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Sheltered Heroines

Lisa Kleypas – The Ravenels Series Reading Order

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My historical romance fans, a new one JUST WENT LIVE in Lisa Kleypas’s latest series!!!! And I know I have some hardcore Lisa Kleypas fans here! GAH!! I am absolutely in LOVE with these covers.

Anne: Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas was amazing! I loved Rhys! And the bonus chapter from Winter in Spring gave me all the feels! Sebastian is still hot after 30 years.

Jan: Devil In Spring was LOVELY. What a beautiful book. I remember bev saying she smiled all the way through. Yes! Pandora the slightly kooky/klutzy, sweet, innocent, clever and determined-to-be-independent h. Gabriel the gorgeous, sexy, experienced, warm and loving H who falls in love with her. *happy sigh* read more

Reader Question – The dark read about the girl that escapes a cult and the guy that wants revenge…

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Sonia needs our help, but there’s a TON of detail in here, so proceed with caution. I’ll try and include spoiler-alerts if I see ’em. 🙂

Ohhhhh boy I just read her whole description and I TOTALLY get why she had to put it down for awhile. This one sounds like it could make your blood run cold…

She asks:

I read this book and had it on my currently reading shelves on goodreads. But I had stop reading it cause emotionally I found it hard to read. So stupid me deleted it on gd. read more

The Ultimate Book List of Innocent and Sheltered Heroines (strict upbringings, or raised in a cult etc…)

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So many of us get a real kick out of the dynamic and “social study” of a sheltered character (one that lives differently from the “social norms” due to strict upbringing, religious beliefs, and/or abusive situations) that is thrust into the “real” world.

They find themselves reevaluating everything they thought was true. New lessons to be learned as their fears, and their beliefs are tested, and that can make for an exciting, and/or emotionally heart rending journey for both that character and the reader! read more

Tillie Cole – Hades Hangmen Series Reading Order

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Much loved biker series and OMG I loved that premise!! A sheltered and abused girl in a strict religious commune escapes, right into the protection – or danger – of a biker club!!!! *whoooooo!!* 😀 And guess what?!! Book #3 is coming out it just a couple of days!!!

Melinda: …another really good book is it ain’t me babe by tillie cole. I just loved it. So different from other books. It’s aBout a girl in a cult. She escapes, her beliefs and what she had to do. She escapes to a motorcycle gang. Really worth a read. read more

C.L. Stone – The Ghost Bird Series Reading Order

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This series is L-O-V-E-D by many in our very own crew here!!!

Michelle: I have to plug it again because it really is one of my favorite series – House of Korba came out today which is the newest book in the Ghostbird series by CL Stone. They are crazy addicting… It looks like a young adult novel but especially in the later books, ramps up on mature topics and romance. It is already riske since there is one girl and 7 guys who are all into her. And the Academy part is not what you think…ie not just a school. read more