“A Kiss for Midwinter” by Courtney Milan

I have often talked about my love of Ms Milan’s novellas; for my money, she consistently writes some of the best in genre romance. Inevitably, I immediately realize I have reviewed so few of them (see footnote 1 for links). So for a change, here’s a re-read and a review.

In Too Deep anthology (Brenda Jackson and Olivia Gates)

This month’s TBR Challenge theme is Blue Collar, but I’m throwing in the towel entirely when it comes to the theme. On the other hand, this has been sitting in my TBR print shelves over a dozen years, so at least that part of the challenge is working.

Lady Sophia’s Lover, by Lisa Kleypas

In for a penny, yadda yadda, here’s another re-read. The second in the Bow Street Runners trilogy, we finally learn more about Sir Ross Cannon, the magistrate and leader of the Runners. Not coincidentally, it sets up the last book in the trilogy.

Beware of quite a bit of graphic sex, explicit language, stillbirth, maternal death, and references to child sexual abuse.

“A Holiday by Gaslight”, by Mimi Mathews

Last year, the most lovely Olivia Dade tweeted about this novella, when it was free for the very first time, saying, “This was my first Mimi Matthews book, and after reading it, I went on to buy pretty much her entire backlist, if that tells you something?”. So, of course, I grabbed it on the spot.