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Book Review - By Your Side By Ruth Jones

  By Your Side By Ruth Jones Genre - Women's Fiction My Rating - ★★★★★ I had the incredible chance to dive into an advance copy of Ruth Jones's, By Your side, thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers. Due to be released on 22nd May 2025   This is the third book that I have read by Ruth Jones and it really did not disappoint.   Synopsis Linda and Levi will never meet. But they’re going to change each other’s lives. In her role at the council’s Unclaimed Heirs Unit, Linda Standish investigates the lives of those who’ve died alone and tracks down any living relatives. She’s been a friend to the friendless for the past thirty-three years. And now she’s looking forward to an early retirement. But before she hangs up her lanyard, Linda takes on one last case – that of Levi Norman – a Welshman who made his home on a remote Scottish island for the past five years. What brought Levi here? And who did he leave behind? Obliged to travel (by hear...
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Book Review - The Rake's Rescued Bride By Josie Bonham


 The Rakes Rescued Bride by Josie Bonham

My Rating: ★★★★★

Genre: Romantic Fiction

This is book five in the Reluctant Bride series of standalone, Regency romances, linked by character. 

Published 2nd September 2023 and is available in eBook and Paperback.

Josie Bonham kindly offered me a copy of The Rake’s Rescued Bride in return for my honest review, and after reading the first four in the series I could not wait to get stuck in. Did it live up to the previous books in the series? Keep reading to find out.



Synopsis

 Lucy Vaughan has never wanted a husband after witnessing her father’s mistreatment of her mother. Now she faces her worst nightmare, a forced marriage to a man she fears. Who better to help her to flee than Bertie Lovell, the boy who slayed dragons for her when they were children.

Bertie is the black sheep of his family but longs to leave his wild ways behind him and settle down. Lucy’s suitor proves difficult to shake off. Spending so much time together on the road leads to their friendship developing into something deeper. Bertie offers to marry Lucy himself. Can Lucy overcome her fear of marriage and accept Bertie’s offer?

 

My Review

Josie Bonham has done it again; The Rake’s Rescued Bride is very well written and from the moment I started reading I could not put the book down. It has a fast-paced plot which kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering what would happen. It was packed full to the brim with suspense and the threat of impending danger. Twisting amongst the fast-paced plot you then get Lucy and Bertie’s chemistry, which was quite slow paced, making it feel like we were dancing round the edge of a potential romance in the making. Will they or wont they end up together – I wont spoil it for you.

If you have not read any of the previous books in the series, don’t worry, it would work as a stand - alone novel, although, I enjoy the fact that we revisit characters from previous books, and think it adds a familiarity and depth that just enhances my enjoyment of each book.

Overall if you enjoy the regency period and love a romance then you should love this. This book was certainly one of those books that you want to keep reading to find out what happens but as the pages pass by, you suddenly realise you don’t want it to end.

 

Thank you, Josie Bonham for letting me read and review your wonderful book. Yet again you have created a thoroughly enjoyable, hard to put down read. I certainly look forward to your next book.

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