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House of Lords #2
The Tutor
Cynthia Endersby is an enlightened woman. Raised by a father who groomed her to have influence as well as intelligence, she is expected to snare a man with great power. But she is also expected to keep her heart free.Charles Bainbridge, the new Duke of Danforth, is new to having great power. Facing down his first Parliamentary session, he finds himself in need of an education before he takes his seat, and he must move quickly. When he discovers Cynthia’s extensive knowledge of politics and law, he engages her as his tutor.What neither of them planned for is a lesson in passion.
191 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 20, 2012
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Meg Brooke
4 books5 followersI've been in love with the Regency and historical romances since I picked up my first Jane Austen novel as a young girl. I enjoy intelligent, quick-witted characters and try to include as many of them as possible in my stories. We may all be fools in love, but that doesn't mean all lovers are fools!
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May 5, 2012
In the book, The Tutor (House of Lords) by Meg Brooke we meet Cynthia Endersby. She is a complex and intelligent woman. She is not like other women of her time in Historical English high society. She is a woman with secrets and a rich internal dialogue that I never got bored of through out the story.
Charles Bainbridge, the new Duke of Danforth is suddenly one of the most powerful men in the country. He was the heir so it wasn't a total surprise, but his father's sudden death placed him in power before he had prepared for it. He has the best intentions for politics, he just doesn't know how it works or how he can make changes. That is how Miss Cynthia Endersby comes into the story. She has already been 'tutoring' the high born ladies to become more then light fluff on the arm of their noble husbands, so why not a Duke?
For once there was a believable rejection of marriage to the Duke. Seriously, no one would say no because it is too powerful, rich, etc. But Cynthia has a good reason to not get married and I totally back her up in her spiteful actions. I liked Cynthia. She was never silly. Instead she is a tough survivor that is smart and wily. There is a mystery, but it wasn't what I thought it was, so that was also a nice surprise about this story.
I didn't notice that I had already read the book preceding this
The Secretary (Clarissa's story). I really preferred this story. Both were free for kindle at some point in early 2012, well edited with a decent story about a social human experiment on two girls with some tasty romance without ever becoming vulgar.
3 stars
Charles Bainbridge, the new Duke of Danforth is suddenly one of the most powerful men in the country. He was the heir so it wasn't a total surprise, but his father's sudden death placed him in power before he had prepared for it. He has the best intentions for politics, he just doesn't know how it works or how he can make changes. That is how Miss Cynthia Endersby comes into the story. She has already been 'tutoring' the high born ladies to become more then light fluff on the arm of their noble husbands, so why not a Duke?
For once there was a believable rejection of marriage to the Duke. Seriously, no one would say no because it is too powerful, rich, etc. But Cynthia has a good reason to not get married and I totally back her up in her spiteful actions. I liked Cynthia. She was never silly. Instead she is a tough survivor that is smart and wily. There is a mystery, but it wasn't what I thought it was, so that was also a nice surprise about this story.
I didn't notice that I had already read the book preceding this
The Secretary (Clarissa's story). I really preferred this story. Both were free for kindle at some point in early 2012, well edited with a decent story about a social human experiment on two girls with some tasty romance without ever becoming vulgar.
3 stars
August 25, 2013
This book started out well, with a unique plot. Cynthia Endersby was groomed by her Oxford-don father to be as educated as any young man of the day. Perhaps better educated. She has tutored several young ladies married to political husbands, which leads to her being hired by the new Duke of Danforth to help him prepare to take his seat in the House of Lords. It turns out, however, that Cynthia's father has become insanely controlling, and all she wants is to earn enough money to escape his house forever.
Cynthia's father belongs on the shelf next to the worst HR fathers ever, and the backstory is clever and unique. After she begins working with the duke, however, the story largely becomes predictable and rather boring. I was disappointed to see Cynthia become too much like other young ladies of the ton and frustrated that the odious father never really gets what he deserves.
Cynthia's father belongs on the shelf next to the worst HR fathers ever, and the backstory is clever and unique. After she begins working with the duke, however, the story largely becomes predictable and rather boring. I was disappointed to see Cynthia become too much like other young ladies of the ton and frustrated that the odious father never really gets what he deserves.
August 20, 2018
Good story and characters
Second book in series , strong main characters and serious issues explored. Personally I wish the sex scenes were less.
Second book in series , strong main characters and serious issues explored. Personally I wish the sex scenes were less.
October 25, 2015
Cynthia, and her friend Clarissa (whose story is told in the book The Secretary) were raised together as best friends, surrogate sisters and neighbors until their fathers had a falling out.
Cynthia's father raised her in a far more educated fashion than young women of her day were - mathematics, sciences, politics, philosophy, etc. He expects her unique intellect and education as well as her beauty to gain him influence over a powerful high status man by pushing Cynthia to marry for power and status.
Cynthia has other plans, and has been setting aside money to support herself when she escapes her father by tutoring young women of Society to hold their own in intelligent conversation. One of her clients refers her to the brother of a friend - this brother having never dreamed he'd inherit his father's title but then does when his father dies prematurely. This propels the young man into Parliament and he's really quite clueless about all the things he needs to know about to do a proper job in the House of Lords.
Cynthia's job is to bring him up to snuff in very short order and to do so very discreetly. One thing leads to another and romance is a big factor but not in the usual style. This is not a typical Regency Romance formula book. Much of the non-standard aspects of the storyline are due to the nature and influence on the story of Cynthia's father -- he is a real piece of work and there are some horrific parental attitudes and behaviors.
Probably because of how unusual this storyline is, and in spite of the disgust with the Father Figure in this one, I really liked it!
Cynthia's father raised her in a far more educated fashion than young women of her day were - mathematics, sciences, politics, philosophy, etc. He expects her unique intellect and education as well as her beauty to gain him influence over a powerful high status man by pushing Cynthia to marry for power and status.
Cynthia has other plans, and has been setting aside money to support herself when she escapes her father by tutoring young women of Society to hold their own in intelligent conversation. One of her clients refers her to the brother of a friend - this brother having never dreamed he'd inherit his father's title but then does when his father dies prematurely. This propels the young man into Parliament and he's really quite clueless about all the things he needs to know about to do a proper job in the House of Lords.
Cynthia's job is to bring him up to snuff in very short order and to do so very discreetly. One thing leads to another and romance is a big factor but not in the usual style. This is not a typical Regency Romance formula book. Much of the non-standard aspects of the storyline are due to the nature and influence on the story of Cynthia's father -- he is a real piece of work and there are some horrific parental attitudes and behaviors.
Probably because of how unusual this storyline is, and in spite of the disgust with the Father Figure in this one, I really liked it!
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