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Title: The Black Swan of Paris Author: Karen Robards Series: n/a Rife with tension, heartache, and hope I would like to thank Karen Robards, Harlequin MIRA, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. Also thanks to Justine Sha for inviting me to participate in the blog tour. Don’t take my 4-star rating to heart; I wasn’t the ideal audience for this type of book. I wanted to read this because it …
Title: The Fifth Doctrine Author: Karen Robards Series: The Guardian #3 Got a love-hate relationship with this series I would like to thank Karen Robards, Harlequin/Mira, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. I read Moscow Deception (MD) and Fifth Doctrine (FD) back to back, so this is kinda-sorta a review for both. I’ve decided to have a love-hate relationship with this series. On one hand, I freaking love it, because …
Title: The Ultimatum Author: Karen Robards Series: The Guardian #1 The end is worth the beginning Publicly, Bianca St. Ives runs a successful security firm with her father. Privately, she’s part of her father’s team of thieves, stealing back money or other goods from the thieves that had stolen them first. The operation involving two hundred million dollars in a secret safe beneath the palace of an Arabic prince is merely par for the course—until Bianca discovers the money gone. …
Title: Darkness Author: Karen Robards Series: n/a Interesting original story, lots of beautiful detail, a solid win for Robards This book was fantastic! I have only three or four-ish problems with it, and honestly, they’re nitpicking, because it was overall a solid piece of work, in my opinion. I may reveal a few spoilers. First and most inconsequential, the cover design. It’s beautiful, I absolutely love it–hot pink is my favorite color!–but it 100% clashes with the content and the …
Title: The Last Time I Saw Her Author: Karen Robards Series: Dr. Charlotte Stone #4 Not a stellar example of Robards’ writing skills, but a fantastic ending to the series! I give this five stars because I love Karen Robards’ books and particularly loved the Dr. Charlotte Stone series, and I’m just glad to finally know how it ends! I’m satisfied with it. If you’re a Robards fan, you’ll love it. If you’re new to Robards, I recommend starting this …