Christopher “Kit” Ellingsworth was given an Earldom for his bravery during the Napoleonic wars. It doesn’t really bring in any money, though, so Kit is pretty much penniless and mounting up debts living the life of a libertine upon his return to London, everything to forget his time in battle. Hence he is surprised when he is told his mentor wishes to leave him a substantial fortune…as long as he finds a wife within the next month. It doesn’t leave him very much time to […]
The Duke & The Con Artist
I’d been looking forward to reading this book ever since finishing “The Wicked Quills of London” series – sadly, the anticipation didn’t live up to the reality. Oh, it was well written and steamy, but I just didn’t feel the love for this one somehow. The main premise is based on a one night encounter two years previous for our couple, with the heroine disappearing at dawn before the hero awoke. Since that time, Alexander Lewis, Duke of Greyland, hasn’t been able to get her […]
The Duke and the con woman
Alexander Lewis, the Duke of Greyland has just been jilted by his intended. She eloped with a cavalry officer, but Alex is mainly annoyed that he’s going to have to start looking for a new bride. His best friends, the Earl of Langdon and the wealthy Mr. Ellingsworth refuse to let him stay at home and brood and insist on taking him to a new and fashionable gambling club that is rumoured to only stay open for a month. They claim he’ll find ample things […]
Earls and Editors
For a lighthearted read, I picked up Eva Leigh’s Forever Your Earl when it was a Kindle Deal of the Day not too long ago. I love trying out new authors for super cheap. Earl tells the story of Daniel, the rakish and handsome young Earl of Ashford and his unusual decision to request the editor of a scandal sheet to follow him about town on his escapades to cover his interesting and gossip-worthy activities. Little does he know that E. Hawke of “The Hawk’s Eye” is […]