Short and Sweet Book Reviews # 304- The Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria Alexander, Street Freaks by Terry Brooks

The Lady Travelers Guide to Deception with an Unlikely Earl by Victoria Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sidney Honeywell did not set out to deceive. She was just telling about adventures her grandmother had in Egypt and at the same time making money for herself. Who knew people would think she was the one having the adventures. Of course some one is threatening to expose her as a fraud and that just cannot happen. Enter the trip to prove she is o is not a fraud and the man she must deceive. A fun romp with many, many laugh out loud moments as Sidney rises to the occasion and finds much more than she expected. Great addition to the Lady Travelers Society series.

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 Street Freaks by Terry Brooks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This has a bit of everything. Told from the viewpoint of Ash Collins the story starts with Ash on the run and not knowing why. Along the way he meets a very different group of young people. They are the throwaways of life and they take him in. I loved the interweaving of danger and tension along with the normal problems of youth. Each character had qualities that were easy to identify with. This was a roller coaster of action and mystery as Ash tried to find out why people were trying to find him and discover the secrets they were sure his father had shared. A nice ending with Ash off on a quest. Is that a set up for the start of a new series?

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Short and Sweet Book Reviews # 161 - The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger by Victoria Alexander, Dangerously Divine by Deborah Blake, The Rule of Luck by Catherine Cerveny

The Lady Travelers Guide to Larceny with a Dashing Stranger by Victoria Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a fun romp that is a travelog as well as a romance. The book takes place in various locations in Europe and the info about each adds to the feel of the story. The relationship between Lady Wilhelmina Bascombe and Dante Augustus Montague' is a train wreck just waiting to happen so when it does it is no surprise. However how they still work together helps and in the end both realize what is the most important thing and what is not as important as it seemed at first. A nice addition to the series.

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Dangerously Divine by Deborah Blake
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is book two in the Broken Riders series. That series is a spin off from the Baba Yaga series. I have not read any of the previous books and at times I did feel like I was missing some background. Even so I had no trouble keep up with the characters and the story line. I liked the two main characters. Gregory Sun is the ultimate strong and silent type. In his case that is not a strength. Ciera Evans has a very big secret in her past and she keeps to herself to protect that secret. The two keep trying to protect themselves by keeping apart. Does not work that well. I enjoyed the world building, backstory and plot. A very interesting romance mixed with a lot of danger and tension.

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The Rule of Luck by Catherine Cerveny
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Felicia Savigny can read the future using her cards. Alexei Petriv plans to bring change to the world. Oh! This is the world of 2950 - a world left over and made over after sweeping changes to the planet. The world building here is top rate, the back story well covered and believable, and the plot tension filled and exciting. Cerveny has created a future and story line that starts off with a bang and does not let up on the tension until the last page. A cannot put down story.

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