Sophia Rose Reviews: Daring to Fall for the Prince by Heba Helmy

Today Sophia Rose shares her thoughts on Daring to Fall for the Prince by Heba Helmy
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Daring to Fall for the Prince by Heba Helmy

#1 Princes of Egypt

Historical Romance

Publisher:  Harlequin Historical

Published:  5.22.25

Pages:  268

Rating: 4

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

Sellers:  Amazon

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GoodReads Synopsis:

Enter a world of Egyptian royalty and forbidden attraction in this high-stakes romance.

To Prince Saleem, 

With Love 

When Elise agrees to pose as her friend Lady Olive in a few letters with a faraway prince, she never dreams she’ll actually meet the man. Yet when they travel from England to Egypt, and Olive runs away, Elise finds herself alone with Prince Saleem and fighting a forbidden attraction! 

It might be a tactical match, but Saleem’s all but betrothed to her best friend, and fiercely independent Elise is wary of his royal world. As they team up to solve a dangerous mystery, dare Elise reveal she’s the one who wrote the letters and surrender to this impossible desire?

From Harlequin  Your romantic escape to the past.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christoper Murray

 

Today on the blog Sophia Rose reviews, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christoper Murray
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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Historical Fiction

Publisher:  Berkley

Published:  6.7.22

Pages: 368

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: Trade Paperback

Source:  Borrowed

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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps create a world-class collection.

But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white--her complexion is dark because she is African American.

The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to--for the protection of her family and her legacy--to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

Sophia Rose Reviews: Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews

 

Today Sophia Rose reviews Fate's Edge by one of her favorite Paranormal Romance writing team, Ilona Andrews
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Fate’s Edge by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renee Raudman

#3 Edge

Paranormal Romance

Publisher:  Tantor Audio

Published:  11.29.11

Time:  14 hours 18 minutes

Rating: 4 stars

Narrator Rating: 5 stars

Format: audio

Source: Library Borrow

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Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades... Kaldar Mar-a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy-expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. But when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realizes that in order to finish the job, he's going to need Audrey's help...

Sophia Rose Reviews: Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs

Today on the blog Sophia Rose shares her thoughts on, Wild Sign, #6 in Patricia Briggs Alpha and Omega

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Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs, narrator Holter Graham

#6 Alpha and Omega

Urban Fantasy

Publisher:  Penguin Audio

Published:  3.16.21

Time:  11 hours, 24 minutes

Rating:  5

Format: audio

Source: purchased

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GoodReads Synopsis:

Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear — before it's too late — in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series.

In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left everything they owned behind. Fearing something supernatural might be going on, the FBI taps a source they've consulted in the past: the werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham. But Charles and Anna soon find a deserted town is the least of the mysteries they face.

Death sings in the forest, and when it calls, Charles and Anna must answer. Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains, something old and dangerous — and it has met werewolves before.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: Who Will Remeber by CS Harris

 

Today on the blog Sophia Rose reviews: Who Will Remember a Historical Mystery by CS Harris

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Who Will Remember by CS Harris

#20 Sebastian St. Cyr

Historical Mystery

Publisher:  Berkley

Published:  4.15.25

Pages:  384

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  NetGalley

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The gruesome murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today bestselling author of What Cannot Be Said.

August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as the Year Without a Summer. Facing the twin crises of a harvest-destroying volcanic winter and the economic disruption caused by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the British monarchy finds itself haunted by the looming threat of bloody riots not seen since the earliest days of the French Revolution. Amidst the turmoil, a dead man is found hanging upside down by one leg in an abandoned chapel, his hands tied behind his back. The pose eerily echoes the image depicted on a tarot card known as Le Pendu, the Hanged Man. The victim—Lord Preston Farnsworth, the younger brother of one of the Regent’s boon companions—was a passionate crusader against what he called the forces of darkness, namely criminality, immorality, and sloth. His brutal murder shocks the Palace and panics the already troubled populace.

Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, learns of the murder from a ragged orphan who leads him to the corpse and then disappears. At first, everyone in the dead man’s orbit paints Lord Preston as a selfless saint. But as Sebastian delves deeper into his life, he quickly realizes that the man had accumulated more than his fair share of enemies, including Major Hugh Chandler, a close friend who once saved Sebastian’s life. Sebastian also discovers that the pious Lord Preston may have been much more dangerous than those he sought to redeem.

As dark clouds press down on the city and the rains fall unceasingly, two more victims are found, one strangled and one shot, with ominous tarot cards placed on their bodies. The killer is sending a gruesome message and Sebastian is running out of time to decipher it before more lives are lost and a fraught post-war London explodes.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: More Than a Brother by Jannis DeGraw Buhr

 

Today on the blog Sophia Rose Reviews: More Than a Brother by Jannis DeGraw Buhr, scroll down to see why she gave this self published book a 5 star review!
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More Than a Brother by Jannis DeGraw Buhr

#1 MacCauley Trilogy

Historical Fiction, Inspirational

Publisher: Self-Published

Published:  11.23.22

Pages:  453

Rating: 5 Stars

Format: ebook

Source:  purchased

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It's 1974. Out of the civil unrest in Northern Ireland comes a story of rescue and hope in a country setting in Midwestern America. Can two very different cultures interweave and find love?

-Gareth MacCauley, a "Child of the Troubles" in Northern Ireland, finds refuge on the Beckett farm in southern Wisconsin, USA. his mother and brother have suspiciously become part of the "Disappeared" and his father is unjustly imprisoned during Internment in Long Kesh near Belfast.

-Haley Beckett is a happy-go-lucky young girl whose peaceful farm life on County QQ is interrupted by Gareth's arrival. Who is this sullen, strange boy? Why does he scream in the night and react crazily to loud explosive noises?

-Edward Wagner lives down County QQ on his family's rich farm. He's known Haley from birth and has always loved her as he would his own sister. Even though Gareth is hostile at first, Ed's big heart enables him to bond with Gareth and help him through PTSD.


Through the years, Haley's relationship with Ed blossoms while her relationship with Gareth grows into what she believes to be a brother/sister bond. But is it? While both men form a strong bond between themselves, they also find they are both falling for Haley. Ten years after Gareth's arrival he has an opportunity to return to Northern Ireland with hopes of being with his father and finding his mother and brother. Gareth tells Edward to take good care of Haley while he's away. But Gareth is gone longer than expected and Ed fulfills his promise to care for Haley a bit more than Gareth intended. Three years later, Haley has to make a decision. She loves them both. But who is truly more than a brother to her?

 

"GIVEAWAY Book Blast Pineapple Easter Egg by Amy Vansant a Partners in Crime book event

Today on the blog please join me in celebrating  the book blast of Pineapple Easter Egg by Amy Vansant and don't forget to enter the #Giveaway at the end of the post

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PINEAPPLE EASTER EGG

by Amy Vansant

April 10, 2025 Book Blast

Synopsis:

PINEAPPLE PORT MYSTERY SERIES

 

NOW OPTIONED FOR TELEVISION!

Every book can be read as a standalone mystery - hop in anywhere in the series!

USA Today, Amazon All-Star and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant has her Pineapple Port crew on an egg-cellent adventures near and far!

Easter eggs surround the body. One of them has a note. Charlotte teams up with Sheriff Frank to solve a cryptic murder in a do-or-dye situation...

Too bad she won't have help. Uncle Seamus and Bob accompany Declan to his charity swim in Tampa, Florida, only to find themselves in pursuit of a stolen life-sized Jimmy Buffett cutout. Darla and Mariska travel to the center of Florida to meet Mariska's newly found cousin at an art festival, where a man with a crush on Mariska bobs up in the lake and she's thrown in jail as a murder suspect. It's up to Darla and some very familiar locals to hatch a plan, solve the crime, and clear Mariska.

It's all very egg-citing!

A super fun and unique mystery full of hidden "Easter eggs" for you to spot! Famous actors anagram names, Jimmy Buffet song references - find them all!

Book Details:

Genre: Cozy Mystery, Classic Mystery
Publication Date: April 9, 2025
Number of Pages: 350
Series: Pineapple Port Mystery Series, 24
Book Links: Amazon | Goodreads