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With her three good friends all
recently married, Elizabeth Turley is ready for some husband-hunting
of her own. One gentleman in particular sparks her interest.
Geoffrey, Earl of Harrington is tall, handsome, and dashing. He’s
also just a bit too sure of himself. But Elizabeth has observed
enough about the rules of attraction to pique the earl’s attention.
Yet once she has it, the discovery of a troubling secret taints her
future happiness . . .
Lord Harrington must marry or lose a
prestigious position in Brussels, and pretty, well-connected
Elizabeth fits his needs admirably. But could it be that he has
underestimated his bride? She doesn’t bat an eye in the face of the
danger they encounter overseas. She’s strong-willed, intelligent,
and more enticing each day—yet also more indifferent to him. Now
Geoffrey faces his greatest challenge: to woo and win his own wife,
or risk losing her for good . . .
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“It would
not be only you pretending you might be interested in me,” Lord
Littleton explained. “I would be seen to be interested in you as
well.”
This still
seemed unnecessary. Either Lord Harrington would want her for herself
or not. She did not like to engage in deceptions. “To what
purpose?”
“My dear
lady.” Lord Littleton possessed himself of her hands, his gaze
capturing hers.
Good Lord,
the man was dangerous. She sent a prayer of thanks to the deity that
she was not affected by him. “Do you do that on purpose?”
He shook his
head and stared at her. “Do what?”
Elizabeth
narrowed her eyes at him. “Look into a woman’s eyes as if she
were the only lady on earth you wished to be with.”
“Ah, no,”
he said a little sheepishly. “It just happens. I can’t seem to
stop myself.”
“It’s
like this, Lizzy”—her brother cut in—“any gentleman who’s
interested in a lady don’t wish to see another man making up to
her.” He gave his friend a disgusted look. “Littleton agreed to
help, but you can see how dangerous it is for him to be in Town. He
truly can’t help himself from flirting, and he’ll soon find
himself in a bumble-bath if he remains too long. He’s not ready for
a leg-shackle yet, but he’d be bound to raise some lady’s
expectations and that won’t do.”
“That’s
it exactly.” Lord Littleton must have realized he was still holding
Elizabeth’s hands and released them. “But that’s not the only
reason Turley and I thought I’d be the best one. You see,
Harrington and I never got on well together. That will give him the
extra incentive to court you properly.”
“And,”
Gavin added, “Littleton is so full of juice that he is just as
eligible as Harrington. Other than the title that is.”
Her
brother and Lord Littleton focused their gazes on her, and she
glanced from one man to the other. “I understand.” Or she thought
she did. Men were such strange creatures. She wondered why Lord
Harrington did not like Lord Littleton. He seemed amiable enough.
“Very well, then. How do we begin?”
Review: Ella Quinn has got me back into reading regency romances again. This was the genre that I fell in love with when I first started reading adult romances when I was in junior high...ok..I was younger than that.
Her books have great characters.
Elizabeth is a strong heroine but she wants a love match. Geoffery is trying to find a perfect diplomats wife. Geoffery isn't exactly the most likable hero. He's ambitious and is more career oriented than looking for love. He's a little bit dim sometimes too. That's what makes the book fun! OK, Geoff is more than just dim, he's the kind of guy you want to shake some sense into. I wanted to do that so many times in this book.
You'll remember Geoffery from her last book, The Marquis and I. If you haven't read that book, you are definitely missing out. I liked revisited the other characters from The Worthington series. Charlotte, who was Geoff's first choice of a bride is Elizabeth's best friend.
Elizabeth is such a sweet character. Like most ladies, she is looking for a love match, and between her friends and family and Geoff's family they work to get him to fall in love with her, and it seems like it is working, until shortly after the wedding.
This is really when you want to shake Geoff.
As they travel to Brussels, she takes control and becomes a "qualified" wife of a diplomat. It is in being such a good wife that she was hurt.
Ms. Quinn, it is not fair to make me cry like that over a character. I had to keep reminding myself that this is romance and that nothing would happen to Elizabeth, but it still made me tear up.
The ending was perfect.
I look forward to the next book in the series.
Rating: 5 flowers
About the Author:
USA Today bestselling author Ella
Quinn’s studies and other jobs have always been on the serious
side. Reading historical romances, especially Regencies, were her
escape. Eventually her love of historical novels led her to start
writing them.
She is married to her wonderful husband
of over thirty years. They have a son and two beautiful
granddaughters, and a Portuguese Water Dog. After living in the South
Pacific, Central America, North Africa, England and Europe, she and
her husband decided to make their dreams come true and are now living
on a sailboat. After cruising the Caribbean and North America, she
completed a transatlantic crossing from St. Martin to Southern
Europe. She's currently living in Germany, happily writing while her
husband is back at work, recovering from retirement.
Website: http://www.ellaquinnauthor.com/
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3 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
I really like the cover. I'm looking forward to reading this- already added to my tbr list.
Lori
Thank you so much for hosting me and for the lovely review!!
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