Romancing Mr.Bridgerton

From Goodreads:

Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for... well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret... and fears she doesn't know him at all.

Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of everyone's preoccupation with the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can't seem to publish an edition without mentioning him in the first paragraph.

But when Colin returns to London from a trip aboard, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same, especially Penelope Featherington, the girl haunting his dreams!

And when he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide... is she his biggest threat, or his promise of a happy ending?

From Me:

I love Julia Quinn. And if you like historical romances you would too!

An Offer from a Gentlemen by Julia Quinn

From Goodreads:

Will she accept his offer before the clock strikes midnight?

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.Who was that extraordinary woman? Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy tale love?

From Me:

What can I say?  I love the Bridgerton series.  Every time I read one I think "this is my favorite so far!" 

There are eight in the series, and this is only my 3rd, so I have a bunch more favorites ahead of me.

If you are interested in historical romance at all, but don't know where to begin-- Julia Quinn's Bridgertons are the perfect place to start.

Good Morning! and yes, I read Never Seduce a Scot

Good morning friends!  I was gone for so long that I have a lot of catching up to do (books, recipes, cooking, etc), but I have to tell you, it felt so good to visit a couple blogs and see what you've all been up to.

Also, it seems like once I've opened my mouth again, I can't shut up--as I posted 4 times yesterday!

I have a question...Western Family brand?  They don't have that on the East Coast, do they?  No, of course, they  don't---silly me, they even change the name of mayonnaise once it crosses the Rocky Mountains!

(Hellman's - Best Foods)

Now...on to my book....one of 8 that I have in my drafts.

Yes, I read a historical romance.

And I liked it!

Don't judge, all you haters.

It was fast, it was fun, it was a great mountain read.

(I go to the mountains, not the beach.  Sit by the river and have a cocktail and read)

From Goodreads:

Eveline Armstrong is fiercely loved and protected by her powerful clan, but outsiders consider her “touched.” Beautiful, fey, with a level, intent gaze, she doesn’t speak. No one, not even her family, knows that she cannot hear. Content with her life of seclusion, Eveline has taught herself to read lips and allows the outside world to view her as daft. But when an arranged marriage into a rival clan makes Graeme Montgomery her husband, Eveline accepts her duty—unprepared for the delights to come. Graeme is a rugged warrior with a voice so deep and powerful that his new bride can hear it, and hands and kisses so tender and skilled that he stirs her deepest passions.

Graeme is intrigued by the mysterious Eveline, whose silent lips are ripe with temptation and whose bright, intelligent eyes can see into his soul. As intimacy deepens, he learns her secret. But when clan rivalries and dark deeds threaten the wife he has only begun to cherish, the Scottish warrior will move heaven and earth to save the woman who has awakened his heart to the beautiful song of a rare and magical love.

From Me:

Scottish warriors--how can you not love them?