This is adorable! I thought I had it all figured out right from the start but Benedict came up with a few startling twists that just made this book all the more interesting.

Finally, an official excerpt:
Unwilling to taint any woman with the terrible secret hidden in his heart, Sebastian, Viscount Ravenswood, has sworn never to marry. Luckily, whimsical Henrietta Ashby was never much of a temptation for the devilishly handsome rogue—until now. Suddenly, Henrietta has learned to seduce him with a bewitching charm . . . and clandestine midnight kisses.

Henrietta would go to any lengths to catch the eye of the man she’s long loved from afar—even seeking the help of the most notorious courtesan in England! But as Sebastian’s secret follows them from the ballroom to the boudoir, and his diabolical enemy plots revenge, will Henrietta risk her life to offer him a passionate redemption . . . or will he prove to be too scandalous to wed?

Henry is just a heroine easy to fall in love with and Sebastian is your typical gorgeous hero who’s tough on the outside and all mush inside. You won’t regret reading this!

Rating: 8/10

Although I like the hero in this book more than the heroine, the personality of the latter is just so powerful that it’s her name – Jane – I recall and not David’s. But they’re a lovely pair – one of the best you can find in Regency Romances so this is a must read!

Anyway, A London Season is about Jane and David, two childhood friends whose love for each other just grew and strengthened as years passed. They could easily have been married to each other if only Jane wasn’t a heiress and David a stable boy. In spite of their young ages, both show a level of maturity beyond their years, especially David. I just love it when a young guy doesn’t act like a five year old! And they’re kinda like Romeo and Juliet, except that these two will die fighting for their love.

Rating: 10/10

I almost almost didn’t read this book because of the author’s introduction. She made it sound so much like a historical textbook it turned me off. But hey, this is Joan Wolf so I tried it and I didn’t regret it. Again, this isn’t the book you’re looking for if you’re uncomfortable about cousins marrying.

Anyway, Margarita is about Margarita, a half-English half Venezuelan beauty orphaned by the war and sent to England to join her grandfather earl. But her grandfather soon died and his will left a strange condition.

Nicholas was the not-so-welcomed nephew and acknowledged heir of the earl. He was stunned when the earl stipulated that he marry Margarita in order to obtain the necessary funds to return the estate he inherited to prosperity.

This is extremely good and the title is really aptly chosen because what moves this book is really the character of Margarita. Okay, Regency heroines are almost always unusual for their times but Margarita is more so because Wolf doesn’t let her off lightly as an orphan of the war. The book truly depicts how it is to survive the grief of losing one’s family in such a tragic way. And Wolf didn’t gloss over the fact that she was raised differently and took note of what needed to be noted. In fact, the cultural difference played quite a role in the story.

Nick is adorable, too, of course.

Rating: 9/10

If you’re not comfortable with really close second cousins falling in love, this isn’t the book for you.

Okay, I’m not really good with making summaries but let’s try it again since I can’t find an official summary online. 19-year-old Alex Devize left to follow his dreams of becoming a soldier and leaving his younger 17-year-old cousin Diana, the love of his life, behind.

Three years later, he comes back to claim his title as Earl of Standish and the heart of his beloved only to find out that Diana was scheduled to have a come-out with his younger sister and determined to find another man to marry, someone who wouldn’t leave her like he had.

This is really good. Almost as good as A London Season, which is by far my favorite of Wolf. I felt a bit bad that the two spent quite some time apart near the end of the story but it’s okay. This was still a good story.

Rating: 8.5/10