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My Elusive Countess
AUTHOR’S This book was originally published by Cerridwen Press in 2012. The current edition contains minor changes. Garath Melbourne, sixth Marquess of Blackbourne, survived Waterloo only to discover that the life awaiting him back in England was anything but peaceful. In addition to dealing with properties left in disarray by his late father, he feels honor bound to locate the child of his friend who died at Waterloo. Garath is the boy’s guardian, and he’s determined to protect the young earl from the influences of his merchant-class mother. Amanda may have been born into the merchant class, but her father had ensured that her education was as genteel as that of any noblewoman in the kingdom. Now a widow, Amanda is determined to protect her young son from the excesses of his father’s world. To her horror, she discovers her late husband has appointed a guardian for her son—the disreputable Marquess of Blackbourne who is obviously a danger to her plans and to her resolution to avoid entanglement with another nobleman.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 22, 2012
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Carolynn Carey
35 books20 followersCarolynn Carey is an award-winning romance author of both sweet contemporaries and of historicals set in the Regency period.
In addition to writing, she loves to read, knit, and, on occasion, crochet if the pattern is super easy.
She lives in Tennessee, where her recent small-town contemporary novels are set. Family is important, both in her writing and in her real life.
In addition to writing, she loves to read, knit, and, on occasion, crochet if the pattern is super easy.
She lives in Tennessee, where her recent small-town contemporary novels are set. Family is important, both in her writing and in her real life.
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May 3, 2016Lust at first site.
Heroine thinks hero as handsome as Lucifer
Hero is staggered by heroines silver blonde hair and blue eyes.
Ugh
Heroine thinks hero as handsome as Lucifer
Hero is staggered by heroines silver blonde hair and blue eyes.
Ugh
February 16, 2014
Reviewed by Rachel
Book provided by the publisher for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
From the very first chapter of this book, I was engaged. Blackbourne, a marquess set on honoring a dying soldiers wish, makes his way to Sussex to find the Countess of Willowvale. Now widowed, but with a son, heir to the earldom.
His job proves difficult when the woman wasn’t to be found on her own estate, rather, she was living behind it. Her reasons being that she wanted to raise her son away from servants so he could have a normal childhood and be without the influence of the gentry.
But things hit a snag in Amanda’s plan when Blackbourne not only discovers her whereabouts but gives her an ultimatum. Because he is now the legal guardian of the boy, he has instructed Amanda that the boy will now have a tutor (the scenes with the tutor were hilarious, by the way), and that if she cares at all about her boy’s reputation, she will high tail it to London and re enter society.
Blackbourne struggles with the woman the dead earl described Amanda to be as, and the beautiful one who is not only mild mannered but kind and generous. He believes her to be manipulative, when really, she is just a good person.
As the story continues on, we discover the tangle of lies regarding Amanda as well as her son.
There is a secondary story as Blackbourne struggles with his feelings of rejection over his mother leaving him at a young age. Again, to say anything would be spoiling the surprise.
All in all it was a beautifully written regency romance that left me smiling. Everything was tied up neatly in the end, and the writing was good enough to make me want to read more books from this author.
It was a clean read with no sex, and minor language.
Book provided by the publisher for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
From the very first chapter of this book, I was engaged. Blackbourne, a marquess set on honoring a dying soldiers wish, makes his way to Sussex to find the Countess of Willowvale. Now widowed, but with a son, heir to the earldom.
His job proves difficult when the woman wasn’t to be found on her own estate, rather, she was living behind it. Her reasons being that she wanted to raise her son away from servants so he could have a normal childhood and be without the influence of the gentry.
But things hit a snag in Amanda’s plan when Blackbourne not only discovers her whereabouts but gives her an ultimatum. Because he is now the legal guardian of the boy, he has instructed Amanda that the boy will now have a tutor (the scenes with the tutor were hilarious, by the way), and that if she cares at all about her boy’s reputation, she will high tail it to London and re enter society.
Blackbourne struggles with the woman the dead earl described Amanda to be as, and the beautiful one who is not only mild mannered but kind and generous. He believes her to be manipulative, when really, she is just a good person.
As the story continues on, we discover the tangle of lies regarding Amanda as well as her son.
There is a secondary story as Blackbourne struggles with his feelings of rejection over his mother leaving him at a young age. Again, to say anything would be spoiling the surprise.
All in all it was a beautifully written regency romance that left me smiling. Everything was tied up neatly in the end, and the writing was good enough to make me want to read more books from this author.
It was a clean read with no sex, and minor language.
March 5, 2016
Melodramatic Regency
Really 21/2 star,merchants daughter marries nobility,when widowed shunned. Friend of deceased husband wants to control her, believes lies about her.
Really 21/2 star,merchants daughter marries nobility,when widowed shunned. Friend of deceased husband wants to control her, believes lies about her.
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