befriend anyone. Hermione has two weeks - Valentines Day is the deadline - to persuade Atlas to change his mind. 

I normally don’t request to review the True Love series novels as I find that they can be sugary sweet and very slow paced storyline wise. I did, however, enjoy this novel.  I enjoyed the contrasting characters: Atlas is a loner whilst Hermione is a people person who always looks to see the best in people and help out wherever needed. With Hermione’s help Atlas also begins to see the good in people and starts to enjoy life for itself rather than just making money. 

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Book Review Desert Prince’s Defiant Bride by Julieanne Howells

Desert Prince’s Defiant Bride is Julieanne Howell’s debut Mills & Boon Modern novel and it certainly doesn’t disappoint the reader!

The Crown Prince Kahled has earned the moniker the sad prince as he never appears to smile or look happy when out in public.  Kahled, future King of Nabhan meets Lily Marchand when she sneaks into his rooms in his English countryside mansion order to steal Nate Marchant, her brother’s laptop to prove his innocence - £10 million has disappeared from a charity run jointly by Kahled and his best friend from childhood, her brother.  

Kahled catches her in the act of stealing the laptip and whisks her off to his desert kingdom, in the process blackmailing her into becoming his temporary fiancée, or he will surrender her to the police. Kahled hopes to flush out her brother so the money can be recovered. Lily persuades Kahled that her brother may not have siphoned off the money and he starts investigating who may have done so if not Nate. 

Slowly Lily and Kahled fall in love and he starts to wish they could be together forever. He needs to make an alliance with a neighbouring country and has already virtually agreed to an alliance there. The most he can offer Lily is an affair with house etc. A coup, led by the villain who stole the money happens whilst Lily us in the process of having her heart broken but will Nate be able to tell/ show Lily that it is her that he really wants to be with.

This is a solid, humorous read. The characters gel well together. Both Nate and Lily are complex characters due to their childhoods. Thee are no holes in the storyline which I found to enjoyable. A great first novel, setting a high bar for future books. 

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Book Review: The Return of Her Long Lost Husband by Joanna Johnson

 The Return of Her Long Lost Husband by Joanna Johnson is. Mills & Boon historical romance with a second chance at love storyline. 

Nathaniel Honeywell is expecting to be met by his wife, Hester Honeywell, with open arms after returning from the dead. Persuaded by his father, Nat left Hester when she was very ill, to go on a voyage.  Nate’s ship, Celeste,  sank and he was captured. Enslaved in Algiers he lost his eyesight in one eye and a finger but gained a friend, Jacob Marrow. He has been missing, presumed dead, for 5 years. Obviously Hester is now not thrilled to see him, she is loving her new life as a widow and sees no need to find someone else, although her sister, Diana, thinks otherwise. Nate married Hester because his father wanted him to. He treated her very coldly during their short marriage and valued money over… well her. Can Nate redeem himself, rid himself of the perceived shame of being a slave, get out from under his father’s control and ultimate attempt to blackmail him to go back to sea voyages and save their marriage or is their marriage doomed to be like his parents? 

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