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Second Sons #3
The Conundrum
A series about Second Sons. Those men who are the spares to the heirs and searching for their place in the world.
When a man weary of society meets a woman trying to escape it, they just might be able to travel the same path together
When a man weary of society meets a woman trying to escape it, they just might be able to travel the same path together
- GenresRomanceHistoricalRegency
261 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 18, 2016
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February 27, 2016
Loving this series. Can't wait for Seamus's book!
November 19, 2016
Amazingly, these books just keep getting better. I love this couple even more than the ones in the first two books. I loved how they were both so rough and unconventional. This installment continues to add to traitor's plot started in the first book. Warning: This series needs to be read in order.
September 26, 2016
This was an okay addition to the Second Sons series. I would not recommend reading this one alone because I don't think the subplot would make much sense without the background from the previous installations.
It might be unfair of me to give this one 3-stars, because it was a good book, it just did not live up to the previous two.
I was so eager for Aibne to find his forever-love, because it was obvious the big, scary, scarred man was a giant marshmallow on the inside. I'm not sure Lady Eleanor was the right fit. By the end, I was able to grudgingly accept her, but she is a thoroughly unlikable heroine for most of the book. While I understand where the author was going, I think she made the heroine a little too extreme to have any realistic redemption in the short amount of time the novel took place. I will say that I appreciated the heroine's ability to apologize when she was in the wrong (well, after the beginning of the book).
Some of the scenes with Aibne were just so heart-wrenching. I wish the whole book had been from his POV because I loved being inside his head and getting to know him better. The author did a fantastic job with him.
I think there was a good balance of romance and intrigue in this novel, perhaps more so than the second book in the series, which was mostly focused on romance. Because the heroine's father is so intimately involved in the treason subplot, it is always present in the minds of all the characters.
I definitely recommend this series to all historical romance lovers, and I'm looking forward to reading the final installment.
It might be unfair of me to give this one 3-stars, because it was a good book, it just did not live up to the previous two.
I was so eager for Aibne to find his forever-love, because it was obvious the big, scary, scarred man was a giant marshmallow on the inside. I'm not sure Lady Eleanor was the right fit. By the end, I was able to grudgingly accept her, but she is a thoroughly unlikable heroine for most of the book. While I understand where the author was going, I think she made the heroine a little too extreme to have any realistic redemption in the short amount of time the novel took place. I will say that I appreciated the heroine's ability to apologize when she was in the wrong (well, after the beginning of the book).
Some of the scenes with Aibne were just so heart-wrenching. I wish the whole book had been from his POV because I loved being inside his head and getting to know him better. The author did a fantastic job with him.
I think there was a good balance of romance and intrigue in this novel, perhaps more so than the second book in the series, which was mostly focused on romance. Because the heroine's father is so intimately involved in the treason subplot, it is always present in the minds of all the characters.
I definitely recommend this series to all historical romance lovers, and I'm looking forward to reading the final installment.
March 25, 2016
Pretty good
I didnt like this book as well as the last one, and it definitely needs editting for typos, but it has that same flow of the writing that makes you want to just keep reading. No dead spots and lots of adventure. I would have liked a better physical description of Aibne, also. Eleanor is not a woman I would easily befriend, like Ianthe. I woukd recommend this book and the series very highly.
I didnt like this book as well as the last one, and it definitely needs editting for typos, but it has that same flow of the writing that makes you want to just keep reading. No dead spots and lots of adventure. I would have liked a better physical description of Aibne, also. Eleanor is not a woman I would easily befriend, like Ianthe. I woukd recommend this book and the series very highly.
March 24, 2016
Elinore and Aibne are perfect for each other. I thoroughly enjoyed their story and especially liked the quirky historical facts that were thrown into the mix. This has been an excellent series and I'm looking forward to the fourth and final book.
December 1, 2016
Amusing
Fascinating, humorous, interesting, enjoyable series. I am on to book four. Need to find who captures Seamus' heart. Time for Alice's story.
Fascinating, humorous, interesting, enjoyable series. I am on to book four. Need to find who captures Seamus' heart. Time for Alice's story.
April 8, 2017
Very good
historical
January 23, 2019The brat … London's most gossiped about young lady
The brute … the Scots Grey's fiercest soldier
Lady Eleanor is beautiful, wilful, and finally caused one scandal too many, when she is involved in a petticoat duel over cucumber sandwiches. Her father has had enough and intends to marry her off to become someone else's headache. Except Eleanor demands the right to duel any suitor, and what noble would raise a sword to a gently bred woman?
Aibne Kerr is no noble and most people baulk at his scarred face. The fierce warrior and his fellow agents are gathering evidence of a traitorous plot against England. But how can Aibne resist a woman threatening to dismember any man who touches her? Especially one who stands on her tiptoes to yell in his face like a spitting cat?
Something in Aibne is stirred by Eleanor's indomitable spirit and he vows to save her from ruin when her father's betrayal is revealed. If the brat and brute don't kill each other first, could two lonely hearts find love?
The brute … the Scots Grey's fiercest soldier
Lady Eleanor is beautiful, wilful, and finally caused one scandal too many, when she is involved in a petticoat duel over cucumber sandwiches. Her father has had enough and intends to marry her off to become someone else's headache. Except Eleanor demands the right to duel any suitor, and what noble would raise a sword to a gently bred woman?
Aibne Kerr is no noble and most people baulk at his scarred face. The fierce warrior and his fellow agents are gathering evidence of a traitorous plot against England. But how can Aibne resist a woman threatening to dismember any man who touches her? Especially one who stands on her tiptoes to yell in his face like a spitting cat?
Something in Aibne is stirred by Eleanor's indomitable spirit and he vows to save her from ruin when her father's betrayal is revealed. If the brat and brute don't kill each other first, could two lonely hearts find love?
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