eyes.2c Reviews

A Wretched Folly  (Beatrice Hyde-Clare Mystery #14)  by Lynn Messina              ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave has much to cope with. They're off to Kesgrave’s ancestral hall, Haverhill, she’s pregnant, and she wants to appear, well Duchessley! She’s avoided the moment for as long as she can.    Now they’re enroute to Haverhill Hall the moment of Duchiness will begin. Scary! No more murder duchess, no more Her Outrageousness. Bea is behaving herself.  The scale of Haverhill Hall is overwhelming. Bea has problems finding her way around. Then there’s the size of the ducal bedroom. That freaks Bea out. When Bea trips over a body in the Pinery! her efforts not to get involved are masterly, until she can’t help herself. Bea become involved. The relationship between Kesgrave and Bea is absolutely lovely. Watching their interactions is joyous.  Kesgrave’s anger over Bea having been the brunt of society’s rumor and sc...

A Most Unsuitable Suitor  (Spicy Regency Romances) by Emma Orchard             ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really tried to get into this story but I kept leaving it and picking up something else. The plot moved slowly, and my interest waned.  Unusual, because normally I enjoy Emma Orchard’s titles. Allegra Constantine has to choose a suitor. Her fancy alights on the unsuitable Max Severin. Her other suitors are like Goldilock’s porridge “just not right.” But Max?! The two main characters figuring out if marriage was in the cards or not left me yawning and completely apathetic to their plight. They were quite commanding each in their own right, but together, the chemistry balked. Even though the pace picked up in the last parts, I was just over it. A Boldwood Boooks ARC via NetGalley.                                               Many thanks to the auth...