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Showing posts with label Melissa Oliver. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 28, 2023

RRR presents... Her Unforgettable Knight by Melissa Oliver - REVIEW!


Back again with another Rachel's Random Resources tour starring the latest from author Melissa Oliver! It's a NEW TITLE available via Harlequin Books/Mills and Boon featuring knights in shining armor, ladies in distress, and a diabolical plot to take down a nobleman, and, long game, the Crown! Shocked? In dismay? Don't be as there's so much more to look forward to! Ladies and gents, I give you today's ebook of choice and blog tour guest...




Her Unforgettable Knight
by
Melissa Oliver 
Harlequin Books  |  Mills and Boon 


About the book...

She never forgot him…
Can she ever forgive him?

Part of Protectors of the Crown
Marguerite never expected to see Savaric again—let alone to have to help him when she finds him outnumbered in a fight. He’s the brooding knight she fell for two years ago, until he left her unexpectedly. Now Marguerite is a hardened spy, and wary of trusting him again. But how long can she resist their connection when they must work together to protect the Crown…?



Amazon UK - US






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This story picks up two years after the last one left off, and yet it didn't feel like nary a day has passed. Marguerite is still a remarkable and surprising woman, willing to do whatever it takes to restore her family's name. She's denying the feelings she still carries for a particular Knight for all the right reasons, well... to her at least, and yet if they were opening acknowledged there could be so much more worth fighting for.  Savaric is still a remarkable man despite his inner monolog of worthlessness, and overwhelming festive desire to remain alone to avoid anyone else facing the scorn he has his whole life.  Despite his many acts of goodness, all he can hear are the taunts, slurs, and weighty looks thrown his way. It'll take a special lady indeed to get passed his defenses, but the particular feisty lady that speaks to his heart, just so happens to have a the skills necessary to sneak right on by. Will the survive the challenges ahead to see this thing through? *dun dun dunnn*

I felt for BOTH of these characters so very much. Firstly, they've been dealing with these major bad guys for some time now, so a rest was sorely deserved, but would never be granted until all was said and done. FYI... all is said and done in this book! Second, they've both lost so much along the way, it was high time all their hard work and sacrifice paid off with more than another death on their hands. Thirdly, I wanted to see their hearts healed. I wanted to know that Marguerite was over her deadly encounter, and wouldn't be haunted by that snake any longer. I wanted to feel that Savaric accepted himself, and allowed others to as well, without worrying that those he trusts will turn on him. I wanted to see that happily ever after within their reach, realized... and followed to the end of its rainbow. I wanted a lot for this story, for these characters... and by jove, the author delivered!

A great read for Historical Romance fans and a wonderful addition to your summer reading list.  If you've read the other books in this mini series, you're all set... but if not, you can still make a go if it as a standalone. 




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About the author...


Melissa Oliver is from south-west London where she writes sweeping historical romance and is the WINNER of The Romantic Novelist Association’s Joan Hessayon Award for new writers 2020 for, The Rebel Heiress and the Knight.









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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!



Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


Friday, October 28, 2022

REVIEW starring... A Stolen Knight's Kiss by Melissa Oliver


We're heading back into one of my favorite genres, Historical Romance, but to a different time period. Normally, we visit Regency/Victorian affairs, but this time around, we're in the period of the knights. That's right! Author Melissa Oliver is back with another Medieval Romance that I had to check out and share with all of you, so have your wish list at the ready because you won't want to miss this!


A Stolen Knight's Kiss
by
Melissa Oliver


About the book...

Captured by a knight…
Rescued by his kiss!

When orphan Eva loses the father-figure who’d protected her on the streets of London, she suspects the Knights of Fortitude. But when she steals information from them, she’s caught by brooding knight Nicholas. Learning he might not be the villain after all, she puts her distrust aside to work with him, yet Eva must stay focussed – and not get distracted when they share a stolen kiss!









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I've said it before, and I'll say it again, this isn't my usual time period of preference, but I'm not ruled by my own preconceived notions of an era, even whilst reading, so if a story interests me, so be it. Such is the case with Ms. Oliver's works. Each one that I've read, thus far, takes us back to a time when travel wasn't near as easy, and instant communication was for pipe dreams only, yet they still had so much in common with us today. They still had worries, challenges, temptations, and ideas about love...not to mention plots against the crown and those that serve it!

Here, we've a young women with a broken heart, willing to do what it takes to exact revenge on the men that stole the one person she could count on. If it's not the exact knight that performed the actions, so be it...so long as it is one of this group. The plan seems easy...all the easier when a nefarious sort offers her the prime target, and all she needs to do is liberate him of the wealth on his person. Simple enough...and yet, not because all sorts of complications crop up when you're not thinking about them, the first, and foremost...an attraction between he and she that can't be denied. Too bad he's the enemy...right? Or is he...because he could have let her fall to her doom, he could have left her to the whims of those she was working for, he could have done any matter of things to her, and yet he seems to be proving most honorable. Is it a trick...or is the real trick her telling herself that's he's too good to be true...

A great trip to an era gone by, yet with all the feels any could muster. It was great getting to know this feisty leading lady, as well as this mostly honorable knight, and the chance to see them together, the chance to watch them let go of the reigns and just BE was too enchanting to pass up! If you've read any of her other works, you won't want to miss this!



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About the author...


Melissa Oliver is from south-west London where she writes historical romance novels. She lives with her lovely husband and daughters, who share her passion for decrepit, old castles, palaces and all things historical.

Melissa is the WINNER of The Romantic Novelist Association's Joan Hessayon Award for new writers 2020 for her debut, The Rebel Heiress and the Knight.

When she's not writing she loves to travel for inspiration, paint, and visit museums & art galleries.










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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!


Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


Thursday, June 23, 2022

RRR presents... A DEFIANT MAIDEN'S KNIGHT by Melissa Oliver - REVIEW!

Hi guys!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, you're in for a TRIPLE TREAT! Yep, that's right! Yee olde crazy reader here, aka moi, booked three tours for one day, so yeah...color me overloaded, but with BOOKISH GOODNESS to share! Someone has to do it, and that someone is...well feeling really fortunate that they get to take part in these opportunities, so sit back, relax, and get ready to add to your MUST READ lists as we kick off tour numero uno...


First up, a Rachel's Random Resources tour (surprise!) featuring the latest Historical Fiction novel from author Melissa Oliver. It's the next installment in her Medieval Romance series via Harlequin Books / Mills & Boon, and let me tell you, it's definitely a must read! Ladies and gents, fair maidens who don't need a knight to save them, and yet if pushed could definitely admit to enjoying their company when they aren't being driven mad by them, today's blog tour guest and ebook of choice is...

A Defiant Maiden’s Knight
by
Melissa Oliver
Harlequin Books | Mills & Boon


About the book...
A knight’s protection…
That she doesn’t want…or need?

Joan Lovent may be losing her sight but she refuses to lose her independence too. So when Sir Warin de Talmont tells her it’s too perilous to be out alone in the city, she doesn’t pay him any heed. But with threats surrounding them, she begins to value his protection and helps with his dangerous work in return. If only the powerful connection between them wasn’t so impossible to ignore!



Amazon UK  |  US




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Joan and Warin.
A match made in...SPARRING heaven, and yet...and YET.

Right from the start, I knew I was going to love Joan. She's got the weight of the world on her shoulders from losses she felt were her fault, and yet she's learned to manage them. She's got physical limitations that would cripple many from the sheer magnitude of what they could become, but she's come to terms with them, and in fact, has learned to embrace everything else she has. There's no wounded maiden calling out for a hero, but rather a feisty young maiden determined to do what she needs, nay what she desires, in spite of the fact that the world thinks she should simply just accept things as is and let them be. I admire her strength of character, her outlook on life, and, even in her darkest times, her desire to help others without a drop of pity focused on herself. Sir Warin was another story...

Okay, so not so much another story as another soul that I knew I was going to root for! Yes, he was stubborn, but he's a man of mystery carrying out plans to undermine those that would harm the crown (and more), so who could really blame him. Yes, he's boarded up his heart, but again, consider his history and the family that he once had that is no more...you'll sooner shed a tear, than shun him for his precautions. Yes, he's a man's man...but not so much that he's willing to override Joan in her attempts to do what she wants to do. He sees her more clearly than he sees himself, and vice versa, a task that is no easy feat...and also speaks to the thawing of his icy heart. In truth, it was more battered than iced, because his actions and words spoke volumes about his character long before he was ready to admit defeat in this matter of the heart.

Suffice it to day that it was a wonderful trip back to Medieval times that this reader enjoyed wholeheartedly. Their witty repertoire, their growing friendship, their ability to depend on each other, and even their keen observations into the other's heart, all go toward making a potential couple you'll want to keep tabs on, as the drama unfolds all around them. Don't get me wrong, it's not JUST about their would-be relationship, but then again...it's not NOT about it either!




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About the author...


Melissa Oliver is from south-west London where she writes historical romance novels. She lives with her lovely husband and daughters, who share her passion for decrepit, old castles, palaces and all things historical.

Melissa is the WINNER of The Romantic Novelist Association's Joan Hessayon Award for new writers 2020 for her debut, The Rebel Heiress and the Knight.

When she's not writing she loves to travel for inspiration, paint, and visit museums & art galleries.







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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!


Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


Sunday, November 28, 2021

RRR presents... THE KNIGHT'S CONVENIENT ALLIANCE by Melissa Oliver - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!

Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we're back again with another Rachel's Random Resources tour, and this time around, we're back with a new Historical Romance that's ready and waiting for you to adventure through via Harlequin Books and Mills & Boon! It's set in Medieval times and though I've said it before, it bares keeping in mind, that I don't venture into this particular time period too often. However, the ones I have, penned by the author's I've read, I can honestly say, I wouldn't want to miss...and I don't want YOU to either (in more ways than one, so watch for the giveaway before you go)! So, without further ado, let's get between the pages of today's blog tour guest and ebook of choice...




The Knight's Convenient Alliance
by
Melissa Oliver

About the book...
The only man who’s tempted her…
...now poses as her husband!

When an injured knight arrives on Brida O’Conaill’s doorstep, the village assumes he’s her long-lost husband. But her only previous connection to Sir Thomas Lovent was an intense shared moment at a tournament years ago. Brida maintains the pretence while she nurses him, yet once he’s back to full, virile health, she cannot reveal Thomas is not her husband—or that she’s unmarried!—when everyone is expecting them to act like husband and wife…




AMAZON UK | US



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Brida O'Connaill and Sir Thomas Lovent...
...two hearts thrown together by circumstance...
...but two souls that were meant to be..
...whether they can admit it or not!


The thing with these particular stories from author Melissa Oliver is that while there is a bigger picture going on all around them...you know, plots against peace, the king, and what have you...it doesn't take away from the romance at its heart. I loved Brida and Thomas' spark. Their witty banter and constant need to annoy each other to no end was delightful! It added a dose of fun, of humor, of something much needed to brighten the darker things that surrounded and haunted them both. The chance Brida took on living a lie to gain a modicum of freedom was understandable. The "unfortunate" assumption that the knight in poor health was the seed of that long held lie, story building. The dash for their lives, the near misses at meeting their maker earlier than planned, and the potential for a bittersweet ending to arrive unwanted, all went into making those tethers in your heart pull tight again and again. But by book's end, the fruit of their labors, however unintentional they may have been, see the light of day...and readers get something they could only truly hope for...with a side of entertainment to boot!

All in all, another great pair in the making from an author who spins the story round her characters with care, knowing that even though danger was at every turn, love, light, and laughter should rule the day...and the heart!




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About the author...


Melissa Oliver is from south-west London where she writes historical romance novels. She lives with her lovely husband and daughters, who share her passion for decrepit, old castles, palaces and all things historical.

Melissa is the WINNER of The Romantic Novelist Association's Joan Hessayon Award for new writers 2020 for her debut, The Rebel Heiress and the Knight.

When she's not writing she loves to travel for inspiration, paint, and visit museums & art galleries.







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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!


Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


Thursday, June 24, 2021

RRR presents... THE RETURN OF HER LOST KNIGHT by Melissa Oliver - REVIEW!

Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we're got another Rachel's Random Resources tour featuring a new Historical Fiction release via Mills & Boon / Harlequin! It's set in Medieval times and although I've not read as many in this particular period, I will admit to sorely LOVING this one! Ready or not, fair readers...time to draw your sword, and protect your lady love...or is that allow your lady love to protect you? Find out in today's ebook of choice and blog tour guest...


The Return of Her Lost Knight
by
Melissa Oliver


About the book...
Her second chance...
With her lost love…

To avoid a forced marriage, Lady Gwenllian plans to escape to a convent. She couldn’t possibly honor another when her heart still belongs to Ralph de Kinnerton, the man she had to betray to save his life—only to hear of his death shortly after. So how is it possible he’s here at this knight’s tournament? Now the pull of their unfinished past forces Gwen to question the choice she’d made for her future…



AMAZON US | UK





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Once upon a time, young love was in bloom...
...until those that would have things their own way threatened that happily-ever-after...
...and in order to save the one they loved, they had to sacrifice their own happiness.
How far would YOU go for the one you love?


Lady Gwenllian and Ralph de Kinnerton...a promising couple then, but an explosively brilliant couple now, if only they'd let each other in. Guess that's what happens when you've years that separate, but that's better than the veil of death that hung between them when they first met for the second time. You could sense that as much as Ralph wanted to draw his past connection to Gwenllian to a close, he never could completely sever the tie. He loved her, still did, and despite his good intentions to let her be free from the past, the question that begged to be answered, yet never spilled from his lips...did she WANT to be freed? The way I saw it, Gwenllian was as besought in her heart as he, but so set was she on her new path to escape the taint on her past, she wasn't willing to give herself, let alone him, a proper chance. Good thing that love is blind, and cares not what we want, but rather what SHOULD be...

I regarded Gwenllian with a full heart for her bravery, her determination, and her kindness. When she met young William, you can't help but smile at their time spent together. When she and Ralph try to move beyond the past pulled together by the connection that runs so deep between them, you can't stop yourself from hoping against hope that it will turn out brilliantly perfect. When trouble comes calling, the breath is taken from your lungs as you keep reading to see if everyone survives the fallout. When the final battle is waged, that same breath stolen will be held along with the most ardent wishes for truth and love to prevail. On the other hand, Ralph's return to the land of the living was nothing short of a miracle, making him equally worthy of our admiration, and while he was cloaking himself in mystery, it was very much warranted considering those he is trying to evade. The thing about him that stands out though isn't his battle scars, or knightly swordplay, but the power of his heart, his strength of spirit, and his desire to set things to right.

In the end, I loved the story for its darkness and light, spirit and heart, and most of all, its enduring love! It wasn't easy for any of them, and the trials they faced were all thanks to others that couldn't accept what was and was not theirs in life for the taking, but it made them who they were and for that, I wouldn't want it any other way! Fall under the spell of this once-upon-a-time, and see how much more the wages of love are worth than war...





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About the author...


Melissa Oliver is from south-west London where she writes historical romance novels. She lives with her lovely husband and three daughters, who share her passion for decrepit, old castles, grand palaces and all things historical. She is the winner of The Romantic Novelists' Association's Joan Hessayon Award for new writers in 2020 for her debut, The Rebel Heiress and the Knight. When she's not writing she loves to travel, paint and visit museums & art galleries.





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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ecopy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!



Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!


Friday, January 29, 2021

RRR presents... HER BANISHED KNIGHT'S REDEMPTION by Melissa Oliver - EXCERPT!

 Hi there!
Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.


Today, we're joining Rachel's Random Resources to shine the bookish spotlight on a Historical Romance title, now available via Harlequin Books!  From the sound of things, it's gonna take all this knight's mettle to stay on task because me thinks that heart's will be set racing, and not from the speed of their travels alone!  Ready or not, here comes a sneak peek between the pages of today's blog tour guest and title in the spotlight...



Her Banished Knight's Redemption
by
Melissa Oliver
Harlequin Books / Mills & Boon

About the book...

A lady’s need for protection 
A knight’s chance for redemption

Exiled Knight William Geraint answers only to himself. Yet, a mission to find and reunite lost heiress Lady Isabel de Clancey with her family is Will’s chance to finally atone for the torment of his past. With every rushed mile, their intense attraction becomes dangerously thrilling. He swore to protect Isabel not seduce her, but their desire for each other could threaten the redemption he’s worked so hard to achieve…


AMAZON  US UK



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Introduction to extract- William Geraint has been searching far and wide for the lost heiress, Lady Isabel de Clancey. In the small village of St. Jean de Cole, in Aquitaine, he believes he might finally have discovered her. In the scene below he ingratiates himself in a group dance so that he can find out more… 

He raised a brow. ‘Apologies, I do not mean to make you feel uncomfortable.’
‘Do you not?’
He smirked. ‘No.’
Isabel had to admit that there was something quite appealing about him when he smiled like that, with a sudden, unexpected spark of humour in his azure-blue eyes.
‘Well, what were you doing then, messere?’
They moved past each other in the circle and looped around the other couples before pivoting around to stand side by side, the length of her arm against the solid warmth of his. She felt slightly breathless being in such close proximity to the man.
‘I’m trying to ascertain whether you are someone I met briefly a long time ago.’
‘Oh? But I have never seen you before in my life,’ she said too quickly as they parted again, thankfully, and danced a few steps with different partners before returning to face each other.
‘I’m not so sure. There is something about your eyes that looks familiar to me.’
Dear God!
Her hazel-green eyes would have to give her away. They had always plagued her for being so strange…so uncommon and different. One eye had a dark patch across it, which meant that people always believed her eyes to be of two separate colours, even going as far as to call her names. Even her own father believed she was cursed because of this affliction.
‘I don’t think so, sir.’
He tilted his head as he watched her. ‘Pity, since I am starting to think differently.’ He took her hand and swung it up and above her head, allowing her to twirl around and under their joined hands.
For goodness sake. ‘Pity, since you are mistaken.’
‘I don’t think so. The more I look at you, the more I believe that it is you.’
They parted again and moved to the opposite side of one another, weaving around one couple and then coming together in a large connected circle.
‘Who are you?’ she demanded, frowning.
‘William Geraint at your service, but my friends call me Will.’
‘You and I are not friends, messere.’




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About the author...


Melissa Oliver is from south-west London where she writes historical romance novels. She lives with her lovely husband and daughters, who share her passion for decrepit, old castles, palaces and all things historical.

Melissa is the WINNER of The Romantic Novelist Association’s Joan Hessayon Award for new writers 2020 for her debut, The Rebel Heiress and the Knight -  Book 1 Notorious Knights.





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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!



Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!

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