Showing posts with label JL Langley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JL Langley. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Random Review: Diplomatic Relations by J.L Langley #Review #Giveaway





Title: Diplomatic Relations 
A Sci-Regency Novel
Author: J.L. Langley
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Tiferet Design
Publication Date: February 19, 2019
Length: 281 pages

Reviewed by Morningstar


Synopsis

Opposites don’t just attract... they sizzle.

A lusty special forces soldier who lives by his own set of rules, Dalton Fairfax decided long ago to stop wishing for his father’s love, and he found his calling. Now that he’s back home and between assignments, he finds himself at loose ends. When the opportunity arises to play bodyguard and help out his country, Dalton jumps at the chance. Not only does it keep him busy, but it just so happens that his charge is the man he saw on leave last month and hasn’t been able to get out of his head.

Heir to a dukedom and a conservative politician, Blaise Thompson strives to prove himself worthy of carrying on the family legacy as the next IN Councilman. However, his closest competitor keeps getting in the way and taking credit for Blaise’s ideas. Maintaining his stellar reputation isn’t easy to do while keeping his outrageous younger brother in line and foiling his rival’s personal attacks. He has no time for a guard and even less time for romance.

When a priceless antique goes missing, Blaise and Dalton discover that Regelence has larger problems than just IN plots. Now the only way to stop a scandal that threatens both of them is to compromise, and they are forced to confront the risk of losing everything… even each other.




Buy Links






Review

This. Series. KILLS. Me! Every time I read one I think I couldn’t love another couple in the books more than the one I read then the author proves me wrong. They. Freaking. Rock!

At this point, I can’t tell you what about this book makes it different or better than the last other than the characters. This author delivers straight to my heart. Dalton and Blaise were wonderful characters that kept me wanting more with each passing chapter.

This author has a way of creating a world that’s full and rich where when they talk about them walking down the sidewalk, or through markets, or to shops I can visualize it in my head clear as if I was there. Their characters, from the main characters to the secondary ones, are just as rich and full as the world they created.

On top of that, the intrigue of the overarching storyline from the start, keeps me wondering what’s going to come up next and where the author is taking me. Which love story will be coming next and what part will it play?  And that above most anything in a series makes it perfection. It keeps me hanging on to every word and patiently (mostly) anticipating the release of the next book.

That and the behind the scenes love story between Jeremy a.k.a Trouble and Rexley because each little tidbit, and I mean tidbit, we get about them in the books leads me by the ear. I have fallen so in love with their little love story that I honestly cannot wait to get to their book!







Giveaway

Enter the monthly review Giveaway!
Contest ends February 28th
thanks


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Random Review: My Fair Captain by J.L. Langley #Review #Giveaway




Author: J.L. Langley
Title: My Fair Captain 2nd edition
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Tiferet Designs
Publication Date: May 29, 2018
Length: 244 pages

Reviewed by Morningstar

Synopsis

When Intergalactic Navy Captain Nathaniel Hawkins goes undercover to investigate the theft of an IN weapons stash, the mission raises painful memories from his past. Using a title he fled nearly two decades earlier, Nate once again becomes the Earl of Deverell, heir to the Duke of Hawthorne, in order to navigate the ins and outs of a Regency world. But planet Regelence—where young lords are supposed to remain pure until marriage—has a few surprises for Nate, not least of which is his attraction to Prince Aiden.

A talented artist, Prince Aiden Townsend isn’t interested in politics and the machinations of society gentlemen, and he adamantly rejects the idea of marriage and a consort. Aiden wants the freedom to pursue his art and determine his own future. But the arrival of the dashing and mysterious Deverell awakens feelings of passion and longing the young prince can’t deny.

As Nate uncovers a conspiracy reaching far beyond the stolen weapons, his future is irrevocably altered by the temptations of a life he never thought he could have. Drawn into the web of intrigue, Aiden is in danger of losing his life… and his heart.



Buy Links




Review


Not your simple tale of aristocracy and love.



The layers in this story were woven so perfect that it was a complicated story that was easy to follow and easy to love. From Nate and his fall from the title to his son Trouble, to the theft at the castle, to Aiden with his multitude of siblings that each have a varied set of personalities, to the all-important world-building from the environment to the culture. And last but not least the attraction and relationship between Nate and Aiden.



There isn’t much I want to say regarding the details of the story, which part sci-fi mystery, part Regency romance, but the beauty of this story comes from the way J.L. Langley weaved every detail so that they didn’t get lost in the greater part of the story. The author was able to give the reader a lot of information without weighing it down, keeping the romance just as relevant as the mystery that brought these two men together in the first place. They were able to show us each character fully fleshed, at least those that needed that, and not just the two main characters.



Trouble and Muffin were probably my favorite secondary characters with their humor and personality just lighting up a scene when they were there. I loved the twist!! Which we see coming but it is a big one all the same. I don’t think there was a part I got bored or disliked, there were no gaps in any piece that was handed to use, and the marriage contract that was discovered at the end wasn’t a shock, but oh boy, I can’t wait to see how that plays out in future books.



If you love Sci-Regency Romance, get this book because it is indeed one of the best ones I’ve read in quite some time. And that GORGEOUS cover is the icing on the cake too!






Giveaway

Enter the monthly review giveaway
Contest ends June 30th 
Thanks


a Rafflecopter giveaway