Historical Romance Book Club discussion

This challenge is meant to help you climb your TBR Mountain and get those books finally read.

This will be a quarterly challenge, with a new theme each quarter. For Quarter 3 2022 the theme will be doing something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue!

• Something old can be something that has been on your TBR for a long time, is an older book, features an older H/h…
• Something new can be something that has only just appeared on your TBR, is newly published, has the word new in the title…
• Something borrowed – something you can borrow from the library, the word borrow (or it is too hard skip this one)
• Something blue can be the cover, a title featuring the word blue…

Choose 5 books using a combination of the themes above, or just pick any title off your TBR just because. As usual - there are no rules.....Have fun!

This is flexible and the purpose is to get some books moved from TBR to Read shelf, so have has much fun with this theme as you want:

HOW IT WORKS:
1) The first poster will post 5 book titles that they pick from their TBR shelf.

2) The next poster will choose 2 books from the first poster's titles and choose 5 book titles off their own TBR. The first poster will then choose to read at least 1 of the 2 books chosen.

3) The third poster will choose 2 from the second posters list .... and so on.

4) Each participant will have the entire quarter to read their book(s), post their rating and review. And tell us what you think of your book in this thread.

5) You are not limited to 1 time. You can return to select and post more options as often as it suits you

I will get this one started. My picks are:

The Seduction of Lord Sin by Bronwen Evans: new to me author, newly published, new on my TBR
Mistress by Amanda Quick: Has been on my TBR for a long time and I can borrow it
The Bluestocking and the Rake by Norma Darcy: has 'blue' in the title
Lady at Last by Annabelle Anders: a blue cover
Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale. Older book, published in 1992

Susan wrote: "I will get this one started. My picks are:

The Seduction of Lord Sin by Bronwen Evans: new to me author, newly published, new on my TBR
Mistress by Amanda Quick: Has ..."

For your reads, I choose The Seduction of Lord Sin and Flowers from the Storm. Two books on my TBR as well, I hope you enjoy!

My picks:

Hummingbird by LaVyrle Spencer - old, published in 1983

Up All Night with a Good Duke by Amy Rose Bennett - brand new, came out last week!

A Delicate Deception by Cat Sebastian - available to borrow on Hoopla

Lady Gallant by Suzanne Robinson - blue cover

Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale - old (published in 1992), new (I recently bought the audiobook), borrowed (the suggestion from Susan's list!) and blue (cover)

Jenny 867, I pick: Lady Gallant and Flowers from the Storm

The Cost of Honor by Emma Lange. Old BR
Highland Secrets: A Cree & Dawn Novel by Donna Fletcher. Just recently added to TBR
Passion's Pleasure by Valerie Giscard. I have to borrow from openlibrary.
Again the Magic by Lisa Klepas has a blue cover
Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale. Something blue, old, new for me, and borrowed from openlibrary

jenny867 wrote: "Susan wrote: "I will get this one started. My picks are:

The Seduction of Lord Sin by Bronwen Evans: new to me author, newly published, new on my TBR
Mistress by Aman..."

Thanks Jenny - I look forward to reading them :)

Lauren wrote: "Jenny 867, I pick: Lady Gallant and Flowers from the Storm

The Cost of Honor by Emma Lange. Old BR
Highland Secrets: A Cree & Dawn Novel b..."

Hi Lauren,I do hope that I am doing this one right.If not please let me know.I choose for you
-Again the Magic because is one of my favourite reads.Also the audiobook is great.Second chance love story ❤️
-Flowers From The Storm because it is also on my TBR list and I would love to hear your opinion.

For me
The Silver Devil - Teressa Denis
Phantasmagoria - Madelyne Ellis
After Dark with the Duke - Jullie Ann Long
Rules for a Proper Governess - Jennifer Ashley
A Scoundrel of Her Own - Stacy Reid

Thanks for the picks Amy! I look forward to reading them

Hi Darbella. For you, I choose: Virtuous Scoundrel. I read and liked this a few years ago. It was my fav out of the trilogy. Other choice - Captive Bride. I haven't read this one, but I know many love the author. An old school style book by the look of it. Enjoy :)

My selections:

1. Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh. I've read all the books in this series except for some reason have never read this one. It's been on my tbr since 2017!! So, OLD

2. Something Wicked by Jo Beverley. Malloren series. Another series I have read some but not all of. I've read #1 and #2 not too long ago, and this is #3. First published in 1997, so, OLD

3. Miss Desirable by Grace Burrowes. A June 2022 release, so, NEW

4. Truly Beloved by Grace Burrowes. The cover has a woman in a very pretty blue frock, so, BLUE


5. Only Enchanting by Mary Balogh. I've read most of this series but not this one. Another one that's been on my tbr since 2017 LOL. So, OLD

Jan, I choose for you:
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My five choices this quarter are:

by LM Montgomery (Old: 1926, Blue in title)
by Adriana Herrera (New: 2022, Blue cover)
by Penelope Williamson (Old: 1993, Blue in title)
by Kate Bateman (New: 2022)
by C.W. Gortner (New: 2022, Beautiful blue cover)

T , I pick for you

1 At the King's Command TBR shelf since 2018
2 Lady Arabella's Scandalous Marriage New to my TBR shelf
3 And Then Comes Marriage Blue cover
4 Branded Hearts old 1995
5 The Pursuit of Marriage Blue cover

T, thanks for the choices for me. Looking forward to them both :)

Lauren wrote: "Jenny 867, I pick: Lady Gallant and Flowers from the Storm

The Cost of Honor by Emma Lange. Old BR
Highland Secrets: A Cree & Dawn Novel b..."

Thanks for the picks! Maybe we can do a buddy read for Flowers from the Storm. 😁

Shaz wrote: "T , I pick for you

1 At the King's Command TBR shelf..."

Hi Shaz. If no-one else joins in the next few days and chooses two books for you I will jump in a choose a couple. Susan

Funny, a lot of us will be reading Flowers from The Storm

@dardella, z library had it for free. I think this is Johanna Lindsey first book. It was actually a BOTM in April I think. Did you like Captive Bride?

Jenny867, I hope I choose right for you. Lady Gallant is favorite of mine. I'll be curious on what you think.

I'm up for a Buddy R ead of Flowers From The Storm. I'll set it up and see if anyone wants to join.

Shaz, thanks for the picks. I’m starting A Caribbean Heiress in Paris today. In fact, it looks like I’ll be able to finish both picks in July, with two months to spare. This will be a first that I’m not putting off at least one for the last month of the quarter. Lol. For fun, I might have to come back and offer up another five choices.

Shaz wrote: "T , I pick for you

1 At the King's Command TBR shelf..."

Hi Shaz

I choose for you
At The Kings Command, and
And Then Comes Marriage

Happy reading

Thanks Susan.
My I phone only shows half of some post . So I have only just seen this post properly on my husbands computer.

I finished my picks for this quarter. Thanks Shaz!


I loved this one. I haven rated/reviewed this yet, but I’m leaning towards 4.5 stars.


3.5 stars. This was was cute and enjoyable. Although, I didn’t care for the secondary romantic trope where the H educates the h on sexual pleasure. This trope always feels too modern to me.

Hope you enjoyed your books T.
I have not yet got round to reading mine yet.
One is a Tudor read so Will also be okay for next month’s Tudor read. ✔️

What's the deadline to finish the books?

I think it’s the end of September.

thanks Shaz!

I have read 1 book for this challenge At the King's Command
Will read my next book in September.

Well done Shaz. I must get onto my books!

I finished one of my challenge books for this quarter - yay! Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh. I don't know why, but I've read most of the other books in the series but somehow missed out on this one, #2! Anyway, this challenge finally motivated me to read it, and it turned out to be one of the better books in the series. I enjoyed it. 3.5 - 4 stars.


Now to read my other book :)

Well done Jan. I have 3 books in the series, but have not got round to reading them yet.
Mary Balogh and Eloisa James were the authors who got me reading historical romance.
I still have 1 book to read for this challenge.

Started to read my second book for this challenge.
Celeste Bradley’s , And Then Comes Marriage .

I have finished the second bookfor this challenge And Then Comes Marriage I ejoyed the story, but thought it could have been better. 3.5 stars

just in time for the next Mountain Climbing Challenge Shaz

Thanks Susan
Looking forward to the next challenge.