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Cargando... Big Duke Energypor Stacy Reid, Kerrigan Byrne (Autor), Christi Caldwell (Autor), Amalie Howard (Autor), Janna MacGregor (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. As with most anthologies, this was sort of a mixed bag. The first and last were definitely the strongest for me. The heat levels were mixed as well, a few felt especially steamy, but one or two felt quite average. KB- Well damn. I really wasn't expecting Sebastian to redeem himself after the nonsense he pulled at the end of The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo. He just didn't really seem like 'leading man' material. But, I did end up rooting for both of them, and I really enjoyed this story. It fills you in on all their important backstory to a remarkable degree, so it probably could stand on its own, though there are spoilers for tDwtDT if you did end up reading this first, so be forewarned. I don't know how Byrne was able to reset the stage bringing forward all the important bits to their previous interactions, further flesh out their characters and personal backstories, add current plot besides just the two of them together, AND still dedicate like half the pages to steam. lol. All in just a novella! It's really kind of a marvel. A lovely addition to the Victorian Rebels series. 5 stars. CC- I tend to like the childhood sweethearts, class difference, second chance sort, so this started off promising, but I think Caldwell's writing just isn't really for me. I didn't 'buy' it. Aspects seemed inconsistent and unlikely, the characters seemed a little wooden. I found myself giving the page squinty skeptical looks. lol. 2 stars. AH- I have enjoyed the two previous books in this series (and there were nice cameos from those previous couples), but this was a bit too far-fetched for me and the gaps in reason a little too prevalent. I actually rolled my eyes at multiple points, and things kept taking me out of the story. I kept thinking 'I don't think that's how that works'. There was a nice dose of steam, but unfortunately it ended up being 2 stars for me. JM- I've liked MacGregor's writing previously, but didn't care for this one all that much. It felt a bit 'on the nose' or something. 'Gossip? Bad! Orphans? Good!' =/ I didn't entirely buy the characters' feelings, so I ended up not caring all that much for them. They handled things poorly for the majority of the story anyway. Hands down the strongest part of the story was the steam. (Though I would have felt more invested in those scenes had I cared more for the characters). A low 3 stars. SR- This was nice. The characters were mostly reasonable, which I like. And though it's harder to go from complete strangers to love in so short of a story, I think Reid pulled it off. I liked both leads and felt like they're well suited to each other. 4 stars. I received an advance copy for reviewing purposes, all opinions are my own. Regency Romance starbursts! Lusty dukes and their equally adventurous duchesses or those destined to be so, even if they don’t know it at the beginning. A pocketful of entertaining and raunchy Regency romances by leading lights of the genre combine to makeup a tantalising anthology. Swoon worthy dukes with secrets and panache.Lovely ladies, their light and fate. A lively and steamy read, with all five stories having their distinct voice and own charm. How to measure a Duke or a Duchess? Plenty here gives food for thought. Featuring different tropes from marriage of convenience and reformed rake through to second chance romance and enemies to lovers. Something for everyone. I must admit to a smile of appreciation for Artie a very young defender who carries a dagger in Stacey Reid’s Duke of Every Sin. An Xpresso Book Tours ARC via NetGalley Big Duke Energy Seasons of Sin Anthology Collection book 1 Excellent collection of stories that provide readers the opportunity of reading five new or already loved authors work. Some of the stories are related to series already. The descriptions of the stories in the blurb are accurate and yet do not tell it all. What I liked: * The variety from second chances to marriages of convenience * The era * The steamy embraces * That some were virgins while others had experienced more and even abusive husbands though widows in their current stories * That the rakes sometimes had hearts of gold * That the women were strong and equal to the men they fall in love with * that the men fall just as hard for the women * Some of the supporting characters * Knowing that there will be more Seasons Anthologies to look forward to What I didn’t like: * The pain some of the characters must have endured before they managed their happily ever after Did I enjoy this book? Yes Would I read more by these authors? Yes Thank you to NetGalley and Oliver Heber Books for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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HTML: Kerrigan Byrne and Friends Present: The Seasons of Sin 2022 Anthology Collection. In the first of four new anthologies from highly-acclaimed, award-winning, and USA Today bestselling authors, Big Duke Energy is all brand new content where beloved secondary characters are granted their second chances at long-awaited happily ever afters! THE EARL ON THE TRAIN by Kerrigan Byrne PUT UP YOUR DUKES by Janna MacGregor No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The Earl on the Train by Kerrigan Byrne
I have been waiting for so long for Sebastian’s story! I have to admit I had forgotten that Veronica was a past character in Kerrigan’s previous books but tbh in the story it doesn’t really matter. The attraction is hot as usual, and this was an enjoyable read. I appreciate that it was a novella because that made the forgiving Seb for his past transgressions whiz by.
Loved and Found by Christi Caldwell
This was the story that surprisingly connected most with me emotionally. It is a second chance romance with our characters having been separated when young. There is talk/vague-ish references to possibly DV but that wasn’t expanded on. I just found these Thaddeus and Edie’s story to be touching and I am glad they got their HEA.
The Wolf of Westmore by Amalie Howard
I really enjoyed Wolf and Jocelyn and my one complaint was I feel the story could have been fleshed out more in a proper book. I wanted moar! LOL.
Put Up Your Dukes by Janna MacGregor
This was the story I enjoyed the least. Martin the ML was not the best character. Infact I don’t believe he deserves Amelia. He was too prideful and whew, didn’t come to his senses till almost the end? She deserves better completely.
Duke of Every Sin by Stacy Reid
Enjoyable story by Stacy Reid. I also wanted more story like I did for the Amelia Howard’s story. Verity and Ethan’s story felt like the most “fairy-tale” amongst all the novellas in the collection too.
Thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for the ARC
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