Category: Novella

Hide and Seek by Alivia Fleur

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Hide and SeekHide and Seek by Alivia Fleur

Tracy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars

Series: N/A

Release Date: May 24, 2022

At 29, Maria, the widowed Marchioness of Walsham, never thought she would marry again, but now six years after the death of the Marquess, she is married once more. But this time, she is sure things will be very different because while the Marquess was a scoundrel and a rake, a country solicitor, Mr. Fredrick Fitzherbert is nothing like him!

And after 3 years mourning the Marquess, 2 years courting, and a year-long engagement, she is finally happily married and ready to move beyond the sweet kisses that she has shared with Fredrick, but one thing after another prevents our newlyweds from getting to know each other better, until a game of hide and seek leads Maria to a heartwrenching discovery and may end her marriage before it even begins.

This short story was a fun, quick read with very likable characters, a believable plot, and some very warm love scenes. The book isn’t perfect, there are numerous title errors and the heroine did overreact, but Fredrick is a sweetheart and together he and Maria are adorable. In the end, I loved this short story and would love to read more short stories about their road to HEA.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*

More Than A Seduction by Sopfie Darling

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More than a Seduction: Bonus Epilogue (Shadows and Silk)More than a Seduction: Bonus Epilogue by Sofie Darling

Tracy’s rating: 5 of 5 stars

Series: Shadows and Silk – Epilogue to Book #1

Release Date: February 16, 2022

10 months after their reconciliation, Lord Nicholas Asquith and his wife Mariana are embarking on a second honeymoon. But much to Mariana’s surprise, the location of their trip is not Paris, it is the cottage in Scotland where they spent their first – disastrous – honeymoon. But Nicholas has a reason for his choice and he hopes it will further heal the rift he caused all those years ago when he left her.

This was a very short, but very delightful and long-awaited epilogue to Nicholas and Mariana’s original story “Three Lessons in Seduction” and while you could read this short story without reading their book, it is my recommendation to read the stories in order. This book shows us their HEA, along with a little bit of steam, crashing the highland games, and finally affirmation of their deep and abiding love.

*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher. All opinions in this review are my own.*