Happy Thursday, everyone! Zeee here from I Heart Romance hosting this weeks' Throwback Thursday: Historical Romance Edition, a feature started by Buried Under Romance and Love Saves the World.
What is Throwback Thursday?
Traditionally, Throwback Thursday celebrates nostalgia, asking participants to post a personal photo or an image from their past -- usually from 5 to 10 years ago. There are a lot of book blogs that also do a book-related Throwback Thursday.
The Historical Romance Edition:
Since Tin of Love Saves the World and I are unapologetic lovers of historical romances, we've decided to focus on our beloved genre.
Here are our rules:
1. It must be posted on a Thursday.
My pick for this week is And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke, published on February 27, 2007.
BLURB
Supremely sensible
Emmaline Dove wishes to share her etiquette expertise with London's
readers, and as secretary to Viscount Marlowe, Emma knows she's in the
perfect position to make her dream come true. Marlowe might be a rake
with a preference for can-can dancers and an aversion to matrimony, but
he is also the city's leading publisher, and Emma is convinced he's her
best chance to see her work in print...until she discovers the lying
scoundrel has been rejecting her manuscripts without ever reading a
single page!
As a publisher, Harry finds reading etiquette books akin to slow, painful torture. Besides, he can't believe his proper secretary has the passion to write anything worth reading. Then she has the nerve to call him a liar, and even resigns without notice, leaving his business in an uproar and his honor in question. Harry decides it's time to teach Miss Dove a few things that aren't proper. But when he kisses her, he discovers that his former secretary has more passion and fire than he'd ever imagined, for one luscious taste of her lips only leaves him hungry for more.
As a publisher, Harry finds reading etiquette books akin to slow, painful torture. Besides, he can't believe his proper secretary has the passion to write anything worth reading. Then she has the nerve to call him a liar, and even resigns without notice, leaving his business in an uproar and his honor in question. Harry decides it's time to teach Miss Dove a few things that aren't proper. But when he kisses her, he discovers that his former secretary has more passion and fire than he'd ever imagined, for one luscious taste of her lips only leaves him hungry for more.
My Thoughts
I think this was the first book by Laura Lee Guhrke that I read and I was hooked! She has become an autobuy/autoclick author since then. I love And Then He Kissed Her because not only is it a love "between the classes," the heroine is also an author and an artist, plus there is also the ugly ducking trope. Who doesn't love that?
Now, head over to Tin @ Love Saves the World and Ki Pha @ Doing Some Reading for their pick of the week.
Fellow historical romance readers are welcome to join us. Enter your link below so we can visit your TBT: HR Edition post for the week! (Then go here to copy the Link code to your blogs.)
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Great pick Zee! I still haven't gotten around to grabbing this but I do have her current books.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first Laura Lee Guhrke book as well! And, like you, she's been on my auto-buy list ever since. I really loved Harry and enjoyed the scenes in his publishing house. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI think this is how I discovered LLG as well. I saw Julia Quinn recommend this on her website years ago. It is definitely one of my comfort reads and I enjoy her unique settings. Thanks for sharing!
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