Life By the Lapels

A woman who knows what she wants, a tomboy who hunts, shoots, and fishes in love with a man she can't have... her now cold, shuttered, stern childhood friend. A "practice" kiss. Put it in my veins, y'all! Tessa does it again! Can I say that about this book, her debut? Whatever. What I know is that I can always, always, always turn to Tessa. She's the first historical romance author I read and she does such a wonderful job of interweaving wit, humor, romance, lovable characters, and steamy love scenes. Lucy is trying to reel in her longtime crush by practicing the art of seduction on her childhood friend Jeremy. She's sporty, at times clumsy, and has always been seen as more of "one of the guys." Now she is trying to sharpen her feminine wiles, and try out a few lessons she's gleaned from a naughty book. Jeremy is having none of it. He's serious, he's stern, and half in love with Lucy. I found their love story to be so realistic and fun, a...

Do you know what got me through Election 2020? You gotta know it's Tessa Dare! I downloaded "One Dance with the Duke" and read it every night before bed to ease my addled nerves.  First of all, I love Tessa Dare. Whenever I need a palate cleanser, or something I know I will love, I turn to Tessa. Her plots and characters are always great, and the dialogue is funny. There's love, there's romance, there's passion! She does a great job handling the POV, sometimes using a page break or new chapter to shift from one character to the other... and sometimes they just sway back and forth. Her work is always light-hearted and yet really gets me in the Feels. This book is the first in the Stud Club series, and yes, I absolutely plan on reading more. I adore Tessa's heroes. I mean, really. Tough on the outside, but sweet and good on the inside. And Spencer is no exception. He's the "Duke of Midnight," so mysterious, so dark. And yet he cannot help himse...