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The Somerton Scandals

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Three scandalous siblings navigate social ruin, steamy chemistry, and their ultimate destinies from the Somerton viscounty in Yorkshire.

Classic Regency romance with virile viscounts, masculine marquises, rakish little brothers, and a particular hellion who sparked a lifetime of scandal for all of them.

The Silver Leaf Seductions

Discover the secret workings of the Silver Leaf Society, a network of spies and smugglers operating out of wartime England and France.

Dashing duplicity, mysterious allure, secret identities, and the ultimate mission of true love abound in this sexy series of subterfuge and seduction.

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The Ladies' Revenge Club

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Seek Your Revenge

In the first four books of this series about the ferocity of women scorned and revenge well served, meet the ladies who band together in search of justice and satisfaction.

Witty, sharp, and sly, these books tangle with formidable barristers, sly investigators, glittering secret parties, and an earl who might be the enemy ... or the ultimate romantic hero.

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#Repost @sighingourpleasure
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Fall into fall! 🍁🍂

It’s finally back-to-school time at the University of Oregon (we know, we know, it’s a bit late!).

To celebrate, we’ve curated some fun book categories for this season and feature a blend of recent reads and all-time favorites.

What books or categories would you add? We’d love to see what you do with a fall theme.

#Repost @awesomeslawson
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This is book four in The Ladies Revenge Club series and I loved it as much as the others! We finally get Freddy’s story…who was the “villain” in book one and has been on a wonderfully entertaining redemption arc ever since. While Freddy was “the bad guy” because he made some really stupid, immature and “spoiled brat” choices- he wasn’t evil. Everyone knew he had a heart of gold at his core. He just needed to pull himself together and get a handle on his gambling addiction. What I loved about @ava_devlin_author ‘s handling of Freddy’s recovery is how, while absolutely taking his addiction seriously, there was still a “lightness” to the book. And Claire’s character ARC is just as important as Freddy’s. She has grown into her own during their several years separation. Both Freddy and Claire were hit with the insta-love bomb and needed all the struggles in between their reunion to truly appreciate themselves, each other and their connection. This may be my favorite second chance romance! And Oliver, their son, is the BEST!!!! #historicalromance #historicalromancebooks #historicalromancereaders

#Repost @sighingourpleasure
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Six months! What started as a tiny bookish experiment has turned into one of the brightest, happiest parts of our days — our favorite hobby-slash-therapy session. This space has never felt like work, just pure reading joy, creativity and community.

Thank you for sharing your stories, your favorites, and your love of romance with us. 💕

We’ll keep writing love letters to the books that make us feel something. Here’s to many more months of sighing our pleasure.

Special thanks to @3ly0tt for the photos. 💙

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🍁 September Reading Wrap Up 🍁
September was not a month of quantity, but it was no doubt a month of quality. As you can see, all of my eye reads were ARC’s and all but one I enjoyed immensely. I feel like I had a great variety which makes it so hard to choose a favorite, they each affected me in different ways and it’s hard to compare.

Goodbye Earl is one of the best redemption stories I’ve ever read and it’s so bittersweet that this series has ended. But I also have to say that I felt that the character stories that needed to be told were told which makes the series truly feel complete and satisfying. I can’t wait to see what Ava brings us next!

Brutal Devil gave me so much hope! I have frantically read quite a few Mafia romances looking for my fix in between Mila Finelli’s releases, which I’ve found to be incomparable, so I wasn’t expecting much but I was blown away! I was kicking my feet in excitement the whole time I was reading it. I absolutely cannot wait to read Saint and Isla’s story!

The Gothic vibe of The Lover’s Eye sparked a need in me that I’ve been chasing ever since reading it. I recently read Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier which inspired TLE and I love that Lauren made the story her own by giving me the romance part that I missed when reading Rebecca. If you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend it. It’s a perfect story for the season.

Joanna Bourne is a new to me author that I’ve heard such great things about and I have to agree! She strikes a perfect balance of intrigue and romance with characters that are described as imperfect outwardly but inwardly they are everything we could ever dream of. “Flawed” MC’s are my absolute favorite and Bourne’s books deliver on this.

❓ What’s a book you’ve recently read that made you chase its vibe?

🙏 Thank you to all the authors that entrust me with their babies! I am honored.

#septemberreads #goodbyeseptember #hellooctober #readingwrapup #hqnshamelessromantics #harlequinbooks #harlequinromance

This book was supposed to be serious. It is no longer serious. 🐖

Current WIP chaos: my brooding, emotionally constipated British baron just acquired… a pig.
Send thoughts and prayers (and maybe carrots).

#WritersOfInstagram #AmWritingRomance #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #WritersLife #BookishHumor #RomanceReaders #AuthorReels #WritingCommunity

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📚 September reading wrap-up 📚
An overview: 18 books in total, 9 novels, 4 short novels, 4 novellas, 1 anthology, 2 new-to-me authors, 1 debut, 1 re-release, and 2 re-reads

September was a nice and slow, no fuss, no muss reading month.
Got to read a few marvellous new books and a promising debut, did a bit of beta-reading and translating on the side, snuck in my first Christmas novellas and finished up with a yearly re-read.

Where I live, the air is crisp, the morning mist hangs low over the fields, and the leaves are already turning red, rust & gold. I love autumn and its everchanging colours! 🧡🍂
Makes driving to work with the rising sun a lot more enjoyable too.

#MonthlyReadingWrapUp #HistoricalRomanceIsNotDead #ABRHR #BookLover #HistoricalRomanceLover #IndieRomance #ReadMoreIndieBooks #RomanceBookRecs #HistoricalRomanceBooks #BookRecommendations #ReadMoreRomance #ReadMoreHistoricalRomance #HistoricalRomanceForever

Posted @withregram • @awesomeslawson New books!!!! If you are looking for a fabulously fun and full of ❤️ series…check out @ava_devlin_author ‘s Ladies Revenge Club series!!!! Sometimes, the characters are so awesome in a book that I want to jump in the pages and hangout with them. This series made me feel that way! My review for the last book is coming…I need to gather my thoughts but know this…I was NOT disappointed!!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Guess what?? I have a new series that’s going to be published by Dragonblade Publishing… in 2026!! I can’t wait to tell you about it soon!!

#Dragonblade #AvaDevlin #NewSeries #HistoricalRomance #Bookstagram

🕵️ Guess the Hero (Ladies’ Revenge Club quiz series 💘)

You’ll get his celeb inspo, puzzle pieces, and the kind of heroine he falls for 👀
Think you know which hero this is?

Watch till the end for the reveal ✨

#GuessTheHero #LadiesRevengeClub #HistoricalRomance #RomanceReaders #RegencyRomance #RomanceTok #BookishReels #SecondChanceRomance #EnemiesToLovers

#Repost @historicalromance365
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Fabulous new historical romance releases from last week! And what a bumper crop! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

#histrom #historicalromance #historicalromancestagram #booklover #romancestagram #historicalromancebooks #newreleasebooks #historicalromancelovers #regencyromance #romancelandia

#Repost… thank you @authorceciliarene

Cecilia Rene’s #FridayRomanceTherapy

Books that will get you through the weekend...

A Deal with a Rake by Cecilia Rene
https://amzn.to/4bnbeIg

The Sea Witch by Eva Leigh
https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Witch-Salt-Sorcery-Book-ebook/dp/B0DGTZSBGY

Goodbye, Earl by Ava Devlin
https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Earl-Regency-Romance-Revenge-ebook/dp/B0FLH1FSSB

Duke with a Lie by Scarlett Scott
https://www.amazon.com/Duke-Wicked-Dukes-Society-Book-ebook/dp/B0F9LH96GT

💕THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 💕
SPINSTER STRIKES BACK topped TWO Free on Amazon charts… and I am just over here doing the dance of joy with my dog, Hera!! To the wonderful readers who grabbed it… thank you so much! Happy Reading!! Thank you also to those who’ve read it, loved it, and left reviews. Much, much appreciated.

And if you haven’t yet, now’s your chance! Sale ends SOON!!
The Spinster Strikes Back (Free)…
https://amzn.to/3SDH0In

#AvaDevlin #SpinsterStrikesBack #DotAndSilas #EnemiesToLovers #Revenge #ExsBrother #HistoricalRomance #SlowBurn

💕Did someone say FREE FREE FREE?💕
SPINSTER STRIKES BACK, the first book in the Ladies Revenge Club series, is FREE.. for a limited time.

In this story, Dot and Silas start out as enemies before they become lovers. Lots of slow burn tension and delightful banter!

Plus you get a peek at Freddy’s origin story.

The Spinster Strikes Back (Free)…
https://amzn.to/3SDH0In

Goodbye Earl (book 4) OUT NOW…
Available here and in KU:
https://amzn.to/47oRGDf

#AvaDevlin #SpinsterStrikesBack #DotAndSilas #EnemiesToLovers #Revenge #ExsBrother #GoodbyeEarl #ClaireAndFreddy #MarriageOnTheRocks #SecondChance #HistoricalRomance #SlowBurn

❣️ It’s here! Goodbye, Earl (Book 4 of the Ladies’ Revenge Club) is LIVE.
Five years ago, Claire walked away. Now Freddy’s back—sober, steadier, and determined to win her back.
She says she's “fine.” (She is lying.)

👉 Grab your copy on Kindle now: https://amzn.to/47oRGDf

#HistoricalRomance #SecondChanceRomance #RegencyRomance #EnemiesToLovers #RomanticDrama #BookishReels #RomanceReaders #MarriageOnTheRocks

💕FREEBIE TIME!!💕
To celebrate (and refresh everyone on the Ladies’ Revenge Club universe), SPINSTER STRIKES BACK is now FREE.. for a limited time.

Meet or reunite with fiery Dot and formidable Silas as they clash in the battle over scandal and narrative, and fall helplessly in love in the process.

Grab it here…
https://amzn.to/3SDH0In

#AvaDevlin #SpinsterStrikesBack #DotAndSilas #EnemiesToLovers #Revenge #ExsBrother #HistoricalRomance #SlowBurn

Freddy and Claire’s story is officially LIVE!!! GOODBYE EARL is now available! The Hightowers finally get their HEA. Should we celebrate with pie?

Available here and in KU:
https://amzn.to/47oRGDf

#AvaDevlin #GoodbyeEarl #ClaireAndFreddy #MarriageOnTheRocks #SlowBurn #HistoricalRomance

#Repost @sighingourpleasure
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We’ve been enjoying Freddy — excuse us, Frederick Octavius Hightower III, Earl of Bentley — throughout the first three books of Ava Devlin’s fantastic Ladies Revenge Club series. Let’s put it kindly: Freddy is a mess. But he’s been gradually making changes in his life to find himself worthy of his wife, Claire, whom he’s not seen in five years, and his son, Oliver, whom he’s never met.

And now he gets to take center stage.

And oh, this reunion is worth the wait. Goodbye, Earl is a lovely second-chance romance not just because of Freddy and Claire, but because of their friends and their intertwined relationships. It’s complicated, and that’s a big win for readers. Also, if you enjoy kids in romance, you’re going to love Oliver.

One caveat: You’ll get a LOT more out of this book if you’ve read the previous books in the series. And if you’ve not read them, that’s good news. You’ve got three great books on your TBR. The series is delightful — the characters are a mixture of haute ton and gentry, and the plot includes both emotional moments and snappy banter.

This gorgeous story is available tomorrow! Thank you to the author for the advance copy. We also did a beta read on this one so we’re so excited to see it out in the world!

#BookReview #BakingAsForeplay #DwileFlonking

My Weird Crushes: Historical Edition 💘
Meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel — the Victorian engineer who chain-smoked his way through the Industrial Revolution, threw a kegger under the Thames to raise money, and survived being yeeted onto a riverbank when the tunnel flooded.
Yes, he’s a disaster. Yes, the Thames itself saved him. Yes, I have a competence kink. Don’t @ me.
#HistoricalRomance #WeirdCrushSeries #HistoryMeme #VictorianHistory #RomanceTok #Bookstagram #Romancelandia #HistoryNerd #EngineeringHistory #ClassicLit

Goodbye Earl comes out in TWO DAYS!! When Freddy meets his 5yo son, Oliver…

He was the most beautiful thing Freddy had ever seen in his short, cursed life. More beautiful than any person, any natural wonder, any rare bird, any feat of art or architecture.

The boy—his son—was perfect.

“Are you my papa?”

Freddy closed the gap between them, kneeling so that he could be eye-to-eye with his little mirror image. “I am. I am your papa,” he said, swallowing down the crack in his voice, forcing his hands to still.

No matter how much he wanted to snatch the little man into his embrace or burst into tears, he could not. It would likely only scare the lad. His son.

Preorder LIVE!
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#AvaDevlin #GoodbyeEarl #ClaireAndFreddy #TheHightowers #MarriageOnTheRocks #SecondChance #HistoricalRomance #SlowBurn

✨ Which hero is hiding behind these clues?
📚 Inspired by Gregory Peck, marzipan, secret sherry, and a thing for clever blondes… any guesses?

🔎Watch the quiz to see if you were right 👉
#HistoricalRomance #BookishGames #RomanceReadersOfIG #LadiesRevengeClub

Goodbye Earl comes out in THREE DAYS!! Claire and Freddy have not seen each other in five years. Well, that’s about to change…

She turned, intending to step out into the hallway, only to find her empty doorway now occupied.

By Freddy.

He was leaning against the frame of the door, twisting his wedding band around his finger, watching her with his eyes upturned, like he was looking from her to the ring and back again, only to pause upon being found out.

She froze. She froze so completely, she breathed out a gust of frost. Worst of all, he appeared stunned too, his gaze taking in her body from the toes first, to her skirt, to her hands, and then flicking up to hover over her face, to linger there like he wanted to memorize it. Like he didn’t know her face very damn well by now, from a thousand different angles.

“Claire,” he finally said, his pale lashes flickering. “Hello.” Her nerves began to awaken, peeking up through the tundra under her skin like spring shoots. It wasn’t quite enough to go barreling past him and out into the safety of the rest of the house, but it was enough, at least, to move slightly. To find her voice.

“This is my room,” she said, and to her pleasure she sounded reasonably composed. “Not yours.”

“I … yes,” he said with the ghost of a smile and a nod. “I was about to remedy that. I had hoped to be out of here before you ever came to know of the mistake. I’ve already told Paul to pack everything up and move me to a guest room tout suite.”

“Well,” she observed unnecessarily, “you weren’t fast enough.”

Preorder LIVE!
https://amzn.to/47oRGDf

#AvaDevlin #GoodbyeEarl #ClaireAndFreddy #TheHightowers #MarriageOnTheRocks #SecondChance #HistoricalRomance #SlowBurn

Thank you, @madelinemmartin

Happy Friday! Here’s your 𝙋𝙧𝙚-𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙥 to help you find your fabulous next read!

𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨

The Major’s Mistake by Andrea Pickens
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3KvoXDe

Better Not Bet a Bluestocking by Collette Cameron
Amazon - https://amzn.to/48ui9jc
All others – https://books2read.com/u/bwDLqG

Return of the Viscount by Gayle Callen
Amazon - https://amzn.to/4gvLzjd

Kept by the Viking by Gina Conkle, Writer
Amazon - https://amzn.to/4gr5YWo

A Rake in Disguise by Jane Charles
Amazon – http://amzn.to/4nF1ttY
All others – https://books2read.com/u/4DBlgr

Preorders

The Duke I Lost by Annabelle Anders, Historical Romance Writer
Amazon – https://amzn.to/4221wrk
All others – https://books2read.com/u/4XMO7g

Merry Mazes and Mistletoe Magic by Aubrey Wynne
Amazon – https://amzn.to/46FKbah
All others - https://books2read.com/u/mdOELR

Goodbye, Earl by Ava Devlin
Amazon – https://amzn.to/4n4w6cc

The Duke’s Sharpshooter by C.H. Admirand, Author
Amazon - https://amzn.to/4gFYWxd

Duke of Excess by Mariah Stone Author
Amazon - https://amzn.to/3K8cSUC

📚𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴!
~Stay tuned for next Friday’s roundup for more great new releases and pre-orders!

I swear I only meant to write a book… not to create the man who now lives rent-free in my head. 😅💔
Preorder Freddy here before I embarrass myself further: https://amzn.to/47oRGDf

#RomanceReadersOfIG #Bookstagram #RomanceAuthorLife #FictionalMenAreBetter

#Repost @sighingourpleasure
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Scene stealers, matchmakers and troublemakers — some of our favorite historical romances feature kids in a way that’s central to the story (and to our hearts). We picked a dozen to feature, plus plenty honorable mentions in both historical and contemporary romance.

Extra thanks to those who gave us your recs: citiesfromsunflowers, @bookswith.sk and @eleanorreadseverything. 💙

Can you guess which Ladies’ Revenge Club hero has a secret weakness for marzipan 🍬, sherry in the shadows 🍷, and a thing for confrontational blondes? 👀
Swipe to see if you got it right!

#RomanceBooks #HistoricalRomance #BookQuiz #RomanceReadersOfIG #BookTokMadeMeReadIt #AvaDevlinBooks

Second first kisses are dangerous things… because suddenly everyone’s got their own version of the story.
Freddy swears Claire seduced him. Claire swears he’s lying. Who do you believe?
💋✨ Preorder now: https://amzn.to/47oRGDf

#EnemiesToLovers #MarriageontheRocks #SecondChanceRomance #HistoricalRomance #Bookstagram #RegencyRomance #RomanceReadersOfIG

#Repost @bashfully_blushing_books
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Seven years ago, these lobsters 🦞🦞 eloped at first sight, married, and roamed the continent until his gambling debts finally caught up. Pregnant and scared, her only option was to flee like a thief in the night, and leave her man to fend for himself.
He never got to see her or their son again... until his mother’s wedding.

Usually calm and collected mama Claire turns into a high-strung ninny as soon as her estranged husband enters her sanctuary, a.k.a. the family country estate and village she commandeered five years ago.
And Freddy used their time apart wisely; he sobered up, overcame his gambling addiction, learned to take care of himself, did some soul searching, discovered he had true friends – even if he never quite fit in – and, most importantly, he never gave up hope.

Standing stones, cowlicks, dimples, puppies, a midnight wedding and country Olympics.
A box of hopes & dreams – some crushed , some very much and annoyingly alive.
Pie cravings, cold rivers, restraint and cherry sauce seduction.
They love each other still, and it’s really just a case of him ravaging her ramparts – and other more pliable parts 😉

A fast-paced, witty, heartwarming romcom, this book is delectable in every sense of the word! But to get the full Freddy, you really should read the series; this endearing mess of a man is a marvellous work in progress, and it’s no wonder his wife can’t resist. On top of that he’s the most wonderful instant dad to his 5yo mini-me! So sweet! So adorable!!
The women in his family are a unique set of gems – I adore them! – and I especially loved that Claire doesn’t victimise herself. She acknowledges her part, and is woman enough to make the decisive move! And Freddy wouldn’t be Freddy if he didn’t turn grovelling into a sensual artform.

A brilliant read! I’ve had my fingers crossed for this couple since the beginning, and I was delighted by their well-deserved, hard-earned and long-awaited happy end!

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📚 #GoodbyeEarl releases 09/23

Think you can solve this bookish mystery? 👀✨
I built one of my heroines out of this series of celeb inspo, quirky little puzzle pieces, and a weakness for a very particular type of man (yes, the lanky clever ones 👓).
Do you know who she is before the reveal?

➡️ Watch till the end and drop your guess below!

#HistoricalRomance #RomanceReadersOfIG #RomBookTok #BookishGames #GuessTheHeroine #RomanceChallenge #RegencyRomance #IndieRomance #BookTokMadeMeReadIt #RomanceBooks #ReadersOfInstagram #RomanceObsessed #BookishQuiz

Five years apart. One unexpected return. A marriage of convenience that isn’t as over as it looks.

Freddy says it’s fine. He says it’s going well.
But the truth? He’s not leaving — not this time. 👀

📖 Goodbye Earl — out 9/23, available now for preorder!

#HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #RomanceReadersOfIG #BookReels #RomanceBooks #SlowBurnRomance #BridgertonVibes #MarriageOfConvenience

#Repost @sighingourpleasure
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We’ve been spoiled with some amazing advance reader copies lately ✨

Four books in particular have us scribbling in journals, highlighting like mad, and texting non-stop.

While we’re working on our joint reviews, here’s a little sneak peek—each one paired with a favorite quote. These should all be on your TBR.

We can’t wait to share our full reviews with you. Have you read any of these yet? What did you think?

Thank you to all the authors, publishers and NetGalley.

#Repost @imromanticallyinvolved
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📚 July & August Reading Wrap Up 📚
July was an exhausting month for me, in the best way, & I just couldn’t find the energy to do a wrap-up so this month we get a combo!

As you can see, all my July eye reads were ARC’s (thank you so much, authors! 🫶) & what truly amazing reads they were! It’s not really fair to pick a favorite of the month when that month includes a @lizzieckoz book 🤣 That book will be a hands down, automatic favorite. She can do no wrong in my opinion. Enemies with an Earl is perfection!

But I do want to give some love to Second Chance for a Scot by @lauralinnauthor that was such an emotional journey for me but was so healing after the heartache of Snowdrop for a Scot that gut punched me. I highly recommend reading them both! And The Captain by @christicaldwellauthor (Releasing Oct 21) I couldn’t put down! I devoured every messy, angsty, hair pulling moment. I love to hate Christi’s MMC’s. But she always makes them right in the end for me.

I was so pumped when August started thinking I was going to have so much more time to read and I started out good, sticking to my schedule but then I got hit with a nasty summer cold and I’m still trying to catch up with my reviews. 😭 I don’t have space to talk about them all but my favorite was Wild at Heart by Patricia Gaffney. The MMC has been living in the wilds of Canada for 18 years since he was 8 yrs old and was “rescued”. I loved his innocence and how pure his love for the FMC was. There were some disturbing moments as he’s reintroduced to the “civilized” world but he was championed by the FMC and her family in the sweetest ways.

A huge shout-out to @felicitynivenauthor for recommending Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier. Why doesn’t anyone talk about this classic?! It is an excellent Gothic romance and I loved every second of it. And to learn that Voluptuous was inspired by Rebecca just shows the brilliance of Felicity’s writing. I was completely giddy as I picked out the similarities between the two. I highly recommend reading these back to back.

PLEASE NOTE: Goodbye Earl releases on September 23rd

#Repost @sighingourpleasure
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Summer nights are coming to an end and we closed it out with a bumper crop of great reads 🌾📚 — 45 books between the two of us lots of swoons, sighs, some giggles and a few tears.

Lori’s re-reads dominated her shelf and Kelli’s highlights were in new-to-me authors (12!) and ARCs (11!).

Historical romance still rules, of course, but we also read some contemporary romances and a little non-fiction brain food.

We’re tagging our favorite authors so you can easily find and connect. You’ll find Kelli’s ratings and reviews on GoodReads, too. (Check the links)

#AugustReads

From PJs to pearls … and from scandal to second chances ✨
Claire & Freddy’s story continues in Goodbye, Earl (Ladies’ Revenge Club #4) — a Regency romance of pie, passion, and a very bad husband who had it coming.

💎 Preorder now & binge the Ladies’ Revenge Club series before release day, Sept 23rd!

#GoodbyeEarl #LadiesRevengeClub #HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #RomanceBooks #RomanceReaders #Bookstagram #RomantasyReaders #RomanceCommunity #EnemiesToLovers #SecondChanceRomance #Bookish #HistoricalRomanceBooks #RegencyBookTok

Think you know your heroines? 👀✨

A celeb counterpart… 🌸
A few curious totems… ✒️👓
A very particular type (lanky, clever, incorrigible)… 😉

Swipe through the clues and see if you can guess who it is.

Did you nail it? Drop a 🌸 if you guessed right, or a 😲 if the reveal surprised you!

#HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #RomanceBooks #BookishGames #BookQuiz #GuessTheCharacter #RomanceReaders #AvaDevlin #LadiesRevengeClub #BookTok #Bookstagram #IndieAuthorLove #ReadersOfInstagram

oh no.
oh f*ck.
he’s hot.
oh god.

POV: your estranged husband came back…and now he bakes. Cherry pies & second chances = domesticity as foreplay. 🍒🔥

GOODBYE EARL — out September 23, 2025.
Preorder: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FLH1FSSB

Sound: “Cherry Bomb”
Save this & tell me if you’d forgive him for pie. #TheApologyIsPie

#romancereels #historicalromance #regencyromance #secondchanceromance #estrangedhusband #preorder #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #poppunk #cherrypie #bakingreel

👒 She was supposed to behave.
🔥 He was supposed to stay in his place.
…Instead, they invented scandal.

Secret trysts, summer storms, and one wild debutante who refuses to play by the rules. This is how the Somerton Scandals really began. 😉

Hashtags:
#HistoricalRomance #RegencyRomance #RomanceReaders #RomanceReels #ForbiddenRomance #Bookstagram #BookishReels #SummerRomance #RomanceBooks #HistoricalRomanceBooks #RomanceBookstagram #SpicyBooks #ScandalousReads #AvaDevlin

Sent home from finishing school. Blamed for four scandals. Possibly the Antichrist. Definitely magnificent. 👀
✨ Meet Heloise in The Dreamer and the Debutante — FREE prequel to the Somerton Scandals at avadevlin.com

Heloise Somers, sweet debutante… with a secret.
That baby bump? The scandal that started them all.
Want to know how she got it?

✨ The Dreamer and the Debutante — FREE prequel to the Somerton Scandals at avadevlin.com

#Bookstagram #RomanceReaders #RegencyRomance #BookishReels #FreeBook

#Repost @emilywindsorwritesregency
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Do we love Histrom gambling hell owners????? 🔥🔥
I think that’s a yes!!! Now, I’ve got one Prince tale that has to be written 🤗 but until then, grab these fabulous tales with a helluva hell owner!!

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Sandalwood, cedar, and vetiver pop up again and again as some of the swooniest scents in our favorite romances.

We pulled together some unforgettable woodsy-scented moments (plus a few modern fragrance picks) to set the scene:

✨ Sandalwood – Smooth, warm, and a touch sweet, it lingers like velvet on the skin and whispers intimacy.
🌲 Cedar – Crisp, dry, and clean, like freshly cut wood or a cedar chest, it radiates confidence and quiet strength.
🌿 Vetiver – Earthy and grounding with smoky-green depth, it’s bold, mysterious, and steady in its allure.

So—do these scents fit the characters you imagine?

#TropeTuesday #ScentsAndSensibilities

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We love football! And mascots!

Our university is on the quarter system, so we aren’t back in the classroom yet, but it’s fall in our minds. That’s because it’s college football season.

And while we’re interested in what happens on the field, we’re also entertained by what happens off of it – tailgates, marching bands and, best of all, mascots. Give us all the antics.

Somehow this got us thinking about which of our favorite hist-rom characters would excel as mascots, and it turns out we have some strong opinions about this.

Note: Kelli is a double Duck and Lori is a Nittany Lion (now a teaching Duck).

Do our pairings work for you? Who did we miss? What was your college mascot? Let us know!

💔 Five years ago, she left him.
💍 Now her estranged husband is back for his mother’s wedding.
🍒 He’s sober, steadier, and determined to win her back.

She swears she isn’t tempted.
Everything is fine.
(It is not fine.)

✨ Goodbye, Earl — Book 4 of the Ladies’ Revenge Club.
📖 Preorder now on Kindle → https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FLH1FSSB

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Enemies to lovers? Not this time.
Enemies forever: Abe Murphy vs Queen Mab, terror of the Ladies’ Revenge Club. 🐈
✨ Spinster Strikes Back + Wallflower Manifesto — available in KU.

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A winter house party.
One ruthless gambling queen.
One blushing barrister who isn’t blushing anymore.
Irish punk. Bad decisions. Kisses imminent.

✨ Hazard a Guest — Book 3 of the Ladies’ Revenge Club. Out now in KU!

👉 Grab it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5QF35M

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Hair flip. Card in hand. Curtain drop.
One of my favorite transformations yet ✨
Meet Ember Donnelly: a heroine who knows when to raise the stakes.

📖 Hazard a Guest — Book 3 of the Ladies’ Revenge Club. Out now!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH5QF35M

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Four wronged women. One Ladies’ Revenge Club.
Dot Fletcher is done playing nice—especially when it comes to her ex.
Silas Cain only wanted to keep the peace. He never expected to be sparring with a scheming spinster who sees right through him…

📖 The Spinster Strikes Back — Book 1 of the Ladies’ Revenge Club. Out now in KU!

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She spins, she strikes, she serves. 💃✨
From stock model to spinster supreme — the cover glow-up still gives me chills (and yes, the original image of this model that we actually used to create the cover was too spicy for the transition software's delicate sensibilities 🙃).

#SpinsterStrikesBack #CoverLove #HistoricalRomance #RomanceReaders #Bookstagram #RomanceBooks #BookCoverDesign #CoverReveal #RegencyRomance #ReadersOfInstagram

I know you’ve been waiting for Freddy and Claire’s love story… so here it is! Preorder is LIVE for GOODBYE EARL! This is the 4th book in The Ladies’ Revenge Club.

If you’ve noticed in the Ladies Revenge Club Series, each book has a prop. Dot has a quill (The Spinster Strikes Back)... Millie is holding a bouquet of wildflowers (The Wallflower Manifesto), and Ember is holding her ace of hearts (Hazard a Guest).   With Goodbye Earl, Claire’s prop is, well ... Freddy. You’ll see his hand there in the shot, reaching for her, and her extremely appropriate reaction.Freddy, of course, is of the mind that he’s the only adornment his wife needs.

Preorder LIVE!
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✨ From stock photo to heroine to book cover ✨
The artistry behind The Wallflower Manifesto still stuns me months later. Millie deserved to shine, and my cover artist brought her to life with pure magic. 💜

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