His Lady's Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls (book review)

I downloaded His Lady's Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls onto my nook as a free ebook. I am a huge fan of historical romances and settled in for a cozy read.

From start to finish, I loved this book. I have never before read any of Elizabeth Rolls' books, so I didn't know what to expect, like I would with Sabrina Jeffries or Eloisa James.

One thing that struck me about this book was the pain I felt for the main character, Verity Scott. She lost her father and then her identity when she was taken in by her family. I literally felt Verity's pain... the pain of loss, the pain of rejection, the pain of feeling not good enough... I even shed a few tears, the pain was so palpable to me.

If you love historical romances and want to be so engrossed in the story that you feel the characters' emotions - the pain and the joy - this is the book for you. I look forward to finding more books by Ms. Rolls and wholeheartedly agree that this free ebook was worth the read.

Library notices via e-mail - The Seduction of the Crimson Rose

I don't know about you, but I love my library (except for the hours, of course). Since I live in rural VA, the nearest large library is about an hour away. However, the library system does have several satellite sites for us country bumpkins. My library is not open every day, and even then not the whole day on most of those days that they are open. This was one of the hardest aspects for me to get used to when we moved to this town. I was quite used to a library that was open 9-9 on every day of the week.

But I digress. This post was about my e-mail notice. When a requested book is available for pick up at your library, you either receive notice by mail, or if you prefer, you can receive your notice via e-mail. I signed up for notices via e-mail figuring that over the course of a year, I would surely be saving them enough to buy a few good books. So there it was, in my inbox. A notice to pick up a book that I could not possibly pick up for days because my library was not open. Talk about frustration! I have been waiting impatiently for this book for a year and now. I guess another day or two wait won't kill me. Meanwhile, I'll trudge through An Irish Country Doctor, though really, I'd rather be losing myself in a Regency Romance.