The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Duke's Wager

Anne Rollins ❤️ loved this book because...

This old-school romance features a rake who, at the beginning of the book, seems unredeemable, but who convincingly changes and grows to allow for a believable HEA.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Thoughts 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Edith Layton,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Duke's Wager as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Lovely Regina Berryman was pursued by two men—the two most attractive and infamous bachelors in London. One was Jason Thomas, Duke of Torquay, whose skill and success in seduction had made him a legend of lordly licentiousness. The other was St. John Basil St. Charles, Marquis of Bessacarr, the devilish Duke’s only rival as the foremost rake of the realm. These notorious gentlemen had made Regina fair game in a competition where all was considered legitimate strategy in winning her affection and capturing her virtue. And Regina’s only chance of preserving her honor and protecting her heart was to turn…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of A Lady for a Duke

Anne Rollins ❤️ loved this book because...

I'd heard nothing but good things about this novel, and I wasn't sure it could live up to its hype. But it really is THAT GOOD! It made me cry happy tears.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Alexis Hall,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked A Lady for a Duke as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

A lush, sweeping queer historical romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Husband Material—perfect for fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton, Evie Dunmore, and Lisa Kleypas!
When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood.

Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Dangerous

Anne Rollins ❤️ loved this book because...

I began reading Amanda Quick in late 2023, and went on to binge read most of her historicals in 2024. DANGEROUS stands out because of the way the characters use their investigative skills to work together.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Story/Plot 🥈 Character(s)
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Amanda Quick,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Dangerous as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From a magnificent ballroom ablaze with lights to an imposing country house steeped in shadows comes a breathtaking tale of an impetuous miss—and a passion that leads to peril . . .

At five and twenty, Prudence Merryweather knew very well tht risks a woman took by visiting a gentleman in the dead of night. But bearding the notorious Earl of Angelstone in his den was the only way to stop him from engaging her hot-headed brother in a duel. And that was why she found herself ushered into Sebastian's frobidding presence at three in the morning—and thoroughly kissed before…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Secrets at Selwyn Castle

By Anne Rollins,

Book cover of Secrets at Selwyn Castle

What is my book about?

Richard Selwyn has a simple plan: throw a holiday house party to help his younger brother find a wife. Richard, having no desire to disturb his comfortable bachelor life, isn’t looking for his own match. But he didn’t expect a castle full of secrets, a jewel thief, and a kiss under the mistletoe that might very well change the course of his life.

Ivy Burnley was raised in luxury by her noble uncle and aunt, but her own parentage is so scandalous that she believes herself unfit to marry a gentleman. She arrives at Selwyn Castle intending only to help chaperone her debutante cousin during the house party. As Christmas draws nearer, winter walks, evening waltzes, and a handsome earl challenge Ivy’s resolution to stay single.

When an unknown thief steals one of Ivy’s most priceless possessions, she’ll need Richard’s help to move past the shame of her background and uncover all the secrets at Selwyn Castle.

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