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Author: Valerie Fraser Luesse

Under the Bayou Moon: Review

Posted September 16, 2021 by Christine in 5/5, review / 3 Comments

Under the Bayou Moon: Review

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Two things I love. Nature walks along the Fall Riv

Two things I love. Nature walks along the Fall River and Jane Austen…

#nature #naturewalk #reading #janeausten #persuasion #books #book #reader #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram

Beautiful #coverreveal for The Stars Couldn’t Br

Beautiful #coverreveal for The Stars Couldn’t Break Us by @stephdevourerofbooks and @valerieriversauthor

Synopsis: Two lost hearts, an arranged marriage, and more than a social divide between them.

Can he survive the loss of his mate and open his heart to someone new?

Can she let go of her past and break through the walls he put up to keep her out?

Reluctant lovers, fake dating, only one seahorse, arranged marriage, he cooks, underwater world

Publication Day: July 10, 2024

Pre-order link for e-book:

https://books2read.com/tscbu

Cover Art Creator: @valerieriversauthor

🌟🌠Can’t wait to read this one!

Took a walk with some of my kiddos today. It’s s

Took a walk with some of my kiddos today. It’s such a beautiful town we live in!

Went to the Bookbarn today! Spent $13, came away w

Went to the Bookbarn today! Spent $13, came away with FOUR FULL tote bags!!

#booksbooksbooks #books #reading #classicreads #classicliterature #bookbuying #reading #reader

Today, on the blog, I reviewed my first three Abby

Today, on the blog, I reviewed my first three Abby Jimenez books! 📚 I love her!! Click on bio for the reviews!
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#books #book #reading #read #bookblog #bookreview #abbyjimenez #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #bookstagrammer

This beautiful edition of #persuasion is finally i

This beautiful edition of #persuasion is finally in my possession! Can’t wait to read THE LETTER!
What’s YOUR favorite Austen novel?

#janeausten #janeaustenbooks #reading #persuasion #bookblogger #classicliterature #bookstagram #books

Waiting for a #bookclub meeting and I’m taking t

Waiting for a #bookclub meeting and I’m taking time to enjoy this new purchase. I’m going to have to pick up an L.M. Montgomery biography next. Do you like reading biographies about your favorite authors?
#janeausten #lmmontgomery #bookclub #reading #bookstagram

This book was an absolute delightful surprise! I d

This book was an absolute delightful surprise! I don't think I've read a historical romance quite like this before. What really made it for me was the heroine, and how absolutely unique she was to other book heroines.
To start, she finds herself in quite the predicament as she gets tricked into being in a compromising position. And this lady, who comes from an upstanding family, instead of running away, capitalizes on it. And that's all I'll say about that.

And maybe Georgiana surprised me because I hadn't read the other book(s) in this series. I got the feeling she was in those, at least a little bit. Don't concern yourself, however, with feeling like you can't read this until you've read the others. It wasn't confusing at coming into this book without the backstory of the previous couple (Georgiana's brother and sister-in-law).

I think one of the things I loved the most about this one, was the brilliant premise. Georgiana, after having an "experience" with a strange gentlemen that she didn't quite see without his mask, is just waiting to run into him again. Anxious about it because of what it could do to her reputation.

And, lo and behold, who does she run into when she travels to a house party with her--Duke of Northriding--the very man she was hoping to avoid. I loved the chemistry between these two! It was electric from the first page!

This writer is one to follow! Her characters were well-written, the story was humorous, yet engaging, and I was hooked from the prologue. This story captured me so much that I kind of went on a historical romance binge trying to chase that same feeling that this book provided.

I can't wait to read more from this author! She knows how to write some steamy and hilarious historical romance!

Check out my review for this hauntingly beautiful

Check out my review for this hauntingly beautiful read! Link in bio. #heartlesshunter #crimsonmoth #review #bookreview #enemiestolovers #witches #bookstagram #books #reading

Loving this one so far! Im having a very difficult

Loving this one so far! Im having a very difficult time putting it down and I haven’t been reading long… 😬😬

How do I know my son loves me and thinks about me?

How do I know my son loves me and thinks about me? Because on his way home from the gym he stops at the store to buy me candy… That’s love right there! ❤️❤️

I think we’re on 3rd Winter now…. I don’t kn

I think we’re on 3rd Winter now…. I don’t know, I lose track. 😂
#thirdwinter #itssupposedtobespring

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