The Rake is the first book I've picked up by Gillian Hawser and while I have another book of hers in my library, I'm holding on picking it up. I didn't love this story. For me, I have to connect with the characters and I didn't really love any of them in this book.

Jaspar, while wholly fitting the title, isn't great. He apparently has been working his way through the ladies of the Ton but most recently, seduces an innocent, Laura Ludgrove. When things go sideways and he decides to head out of town, he comes across a mysterious woman who eventually shoots him. As he is recovering, he has an epiphany that he decides he wants to change and find a relationship like the one his sister has with her husband. He also keeps flashing back to the woman who shot him. Eventually they cross paths again and he finds out she is Grizelda Ludgrove, Laura's sister.

As Jaspar and Grizelda continue to cross paths their relationship changes. I found it a bit odd how her feelings changed and honestly didn't love that Jaspar had a relationship with both. It seemed weird.

As I said, I didn't love this one but the writing was great and I will pick up the other book eventually.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy.

I really enjoyed this second book in the series. It had been a while since I read book one so I did have to go back a bit to review what happened in book one but once I did that, I jumped right back in.

I thought Castellan did a great job of pulling me back into the story of these characters. We get to see how things are shifting for Henriette and what that means for her relationships with those who surround her. Because of her illness, her relationship with the King is shifting because of a new Source supporting him. She's also finding that her relationship with Phillippe is taking a hit because of that same Source. She's finding that she has to be more secretive and work with others within the court to figure out what's going on and solve her problems.

In the end, I thought Castellan wrapped up the book / series in a good way. There's plenty of magic and intrigue in this book and I look forward to picking up whatever she writes next.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy.

I'm on the fence with this one. This is the first book I've picked up by St. Clair and while I felt like this story was missing something, I will still most likely pick up the next book because sure enough, the last few pages reeled me in so that now I need to know what happens next.

There's plenty of action and sexy times in this book if that's something you are looking for but again, I just wanted something more in this story. St. Clair does a solid job with the enemies to lovers trope and with the main character being a vampire, there was plenty of room to create a story that had me engaged.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy.

I admit it, this is the first book I've read by Megan Frampton but it definitely won't be the last!

I loved this one and while this is a fourth book in the series, I don't feel like I missed anything and after reading some of the reviews, it might be a good thing I didn't because it seems like most people felt that Jane's character drastically changed from the last book to this one so with that said, YAY for me!

I thought both Jane and Thomas were great characters. Thomas is doing everything he can to help his family even if that means marrying an heiress he doesn't love. Ultimately he and Jane strike a deal to help each other out - he will show her more of the world (and intimacy) and she will help him find a bride. You can guess what happens here...they start to have feelings for each other and have to figure out what is most important to them - Independence (Jane), financial security (Thomas), or LOVE.

I will definitely be picking up more books from Frampton in the future!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy.

This one was just ok for me. I thought the idea of it was solid but I have to connect with the characters to get invested in a story and that just didn't happen with this book.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the review copy.