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Fairchild #2
Incognita
There are worse things than being spectacularly jilted. Losing a leg, for instance, or getting shot—well, perhaps The bullet Alistair took fighting in the peninsula never landed him in London’s scandal sheets.
Captain Alistair Beaumaris never dreamed he’d be tossed over by Lord Fairchild’s bastard daughter, losing both her and her fortune—a singular humiliation that should have taught him a lesson. But when your luck is out, you do foolish things, like quarrel with your oldest friend. Or mistake a perfectly respectable widow for a lady of easy virtue.
Unfortunately, that kind of blunder needs fixing.
Yielding to his troublesome conscience, Alistair tracks down the elusive widow . . . but the only thing he doesn’t find is an easy way out.
Captain Alistair Beaumaris never dreamed he’d be tossed over by Lord Fairchild’s bastard daughter, losing both her and her fortune—a singular humiliation that should have taught him a lesson. But when your luck is out, you do foolish things, like quarrel with your oldest friend. Or mistake a perfectly respectable widow for a lady of easy virtue.
Unfortunately, that kind of blunder needs fixing.
Yielding to his troublesome conscience, Alistair tracks down the elusive widow . . . but the only thing he doesn’t find is an easy way out.
332 pages, ebook
First published September 13, 2014
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Jaima Fixsen
15 books191 followersJaima Fixsen is a USA Today and international bestselling author living and writing in Alberta, Canada. Her novel The Girl in His Shadow (co-authored under the pen name Audrey Blake) was selected as Libby's 2022 Big Library Read and has been translated into eight languages.
Jaima studied occupational therapy at the University of Alberta, and her experiences learning anatomy and dissecting cadavers began her fascination with the history of science and medical ethics. She loves reading, snow, mountains, snow, history and snow. And Diet Coke.
Jaima studied occupational therapy at the University of Alberta, and her experiences learning anatomy and dissecting cadavers began her fascination with the history of science and medical ethics. She loves reading, snow, mountains, snow, history and snow. And Diet Coke.
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March 18, 2018
2.5★
I met (& liked very much) Jaima near the start of my time on GR. Although she is still on my friend's list I haven't "spoken" to her in quite some time.
However, I picked up this book through Bookbub. It has been on my kindle for a while, but I decided to read it while on holiday.
I know reading the second in the series before reading the first isn't altogether fair - but most of my life I have read books out of series order & they should make more sense than this. I had to go on Goodreads to read the blurb for Fairchild
to make sense of the first third of the novel. & I found Anna, Alistair & Henry very unlikable at the start of the book. This is unfortunate as the plot of this book was quite original. & I normally do like a flawed heroine.
The middle section was pretty good, (other some lapses into modern speech). There has obviously been some solid research into the times.but unfortunately Although this part of the story is interesting when the final third of the book becomes farcical & features some convenient tidying up of loose ends. I do admit skimming the last few pages, because I just didn't care about these people & I felt the author had become bored with them too.
The first part Fairchild is free on kindle at the moment. I have downloaded this & may read at some point & see if reading in order gives me a more positive experience.
I met (& liked very much) Jaima near the start of my time on GR. Although she is still on my friend's list I haven't "spoken" to her in quite some time.
However, I picked up this book through Bookbub. It has been on my kindle for a while, but I decided to read it while on holiday.
I know reading the second in the series before reading the first isn't altogether fair - but most of my life I have read books out of series order & they should make more sense than this. I had to go on Goodreads to read the blurb for Fairchild
to make sense of the first third of the novel. & I found Anna, Alistair & Henry very unlikable at the start of the book. This is unfortunate as the plot of this book was quite original. & I normally do like a flawed heroine.The middle section was pretty good, (other some lapses into modern speech). There has obviously been some solid research into the times.but unfortunately Although this part of the story is interesting when the final third of the book becomes farcical & features some convenient tidying up of loose ends. I do admit skimming the last few pages, because I just didn't care about these people & I felt the author had become bored with them too.
The first part Fairchild is free on kindle at the moment. I have downloaded this & may read at some point & see if reading in order gives me a more positive experience.
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November 13, 2015
This book is a sequel to Fairchild and you probably want to read the first book to fully appreciate the sequel. Fairchild was a very good book and this book is even better. Alistair, the jilted hero from Fairchild, is still smarting from it and little provocation could set him reeling. One of the provocations ended up with him fighting his cousin in London park. The fight ended when a woman and her little boy came too close. The woman, beautiful Anna Morris, is a daughter of tradesman and a widow of a titled man. Her late husband and his family treated Anna badly. They pocketed her dowry, used it to re-establish themselves and took her son Henry away. Anna is desperate to reunite with Henry but could only count on very short visits, if any, depending on the mood of her brother-in-law, Henry's guardian. Both Alistair and Anna are complex and vulnerable characters. They are not perfect and have to overcome a lot of obstacles (including Alistair's return to the Peninsula war) to reach their very satisfying HEA. There is a secondary love story of Lord and Lady Fairchild who we met in the first book and who continued to play a major role in this story. I loved the story! The writing, the characterization, the vivid portrayal of Napoleonic war - all was pitch perfect!
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September 4, 20198/20/19:
I recently read Fairchild (book one), and enjoyed it so much! The start of this one is promising, and it's made my I-really-need-to-catch-up-on-the-laundry mania more pleasant.
Lucy Paterson as the narrator is fantastic.
8/23/19:
Captain Alistair Beaumaris is a hero I sympathize with. The woman he was going to marry married another. He seems a decent fellow. He harbors no resentment - which is not to say that he isn't upset - and accepts no reparation from his former fiancee's family, which was the right of the jilted fiance in the Regency era.
From the blurb: "Alistair..... mistake[s] a perfectly respectable widow for a lady of easy virtue."
The "perfectly respectable widow" is Anna Morris, the daughter of a tradesman and the widow of a titled man. She now has no money of her own, and her son Henry is under the guardianship of her brother-in-law.
8/29/19:
Okay. I LOOVE Alistair and Anna. Soo wonderful. And I still LOOOVE that narrator. She is just incredibly amazing. Wow. Also, the particular voices for the two main characters are wonderful. Just love it. This book is using a trope that I don't generally like, but I feel that it really works well here. Well done, Ms. Fixsen. Spoiler alert, because it's a ways into the book:
8/30/19: Content information - There are definitely references to sex in this book that, while there are no scenes, past events are described in enough detail that I wouldn't want my teenagers reading it. Also,
9/1/19: I'm at chapter 21 out of 32 so the following spoiler is definitely a comment about something LATE IN THE BOOK. When the book switches to the hero's point-of-view,
9/3/19:
One more comment about content issues: Some might say I'm nitpicking by even mentioning it, but it seems to be a theme.
I'm done! I enjoyed this book so much. I wish we had the third one in our Audible or Kindle library. I'm definitely putting Courting Scandal on my to-read list.
I recently read Fairchild (book one), and enjoyed it so much! The start of this one is promising, and it's made my I-really-need-to-catch-up-on-the-laundry mania more pleasant.
Lucy Paterson as the narrator is fantastic.
8/23/19:
Captain Alistair Beaumaris is a hero I sympathize with. The woman he was going to marry married another. He seems a decent fellow. He harbors no resentment - which is not to say that he isn't upset - and accepts no reparation from his former fiancee's family, which was the right of the jilted fiance in the Regency era.
From the blurb: "Alistair..... mistake[s] a perfectly respectable widow for a lady of easy virtue."
The "perfectly respectable widow" is Anna Morris, the daughter of a tradesman and the widow of a titled man. She now has no money of her own, and her son Henry is under the guardianship of her brother-in-law.
8/29/19:
Okay. I LOOVE Alistair and Anna. Soo wonderful. And I still LOOOVE that narrator. She is just incredibly amazing. Wow. Also, the particular voices for the two main characters are wonderful. Just love it. This book is using a trope that I don't generally like, but I feel that it really works well here. Well done, Ms. Fixsen. Spoiler alert, because it's a ways into the book:
8/30/19: Content information - There are definitely references to sex in this book that, while there are no scenes, past events are described in enough detail that I wouldn't want my teenagers reading it. Also,
9/1/19: I'm at chapter 21 out of 32 so the following spoiler is definitely a comment about something LATE IN THE BOOK. When the book switches to the hero's point-of-view,
9/3/19:
One more comment about content issues: Some might say I'm nitpicking by even mentioning it, but it seems to be a theme.
I'm done! I enjoyed this book so much. I wish we had the third one in our Audible or Kindle library. I'm definitely putting Courting Scandal on my to-read list.
September 15, 2017
Incognita is second in a 3-part series with a lot of character and situational crossover so, unless you like being confused, you'll definitely want to read Fairchild first (quick, easy and painless).
There were a few things Fairchild left dangling in #1, to keep interested readers interested in doing the series. Though this second installment feels so unfinished, you can't NOT read it if you want to know how the whole thing ends. Fairchild could work as a stand-alone - I think ALL novels should work as stand-alones with just the right amount of dangling minor threads to keep those of us who want to see those minor details addressed in subsequent novels. But Incognita left a lot of huge unresolved issues and could no-way work as a standalone. It forces readers to invest in the trilogy to get all our questions answered. I don't like that, she says, as she starts book 3.
There were a few things Fairchild left dangling in #1, to keep interested readers interested in doing the series. Though this second installment feels so unfinished, you can't NOT read it if you want to know how the whole thing ends. Fairchild could work as a stand-alone - I think ALL novels should work as stand-alones with just the right amount of dangling minor threads to keep those of us who want to see those minor details addressed in subsequent novels. But Incognita left a lot of huge unresolved issues and could no-way work as a standalone. It forces readers to invest in the trilogy to get all our questions answered. I don't like that, she says, as she starts book 3.
April 11, 2020
Enjoyable, but not as good as Fairchild.
June 18, 2016
Loved this followup to Fairchild. This one follows Alistair and Mrs. Morris. Neither character was very sympathetic in Fairchild, and we learn more about Anna initially to like her even less. However, I came to change my mind as the story developed in what to me were unpredictable ways. I'm still intrigued by this author and her talent for writing situations and dialog that seem so authentic to the time. In this story, there are many descriptions of Alistair's war experiences as a hussar in Portugal. Again, it felt that the writer had researched this well. Toward the end of the book I felt that more descriptions of events would had added to my enjoyment, but overall, I was very satisfied. I especially loved the continuation of Lord and Lady Fairchild's story. However, the only distraction for me, as with Fairchild, was the need for better editing. I found errors such as "I/me" confusion, wrong word "Canon" for "cannon", and missing commas. These stuck out like a sore thumb in a book that otherwise engaging book.
May 11, 2024
1813(ish)
England
Main Characters
Anna Morris: Woman Alistair met at a masquerade ball (thus the book’s title)
Henry Morris: Anna‘s four year old son
Alistair Beaumaris: Cousin to Jasper and Henrietta from book one
Jasper and Henrietta: Alistair's cousins
Lord and Lady Fairchild: Alistair's aunt and uncle
Frederick Morris: Henry’s uncle who had custody of the child
This is the second book in this series. I didn’t particularly like this one as I did the first. Having a four-year-old saying “A**-wipe” at least four times was disconcerting. Plenty more unfortunate phrases in the rest of the book plus unfaithfulness in a marriage as part of a storyline. Probably not good for teens and under to read.
In book one I liked most of the characters. In this one I didn’t much care for any of them until well over half way through the book. I didn’t like Anna, the female lead. She was hardened, and admittedly "entirely selfish". Doing good work with her mother made her gloomy.
I didn’t like Alistair in book one, nor did I like him in this one until he began showing signs that he could be less arrogant, and even capable of helping someone other than himself. He began to show true compassion and selflessness, but before that he was what I would call a fop.
Anna had lost custody of her son after her husband died. Her husband was a gentleman, and children of gentlemen must be raised by gentlemen. That was the law. So her husband’s horrible brother was the child’s guardian for four years, teaching horrible manners. But Anna loved him dearly and wanted him back.
Alistair met Anna at a masquerade ball weeks before and for some reason was drawn to her, even though she rebuffed him over and over again. Slowly over time she began to care for him, but it was about the time he was going off to War.
What happened after that I can’t say, or at least won’t, because that would be giving away too much of what really made the book. Suffice it to say it was a wonderful ending.
But the story-within-the-story of Lord and Lady Fairchild rekindling their love after 30 years was one of my favorite part. Lord Fairchild decided he was going to deliberately love Georgiana and not take her for granted anymore; to be the caring husband he always should have been. Well, how could a woman not respond to that kind of attention? So good.
I both read and listened to this book. I have to say the Audible version was very good. Lucy Paterson was the narrator and she did a marvelous job.
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
England
Main Characters
Anna Morris: Woman Alistair met at a masquerade ball (thus the book’s title)
Henry Morris: Anna‘s four year old son
Alistair Beaumaris: Cousin to Jasper and Henrietta from book one
Jasper and Henrietta: Alistair's cousins
Lord and Lady Fairchild: Alistair's aunt and uncle
Frederick Morris: Henry’s uncle who had custody of the child
This is the second book in this series. I didn’t particularly like this one as I did the first. Having a four-year-old saying “A**-wipe” at least four times was disconcerting. Plenty more unfortunate phrases in the rest of the book plus unfaithfulness in a marriage as part of a storyline. Probably not good for teens and under to read.
In book one I liked most of the characters. In this one I didn’t much care for any of them until well over half way through the book. I didn’t like Anna, the female lead. She was hardened, and admittedly "entirely selfish". Doing good work with her mother made her gloomy.
I didn’t like Alistair in book one, nor did I like him in this one until he began showing signs that he could be less arrogant, and even capable of helping someone other than himself. He began to show true compassion and selflessness, but before that he was what I would call a fop.
Anna had lost custody of her son after her husband died. Her husband was a gentleman, and children of gentlemen must be raised by gentlemen. That was the law. So her husband’s horrible brother was the child’s guardian for four years, teaching horrible manners. But Anna loved him dearly and wanted him back.
Alistair met Anna at a masquerade ball weeks before and for some reason was drawn to her, even though she rebuffed him over and over again. Slowly over time she began to care for him, but it was about the time he was going off to War.
What happened after that I can’t say, or at least won’t, because that would be giving away too much of what really made the book. Suffice it to say it was a wonderful ending.
But the story-within-the-story of Lord and Lady Fairchild rekindling their love after 30 years was one of my favorite part. Lord Fairchild decided he was going to deliberately love Georgiana and not take her for granted anymore; to be the caring husband he always should have been. Well, how could a woman not respond to that kind of attention? So good.
I both read and listened to this book. I have to say the Audible version was very good. Lucy Paterson was the narrator and she did a marvelous job.
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
January 4, 2018
4.5 stars. After finishing Fairchild, I jumped right into this, the second book. I loved Alistair right from the beginning but took a little longer to warm up to Anna, but eventually did. There are lots of good reviews out here for this book/series but I would just add that I am really impressed with author Jaima Fixsen. With this series, she has created characters that are not perfect but because they are not, feel very real and authentic. I highly recommend giving this author a try if you enjoy character driven romances. This book falls into the PG category, which is not something I deliberately seek out, but even though there are no hot bedroom scenes, the romance is definitely there for Alistair and Anna as well as the beginnings of a renewed romance between Lord and Lady Fairchild.
December 17, 2016
A soft three. It helps if you read Fairchild first. I say this because quite a bit of the book is spent talking about lord and lady fairchild's relationship. Not that it added much to the story. The real problem for me was the hero and heroine were a little vague. They lacked depth. All their ambitions in life centered around someone else taking care of them. The child Henry was bratty. It wasn't a terrible story but I did find myself skimming here and there.
July 10, 2022
Incognita is the second in a series of Regency romances by Jaima Fixsen. I did not read the first of the series, but this one seems to stand on its own pretty well.
At a masked ball somehow associated with the opera, Captain Alistair Beaumaris meets widow Anna Morris. Neither of them knows who the other is, as he gives a false name, and she doesn’t give a name at all. But they find Anna’s friend dancing with Alistair’s fiancée, and it is obvious that whatever relationship they had with this couple is over. I think this happens during the time of the previous novel.
Alistair, a member of the aristocracy, thinks Anna is a slightly unsavory character. He doesn’t mind except for her supposed relationship with the man his fiancé marries, and he forgets about her in his supposed disgrace when the engagement is broken. But later, when he sees her again and then remembers where he saw her before, he feels compelled to find out who she really is.
Alistair comes from a noble family. He has no money of his own, being a second son, which is why he is in the army. This is also why he was engaged to Sophy, who was the illegitimate daughter of his uncle, Lord Fairchild. Early in the story, Alistair comes across as somewhat cold and formal, and I was afraid he would turn out to be an insufferable snob. But when he finds out how badly Anna has been treated by her late husband’s relatives, and how they have contrived to not only deny her custody of her son but have managed to turn the boy against her, he sets out to improve her situation.
Alistair and Anna each tell themselves that they cannot marry each other because of the differences in their social class. But they each fairly quickly conclude that they would like to marry the other.
However, in an effort to make Anna more acceptable to her late husband’s family, Alastair manages to convince his aunt, Lady Fairchild, who is depressed over the loss of Sophy, whom she raised from the age of ten, to take Anna under her wing and try to improve her social graces and find her a husband who can be kinder to her than her first, even if she doesn’t love him. Once again, we are treated to the machinations of a social sponsor trying to marry off a young and beautiful protégé.
Meanwhile, Alistair, having mostly recovered from the injury that has allowed him time back in London to pick up girls, has to return to his unit. They are fighting the French in Spain.
Anna shows her true mettle and shocks everybody when she rushes off to Spain to tend to Alistair after he suffers a minor wound that becomes infected and turns into a life-threatening illness after what had looked like a minor skirmish at the end of the campaigning season.
There is a second romance in the novel that plays around the edges of the main one. Lord and Lady Fairchild have been pretty distant since losing a child of their own years earlier. Lord Fairchild took comfort with Sophy’s mother at that time, but Lady Fairchild had no one, and she was naturally upset when she found out about her husband’s mistress. But now it has occurred to Lord Fairchild that he wants to make up with his wife again. However, it’s not as easy as it sounds.
At a masked ball somehow associated with the opera, Captain Alistair Beaumaris meets widow Anna Morris. Neither of them knows who the other is, as he gives a false name, and she doesn’t give a name at all. But they find Anna’s friend dancing with Alistair’s fiancée, and it is obvious that whatever relationship they had with this couple is over. I think this happens during the time of the previous novel.
Alistair, a member of the aristocracy, thinks Anna is a slightly unsavory character. He doesn’t mind except for her supposed relationship with the man his fiancé marries, and he forgets about her in his supposed disgrace when the engagement is broken. But later, when he sees her again and then remembers where he saw her before, he feels compelled to find out who she really is.
Alistair comes from a noble family. He has no money of his own, being a second son, which is why he is in the army. This is also why he was engaged to Sophy, who was the illegitimate daughter of his uncle, Lord Fairchild. Early in the story, Alistair comes across as somewhat cold and formal, and I was afraid he would turn out to be an insufferable snob. But when he finds out how badly Anna has been treated by her late husband’s relatives, and how they have contrived to not only deny her custody of her son but have managed to turn the boy against her, he sets out to improve her situation.
Alistair and Anna each tell themselves that they cannot marry each other because of the differences in their social class. But they each fairly quickly conclude that they would like to marry the other.
However, in an effort to make Anna more acceptable to her late husband’s family, Alastair manages to convince his aunt, Lady Fairchild, who is depressed over the loss of Sophy, whom she raised from the age of ten, to take Anna under her wing and try to improve her social graces and find her a husband who can be kinder to her than her first, even if she doesn’t love him. Once again, we are treated to the machinations of a social sponsor trying to marry off a young and beautiful protégé.
Meanwhile, Alistair, having mostly recovered from the injury that has allowed him time back in London to pick up girls, has to return to his unit. They are fighting the French in Spain.
Anna shows her true mettle and shocks everybody when she rushes off to Spain to tend to Alistair after he suffers a minor wound that becomes infected and turns into a life-threatening illness after what had looked like a minor skirmish at the end of the campaigning season.
There is a second romance in the novel that plays around the edges of the main one. Lord and Lady Fairchild have been pretty distant since losing a child of their own years earlier. Lord Fairchild took comfort with Sophy’s mother at that time, but Lady Fairchild had no one, and she was naturally upset when she found out about her husband’s mistress. But now it has occurred to Lord Fairchild that he wants to make up with his wife again. However, it’s not as easy as it sounds.
July 11, 2018
Fun regency with a dramatic twist that pulled it out of the stuffy, proper form into the clean scandalous category. Ha ha. Clean and scandalous? How can that be. (I hear your thoughts). Well, when Alistair purposely offends a lady by calling her a lady of the night (or not so subtly suggesting it), he feels he must apologize when he learns he has made a terrible mistake later on about her. As he gets to know the widow, Anna Morris, he is intrigued against his will. But both he and she know that nothing can come of their mutual attraction. She has lost her fortune to her conniving brother in law, and he has never had a fortune to begin with since he is a younger son. This was a more unconventional regency story. It’s pretty interesting and has unique characters I couldn’t help but like. The settings were described pretty well also. There are some side plot lines during the story with some other characters that led to a fulfilling conclusion. Overall, a decent, solid read I recommend.
January 4, 2021
It was intriguing and witty until it became obvious that the romance between Georgiana and William Fairchild (intentionally?) stole the thunder from the main characters, Captain Beaumaris and Anna Morris. Too shame!
August 10, 2021
DNFed at 36%
I just couldn’t get into this one. I’m not sure why, it wasn’t bad or anything, I just didn’t like it.
I just couldn’t get into this one. I’m not sure why, it wasn’t bad or anything, I just didn’t like it.
January 17, 2017
Wonderful.
There are so many things to like about this novel: wonderful character development that give you likable, relatable characters, enough action, tension and dialog that tells an enthralling story, and secondary plots and characters that are well written, interesting and work to keep the story moving along rather than just being filler. In fact, the secondary story of Georgianna and William, an older couple trying to revive their marriage is realistic and endearing given how badly they've hurt one another. As for Alistair and Anna, the H/h, they are wonderfully flawed but ultimately very likable. I really wanted them to work out. Finally, I really appreciated the author's subtle humor. It really worked in this story to break the often wrenching tension.
Bottom line: this is the second book in the Fairchild series. It works as a standalone but you will enjoy it more if you read the first book in the series, "Fairchild," as it refers to people and events explored in that book. I enjoyed that one, but loved this one. My only criticism of this book was that the battle scenes went on longer than I thought necessary and I often found myself rereading in order to follow the action.
There are so many things to like about this novel: wonderful character development that give you likable, relatable characters, enough action, tension and dialog that tells an enthralling story, and secondary plots and characters that are well written, interesting and work to keep the story moving along rather than just being filler. In fact, the secondary story of Georgianna and William, an older couple trying to revive their marriage is realistic and endearing given how badly they've hurt one another. As for Alistair and Anna, the H/h, they are wonderfully flawed but ultimately very likable. I really wanted them to work out. Finally, I really appreciated the author's subtle humor. It really worked in this story to break the often wrenching tension.
Bottom line: this is the second book in the Fairchild series. It works as a standalone but you will enjoy it more if you read the first book in the series, "Fairchild," as it refers to people and events explored in that book. I enjoyed that one, but loved this one. My only criticism of this book was that the battle scenes went on longer than I thought necessary and I often found myself rereading in order to follow the action.
March 31, 2016
Incognita is the sequel to Fairchild and I liked it just as much. Most of the time I read free Kindle books without expecting much, but I got both of these books for free and they far exceeded my expectations. This book is about Alistair whom we met in Fairchild. I wasn't all that crazy about him in that book, but here we get to see more into who he really is and he grows as a person which is great. I enjoyed reading about the characters working through their flaws and putting their pasts behind them. This book also focuses more on Lord and Lady Fairchild and their relationship and so it really tells not just one love story but two, which is also great. I really enjoyed reading Lord Fairchild win back his wife's heart. I would have liked to see things resolved between certain family members, but I'm guessing there will be a third book and maybe we will get to that later. I think Jasper would be a good person to make a third book about, but we will see.
January 13, 2018
Just not the most connected story for me
I started this as an audio book, and could not stay interested. Not sure if it was the narrator's voice or the reading, but after several chapters I decided to write this book off. But, as I was glancing through the chapters, I started reading and the story took a new interest for me. I continued reading, and was entertained......until the last few chapters. I felt the ending was a little abrupt, and it left me wanting to know a little more about how the characters ended. This did not make me want to read another book in this series.
I started this as an audio book, and could not stay interested. Not sure if it was the narrator's voice or the reading, but after several chapters I decided to write this book off. But, as I was glancing through the chapters, I started reading and the story took a new interest for me. I continued reading, and was entertained......until the last few chapters. I felt the ending was a little abrupt, and it left me wanting to know a little more about how the characters ended. This did not make me want to read another book in this series.
November 11, 2017
I did not enjoy this nearly as much a Fairchild. I thought I would really enjoy getting to see jilted Alastair find his love, but their romance was just kind of blah. I found myself rooting more for Lord and Lady Fairchild than for them, which I think is rather telling. Also I don't particularly enjoy war themed stories and the second half of this had a pretty heavy dose of war. This made it feel rather grim. It took me a long time to finish.
July 23, 2022
Captain Alistair Beaumaris has been jilted by Sophie, his uncle's bastard daughter, and in spite of a bullet wound that hasn't quite healed, his only real choice now is to go back to fighting on the peninsula. That is until he sees Anna again - the mysterious widow he had met once before - and almost because of both of their checkered pasts, they find themselves drawn to each other. Alistair finds himself changing and becoming a better person as he helps Anna out of the terrible situation she finds herself, with her young son kept from her by her brother-in-law. And with that, his and her whole world begins to shift.
A good story, but wow, for the first have of the book, I couldn't stand him at all, and she was actually hard to like. That said, I think the author was able to show both of them grow and change, so that by the end, you really cared about the two of them. It also came together nicely at the end. (My only complaint is that the side story that was carried on from the first book was never resolved. So frustrating.)
A good story, but wow, for the first have of the book, I couldn't stand him at all, and she was actually hard to like. That said, I think the author was able to show both of them grow and change, so that by the end, you really cared about the two of them. It also came together nicely at the end. (My only complaint is that the side story that was carried on from the first book was never resolved. So frustrating.)
February 24, 2018
Nice follow up to Fairchild
Incognita, the second installment to the Fairchild series is a good follow up to the initial story. Alistair Beaumaris’ character is well developed here, and the reader gets to know him as more than just another handsome, well dressed Regency second son in search of a profitable marriage. In addition, Lord and Lady Fairchild’s relationship is explored here and that is a nice touch. Jaima Fixsen has a lovely writing style that draws you in. Highly recommended to readers who enjoy clean, sweet Regency romance.
Incognita, the second installment to the Fairchild series is a good follow up to the initial story. Alistair Beaumaris’ character is well developed here, and the reader gets to know him as more than just another handsome, well dressed Regency second son in search of a profitable marriage. In addition, Lord and Lady Fairchild’s relationship is explored here and that is a nice touch. Jaima Fixsen has a lovely writing style that draws you in. Highly recommended to readers who enjoy clean, sweet Regency romance.
March 2, 2018
Loved this! Good, clean romance.
I'm so glad we got Alistair's story! He deserved a happy ending. He wasn't a bad guy in the first book, just not right for Sophy. He deserved to love and be loved.
I thought the "drama"/secret confession was just right. It wasn't too long drawn out or all fixed with a bow in the last 2 pages. He didn't despise her after he found out what she did. He forgave her. Just kind of accepted what she had done. Though, you could say she didn't quite tell him the whole truth...but she told him the main point.
And I enjoyed that the book didn't have a perfect ending. Yes there was the romantic happiness we desire in a romance book, but not everything turned out perfect for this couple. I mean, it is kind of sad, but it's refreshingly realistic too.
Also, Lord and Lady Fairchild's side storyline was so cute!
I'm so glad we got Alistair's story! He deserved a happy ending. He wasn't a bad guy in the first book, just not right for Sophy. He deserved to love and be loved.
I thought the "drama"/secret confession was just right. It wasn't too long drawn out or all fixed with a bow in the last 2 pages. He didn't despise her after he found out what she did. He forgave her. Just kind of accepted what she had done. Though, you could say she didn't quite tell him the whole truth...but she told him the main point.
And I enjoyed that the book didn't have a perfect ending. Yes there was the romantic happiness we desire in a romance book, but not everything turned out perfect for this couple. I mean, it is kind of sad, but it's refreshingly realistic too.
Also, Lord and Lady Fairchild's side storyline was so cute!
June 24, 2017
I enjoyed following the characters from the first book, Fairchild, but didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one. Mainly, I wasn't crazy about the second half and I felt like it ended too abruptly. I hope we get more information in the third book.
Also, I don't like reading about war scenes, etc... just not my cup of tea but I will definitely read the third book because I want to hear Jasper's story.
Also, I don't like reading about war scenes, etc... just not my cup of tea but I will definitely read the third book because I want to hear Jasper's story.
December 21, 2020
I could not finished this book. I really loved the first book but this one made me so bored since the beginning. the characters were uninteresting even though in the fist one they were. I am very surprised because I normally like sequels because I don't want a good story to end but I won't be continuing to read this book or any of the sequels. Fairchild is the only book of this author that I will read. thank you Fixsen and goodbye!
April 19, 2019
You need to read Fairchild to understand the tangle of relationships & animosity. This story is particularly callous in the treatment of a bride, mother & the extent they will go to keep their newly acquired wealth.
June 28, 2021
Thought this book was going to be more promising. I couldn’t quite grasp what was going on. All the talk of Sophy never really went anywhere and got quite boring in the end. Detail was missing in this book and although I read to the end I was really losing interest. 3 stars is being generous to be honest.
November 18, 2017
Another enjoyable novel. I am disappointed with the positive endorsement of Jenner, as he was a charlatan. Anyone wanting the true history of vaccines and the falsehoods used to promote them, read Dissolving Illusions by Dr Suzanne Humphries. http://www.dissolvingillusions.com
November 29, 2017
Love love Incognita
If anyone wants to read a true romantic book, read this one along with Books 1 & 3...the entire series should be a must for all romantic library’s!
Highly recommended 5+ 🌟🌟
If anyone wants to read a true romantic book, read this one along with Books 1 & 3...the entire series should be a must for all romantic library’s!
Highly recommended 5+ 🌟🌟
March 19, 2018
Excellent writing
I enjoyed the story, and the writing. Wonderful characters, a historical setting, and accurate prose. It's refreshing to read without stumbling over grammatical errors.
I enjoyed the story, and the writing. Wonderful characters, a historical setting, and accurate prose. It's refreshing to read without stumbling over grammatical errors.
May 11, 2018
Fun read
I had a hard time getting into the story. It really dragged for me in the beginning. That may have a lot to do with the fact that I started with book 2, I admit.
What actually sparked my interest the most was the subplot with William and Georgiana. That was precious!
I had a hard time getting into the story. It really dragged for me in the beginning. That may have a lot to do with the fact that I started with book 2, I admit.
What actually sparked my interest the most was the subplot with William and Georgiana. That was precious!
May 26, 2018
Detailed
The character of Alistair is amazingly determined and detailed, rich and full both physically and emotionally. The romance is deep as well, but I think the hero takes the cake!!!!
The character of Alistair is amazingly determined and detailed, rich and full both physically and emotionally. The romance is deep as well, but I think the hero takes the cake!!!!
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