To Suit a Suitor by Paula Kremser

Title:  To Suit a Suitor
Author: Paula Kremser
Publisher: Sweetwater Books
Published: November 8, 2016
Genres: Clean Romance, Regency, Romance

Pages: 256
Series: standalone (I think)
Source: own
Format: e-book

Summary from Goodreads:

Julia North is nearing the end of her third London season and has just been jilted. Again! All she wants is to leave London and its eligible gentlemen behind. When the opportunity to leave for two months comes her way, Julia jumps at the chance. But her mother will only let her leave on the condition that she choose Julia's next suitor, and her mother isn't nearly as picky as Julia would like. Against her better judgment, Julia makes the promise and leaves town, only to run into Henry Chamberlain. Julia is warned that his heart is locked up tight, but she doesn t need to be warned away from him; Julia has been jilted enough to know that his flirtatious smiles can't be taken seriously. With time running out, a change of mind and a change of heart is their only chance for the joy that only true love can bring.

At the beginning of this story, there is a little backstory into Julia’s mom and her potential snob (suitor). I’m glad the story didn’t follow them. The male was definitely a piece of work, but now that I think about it, it would probably be a little funny at times if it did follow them. The guy made Julia’s mother promise him that they wouldn’t get married until her daughters did because he didn’t want to shell out money for their doweries. Based on this alone, I can see a union between the two to be pretty loveless. As the story progresses, you’ll probably see the same traits in Julia’s mother.

Anway,I didn’t think there was a lot of action to this story.  Think there was a lot of emotional back and forth insecurity. I think I’m more a plot driven person. I liked the story a bit at times, but I really wanted more exciting things to happen. This might just be a problem that regencies can have. I do really enjoy them, but it’s much more about the people themselves. That is not necessarily a bad thing, but I just need a little more action. I did enjoy the ending and the two main characters I just needed a little more.

An Unexpected Romance by Patti Jo Moore

Title:  An Unexpected Romance

Author: Patti Jo Moore

Publisher: Forget Me Not Romances

Published: June 7, 2018
Genres: Christian Romance, contemporary
Pages: 215

Series: Emerald Coast Romance #2

Source: won/own

Format: paperback

Summary from Good Reads:

Gracie Norton has happily relocated from north Georgia to a quaint community on Florida’s gulf coast. Since she loves children and animals, she’s thankful for her new job as a veterinary assistant, and she’s drawn to the precious twins who’ve moved in next door. Their handsome but reserved father is a different story, however. 

Widower Blake Donovan hopes moving his young twins to a small coastal town will give them all a fresh start. Yet his dissatisfaction with his job and his unwanted, growing attraction for his pretty neighbor are frustrating him. He wonders if he will ever feel a sense of peace again. 

When a serious situation occurs, Gracie must overcome her biggest fear to help Blake and his twins. In doing so, she realizes how much she cares for the children and their father. Blake’s medical emergency results in a restoration of his faith—and helps him realize he can’t deny his feelings for Gracie. Could young twins be the matchmakers to bring about an unexpected romance? 

Review:

This is my first book by Patti. At times, this book reminded me of a Love Inspired book. It has hooks that are common for that line. I really enjoyed Blake's twins. There were some cute moments. I did feel the attraction to falling in love happened a little too fast because Gracie and Blake didn't know each other that well. Most of their interactions felt like Gracie was mostly only falling in love with the kids and not really knowing anything much about Blake. I wish the interaction with Gracie and Blake was fleshed out more. Although that was too fast for my opinion, I still like this book. 

P.S. I Love You by Jo Noelle (A Twickenham Time Travel Romance)

Title:  P.S. I Love You

Author: Jo Noelle

Publisher: Little Box Press, LLC

Published: February 20, 2018

Series: companion series

Source: own

Format: e-book

Cora Rey wanted a fresh start in life, but being thrown back in time to 1850 isn’t how she expected to do that. She discovers that Victorian England isn't the pleasant social whirl Jane Austen led her to believe, but when in Rome—or in this case Twickenham . . . She’s determined to have the vacation of a lifetime, especially in the company of a certain duke. 

Simon Tuttle never expected to become the duke of Hertfordshire, never wanted it, but now he is, and eligible women seeking a title consider him the next trophy to be taken in the marriage mart. A union of convenience is the most he hopes for due to the shame-filled secret he bears—until he meets Cora. Now, he imagines that a love match could be possible after all. Hiding his secret from society has been easy—hiding it from Cora proves impossible. Can Cora love a man like him despite learning the truth? 

This delightful romance is a little Regency, a little contemporary, and a lot Victorian. 

Summary from Goodreads.

At least 3.5 stars.

I remember getting this book free. I absolutely love the cover. It’s really cute. There are two other books in this Twickenham Manor series by two different authors. I’m definitely interested in reading the others because I really enjoy time travel books. I haven’t read much. The main character Cora Rey travels back to the Victorian era, so that is definitely a plus. I really enjoy books set in that time period.

The very beginning made me think of Austenland. I do wish the author spent more time in present day and showed more of the immersion program. Another negative, I wish the author had more and in-depth scenes with her four friends that got sent back in time with her. The other 2 books in the series that the other author's wrote in this series features the other friends, so I’m not for sure if that is why. There are some funny scenes and had some that dragged a little for my taste. 

This book is fairly clean. No bad language. There are some kissing scenes and ones of tension. 

Even though this does have flaws, I did enjoy this one and am looking forward to this author/mother-daughter duo’s Christmas Twickenham Manor book that will be coming out later.