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Landing a Lord #2
Beguiling the Earl
Her whole world has changed…
Until her sister’s marriage less than one year before, Catherine Evans never expected to have a London season. Now that her prospects have changed, she hopes to capture the heart of the man who can never be merely a friend.
He is bound by duty…
The Earl of Kerrick has tried to see his best friend’s sister-in-law as a younger sister. But just when he realizes his feelings for her go much deeper, duty forces him to court another.
They both want what they cannot have…
It is supposed to be a brief courtship in name only. As Kerrick works to free himself so he can finally pursue the woman he craves, outside forces conspire to ensure he marries the wrong woman.
Until her sister’s marriage less than one year before, Catherine Evans never expected to have a London season. Now that her prospects have changed, she hopes to capture the heart of the man who can never be merely a friend.
He is bound by duty…
The Earl of Kerrick has tried to see his best friend’s sister-in-law as a younger sister. But just when he realizes his feelings for her go much deeper, duty forces him to court another.
They both want what they cannot have…
It is supposed to be a brief courtship in name only. As Kerrick works to free himself so he can finally pursue the woman he craves, outside forces conspire to ensure he marries the wrong woman.
296 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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Suzanna Medeiros
80 books248 followersUSA Today bestselling author Suzanna Medeiros was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her love of reading led her to pursue a degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. After working at a number of interesting places, including a federal inquiry, a youth probation office, and the Office of the Fire Marshal of Ontario, she decided to pursue her first love—writing.
Suzanna is married to her own hero and survived raising twins. When she isn't writing, she loves reading and playing video games.
She would like to thank her parents for showing her that love at first sight and happily ever after really do exist.
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April 25, 2018
This is book 2 in the series and the story deals with the romance between Catherine, the younger sister of Louisa ( the heroine from Loving the Marquess ). In this novel, the young heroine Catherine is having her debutante season and she's a more lighthearted and carefree personality than her sister:
Catherine's also in love with Richard, the Earl of Kerrick:
In Loving the Marquess, Richard had been the roguish best friend of that novel's H. Richard had been asked ( for reasons outlined in that novel's review ) to sleep with Catherine's sister Louisa and impregnate her with an heir. Fortunately for the MC's of this novel, that never actually happened because Richard is also in love with Catherine. That's the one thing I liked about this novel: the fact that both MC's had declared their feelings for each other very early on in the story. Everything would've worked out well for the MC's but an unexpected problem soon cropped up. There's this guy called Viscount Worthington who's an old family friend of the H's parents and this old man seems to take it for granted that Richard will be marrying his daughter Rose. The H thinks of Rose as a sister and she is in love with another guy, the Earl of Brantford. Lord Brantford is an important spymaster who works for the Crown and he had done a huge favour to help Richard's friends ( the MC's of Loving the Marquess ) achieve their HEA. The conflict develops when Brantford suspects that Viscount Worthington is a traitor who is selling national secrets to the French. Lord Brantford tells the H that he needs to carry on with a fake courtship scheme with Rose, in an effort to spy on the viscount and get proof that the latter's a traitor. Richard is against this scheme because he loves Catherine and was just about to ask for her hand in marriage. The last thing he needs is to have to publicly court another woman and he tries desperately to talk Brantford out of this scheme:
It doesn't work because Brantford reminds him that he owes him the favour after the events in the first novel. I have to admit that I was really enjoying the novel up to this point but then things started to get a bit bland, even though the author tried to spice up the story by making the MC's consummate their relationship. I think the story needed a little bit more conflict. Viscount Worthington was not a worthy villain; he seemed to be a weak and pompous little man who just seemed obsessed with marrying off his daughter to the H. Catherine was also a bit too agreeable to the plan. I understood that she loved Richard and wanted to help him with the scheme but my heart broke for her whenever she had to watch him pay attention to Rose in public. Then the author went and added in another twist into the plot, by actually turning Rose into a likable and sweet OW. Things are just made a bit worse too, because the Earl of Brantford also seems to be in love with Rose yet he's reluctant to do anything about it.
I enjoyed seeing the MC's from Loving the Marquess though, because that novel had been more entertaining and it was fabulous to see them happy and expecting a baby. This storyline gets bogged down a bit with the shenanigans of Viscount Worthington and Lord Standish; the latter is a lecherous young Earl who wants Catherine for himself and will do anything to get her. There's also a young guy called Viscount Thornton who is courting the heroine. Catherine definitely is not lacking in male attention and this keeps Richard on his jealous toes, because he's forced to ignore his possessiveness when they're in public. Lord Standish eventually devises a scheme that ends up with Rose and the H being conned into meeting each other in an isolated room. They're discovered and the H is heartbroken when he is forced to propose marriage to Rose, in order to salvage her reputation. Lord Standish boasts that he will now be free to pursue Catherine and the H is angry and shocked:
Richard punches Standish, in full view of everyone and this causes even more whispering tongues to wag in the Ton. I didn't like the way the conflict was resolved. Brantford got an off page confession from Viscount Worthington and then Rose jilted the H. It left me feeling a bit unsatisfied because the honorable H had been willing to marry her and live a pathetic unhappy life without Catherine. If Rose had not been the one to do the jilting, then the MC's might not have had their HEA. I don't like that kind of resolution. I wished Richard had found some other way to break the the stupid engagement but he had been too honorable and afraid of hurting Rose's reputation, especially after the scandal about her father was revealed. I even wished Lord Brantford had finally manned up and confessed his love for Rose but that's supposed to be saved for a future novel. The MC's reconciliation was romantic and the H did make a dramatic gesture of love before they shared their feelings for each other:
“Thank God,” he said, his arms tightening around her. “I was afraid you’d never forgive me. I’m not sure I would have were I in your shoes.” She shook her head and looked up at him in wonder. “There could never be anyone else for me. That you could doubt me—” “No, never that. I feared, though, that you would doubt the depth of my love for you. After what I put you through…” He closed his eyes for a brief moment, and she could see the self-recrimination etched on his face. “I can’t even begin to express how angry I am with myself for causing you such hurt. I never should have allowed myself to indulge my desire for you. Not until after my assignment was over.”
Suzanna Medeiros. Beguiling the Earl (Kindle Locations 2477-2482). Suzanna Medeiros. Kindle Edition.
As much as I liked this story ( and it wasn't as much as I had enjoyed Loving the Marquess ) I was left feeling a bit dissatisfied about the way things were resolved. I literally just pulled the covers over my head and went to sleep:
Catherine's also in love with Richard, the Earl of Kerrick:
In Loving the Marquess, Richard had been the roguish best friend of that novel's H. Richard had been asked ( for reasons outlined in that novel's review ) to sleep with Catherine's sister Louisa and impregnate her with an heir. Fortunately for the MC's of this novel, that never actually happened because Richard is also in love with Catherine. That's the one thing I liked about this novel: the fact that both MC's had declared their feelings for each other very early on in the story. Everything would've worked out well for the MC's but an unexpected problem soon cropped up. There's this guy called Viscount Worthington who's an old family friend of the H's parents and this old man seems to take it for granted that Richard will be marrying his daughter Rose. The H thinks of Rose as a sister and she is in love with another guy, the Earl of Brantford. Lord Brantford is an important spymaster who works for the Crown and he had done a huge favour to help Richard's friends ( the MC's of Loving the Marquess ) achieve their HEA. The conflict develops when Brantford suspects that Viscount Worthington is a traitor who is selling national secrets to the French. Lord Brantford tells the H that he needs to carry on with a fake courtship scheme with Rose, in an effort to spy on the viscount and get proof that the latter's a traitor. Richard is against this scheme because he loves Catherine and was just about to ask for her hand in marriage. The last thing he needs is to have to publicly court another woman and he tries desperately to talk Brantford out of this scheme:
It doesn't work because Brantford reminds him that he owes him the favour after the events in the first novel. I have to admit that I was really enjoying the novel up to this point but then things started to get a bit bland, even though the author tried to spice up the story by making the MC's consummate their relationship. I think the story needed a little bit more conflict. Viscount Worthington was not a worthy villain; he seemed to be a weak and pompous little man who just seemed obsessed with marrying off his daughter to the H. Catherine was also a bit too agreeable to the plan. I understood that she loved Richard and wanted to help him with the scheme but my heart broke for her whenever she had to watch him pay attention to Rose in public. Then the author went and added in another twist into the plot, by actually turning Rose into a likable and sweet OW. Things are just made a bit worse too, because the Earl of Brantford also seems to be in love with Rose yet he's reluctant to do anything about it.
I enjoyed seeing the MC's from Loving the Marquess though, because that novel had been more entertaining and it was fabulous to see them happy and expecting a baby. This storyline gets bogged down a bit with the shenanigans of Viscount Worthington and Lord Standish; the latter is a lecherous young Earl who wants Catherine for himself and will do anything to get her. There's also a young guy called Viscount Thornton who is courting the heroine. Catherine definitely is not lacking in male attention and this keeps Richard on his jealous toes, because he's forced to ignore his possessiveness when they're in public. Lord Standish eventually devises a scheme that ends up with Rose and the H being conned into meeting each other in an isolated room. They're discovered and the H is heartbroken when he is forced to propose marriage to Rose, in order to salvage her reputation. Lord Standish boasts that he will now be free to pursue Catherine and the H is angry and shocked:
Richard punches Standish, in full view of everyone and this causes even more whispering tongues to wag in the Ton. I didn't like the way the conflict was resolved. Brantford got an off page confession from Viscount Worthington and then Rose jilted the H. It left me feeling a bit unsatisfied because the honorable H had been willing to marry her and live a pathetic unhappy life without Catherine. If Rose had not been the one to do the jilting, then the MC's might not have had their HEA. I don't like that kind of resolution. I wished Richard had found some other way to break the the stupid engagement but he had been too honorable and afraid of hurting Rose's reputation, especially after the scandal about her father was revealed. I even wished Lord Brantford had finally manned up and confessed his love for Rose but that's supposed to be saved for a future novel. The MC's reconciliation was romantic and the H did make a dramatic gesture of love before they shared their feelings for each other:
“Thank God,” he said, his arms tightening around her. “I was afraid you’d never forgive me. I’m not sure I would have were I in your shoes.” She shook her head and looked up at him in wonder. “There could never be anyone else for me. That you could doubt me—” “No, never that. I feared, though, that you would doubt the depth of my love for you. After what I put you through…” He closed his eyes for a brief moment, and she could see the self-recrimination etched on his face. “I can’t even begin to express how angry I am with myself for causing you such hurt. I never should have allowed myself to indulge my desire for you. Not until after my assignment was over.”
Suzanna Medeiros. Beguiling the Earl (Kindle Locations 2477-2482). Suzanna Medeiros. Kindle Edition.
As much as I liked this story ( and it wasn't as much as I had enjoyed Loving the Marquess ) I was left feeling a bit dissatisfied about the way things were resolved. I literally just pulled the covers over my head and went to sleep:
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 4, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review
Catherine has had a secret crush for the Earl of Kerrick, her new brother-in-law's friend, ever since she meets him. While he is eleven years her senior, Kerrick is starting to see Catherine in a new light and finding he is searching out her company more and more. Just when he decides to make a move, the Earl of Brantford calls in an owed favor for the War Office. Kerrick suddenly finds himself paying court to Rose, the daughter of Lord Worthington who is under investigation for alleged traitorous deeds towards the crown. While Catherine learns of Kerrick's secret activities and the reasons behind them fairly quickly, the situation is abounding with feelings of betrayal, trust issues, and unanswered questions.
Beguiling the Earl is second in a series which I think lead to it starting off a bit rough as the author worked to get new readers up to speed on past events and get all the characters introduced. I read the previous book and the novella but feel this one could be read as a standalone, there is only one or two times new readers might feel lost. After the first couple chapters however, the author seems to settle in and gain her stride as the story and main characters take off. As mentioned, Kerrick is working for the War Office as a pseudo spy investigating Lord Worthington but we never get to see him do anything of value besides a mention of searching the Lord's office for incriminating evidence. Catherine almost does as much when she befriends Rose and gleans information about Worthington's financial straits. The spy thread is very thin and is an obvious mechanism to keep our leads apart and create drama. Fortunately, Catherine and Kerrick have enough charm to keep the reader interested.
Catherine is calm, no nonsense, and drama free character that is refreshing to read about. The story could have easily devolved into a Big Misunderstanding with Kerrick fake courting Rose but Catherine took her knowledge of Kerrick and asked the pertinent questions from him and Kerrick, bless his heart, trusted her to handle the truth. This created a story where the couple worked together to not only solve a problem but to keep trust in each other; a treat to read about. Other than his honesty though, Kerrick doesn't really stick out, he is almost bland in his average regency hero status. As the two meet and began developing feelings for each other in the previous book, there is sort of a missed pleasure of seeing and feeling them fall in love as the bulk of this story is them working to ultimately be able to announce their engagement.
Overall this is a good addition to the series and perfect if you are looking for something a little more light and don't want to be too taxed while reading. The next couple in the series is also introduced and highlighted a good amount with enough appeal that I'm for sure adding it to my tbr pile. I have to know if Rose's father is truly guilty and if the Unaffected Earl can continue to hide his feelings.
Catherine has had a secret crush for the Earl of Kerrick, her new brother-in-law's friend, ever since she meets him. While he is eleven years her senior, Kerrick is starting to see Catherine in a new light and finding he is searching out her company more and more. Just when he decides to make a move, the Earl of Brantford calls in an owed favor for the War Office. Kerrick suddenly finds himself paying court to Rose, the daughter of Lord Worthington who is under investigation for alleged traitorous deeds towards the crown. While Catherine learns of Kerrick's secret activities and the reasons behind them fairly quickly, the situation is abounding with feelings of betrayal, trust issues, and unanswered questions.
Beguiling the Earl is second in a series which I think lead to it starting off a bit rough as the author worked to get new readers up to speed on past events and get all the characters introduced. I read the previous book and the novella but feel this one could be read as a standalone, there is only one or two times new readers might feel lost. After the first couple chapters however, the author seems to settle in and gain her stride as the story and main characters take off. As mentioned, Kerrick is working for the War Office as a pseudo spy investigating Lord Worthington but we never get to see him do anything of value besides a mention of searching the Lord's office for incriminating evidence. Catherine almost does as much when she befriends Rose and gleans information about Worthington's financial straits. The spy thread is very thin and is an obvious mechanism to keep our leads apart and create drama. Fortunately, Catherine and Kerrick have enough charm to keep the reader interested.
Catherine is calm, no nonsense, and drama free character that is refreshing to read about. The story could have easily devolved into a Big Misunderstanding with Kerrick fake courting Rose but Catherine took her knowledge of Kerrick and asked the pertinent questions from him and Kerrick, bless his heart, trusted her to handle the truth. This created a story where the couple worked together to not only solve a problem but to keep trust in each other; a treat to read about. Other than his honesty though, Kerrick doesn't really stick out, he is almost bland in his average regency hero status. As the two meet and began developing feelings for each other in the previous book, there is sort of a missed pleasure of seeing and feeling them fall in love as the bulk of this story is them working to ultimately be able to announce their engagement.
Overall this is a good addition to the series and perfect if you are looking for something a little more light and don't want to be too taxed while reading. The next couple in the series is also introduced and highlighted a good amount with enough appeal that I'm for sure adding it to my tbr pile. I have to know if Rose's father is truly guilty and if the Unaffected Earl can continue to hide his feelings.
October 10, 2022
This was ok. Not my favorite from this author, but it wasn’t horrible. There were just some things that stopped me loving it. Like, the mentions of the hero’s past. It’s not explicit details, and thankfully there are no run-ins with his discarded cum dumps, but there’s way too many times it’s mentioned that he has past and it got tiring. However, it seems as if he’s been celibate since meeting the heroine. Hopefully, anyway. I choose to believe that he was since no mention is made of him being with other women since meeting her.
SPOILERS BELOW!!
Also, while this book revolves around the hero courting a woman to gain access and investigate her father (he’s pressed into it as his last assignment with the home office) things go sideways and the hero is forced to offer for her, even tho he has claimed the heroines innocence and she could even be preggers. I didn’t care for the resolution between them. If the fake ow hadn’t acted, the hero would’ve been forced to marry her and leave the heroine broken and alone and ruined. He was willing to save the ow from ruination but not his own woman and that didn’t set right with me.
I also didn’t like that we never know if he did indeed knock the heroine up. The book ends so abruptly, it was jarring and I feel like an epilogue was definitely necessary.
Safe from cheating, sharing or abuse. Not safe from numerous mentions of hero’s past, it’s stated he has had “his fair share of women.” Ughhhhh. Why is it sooooo hard for romance authors to write a celibate hero who hasn’t stuck his dick into a bunch of random vaginas? Seriously, celibacy is sexy!
Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero, gives him the gift of claiming all of her firsts. Major ow drama, but hero has no interest in her, nor the ow in him. Minor OM drama, with OM interested in h, which she doesn’t reciprocate.
An unsatisfactory HEA with no epilogue and no babies.
SPOILERS BELOW!!
Also, while this book revolves around the hero courting a woman to gain access and investigate her father (he’s pressed into it as his last assignment with the home office) things go sideways and the hero is forced to offer for her, even tho he has claimed the heroines innocence and she could even be preggers. I didn’t care for the resolution between them. If the fake ow hadn’t acted, the hero would’ve been forced to marry her and leave the heroine broken and alone and ruined. He was willing to save the ow from ruination but not his own woman and that didn’t set right with me.
I also didn’t like that we never know if he did indeed knock the heroine up. The book ends so abruptly, it was jarring and I feel like an epilogue was definitely necessary.
Safe from cheating, sharing or abuse. Not safe from numerous mentions of hero’s past, it’s stated he has had “his fair share of women.” Ughhhhh. Why is it sooooo hard for romance authors to write a celibate hero who hasn’t stuck his dick into a bunch of random vaginas? Seriously, celibacy is sexy!
Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero, gives him the gift of claiming all of her firsts. Major ow drama, but hero has no interest in her, nor the ow in him. Minor OM drama, with OM interested in h, which she doesn’t reciprocate.
An unsatisfactory HEA with no epilogue and no babies.
February 2, 2015
I loved the 2nd book in Landing a Lord series. This is the Earl of Kerrick and Catherine Evans the sister in law of the Marquess of Overlea story.. We meet the 17 year old Catherine and the 28 year old Kerrick in book 1 of the series. Kerrick has an immediate attraction to the young Catherine, and he tries to only have sisterly feelings toward her. Overlea is one of his best friends and he is fond of Louisa Overlea's wife and Catherine's sister.
Kerrick is a agent for the Crown and has one more mission to finish before he can end his careen and court the now 18yr. old Catherine. Kerrick must pretend to be courting Rose Hardwick in an attempt to find out if her father Viscount Worthington is spying and passing intelligence information to the French.
Catherine figures out something strange is going on an goes to Kerricks townhouse in the middle of the night. Well their attraction for each other is strong and they wined up spending the night together. Kerrick deflowers the young virginal Catherine. Kerrick confides in Catherine about what he must do in pretending to court Rose. She tells him she will help him so they can be together sooner. Kerrick has told her he intends on asking his friend the Marquess of Overlea for her hand when his mission is completed. Catherine befriends Rose. She is hoping to find any information to help Kerrick. But Rose turns out to be a wonderful friend an kind young lady. Rose knows that Kerrick and Catherine are in love an she is determine to help the two be together. Rose is in love with someone else. I can't wait for Rose's story.bk 3 The Unaffected Earl and when you read this story you will know who that Earl is.
Beguiling the Earl is another great story by Suzanna Medeiros. It has a great cast of characters like the Alex and Charlotte the Duke and Duchess of Clarington, S.M. has a way of making you feel like you are there in the story. Great storyline line that is believable for the period. I Highly Recommend Beguiling the Earl bk.2 and Loving the Marquess bk 1 in Landing a Lord series. I am off to read the prequel novella Dancing with the Duke, Alex and Charlottes story!!
Kerrick is a agent for the Crown and has one more mission to finish before he can end his careen and court the now 18yr. old Catherine. Kerrick must pretend to be courting Rose Hardwick in an attempt to find out if her father Viscount Worthington is spying and passing intelligence information to the French.
Catherine figures out something strange is going on an goes to Kerricks townhouse in the middle of the night. Well their attraction for each other is strong and they wined up spending the night together. Kerrick deflowers the young virginal Catherine. Kerrick confides in Catherine about what he must do in pretending to court Rose. She tells him she will help him so they can be together sooner. Kerrick has told her he intends on asking his friend the Marquess of Overlea for her hand when his mission is completed. Catherine befriends Rose. She is hoping to find any information to help Kerrick. But Rose turns out to be a wonderful friend an kind young lady. Rose knows that Kerrick and Catherine are in love an she is determine to help the two be together. Rose is in love with someone else. I can't wait for Rose's story.bk 3 The Unaffected Earl and when you read this story you will know who that Earl is.
Beguiling the Earl is another great story by Suzanna Medeiros. It has a great cast of characters like the Alex and Charlotte the Duke and Duchess of Clarington, S.M. has a way of making you feel like you are there in the story. Great storyline line that is believable for the period. I Highly Recommend Beguiling the Earl bk.2 and Loving the Marquess bk 1 in Landing a Lord series. I am off to read the prequel novella Dancing with the Duke, Alex and Charlottes story!!
November 12, 2014
***I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review***
Somebody recommended this author to be so I was very happy when I got a copy from NetGalley. Unfortunately, this book was quite disappointing. Let's start the writing. I don't know much about it, but I do know that it's a matter of showing instead of telling. Unfortunately, Medeiros did a lot of telling and forgot about the showing. This meant that the characters didn't have any depth whatsoever. I never got a feel for the personalities and motivations of the characters. I never even figured out why they were attracted to each other. This book is the second in a series and without having read the first one I realise I may miss some backstory, but surely not this much.
Secondly, the story. To be me it just seemed cliché after cliché after obvious plot turn. The mystery part of the story seemed more of a vehicle for the romance than that there was any mystery. However, since the next book in the series is about characters involved in the mystery aspect of the story, it may feature more prominently then.
Another issue I had with the story was that the heroine (who was in her first Season) kissed the hero once and then sneaked out of the house and jumped into bed with him. To me that doesn't seem very 1807-like behaviour.
On the plus side, I did like the heroine's interest in gardening and the visit to Key Gardens. Also, I liked how we got to know Rose, the heroine of the next book in the series. Medeiros definitely sowed some seeds for that story.
Overall, I wasn't impressed with this book. It wasn't all bad, but it definitely wasn't anywhere near good. To me it's worth 2.5 stars, which I've rounded down to 2 stars since I just can't justify giving this book 3 stars.
Somebody recommended this author to be so I was very happy when I got a copy from NetGalley. Unfortunately, this book was quite disappointing. Let's start the writing. I don't know much about it, but I do know that it's a matter of showing instead of telling. Unfortunately, Medeiros did a lot of telling and forgot about the showing. This meant that the characters didn't have any depth whatsoever. I never got a feel for the personalities and motivations of the characters. I never even figured out why they were attracted to each other. This book is the second in a series and without having read the first one I realise I may miss some backstory, but surely not this much.
Secondly, the story. To be me it just seemed cliché after cliché after obvious plot turn. The mystery part of the story seemed more of a vehicle for the romance than that there was any mystery. However, since the next book in the series is about characters involved in the mystery aspect of the story, it may feature more prominently then.
Another issue I had with the story was that the heroine (who was in her first Season) kissed the hero once and then sneaked out of the house and jumped into bed with him. To me that doesn't seem very 1807-like behaviour.
On the plus side, I did like the heroine's interest in gardening and the visit to Key Gardens. Also, I liked how we got to know Rose, the heroine of the next book in the series. Medeiros definitely sowed some seeds for that story.
Overall, I wasn't impressed with this book. It wasn't all bad, but it definitely wasn't anywhere near good. To me it's worth 2.5 stars, which I've rounded down to 2 stars since I just can't justify giving this book 3 stars.
January 11, 2021
I loved book 1 with Louisa but this one was not that good..
First of all Louisa became quite annoying: I get it, Catherine is her little sister and she wants to protect her but she was doing too much! Especially when it was Catherine's season and she was looking for a husband, and Kerrick was the best friend of Nicholas so why the fuss?
It was weird that all the other ladies in the story (Charlotte, Rose) were willing to help Catherine but Louisa was acting like an old matron ugh!
Now Catherine... in the previous book she was coolheaded, quite mature and smart. But in this book she was so annoying. We get it, you have a crush on Kerrick but have some respect.
The way she was chasing him, I didn't like it. Especially THAT night.
I loved Kerrick and Catherine complicity but to be honest, it kind of removed all angst and tension from the story. Like, right from the start they kind of got together. The rest of the story is just playing a game for the rest of the group because they had to hide their romance.
And the ending with Rose, meh... Kerrick still wanting to marry her after what he did with Catherine.
I'm curious about Brantford and the way he is supposedly always ''bored'' so I may check the next book lool
First of all Louisa became quite annoying: I get it, Catherine is her little sister and she wants to protect her but she was doing too much! Especially when it was Catherine's season and she was looking for a husband, and Kerrick was the best friend of Nicholas so why the fuss?
It was weird that all the other ladies in the story (Charlotte, Rose) were willing to help Catherine but Louisa was acting like an old matron ugh!
Now Catherine... in the previous book she was coolheaded, quite mature and smart. But in this book she was so annoying. We get it, you have a crush on Kerrick but have some respect.
The way she was chasing him, I didn't like it. Especially THAT night.
I loved Kerrick and Catherine complicity but to be honest, it kind of removed all angst and tension from the story. Like, right from the start they kind of got together. The rest of the story is just playing a game for the rest of the group because they had to hide their romance.
And the ending with Rose, meh... Kerrick still wanting to marry her after what he did with Catherine.
I'm curious about Brantford and the way he is supposedly always ''bored'' so I may check the next book lool
November 24, 2016
While I could not put the previous book (Loving the Marquess) in the series down, I'm afraid this one did not engage my attention when I did not dislike it alltogether. Maybe it's just me, I admit to finding eighteen years old debutantes throwing themselves and their virginity in the bed of an 11 years older man barely 25% into the story annoying, let alone the seemingly abundant expertise they acquire in the course of a night and a carriage ride. Furthermore the tension over the deception that saw the hero publicly pursue another woman while shagging the heroine went far too long and was all too rushedly resolved in the last 8 pages of the book.
At least this book seems to lay the grounds for a more interesting story in the coming sequel The Unaffected Earl. Let's hope the author resumes the high standards she has proved to be capable of in Loving the Marquess in the next installment.
At least this book seems to lay the grounds for a more interesting story in the coming sequel The Unaffected Earl. Let's hope the author resumes the high standards she has proved to be capable of in Loving the Marquess in the next installment.
March 23, 2018
It was BOOORIIING and irritating. I struggled to finish it but skimmed it over after Chapter 10.
It was apparent that the Earl of Kerrick's taste on women was very, very low. Catherine Evans was a selfish, annoying brat! The earl must have pedophilic tendencies to fall in love with a woman-child like Catherine.
I am so disappointed with this novel. It was such a pity because I enjoyed the first book, Loving the Marquess (Nicholas and Louisa's love story). I really hope that the next book will be better.
It was apparent that the Earl of Kerrick's taste on women was very, very low. Catherine Evans was a selfish, annoying brat! The earl must have pedophilic tendencies to fall in love with a woman-child like Catherine.
I am so disappointed with this novel. It was such a pity because I enjoyed the first book, Loving the Marquess (Nicholas and Louisa's love story). I really hope that the next book will be better.
May 20, 2017
I have to admit. I didn't even give it my minimum 50 pages. I just knew right from the start that I didn't wan't to know the story. I know I made some assumptions that could have been wrong, but I really didn't like the writer's style. It seemed that I was back in the sixth grade reading a book for a book report.
January 3, 2017
Disappointing
I struggled to finish the book. It did not live up to the first book. The storyline was child like. Don't waste your money.
I struggled to finish the book. It did not live up to the first book. The storyline was child like. Don't waste your money.
October 7, 2014
An overall sweet read, Beguiling the Earl was a good romance. It wasn't particularly amazing, but it was a nice book that I enjoyed.
Catherine was a great heroine. She was level-headed and made sure know all the facts before judging. She was very likable and a wonderful character.
Kerrick was good. He was sweet and a true gentlemen at heart. He wasn't the most memorable hero, but he was likable.
The romance was good. Catherine and Kerrick already has feelings for each other and they simply has to wait until they good act on them. They were definitely sweet together and they had some hot chemistry going on. I thought they were a lovely couple.
The plot was okay. The problem was that there wasn't really much going on in the plot. It was mostly just Catherine and Kerrick waiting until Kerrick's investigation was concluded so that they could be together. Because of that, there wasn't anything to keep me truly hooked. But, I did enjoy the story and the ending was sweet.
Beguiling the Earl was a good historical romance. It was a sweet read and I enjoyed it. Romance lovers, you might want to check this book out.
*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Catherine was a great heroine. She was level-headed and made sure know all the facts before judging. She was very likable and a wonderful character.
Kerrick was good. He was sweet and a true gentlemen at heart. He wasn't the most memorable hero, but he was likable.
The romance was good. Catherine and Kerrick already has feelings for each other and they simply has to wait until they good act on them. They were definitely sweet together and they had some hot chemistry going on. I thought they were a lovely couple.
The plot was okay. The problem was that there wasn't really much going on in the plot. It was mostly just Catherine and Kerrick waiting until Kerrick's investigation was concluded so that they could be together. Because of that, there wasn't anything to keep me truly hooked. But, I did enjoy the story and the ending was sweet.
Beguiling the Earl was a good historical romance. It was a sweet read and I enjoyed it. Romance lovers, you might want to check this book out.
*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
September 20, 2018
Until her sister’s marriage less than one year before, Catherine Evans never expected to have a London season. Now that her prospects have changed, she hopes to capture the heart of the man who can never be merely a friend. Richard Harding the Earl of Kerrick has tried to see his best friend’s sister-in-law as a younger sister. But just when he realizes his feelings for her go much deeper, duty forces him to court another.
Kerrick’s name has been linked with Rose Hardwick but he only trying to stay close to the family to try & find out her father's secrets so it’s supposed to be a brief courtship in name only. However as Kerrick works to free himself so he can finally pursue the woman he craves, outside forces conspire to ensure he marries the wrong woman.
This is the second in the series & it could be read on it’s own however I read it immediately after reading the first book & I'm now so engrossed in the series that I'm away to read the third book. The story flows very well, again the characters are well portrayed. There’s spies, traitors, secrets & romance exactly all the ingredients to make a first rate read.
Kerrick’s name has been linked with Rose Hardwick but he only trying to stay close to the family to try & find out her father's secrets so it’s supposed to be a brief courtship in name only. However as Kerrick works to free himself so he can finally pursue the woman he craves, outside forces conspire to ensure he marries the wrong woman.
This is the second in the series & it could be read on it’s own however I read it immediately after reading the first book & I'm now so engrossed in the series that I'm away to read the third book. The story flows very well, again the characters are well portrayed. There’s spies, traitors, secrets & romance exactly all the ingredients to make a first rate read.
July 21, 2019
I like this trope, so I really wanted to love this book, but sadly, I couldn't get into it. I stopped at Chapter 4. The writing is very bland. Something is missing, I didn't know what. The story just couldn't pull me in. I got it that they're attracted to each other, but it's just lust in my opinion.
The author also included characters from previous novels, showing that they were live happily ever after. Why many authors love doing this? People back then were supposed to be reserved about showing their affection in public. So, these displays feel like unnecessary ads that make the world they living in cartoonish, no more than utopia lala land.
The other thing that annoy me was the fact that everyone in the story knew how the H and h feels about each other and not hesitate to make comments about it. These actions made H and h look stupid and immature for they were careless enough not to hide their lust.
The author also included characters from previous novels, showing that they were live happily ever after. Why many authors love doing this? People back then were supposed to be reserved about showing their affection in public. So, these displays feel like unnecessary ads that make the world they living in cartoonish, no more than utopia lala land.
The other thing that annoy me was the fact that everyone in the story knew how the H and h feels about each other and not hesitate to make comments about it. These actions made H and h look stupid and immature for they were careless enough not to hide their lust.
November 19, 2023
This was a freebie on Amazon. A little early for a Regency, but I didn't think of it as a Georgian.
This is the 3rd book I've read by this author. Although I liked the 1st in this series enough to give it 4 stars, I found I didn't remember much about it. I disliked Rose's story (which is the 3rd in the series) enough to give it 1 star & I don't remember ANYTHING about that one!
I didn't like the hero in this story, who was ready to marry Rose, even though he was in love with Catherine.
Catherine, the heroine, doesn't act like a young virginal woman living in the early 1800s. She stalks the hero to his bachelor pad & then lets him have sex with him. Also, she gives oral sex like a pro (even though she's never done it before!).
The whole story was boring & I skimmed ahead for most of it.
Glad it was free! Probably not going to read this author anymore. :(
This is the 3rd book I've read by this author. Although I liked the 1st in this series enough to give it 4 stars, I found I didn't remember much about it. I disliked Rose's story (which is the 3rd in the series) enough to give it 1 star & I don't remember ANYTHING about that one!
I didn't like the hero in this story, who was ready to marry Rose, even though he was in love with Catherine.
Catherine, the heroine, doesn't act like a young virginal woman living in the early 1800s. She stalks the hero to his bachelor pad & then lets him have sex with him. Also, she gives oral sex like a pro (even though she's never done it before!).
The whole story was boring & I skimmed ahead for most of it.
Glad it was free! Probably not going to read this author anymore. :(
October 6, 2014
Historical romances are one of my favorite genre's and Suzanna does the genre great justice. I loved blue stocking Catherine's personality and Kerrick was just delish. Together, the chemistry sizzled and made for a wonderful story. The brother's best friend trope does not get old for me with characters like Kerrick. The writer kept me engaged and interested. I cannot wait to read more regarding the supporting characters, his original "intended" and his friend in particular.
June 1, 2018
After reading her sister's story in "Loving the Marquess", I downloaded this expecting another suspenseful romantic plot. Well, I was disappointed. The plot is not very plausible, there is hardly any suspense, and the heroine behaves out of character for a young lady of the Regency. This daring behaviour might be possible for a lady with an influencial and wealthy family, but not for a girl raised in poverty with the knowledge that only proper scandal free behaviour got her a husband.
November 3, 2020
This is my least favorite of this series. Part of a book that I would enjoy are the characters who could somehow influence or learn from. Catherine, was okay in book 1 but in her own book she behaved like an entitled brat, who stooped so low and even if entrapment was not in her mind what she did with Kerrick is already the very definition of it. She was also foolish and yes selfish at some point. It took me a long time to finish it because I practically doze of on how boring it was.
February 2, 2015
Only got a few chapters in. Couldn't respect the characters anymore. Too bad.
September 4, 2018
Dragged a bit. 3☆
November 1, 2019
2.5 Stars. This one felt forced rather than believable. I was glad I finally finished.
February 28, 2024
This book had a lot of potential, but for me it fell flat in the end.
Pros:
(1) Loved the plot and the idea behind it. Any man of mystery plot is worth a read in my opinion.
(2) The characters were pretty relatable and understandable. I found the female protagonist a little too clingy/over the top, but in the end I felt like that is probably an accurate portrayal of how a young girl might feel.
(3) The writing moved smoothly and there were not a lot of typos, etc.
Cons:
(1) While the plot was great, the climax and resolution of the conflict was way too easy for the characters. Stories need conflict, and while the plot set this up for a good conflict, the happily ever after came about too easily.
(2) The steam factor was only so-so for me. Something was missing. Maybe it was the fact that the characters ended up together so soon, or maybe it was because she set up several spicy scenes and then glossed over what really happened in them. I'm not sure, but it wasn't as good as others in this genre at adding heat.
(3) It was too short. If you like 250 page novels, this series is for you. Personally, I need a little more to truly enjoy a book/series.
Pros:
(1) Loved the plot and the idea behind it. Any man of mystery plot is worth a read in my opinion.
(2) The characters were pretty relatable and understandable. I found the female protagonist a little too clingy/over the top, but in the end I felt like that is probably an accurate portrayal of how a young girl might feel.
(3) The writing moved smoothly and there were not a lot of typos, etc.
Cons:
(1) While the plot was great, the climax and resolution of the conflict was way too easy for the characters. Stories need conflict, and while the plot set this up for a good conflict, the happily ever after came about too easily.
(2) The steam factor was only so-so for me. Something was missing. Maybe it was the fact that the characters ended up together so soon, or maybe it was because she set up several spicy scenes and then glossed over what really happened in them. I'm not sure, but it wasn't as good as others in this genre at adding heat.
(3) It was too short. If you like 250 page novels, this series is for you. Personally, I need a little more to truly enjoy a book/series.
July 11, 2019
Beguiling the Earl
Ms Medeiros has done an excellent job of getting all the ingredients for a great book together and presenting them. A love story with lots of twists and turns that keeps you interested and wanting to get the right couples matched. Definitely a series that's intriguing and has you wanting the next episode right away.
Ms Medeiros has done an excellent job of getting all the ingredients for a great book together and presenting them. A love story with lots of twists and turns that keeps you interested and wanting to get the right couples matched. Definitely a series that's intriguing and has you wanting the next episode right away.
August 21, 2020
Fabulous next in the series
I am enjoying this series even though I read it slightly out of order (book 1 and then book 0 and now book 2). I love seeing characters from earlier stories to see what is going on. This one had a nice twist not usually seen for Kerrick and Catherine. I look forward to Rose's story next.
I am enjoying this series even though I read it slightly out of order (book 1 and then book 0 and now book 2). I love seeing characters from earlier stories to see what is going on. This one had a nice twist not usually seen for Kerrick and Catherine. I look forward to Rose's story next.
September 30, 2021
The book was just ok but it didn't hold my interest. I wish the author knew that dukes and duchesses are never called lord and lady. It's a pet peeve with me when a historical writer doesn't know the proper addresses for peers.
October 11, 2021
A very good follow-up to Loving the Marquess. Story continues shortly after we left Louisa & Nicholas and continues with her sister Catharine and her love interest Kerrick who is already lined up to marry someone else. Another quick read .
October 14, 2023
I actually really enjoyed this story, and not just because my name is also Catherine, but it helped.
It was refreshing to see the love interest declared their feelings for each other from the beginning. A cute fun read.
It was refreshing to see the love interest declared their feelings for each other from the beginning. A cute fun read.
January 9, 2024
Undercover romance
This is a interesting and entertaining romance that they are trying to hide to others. He's not a spy but acting as such confusing her. He becomes engaged to another really confusing her.
it's A good read.
This is a interesting and entertaining romance that they are trying to hide to others. He's not a spy but acting as such confusing her. He becomes engaged to another really confusing her.
it's A good read.
December 7, 2025
É difícil se apaixonar por um espião. Tantos desafio. Mas Catherine é fora dos padrões e ousada. Foi impossível não me apaixonar pelo casal e oscilar entre amor e despero nos momentos de conflito e tensão! Amei demais
March 23, 2018
2 - 1/2 stars
January 12, 2020
Cloak n dagger and love
Impossible connections misconnections appealingly unrequited love oh but maybe not. Two earls and two ladies but a mix up and the wrong lady with wrong man
Impossible connections misconnections appealingly unrequited love oh but maybe not. Two earls and two ladies but a mix up and the wrong lady with wrong man
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