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Hot Duke Summer: Regency Historical Romance Anthology

Thank you to NetGalley, Dragonblade Publishing, Inc, and all the authors involved for this advance reader copy of the book. Below is my honest review.

By Scarlett Scott, Alexa Aston, Annabelle Anders, Meara Platt, Kathleen Ayers, Chasity Bowlin, Sara Adrien, Jude Knight Publisher: ‎ Dragonblade Publishing, Inc. Publication date: ‎ August 24, 2024 Print length: ‎ 406 pages Rated a 3 out of 5 stars

An anthology of never-before published novellas. What a cute Summer read; it didn't take long to finish each story which is perfect for Summer when I seem to always be on the go. Taking a bit of time for myself was easier to do with each being a short story. I'm always up for a historical romance involving a hot duke. While each story is a standalone some fit into a series if you're interested in reading more of a particular author.

A few of the stories weren't up to par for me. Vering off the historically correct path a bit is ok, but I prefer not to go so far that it's unbelievable. A couple weren't interesting. I don't want to spoil anyone's enjoyment or bias you unkindly to a story you might think is grand. I'm going to pick my favorite to give you a taste of the material.

Love is the Duke's Best Remedy by Sara Adrien. A play on Pretty Woman and a bit of Cinderella. I've never read any of this authors work and was pleasantly surprised by how well the plot moved along, the dialog was enjoyable, the characters likeable. Edmund and Lola are our couple with Brewster as the bad guy lawyer. For me using the plot of the movie as the basis for the story worked, with a few changes it fit into Regency England without too much fuss. Edmund can't sleep, Lola grows flowers and herbs to sell at an apothecary, Brewster is a mover-and-shaker lawyer using Edmund as his pawn in deals to make himself rich. One of the tweaks is Lola's job. The Cinderella aspect has a bit of a twist but it also works. There're mean shopkeepers, rubies, opera, and a brown polka-dot dress. I loved it.

[cathygeha]

REVIEW

The Lyon’s First Choice by Sara Adrien

The Lyon’s Den

Rigid rules are not limited to the ton. Shira Liebling and Phil Rosen face the professional rules surrounding their work as doctor and nurse and the rigid beliefs of what is right and wrong in the Jewish community of the era. Ruin for a woman was possible just by being a nurse and marriage between Jews and Gentiles was not allowed…or deeply frowned upon. As Phil and Shira fought to maintain their professional distance while fighting growing attraction, Bessie Dove-Lyon stepped in to give them a nudge.

This book had historical, cultural and medical information that I found interesting and that had me googling Mesmerism, history of c-sections, India, and history of medicine sites. I enjoy books that include history of medicine as both my father and brother have researched various topics related to the field and I, as a nurse, have read about the history of nursing.

This book did not grab me as previous books in this series but did make me curious about other books in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

3-4 Stars

BLURB

Do you want to know why Mrs. Dove-Lyon devoted her life to making love matches? Had love’s first choice been hers, the Black Widow wouldn’t exist today. Haunted by specters from her past, can she spin a safety net for impossible love? Step into Harley Street’s world of medical miracles, where Dr. Phil Rosen excels in surgery but struggles to mend his broken heart. Could the Black Widow lead a brave nurse to his rescue? Meet Nurse Shira, a woman of courage who dared to defy societal norms by choosing a career over reputation. Her journey leads her to the bustling clinic on Harley Street, where destiny intertwines her path with the dashing surgeon who saved her friend’s life. In his presence, she discovers that her passion for medicine has guided her straight into the arms of love. In a story where the lines mustn’t be crossed between a surgeon and his nurse, Mrs. Dove-Lyon teaches a lesson on embracing taboos to find love. Join the story that unveils the drive of London’s most notorious matchmaker and witness the love match she forges like no other. Reunite with Sara Adrien’s beloved Lyon’s Den characters and also with the doctors from The Miracles on Harley street series. A delectable treat complete with Sara Adrien’s distinctive Jewish flair. Read Free in Kindle Unlimited!

[sherryewing]

First Kiss Friday with Sara Adrien

Welcome to my First Kiss Friday blog. Today my guest is Sara Adrien who has an excerpt from her story In Eternal Love. Isn’t this cover just lovely? We hope you enjoy this excerpt. Happy reading, dearest readers! Excerpt: Aaron moved so close to her he could almost feel her. She emanated a warmth and allure he’d never experienced before. Her passionate tales of fairies sent a glint of adventure…

[xan-the-emo-trans-man]

”you can’t prove they were gay!”

well you can’t prove they weren’t gay

[booksrbetterthanpeople]

Do you want to have any the ballad of marinette dupain-Cheng (the au I created) headcanons?

Marinette’s popularity comes from doing “favors” for other people. By that, I mean love-bombing people, just coming out of nowhere with clothes and pastries and cashing in those favors a little while later

Nathaniel got a lot of support from the Boyz Squad (Even Adrien in private) and Nino and Max worked on an campaign account together

Nino would’ve asked Alya for help with it, but she’s been busy keeping Marinette from going off the deep end

The nominees (Sans Marinette) all posed for a post with the caption, ‘The Monarchy is Queer’

Chloé was actually the first to notice signs that Marinette’s going a little nuts. Though, when she tried to tell people, they looked concerned but then just thought she was being jealous and brushed her off

Simon’s been working behind the scenes, filming the entire Homecoming campaign progress and drama. He’s everywhere, you just gotta look

Cosette upcycled several dresses for its campaign posts and people LOVED them. And Yvette and Johan hate to admit it, but their baby sister looked cute in the dresses

When Tom and Sabine learned about the lies Mme. Bustier had been feeding their daughter about them being disappointed in her if she didn’t win, Sabine put her martial arts to good use

The news of “Mari’s Prom” spread like wildfire. There were podcasts, media circuses, TikTok videos, and of course, a group of freaks who are siding with Marinette and calling her a “feminist hero” because her boyfriend dumped her

Zoé, Marc, Ivan, Juleka, Austin T, Reshma and Mireille have been getting followed everywhere by reporters. It’s gotten so bad that the Legharis, Tomassians and Mayor Bourgeois had bodyguards posted outside their homes

[one-in-a-million-fishsticks]

Sara Trantoul and Leon Belmont would get along great with Alucard.

They'd take one look at him and be like "Sure, okay, I can respect that."

[islawila]

who fw my pinterest

[littleguypumpkinsheep]

Saw this one question and I LOOOOVE asking it to OCs, so to any of your OCs who wish to answer (Though I'm very curious on PumpkinSheep's answer)

🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇 :3

Adrien: “What, like an object’s dimension? I mean. Yeah, it’s sorta… a fact. If we’re talkin about some otherworldly portals or whatever else I think all that’s just a bunch a nonsense. Just bored folk with nothin better to do than yap.”

Sheep: “Maybe. It’s certainly not outside the realm of possibility. A lot of folk think dreams are somethin like that. Maybe that’s the closest we’ll get to another dimension. Or perhaps it’s even a glimpse at one. Who knows. It’s all fun to think about regardless.”

[bellonathedragonborn]

Damn. So I found out about Red Lucy so I’m not sure who I should ship Adrien with. Lucy or Sara….

Or both.

Also Adrien is wearing the Naughty Nightware that you can get at Mick and Ralph’s.

[vidcundcuriousgoth]

Jason Larson married Riley Harlow. The wedding was good, not really any problems there.

[cathygeha]

REVIEW

The Lyon’s First Choice by Sara Adrien

The Lyon’s Den

Rigid rules are not limited to the ton. Shira Liebling and Phil Rosen face the professional rules surrounding their work as doctor and nurse and the rigid beliefs of what is right and wrong in the Jewish community of the era. Ruin for a woman was possible just by being a nurse and marriage between Jews and Gentiles was not allowed…or deeply frowned upon. As Phil and Shira fought to maintain their professional distance while fighting growing attraction, Bessie Dove-Lyon stepped in to give them a nudge.

This book had historical, cultural and medical information that I found interesting and that had me googling Mesmerism, history of c-sections, India, and history of medicine sites. I enjoy books that include history of medicine as both my father and brother have researched various topics related to the field and I, as a nurse, have read about the history of nursing.

This book did not grab me as previous books in this series but did make me curious about other books in the series.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

3-4 Stars

BLURB

Do you want to know why Mrs. Dove-Lyon devoted her life to making love matches? Had love’s first choice been hers, the Black Widow wouldn’t exist today. Haunted by specters from her past, can she spin a safety net for impossible love? Step into Harley Street’s world of medical miracles, where Dr. Phil Rosen excels in surgery but struggles to mend his broken heart. Could the Black Widow lead a brave nurse to his rescue? Meet Nurse Shira, a woman of courage who dared to defy societal norms by choosing a career over reputation. Her journey leads her to the bustling clinic on Harley Street, where destiny intertwines her path with the dashing surgeon who saved her friend’s life. In his presence, she discovers that her passion for medicine has guided her straight into the arms of love. In a story where the lines mustn’t be crossed between a surgeon and his nurse, Mrs. Dove-Lyon teaches a lesson on embracing taboos to find love. Join the story that unveils the drive of London’s most notorious matchmaker and witness the love match she forges like no other. Reunite with Sara Adrien’s beloved Lyon’s Den characters and also with the doctors from The Miracles on Harley street series. A delectable treat complete with Sara Adrien’s distinctive Jewish flair. Read Free in Kindle Unlimited!

[sherryewing]

First Kiss Friday with Sara Adrien

Welcome, dearest readers, to my First Kiss Friday blog. Today my guest is Sara Adrien who has a first kiss scene from her book Captured at the Ball. We hope you enjoy this scene. Take it away Sara! The following excerpt is from Sara Adrien’s story, Captured at the Ball, a prequel for the Check Mates series and incorporates the characters from the Infiltrating the Ton and Diamond Dynasty series.…

[berryblu-ocs]

Roy and Sara are soooo ladybug and chat noir coded to me it's crazyy

[tigereyes45]

Today is the last day to sign up as an artist! There are still 10 stories available for artists to choose from.

The remaining stories include:

The mature story highlighting Female Shepard & Adrien Victus growing from strangers to friends to family.

A T-rated story featuring Suvi Anwar/Original Female Character that takes place in a world where Suvi never went to Andromeda.

Another T-rated story that circles around Sara Ryder/Tiran Kandros falling in love in Andromeda.

The explicit story about Miranda Lawson/Urdnot Grunt as they bond.

Plus a mature story that revolves around Female Shepard/Kaidan Alenko as Kaidan tries to figure out why he's dreaming of a woman he's never met.

A G-rated story about the councilors Sparatus, Valern, and Tevos as the three of them naviagte political intrigue when it comes to a human spectre. (No ships in this fic.)

There’s a mature story M!Shepard/Iron Bull/Dorian as John Shepard finds himself in thedas!

Here’s a T-rated story that centers around Female Shepard/Kaidan Alenko as a post-destroy, wheelchair bound Shepard moves in with Kaidan and his mom.

A story revolving around James.

Plus the final story that is an Explicit piece of fiction telling the story of Kaidan having found out about Thane and Shepard’s relationship.

Once again today is the last day for artists to sign up so please reblog this post and give this event some more attention.

MEBB 23 Artist sign up

To sign up as an artist, please read the snippets through, I used dividers so it’s easy to see what number belongs to what snippet, but as a rule, the number is above the text. then chose two you’d like to do art for, and as always the reason I ask you to chose two, is because I can’t promise you the one you want, so I need a little wiggle room in form of a second choice. if there really only is…

[miraculouslbcnreactions]

Since reading that ask about Chloe where you linked Sara Z videos, I wanted to ask, if you'd be willing to share, what you plan for Chloé in your rewrite of the show. I'm not asking if you "think she should be redeemed" bc that is a child in a cartoon lol-but I mean to ask how you'd write, well, whatever happens in her story. Growth or not or a roller coaster of ups and downs.

Overall I really enjoyed your changes to the world and characters and I think about that version of Miraculous often. The scenes where Adrien tries to talk to Chloé about her behavior really stood out to me. I'm just curious to pick your brain a little lol.

(Post in question)

I am a total sucker for a good redemption arc. I like seeing people change for the better! However, just because I like a redemption arc doesn't mean that I'm going to throw one in for no reason. This is especially true for Chloé since redeeming Chloé is not something that you can do with ease. It eats up a lot of screen time because Chloé is not an easy character to redeem. She needs a lot of active attention. That's a problem because this isn't her story. It's Adrien and Marinette's, meaning that the only reason to redeem Chloé is if you want to tie her into one or both of their character arcs.*

That's why I don't blame anyone for ignoring Chloé or only hinting at redemption. Unless you're making her the main character or giving her a big role in the lead characters' story*, you really shouldn't redeem her. The show actively shows why! Felix, Sabrina, Nathalie, and Gabriel's "redemptions" all fall incredibly flat because those stories lacked substance. They needed a lot more screen time to work and a formula show is never going to be able to pull that off.

Now that I've given those disclaimers, let's talk about why I would absolutely take the time to redeem Chloé if the format allowed for that kind of story. The answer is quite simple: Adrien needs an arc focused around setting boundaries and learning that you can't live your life focused on making others happy. An arc where he learns how to decide when he wants to give someone a second chance and when he wants to give up on them. He also needs to learn that giving up on them is okay. That you can't set yourself on fire to keep others warm.

This arc cannot be about him and his father. Adrien is too young for that. The power balance is too stacked against him. He can't cut his father off at fifteen and the arc can't happen after the terrorist reveal makes cutting Gabriel off a possibility in spite of Adrien's youth. That's way too much way too fast. You need a less serious relationship to give this arc to so that it can take its time to be messy and complex. When you embrace the hinted at childhood friendship between Chloé and Adrien, she becomes the perfect fit for this kind of arc. A person who Adrien has equal power to and who he can muddle his way through things with, letting them both learn and grow into better people, setting the stage for Adrien to avoid completely falling apart when he learns the truth about his father. That's why Adrien so desperately needs an arc like this. His naive little sunshine self simply isn't ready to face the Gabriel reveal until he's done some major growing up.

Obviously you could use this setup to give Chloé a damnation arc, but as I said above, I'm a sucker for a good redemption. I want Chloé to be a better person and find happiness! There's also the fact that a damnation arc doesn't work as well as a redemption in this context. It's important for Adrien to be able to make the choice to give Chloé another chance and to have that choice be a struggle. Something he really has to work through. If he abandons Chloé and never looks back or welcomes her back without a second thought, then you're not setting him up to deal with the fallout of what's coming with his father. Chloé needs to feed like a proper proto Gabriel. You want her and Adrien's story to end in a way that makes you feel like he really is as ready as he could ever be to face his father.

It's also worth noting that, if Chloé really was Adrien's childhood friend, then she should have some sort of relationship with Gabriel and/or Emilie. She should know the Agreste's family dynamics way better than any of his new friends, which is another reason why I like redeeming her. I want Adrien to have someone who really gets it.

*If Miraculous was the kind of show where side characters consistently took center stage for a while, then Chloé being redeemed without a clear tie to the leads could work. It's a nice way to pad out the run time and is what I originally thought the show was doing with her. But Miraculous has no interest in giving anyone a proper story, not even the leads, so I'm still baffled by the choices the writers made with Chloé. I will never fully get what was going on there.