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Added on February 17, 2026
Childhood enemies reunite as adults—and do more than kiss and make up—in this Regency romance novella first published in Scottish Brides.Every Rose has its thorn . . . especially Rose MacKenzie-Craddock! When they were children, the willful girl was the thorn in the Earl of Strathyre's side. Now, as a beautiful woman, Rose drives the Earl wild with desire. But even grown-ups can play some most interesting games . . .
Do you really wanna know the truth? To be brutally honest, I am pretty sure I wouldn't remember this book by the end of the week. 😪 I already forgot the name of the Gary Stu H, and I only still recall the name of the Mary Sue h because her name is the same as the title. I'm sorry to say that this is more porn than romance. 😑 If I want to read only about sex I would have read erotica and be done with it. Please don't get me wrong I enjoy steamy scenes as much as any hormonal human being but I n
I don't know what it is about this book, but I LOVE this story. I have read it at least seven time. The most recent being two weeks ago. I think the reason it hits me in the feels is because the characters have such a history together. It was really easy for me to believe that they could fall in love. It also had a convincing friends to lovers storyline that felt 'realistic. Update: Yep, I read Rose in Bloom again. It's such a comfort read I can't help but devour it over and over again.
This would've been a 3 star read (it was just meh, not anything particularly special or bad) until I realized they are COUSINS. 🤠 I hate it here, why was this important to include; they could've just made them family friends why did the author make it incestuous.

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