Review of Lilian and the Irresistible Duke

Lilian and the Irresistible Duke

(Secrets of a Victorian Household #4)
by Virginia Heath

A reunion in Rome…

Sparks an affair to remember!

Part of Secrets of a Victorian Household. Responsible widow Lilian Fairclough is persuaded to travel to Rome for a hard-earned break and to let down her hair! She’s surprised to be reunited with passionate, cynical Italian duke Pietro Venturi. He reawakens her sensual side and intrigues her with glimpses of pain beneath his rakish surface. Enticed into a secret and temporary affair, what will happen once she returns home?

Virginia Heath is by far one of my favorite authors. I'm always thrilled to read something new from her and Lilian and the Irresistible Duke is a lovely addition to her wonderful collection of stories.

Lilian and the Irresistible Duke is a steamy romance featuring a mature hero and heroine. Keep a fan ready because this one is hot. Italy, art, romance and an attraction between two people that burns right off the page make this the perfect winter read.

Lilian Fairclough is a widow with adult children, who has lost a bit of herself in raising a family and in her work at her deceased husbands charitable foundation. She loves her family and the foundation, but her children have taken over all the administrative roles at the foundation and she is at loose ends. Her family decide she needs a trip to Italy to indulge in her love of art and to take a vacation. She accompanies her husband's cousin Alexandra to Italy where they will be staying with Alexandra's friend for six weeks. Doesn't that sound like a wonderful adventure? I was drawn into Lilian's life and wanted her to have the best time in Italy. Virginia Heath does not disappoint, as she gives Lilian and the reader a wonderful art tour of Italy and as the icing on the cake, Pietro Venturi.

Pietro Venturi is the brother of Alexandra's friend and an Italian art dealer. He is a mature hero, handsome, sexy and flawed. The perfect, what happens in Rome stays in Rome fling. Yet there is more to Pietro than meets the eye. Pietro is the very person that Lilian need in her life and he needs Lilian more than he knows.

Lilian and the Irresistible Duke is such a wonderful read and it was nice to have a romance where the couple is mature and sexy at the same time. I also enjoyed that the book was set in Italy and its location was a lovely way to warm up a cold winters day.

I can't wait to see what Virginia Heath comes up with next.

Review by Kixcatmom / G Cochrane

ARC provided by publisher

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A Cowboy's Charm by Vicki Lewis Thompson

A Cowboy's Charm

by Vicki Lewis Thompson

☆☆☆☆☆

I am a 56 year old Grandma. I love being a

Grandma! I am loving this time of my life.

I also love reading romance stories. Of many

different kinds. But I tell you, it's getting harder

and harder to connect to characters that have

 just graduated from college. Or very young moms.

 

I am also one of those people that judges a book

by its cover. I know, we aren't supposed to.

But I do.

And that is totally what drew me to this story.

Look at that cover! Who wouldn't be drawn?!
 Vicki Lewis Thompson surely knows!!

That is Quinn. The guy that raised his children

well. He runs a horse farm and takes care of

those around him. Now, his children are coming

into marrying age. He is full of a Cowboys Charm.

Then there is Kendra. She has taken care of

herself and raised 5 (yes, count 'em!) sons.

She runs a ranch as well. And her family has

always been her priority. But here she is with her

children grown, getting married and having babies

of their own.

As adults, we aren't told that we are allowed to have

a life of our own. After the kids move on.

But Quinn and Kendra are going to enjoy the

days, and nights, they have together. Yes, they

have been around the block a time or two.

But they still have plenty of life and romance in them.

Will it be enough? Will their children be ok with it?

 

I bought my copy on Amazon.

Review by Lisa Hutson