Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jefferies

If you haven’t read this book, you may not want to read the review as it does contain a few spoilers.
Mrs. Harris, headmistress of The School For Heiresses, tells her pupils to “wed him before you bed him. “ Does she follow her own advice? The answer is found in Wed Him Before You Bed Him which is the last book in Sabrina Jeffries’ School for Heiresses series and it does not disappoint. It certainly deserves the 4 ½ stars awarded by Romantic Times.
As I have read this series and wondered who Cousin Michael really is, I was not totally surprised to find out that it is Lord Kirkwood. I was so glad that it was not Charles Godwin! What we didn’t know was the history between Charlotte and David. Once I found out so early in the book the real identity of Cousin Michael I had this feeling that I wanted to be able to tell Charlotte and of course could not. There were so many times that I wanted to shake either Charlotte or David and say tell the truth now or don’t you see what is really going on. I really felt a connection to these two characters.
I loved both Charlotte and Michael and enjoyed seeing their relationship grow and change. While there were important secondary characters the story really focused on Charlotte and David. Would Charlotte be able to accept David's offer of help and would David understand Charlotte's need to exert some control over her life? How would Sarah react when she finally found out the identity of Cousin Michael?

While we already knew, from the last book, that Sarah, Lord Kirkwood’s wife and a former student of Charlotte’s had killed herself, I was really surprised to have her death come back to haunt them.
I thought the mystery surrounding Sarah’s death was well done with a surprising conclusion. It was that event that really brought Charlotte and David closer and showed what a strong individual Charlotte really was. She was able to overcome a very strong fear in order to save someone she loved.
This was a wonderful end to a great series. I am looking forward to Jeffries next offering. What will it be and when?

June and July Are Looking Good For Romance Novels!

I always like to look forward to see what new books are coming out and it looks June and July will bring us a bonanza of good books. We all have our favorite authors so this post will contain many of mine but feel free to chime in and add some of yours. I also will mention first authors as I think we all need to give them a chance as they could become our favorites as time goes on.

June releases

• Mary Balogh finishes her Huxtable Series with Seducing an Angel



• Sabrina Jeffries comes out with another in her School for Heiress Series, Don't Bargain With The Devil which was reviewed on this blog on April 28th.



• Eloisa James book, This Duchess of Mine, continues the Desperate Duchess series.



• Sherry Thomas (I love her books!) writes Not Quite a Husband.



• Elizabeth Thornton has a paranormal (not my favorite genre but I do like her) The Scot and I.



• Johanna Lindsey's Victorian Romance, A Rogue of Her Own, comes out June 16.



• Lavinia Kent (first novel! Give it a try!) debuts with A Talent For Sin. It received 4 1/2 stars in Romantic Times.

This is just a sampling of the June releases. There are many, many more so check out your favorite bookstore.

July Releases (This looks to be a banner month!)

• Loretta Chase (Yea! One of my favorites! She is an automatic buy for me.) comes out with Don't Tempt Me.



• Galen Foley's latest Regency is My Wicked Marquess.



• Sabrina Jeffries concludes her School for Heiresses series with Wed Him Before You Bed Him. In this book we finally find out who Cousin Michael is if you haven't already guessed!



• Amanda Scott's story, set in 1374 Scotland, should be a winner! It is Tamed By A Laird.



• Lorraine Heath's book Surrender to the Devil actually has a release date of June 30.



• Mary Jo Putnet begins a new series, The Lost Lords, with Loving a Lost Lord.



• Julia Quinn (One of my all time favorites) pens a sequel to The Secret Diary of Miranda Cheever which will be Olivia Bevelstoke's story titled What Happened in London.



• Terri Brisbin writes another of her medieval romances The Conqueror's Lady.

There are so many more coming out in these two months. I will need to save my pennies for trips to Borders!