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My Lord Wicked
What woman would dare make her home at eerie Marshbanks Abbey, perched on a stony hill in remote Northumbria? It is said its owner, the brilliant botanist, Lord Stacks, killed his beautiful bride there ten years earlier.
Unaware of the tales of Lord Stacks' wickedness, Freddie Lambeth comes to live with her guardian, and through his caring blossoms from a plain, shabbily dressed girl to a lovely young woman.
Freddie and Lord Stacks come to need each other as his flowers need sunshine, but Stacks cannot allow himself to love her. His own wickedness has destroyed any chance for happiness.
Unaware of the tales of Lord Stacks' wickedness, Freddie Lambeth comes to live with her guardian, and through his caring blossoms from a plain, shabbily dressed girl to a lovely young woman.
Freddie and Lord Stacks come to need each other as his flowers need sunshine, but Stacks cannot allow himself to love her. His own wickedness has destroyed any chance for happiness.
235 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 11, 2011
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Cheryl Bolen
79 books1,667 followersSince being named Notable New Author for 1997, Cheryl Bolen has published more than 35 books with Kensington/Zebra, Harlequin, Love Inspired Historical, Montlake, and independently. She has broken into the top 5 on the New York Times and hit the USA Today bestseller list. Her 2005 One Golden Ring won Best Historical, Holt Medallion, and her 2011 My Lord Wicked was awarded Best Historical in the International Digital Awards, the same year her Christmas novella was chosen as Best Novella. Her books have been finalists for other awards, including the Daphne du Maurier, and have been translated into eight languages. She’s also been the number 1 bestselling historical romance author in Germany.
She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and English from the University of Texas and a master's degree from the University of Houston. Her favorite pursuits are reading diaries of dead English women, traveling to England, and watching the Texas Longhorns play football and basketball. She and her recently retired professor husband are the parents of two sons. One is an attorney, the other a journalist.
Website: www.CherylBolen.com
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July 23, 2016
I don't remember the last time I disliked almost every single character like this.
I usually love plain Jane stories and this one is even a bit like Cinderella.
The blurb is promising: a plain orphan gets an invitation to Marshbanks Abbey because Lord Stacks expected a boy, not an (almost) eighteen-year old woman. Freddie was neglected all her life, verbally abused by her aunt and cousin. She never learned to dance or anything else a lady should know. Instead, she knows a lot about botany and Greek and Latin and horses and cards! She is special, you see.
One of the most annoying things is that every third page (maybe even less) she is comparing herself to the late Lady Stacks. I can understand it once or maybe twice, but after a while I've lost the count.
Lord Stacks himself is supposed to be this mysterious recluse. People gossip about him a lot. He lets people insult him in his own home. Even his servants don't act as they should. His housekeeper acts as if he is an impostor in his own house. And he lets her get away with it. Not much of a man I expected.
And those are just the two of them. Then you have the men who want to spend time with Freddie, the self-righteous doctor, gossipy neighbours, scheming lady companion, Freddie's cousin, her aunt, her late father (when she talks about him - I hated him) and so on. I think the only person I actually liked is Lord Stack's valet.
I really thought I would like this story more.
I usually love plain Jane stories and this one is even a bit like Cinderella.
The blurb is promising: a plain orphan gets an invitation to Marshbanks Abbey because Lord Stacks expected a boy, not an (almost) eighteen-year old woman. Freddie was neglected all her life, verbally abused by her aunt and cousin. She never learned to dance or anything else a lady should know. Instead, she knows a lot about botany and Greek and Latin and horses and cards! She is special, you see.
One of the most annoying things is that every third page (maybe even less) she is comparing herself to the late Lady Stacks. I can understand it once or maybe twice, but after a while I've lost the count.
Lord Stacks himself is supposed to be this mysterious recluse. People gossip about him a lot. He lets people insult him in his own home. Even his servants don't act as they should. His housekeeper acts as if he is an impostor in his own house. And he lets her get away with it. Not much of a man I expected.
And those are just the two of them. Then you have the men who want to spend time with Freddie, the self-righteous doctor, gossipy neighbours, scheming lady companion, Freddie's cousin, her aunt, her late father (when she talks about him - I hated him) and so on. I think the only person I actually liked is Lord Stack's valet.
I really thought I would like this story more.
September 11, 2014
Awful prose. Americanisms. Modern non-Historical language. Inconsistent writing. One minute the heroine is a POOR ME - hopefully my Guardian will take pity on me.
In the next scene she's p*ssed and thinking "I WILL ACCEPT NO ONE'S PITY! NOT EVEN MY GUARDIANS - I WILL RATHER LIVE IN A DUMP!"
My point of contention was the heroine. Dear Me- what an annoying, melodramatic, inconsistent POOR ME Cinderella-combined-Annie_orphan type!!!
Almost every sentence for the first half of the story was about her being poor, her neglected childhood, unfeminine, unrefined, wearing rags (no seriously- she's ALWAYS going on about her rags!!!!), her HUMBLE WOE-IS-ME future plans, her pauper living conditions (locked up with the servants). I wanted to slap her!
Additionally, apparently she had no governess or tutor, was neglected as her daddy hated her - but she learnt Greek and Latin and knew loads of medical stuff - self taught btw.... riggghhhhhtt....
And the way she went on and on about being poor, her misplaced pride, - her Cinderella has NOTHING ON ME monologues was enough to tempt homicide!
Quotes:
'Here at Chilton Manor she was unwanted as the pox
Page 1 and there's some Poor Me happening. I could live with it. There's loads of it- I'll skip a few pages.
'Even though Roxanne's hand-me-downs would likely have been the finest garments ever to grace Freddie's gawky body, she was far too proud to accept them'
Trust me - this is just the tip of the ice berg. It's like this throughout the book- POOR ME POOR ME
'..her tiny room in the damp servants wing'
POOR ME POOR ME. I am Cinderella with an Evil aunt, uncle and cousin.
'leaving behind her faded black shawl simply because she deemed it too shabby'
I wear rags and sleep with the mice! WOE IS ME!
'At the parting there had been no hugs. No tears.'
The evil relatives were glad to be rid of her. I don't blame them!
'Never had he told her he loved her'
She means her father. There's a long monologue on her sad, neglected life and her father hating her. He took her with him when he was tending patients (he didn't care about subjecting her to the sick room, propriety and exposure to germs forgotten - seeing undressed people - meh who cares).
'...a pity her pelisse was worn so thin
Her rags again.
'Though she wore her best dress, she felt terribly shabby to be dining in so formal a setting. Her dress was an outmoded one of faded rose that had been her mother's during the 1790's '
Poor me again. And who uses years such as 1970s - they'd have linked it to a monarch. Eurgh.
'She thought back to the straw mattress she had slept on back at Chilton Manor'
Not only another Poor me- an appalling use of English (my English when writing reviews is tragic but I would make an effort for a story!)
'I assure you I am not accustomed to being treated as a lady'
LOL not only another POOR ME - but does the author not realise what she's just written. That could imply all sorts of things - in this instance it usually means a woman of dubious character.
'Not silent and plain like Freddie'
5 seconds haven't passed and another POOR ME.
'It seemed everything about he rlacked femininity. Unlike the woman in the protrait'
Leave the poor woman alone b&tch. Stop judging her based on her looks. A$$hole. And enough of your POOR ME.
'...and dressed in her only day dress, the faded muslin'
Poor me again.
'She would rather live in a hollowed-out tree than be the object of her guardian's - or anyone's - pity '
That doesn't make sense. Earlier in the story she thought "she would have to swallow her pride and appeal to Lord Stacks. Hopefully he would take PITY on her' ....see what i mean!!! Melodramatic inconsistent nonsense.
'Is that because you can never be comfortable in a fashionable drawing rooms?'
Rather ill bred comment.
'She had only to look at her worn, unfashionable clothing to know she was utterly unattractive'
There it starts again. POOR ME. 5 seconds doesn't go by!
'her pitiable appearance'
I don't know why she's bothered about people's pity - she has enough of her own. POOR ME POOR ME POOR ME
anyway, almost every sentence and page is littered with these POOR ME observations and EVERYONE ELSE IS SHALLOW stuff.
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The Writing Style
I also don't understand what's with all the "blasted" - you know ladies don't speak like that?
And what on earth is the whole "life's mate" etc? What is this- a werewolf romance?
Additionally, please refrain from using "some" to manifest anything obscure or vague. It's not "some peer of the realm" or "some street over" etc - it is "a lord" or "the street"
And please also refrain from "like" - it's not "like she thought/did/went" etc it is "as though she had" or "as per" or "similar to" etc
Shockingly the heroine also has extremely unladylike and highly inappropriate conversations with a doctor (whom she does not share a close acquaintanceship with) and with the hero. They also openly use "Damn" in her presence - so much for gentlemanly behaviour. Also I don't understand why a doctor would speak so informally with the aristocracy - he's very offensive. Makes no sense.
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The Wickedness/ Secret
This is a rehash of that rubbish Rebecca but sans justifying domestic violence.
The Lord is wicked due to his wife's untimely demise. She was strangled and many suspected he was behind it.
However, despite this being a BIG gossip all over Town (hence his lordship's suffering a recluse lifestyle shunning society)- the heroine nor her family have ever heard of this rumour. It's a BIG secret. Either no one apart from locals know - or everyone does! What is it with the inconsistency.
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The Characters:
Heroine: skinny, tall, poor, loves mathematics and board games, medicine and so on. Poor. A woe is me, sorry for myself, I'm so poor type. She's plain-ish but has nice dresses that improves her looks.
Overbearingly poor ME annie orphan with misplaced pride and an annoying manner of speaking. Her eyes flash over the most ridiculous things. HATED HER!!!
Hero: bit of a Byronic tall, dark, handsome rich cliche. Thankfully not a playboy. I preferred him to her. He's an intellectual and a botanist. But despite time spent studying and in the cold North - he's as tanned as a Spaniard (most likely holidays it up in Ibiza!). Or they had fake tans back then i guess.
Dead Wife: beautiful, shallow (of course), blonde (of course), petite, into weird $ex. Shallow, shallow, needy, high maintenance etc.
Alternative Love Interest: opposite of hero - foil to hero. A doctor (so not wealthy or any titles or part of the aristocracy), blond (of course), etc etc.
Basically all the other women are b*tches, shallow, mean etc. Only the heroine is good. Almost the same for the dudes too.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 19, 2014
I really like this author, and always enjoy her books. For the most part this was a solid 4 stars for me. However, there was a section of the book where both the hero and heroine became prey to too many misunderstandings. While it didn't go on for too long until they cleared them up, it went on longer than I liked. So this made the book more of a 3.5 star read than a 4. However, with this one exception it was a good story, well told, with engaging lead characters.
August 31, 2012
My Lord Wicked is a Regency romance with definite Gothic overtones. The usual mix-ups occur, there's an unsolved murder and allegations the hero was the perpetrator, and a ward blossoms into a young woman in love with her guardian. There were a few questionable areas in the plot but none were worrisome enough to detract from what was overall a very enjoyable read. Freddie Lambeth is a likeable heroine with a good head on her shoulders. Lord Stack isn't nearly so dreary as he might have been since he's cast as a renowned botanist living in a stark location like Marshbanks Abbey. The plot follows the usual Regency tropes but for a true fan of the genre, this is the reason for reading a Regency romance. All in all, this was a fun way to spend a dreary afternoon listening to rain splatter on the windowpane. This book placed first in the Historical division of the International Digital Awards (judged by readers of the genre) and I can see why, even though it's not quite my cup of tea.
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September 14, 2013Historical Romance
3.62 Stars - 113 ratings
Free today (September 14, 2013) on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GXN8CS
What woman would dare make her home at eerie Marshbanks Abbey, perched on a stony hill in remote Northumbria? It is said its owner, the brilliant botanist, Lord Stacks, killed his beautiful bride there ten years earlier.
Unaware of the tales of Lord Stacks' wickedness, Freddie Lambeth comes to live with her guardian, and through his caring blossoms from a plain, shabbily dressed girl to a lovely young woman.
Freddie and Lord Stacks come to need each other as his flowers need sunshine, but Stacks cannot allow himself to love her. His own wickedness has destroyed any chance for happiness.
3.62 Stars - 113 ratings
Free today (September 14, 2013) on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GXN8CS
What woman would dare make her home at eerie Marshbanks Abbey, perched on a stony hill in remote Northumbria? It is said its owner, the brilliant botanist, Lord Stacks, killed his beautiful bride there ten years earlier.
Unaware of the tales of Lord Stacks' wickedness, Freddie Lambeth comes to live with her guardian, and through his caring blossoms from a plain, shabbily dressed girl to a lovely young woman.
Freddie and Lord Stacks come to need each other as his flowers need sunshine, but Stacks cannot allow himself to love her. His own wickedness has destroyed any chance for happiness.
August 31, 2011
Started off nicely, and then turned into a bit of a mess. I could barely finish it. The heroine devolved into a total Mary Sue Doogie Howser, and there was a plot twist involving the wife that was just over the top bizarre.
October 28, 2013
Better than I anticipated....
This is the first book I have read by this author and I have to say I really enjoyed it.
Pro's- It grabbed my attention from the very first page. The heroine I felt deeply for, her pain and longing to be loved created an actual ache in my chest. That for me is always a sign of a good book, when the author can convey a characters pain and emotions on a person. The hero is a poor tortured man that blames himself for his wife's death. The villains were utterable unlikable which for this kind of story is exactly what you want. You have to get over half way through the book before the first kiss even happens. Usually that drives me crazy, but I think for this particular story it worked, because the H/h needed to get past their guardian/ward relationship.
Con's- It was a little slow in parts, but that usually picked back up. I also found the dialogue a little stiff and overly proper....though I know that is what some people prefer in their
historical/romances. It's really just based on preference. I also found it kind of weird when the hero Lord Stacks kept using the term his 'child/woman' in reference to the heroine. I never thought of her as child, especially by the standards that were dictated in that time period. Even by todays standards she is legal. I also thought it ended a little abruptly, but at least there was an epilogue.
This was a great free story and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.
Happy Reading!!!
This is the first book I have read by this author and I have to say I really enjoyed it.
Pro's- It grabbed my attention from the very first page. The heroine I felt deeply for, her pain and longing to be loved created an actual ache in my chest. That for me is always a sign of a good book, when the author can convey a characters pain and emotions on a person. The hero is a poor tortured man that blames himself for his wife's death. The villains were utterable unlikable which for this kind of story is exactly what you want. You have to get over half way through the book before the first kiss even happens. Usually that drives me crazy, but I think for this particular story it worked, because the H/h needed to get past their guardian/ward relationship.
Con's- It was a little slow in parts, but that usually picked back up. I also found the dialogue a little stiff and overly proper....though I know that is what some people prefer in their
historical/romances. It's really just based on preference. I also found it kind of weird when the hero Lord Stacks kept using the term his 'child/woman' in reference to the heroine. I never thought of her as child, especially by the standards that were dictated in that time period. Even by todays standards she is legal. I also thought it ended a little abruptly, but at least there was an epilogue.
This was a great free story and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.
Happy Reading!!!
August 4, 2012
I am surprised that this book got such a good rating. First of all the editing was atrocious! Not only were words misspelled, but incorrect words were used to the point where it really took me out of the story. I didn't think the author did a very good job of making us care about her characters. I didn't dislike the hero and heroine, but I didn't really feel invested in them. I never really felt that the heroine was in any real danger from the supposedly wicked hero. At times, the book read as though the author was trying to remind the readers of Pride and Prejudice.
At times the whole story just seemed silly to me. Characters were brought in that never really had any effect on the story at all. The whole book just left me flat. I don't believe I will be reading any more of this author's books if this is an example of her work.
At times the whole story just seemed silly to me. Characters were brought in that never really had any effect on the story at all. The whole book just left me flat. I don't believe I will be reading any more of this author's books if this is an example of her work.
March 28, 2016
Between keeping track of how many idiot men fell over themselves for Freddie and her "Woe is me/ I'm just a Plain Jane/I'm not as pretty as his dead wife/he could never love me etc.... BLAH BLAH BLAH ... I just kept reading to see if it got any better... and was happy it ended.
Between the irresistible Freddie, the "I'm tortured by my past" hero, the weird, scheming companion, aunt and cousin plus all of the idiot suitors from the country... Jesus, Mary and Joseph this story was exhausting!!!
Between the irresistible Freddie, the "I'm tortured by my past" hero, the weird, scheming companion, aunt and cousin plus all of the idiot suitors from the country... Jesus, Mary and Joseph this story was exhausting!!!
July 26, 2013
Quite liked it. Liked the heroine's character: who's 18 to his 37. He's her father's friend & designated guardian. All the while he thought her a boy "Freddie" since he'd never met her. She's very intelligent but totally unschooled in feminine accomplishments but is a capable apothecarist (? whatever) having watched & picked it up from her father. Enjoyed the story n characters but the writing wasn't the best but didn't spoil my enjoyment of the book (go figure). Ending threw me a bit - the hero has the villain abducted & deported!
September 4, 2015
My Lord Wicked was an interesting read. Freddy is a delightfully proud heroine who looks like she needs rescuing, and Thomas Stacks is a suitably damaged hero who despite his wealth and position really does need rescuing. The secondary characters are beautifully drawn, botany and medicine provide an interesting background, and there is, surprisingly, an underlying darkness to the novel that adds to the emotional intensity.
September 24, 2011
Okay, I'm getting accustomed to misspellings in my Kindle books (though it still drives my crazy), but this book even uses incorrect words! If the author really worked previously as an English teacher, perhaps it's no wonder that kids can't read or write today!
November 11, 2012
The idea was good, unfortunately the plot came totally apart towards the end, large parts of it were very unbelievable and the heroine evolved into a Mary Sue. Overall a lot of editing errors and far too flowery language.
September 29, 2013
I finished it, but probably shouldn't have taken the time to do so...another reviewer called the heroine "Mary Sue Dougie Howser" and that's the perfect summation.
October 23, 2017
The story was long-drawn-out and corny
May 31, 2022
1 Star - DNF @ 80%
So I came across this in a Facebook group where someone was looking for the title but couldn’t remember. The post contained the plot, including some spoilers, and I was super intrigued. It sounded really interesting, different, and maybe a bit dark and sexy.
This was absolutely none of those things and I had to DNF before I totally lost my mind.
First, Freddie starts off as this young (18) ugly ducking without many womanly skills or knowledge. She goes to live with her guardian and suddenly - she’s super pretty and good at everything. No struggles at all - which is boring, unrealistic, and annoying. She’s suddenly perfect and has loads of suitors falling over themselves to get to her. She’s honestly boring, sweet in a robotic way, and doesn’t have much of a personality or any spice at all. But alas - she’s in love with her guardian.
So the whole guardian and ward trope is something that I’ve looked for and thought would be interesting - but now I see why they are few and far between. It must be hard to balance the father/daughter vibe with romance and in this - it’s done HORRIBLY.
The relationship development in this can only be described as disturbing. The fatherly vibes vs romantic development is so bad. There are so many cringy things that happen, awkward conversations that are so unnatural, and the whole story drags on soooo much. The same back and forth attraction is just being repeated over and over again.
Anyways - I may have stuck it out but the final straw for me was reading this sentence from our guardian/hero - “…he watched his cherished child/woman, the only one who had ever really owned his heart.”
CHERISHED CHILD. This was during a whole monologue of how much he’s in love with Freddie and wants to have sex with her. The line is way too blurred here and he truly does see her as his child or something. Yuck yuck yuck.
Anyways I don’t recommend this at all. It’s not sexy, interesting or worth a read. It’s very cringey and altogether gross to be perfectly honest.
So I came across this in a Facebook group where someone was looking for the title but couldn’t remember. The post contained the plot, including some spoilers, and I was super intrigued. It sounded really interesting, different, and maybe a bit dark and sexy.
This was absolutely none of those things and I had to DNF before I totally lost my mind.
First, Freddie starts off as this young (18) ugly ducking without many womanly skills or knowledge. She goes to live with her guardian and suddenly - she’s super pretty and good at everything. No struggles at all - which is boring, unrealistic, and annoying. She’s suddenly perfect and has loads of suitors falling over themselves to get to her. She’s honestly boring, sweet in a robotic way, and doesn’t have much of a personality or any spice at all. But alas - she’s in love with her guardian.
So the whole guardian and ward trope is something that I’ve looked for and thought would be interesting - but now I see why they are few and far between. It must be hard to balance the father/daughter vibe with romance and in this - it’s done HORRIBLY.
The relationship development in this can only be described as disturbing. The fatherly vibes vs romantic development is so bad. There are so many cringy things that happen, awkward conversations that are so unnatural, and the whole story drags on soooo much. The same back and forth attraction is just being repeated over and over again.
Anyways - I may have stuck it out but the final straw for me was reading this sentence from our guardian/hero - “…he watched his cherished child/woman, the only one who had ever really owned his heart.”
CHERISHED CHILD. This was during a whole monologue of how much he’s in love with Freddie and wants to have sex with her. The line is way too blurred here and he truly does see her as his child or something. Yuck yuck yuck.
Anyways I don’t recommend this at all. It’s not sexy, interesting or worth a read. It’s very cringey and altogether gross to be perfectly honest.
April 2, 2020
Freddie aka Fredericka
For 10 years Thomas punished himself for the death of his wife! Freddie wrote to him as a child from his friend at Oxford thinking it would be great to have a young man about the property! Only Freddie is a she and treated very much like a man by her father! Thomas engaged a matron to prepare Freddie for society and a possible husband! Freddie is wise beyond her years having been ignored and treated like a poor relation by her family! Freddie brings light and laughter to the Abbey! Thomas discovers the truth about his wife and is learning to live again! Freddie has many suitors but she only wants one!!! Will a misunderstanding have her marry the wrong man?
For 10 years Thomas punished himself for the death of his wife! Freddie wrote to him as a child from his friend at Oxford thinking it would be great to have a young man about the property! Only Freddie is a she and treated very much like a man by her father! Thomas engaged a matron to prepare Freddie for society and a possible husband! Freddie is wise beyond her years having been ignored and treated like a poor relation by her family! Freddie brings light and laughter to the Abbey! Thomas discovers the truth about his wife and is learning to live again! Freddie has many suitors but she only wants one!!! Will a misunderstanding have her marry the wrong man?
November 20, 2020
A gothicesque romance novel with a Cinderella like heroine - what could be better for reading on a cold, dark night? Will "Cinderella" escape her "mean" family? Will the guardian hero recognize her for more than a plain Jane? What danger awaits in the home that may house a murderer? Will her new found friends help or harm her developing relationship with her guardian? All of these questions are ably and eloquently answered by the author in this quick to read and ultimately romantic story. One slight quibble: I would really like to know more about some of the secondary characters and their future. All in all, a fun way to spend an evening.
May 19, 2017
Lord Wicked
This a very enjoyable book. I loved Freddie. Her character was sweet, kind and intelligent. I was glad that Freddie and her guardian found happiness, but I can't help wonder about the poor doctor. I recommend this book. I have read several books by Cheryl and have enjoyed them also. I would love to read another book revealing what happens to some of the other characters in this book.
This a very enjoyable book. I loved Freddie. Her character was sweet, kind and intelligent. I was glad that Freddie and her guardian found happiness, but I can't help wonder about the poor doctor. I recommend this book. I have read several books by Cheryl and have enjoyed them also. I would love to read another book revealing what happens to some of the other characters in this book.
April 13, 2018
Wonderful
I really enjoyed reading my Lord Wicked it was a wonderful read it read smoothly
characters well-defined storyline was great I just love the two main characters all you wanted to do was knock their head together so that understand that they loved each other and of course it did have a happy ending and I won't say what happened I don't want to spoil it for anyone but to read the book it was really really good very enjoyable I loved it you will too
I really enjoyed reading my Lord Wicked it was a wonderful read it read smoothly
characters well-defined storyline was great I just love the two main characters all you wanted to do was knock their head together so that understand that they loved each other and of course it did have a happy ending and I won't say what happened I don't want to spoil it for anyone but to read the book it was really really good very enjoyable I loved it you will too
April 24, 2020
2.5 Not bad, not great.
Writing had some issues. Premise was good but not executed well. Took a lot of time to finish the book.
Hero was a good kind botanist who was thinking of heroine as his child then suddenly he started seeing as lady which kind of was a turn off. Heroine was charming and open which was good, but her love to the older guardian was not believable.
The relationship between hero and heroine was good as between guardian and ward, but didn’t feel the chemistry of a couple.
Writing had some issues. Premise was good but not executed well. Took a lot of time to finish the book.
Hero was a good kind botanist who was thinking of heroine as his child then suddenly he started seeing as lady which kind of was a turn off. Heroine was charming and open which was good, but her love to the older guardian was not believable.
The relationship between hero and heroine was good as between guardian and ward, but didn’t feel the chemistry of a couple.
August 29, 2017
Great story
A young lady has been living with her late father's brother and his family. They have been treating her like a slave and want her to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. She has a guardian whom she has never met but has received gifts from. She writes to him asking for a visit. Surprise he thinks his guest is a young man.
A young lady has been living with her late father's brother and his family. They have been treating her like a slave and want her to marry a man old enough to be her grandfather. She has a guardian whom she has never met but has received gifts from. She writes to him asking for a visit. Surprise he thinks his guest is a young man.
January 8, 2019
Review
My first book by Cheryl Bolen. I enjoyed the read so I shall purchase more from this author. I usually prefer suspense stories but in between I love to read historical romances and this a lovely relaxed read thank you Ranji Rudran
My first book by Cheryl Bolen. I enjoyed the read so I shall purchase more from this author. I usually prefer suspense stories but in between I love to read historical romances and this a lovely relaxed read thank you Ranji Rudran
April 7, 2020
Loved it
Very different but totally delightful love story. The H&h were both wonderful characters and so right for each other the fairly large age difference was easy to overlook. I really enjoyed this read.
Very different but totally delightful love story. The H&h were both wonderful characters and so right for each other the fairly large age difference was easy to overlook. I really enjoyed this read.
August 3, 2021
Unlike other Boleyn books, I struggled with this one. I didn’t mind the age difference. But I minded the constant emphasis on the age difference. Also, it was flat without a secondary story line; stuck out in the moors all by themselves.
April 28, 2019
Standard issue
Historical romance at its best, murder, accusations, jealousy, greed. Love conquering all overcomes in the end to make all right as rain.
Historical romance at its best, murder, accusations, jealousy, greed. Love conquering all overcomes in the end to make all right as rain.
September 17, 2021
Good plot
Although I enjoyed the story which was rather unusual there was too much repetition and some unnecessarily descriptive as well as unnecessarily long chapters
Although I enjoyed the story which was rather unusual there was too much repetition and some unnecessarily descriptive as well as unnecessarily long chapters
February 7, 2018
There was nothing wicked at all about this lord. If anything, he was more creepy than wicked. And any time I see an author use the word "okay" in a Regency, I'm done.
March 17, 2017
Freddie and Lord Stacks
4.5 stars
I enjoyed this story. I felt as if I read it before because it felt familiar. Poor Freddie has never known love and Stacks is a tortured soul. I loved how they get along and how well they mesh. The secondary characters were a nice touch for the most part. I hope that some of the characters get their own story.
4.5 stars
I enjoyed this story. I felt as if I read it before because it felt familiar. Poor Freddie has never known love and Stacks is a tortured soul. I loved how they get along and how well they mesh. The secondary characters were a nice touch for the most part. I hope that some of the characters get their own story.
May 19, 2020
Not So
Total enjoyment from start to finish. My attention never wavered during my reading of My Wicked Lord. The characters were lively and fun to get to know.
Total enjoyment from start to finish. My attention never wavered during my reading of My Wicked Lord. The characters were lively and fun to get to know.
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