One tempting kiss may be her undoing…Lady Miranda Cheswick’s is beautiful, witty, intelligent, and the family’s great expectations are for her to marry a prince or a duke! A duty she intends to fulfill despite the craving in her heart to marry for love. An accident leaves her stranded at the country estate of the enigmatic and charming Dr. Astor, a man to whom she is inexplicably attracted. … Astor, a man to whom she is inexplicably attracted.
Dr. Simon Astor has little expectation of making a grand society match. His sole focus should be on caring for his patients and raising funds for the hospital he hopes to build. However, the delectable and witty Miranda tempts him at every turn, he soon finds himself falling for her irresistible charm, and wants to marry her.
Except Miranda’s mother’s devious plot will test Miranda and Simon’s resolve. Is their love strong enough to triumph?
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This was a lovely romance with terrific characters.
Miranda is determined to marry for love, despite her family’s expectations that she consider suitors only for their wealth and titles. Meeting the kind Dr. Astor, a man who is well-connected but not titled, she begins to realize that her dreams aren’t out of reach. Simon is attracted to Miranda’s beauty, but from the very beginning he sees so much more in her.
These two have such a sweet chemistry, it’s hard to imagine anyone wouldn’t want to see them together. But there is a twist, there are familial obstacles, and their HEA doesn’t always feel like it’s guaranteed. How we get there makes for a delightful read that doesn’t need steamy scenes to convey the bond that Simon and Miranda share. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Lady Miranda Cheswick’s family expect her to make the match of the season to either a prince or a duke, nothing less will do for this beautiful, witty, intelligent and beautiful young woman. After all Miranda is the daughter of an Earl who’s tired of her mother’s attempts to trap a man of her choosing into a compromising position to secure the husband she wants for her daughter. Miranda simply wants to love and be loved in return. She meets Dr. Simon Astor a simple country doctor and is immediately attracted to him. Simon’s sole focus has been his practice that is until he see the caring compassionate young Miranda, he knows he’s not high enough up the social ladder for her family, but that doesn’t stop him from loving her. Can they or will they throw caution to the winds and grab a lifetime of love and happiness. I loved this enchanting love story of two sweet souls who are fated to meet and find their HEA!!! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
Lady Miranda Cheswick’s is beautiful, witty, intelligent, and the family’s great expectations are for her to marry a prince or a duke in fact her mother has told her this every single day since she was twelve. A duty she intends to fulfill despite the craving in her heart to marry for love. A carriage accident, which injures her mother leaves them at the country estate of the charming Dr. Astor, a man to whom she is inexplicably attracted.
Dr. Simon Astor has little expectation of making a grand society match. His sole focus should be on caring for his patients and raising funds for the hospital he hopes to build. However, the delectable and witty Miranda tempts him at every turn
A lovely romance. We met Miranda in he best friend Pippa’s story where an event caused her to think deeply about what she wanted. I read this novella in a sitting, a well written well paced story. The characters have depth, I really liked Simon & came to like Miranda but I thoroughly disliked the Countess. The road to heir HEA isn’t smooth with a returned brother & a meddling mother but it was very entertaining & mage for an engrossing read
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
What can I say, but again I enjoyed a book by Stacy Reid. She writes a nice story which puts a smile on your face. I enjoy her characters and their relationship to each other. This story is about Miranda and Simon (who is a Doctor). Miranda’s mother wants her to marry a Prince or a Duke, but Miranda realizes she just wants to marry someone who she loves and who cares for her. I recommend this book and know you will enjoy it.
As the daughter of a powerful earl, Lady Miranda Cheswick’s family has high expectations that she’ll marry a duke or even a prince. She plans to live up to their expectations even though she dreams of marrying for love. She has been groomed by her manipulative mother to think much of herself and her own beauty, but now such shallowness sickens her and she wants a man who will truly see her. She just has to ensure he has enough rank to please her mother. An accident leaves her stranded along with her brother and mother, at the estate of the charming Dr. Simon Astor. Miranda is immediately attracted to Simon but knows he will not be accepted by her mother as a suitor. For his part Simon must focus on his hopes of building a hospital for the nearby village. Nevertheless, when Miranda and her family remain stranded at his estate for two weeks, he finds himself falling for her.
Of course, her mother won’t settle for a third son, even if he is the son of a duke, and she forces Miranda into a compromising position with Simon’s older brother, the duke. This devious scheme may not be able to survive the scandal.
Miranda’s mother was just awful and I kept wanting Miranda to stand up to her more firmly and she frustrated me with her naivete, but Simon was adorable and oh so romantic.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Lady Miranda Cheswick, daughter of the Earl of Langford, has been told by her ambitious mother, that with her beauty, Miranda deserved to marry a prince, or at least a duke. Miranda has already refused three proposals, and her mother is not pleased. She has a marquess lined up for Miranda, but Miranda will only marry for love. Then, under unexpected circumstances, Miranda meets Dr. Simon Astor. Soon, they both discover that they enjoy each other’s company very, very much. Miranda’s mother would never approve, and Simon has a secret…
A PRINCE OF MY OWN is such a gorgeous romance with a plot twist that almost made me drop my ereader! Miranda made a mistake once and she lost her best friend Pippa; this, added to meeting Simon, changed Miranda’s outlook on matrimony. Although it’s a low-angst story, I had no idea how things would transpire. The romance was easy, Miranda and Simon are honest, and you can see that they truly care for each other; they are adorable. But that was counting without Miranda’s mother! What a despicable, horrid woman! She is haughty, selfish, stubborn; she is truly horrible, and in such a realistic way, it is scary!
The story flows smoothly; the writing is light, elegant, and effortless. The dialogues are refined yet straightforward. But Stacy Reid threw me in for a loop towards the end! Oh my goodness! There was a rather distressing scene, and I literally laughed out loud at Miranda’s thoughts – I hope that was the author’s intention! – but afterwards, it was not funny at all! I thought Miranda and Simon would never get their happily-ever-after, because things looked so dire! What a splendid hero! It was all so nice and lovely and charming, and boom! I was shocked – and delighted because that plot twist was totally unexpected, and masterfully dealt with! What a fabulous ending! And all this excitement without a sex scene, but there is still plenty of chemistry between Miranda and Simon. Even though A PRINCE OF MY OWN is a novella, there is more substance than in many full-length novels – it takes a lot to surprise me so much! – and there are quite a few secondary characters; most appear very briefly, but made quite an impression on me. I hope Ms. Reid will write their stories.
I was curious about this new installment in this series, and when I learned it will be about the young woman who acted so shamefully in Misadventures With A Duke, I wondered how Mrs Stacy Reid would be able to redeem her.
But she did it, even if I would have loved a little backbone in Miranda, she is not the greedy tittle hunter I thought she was. All her life she was told she must marry a prince or a duke as there were plethora of them. Plus with a plotting and scheming mother as hers, difficult to extricate herself from her claws.
The story was sweet and cute, they meet, they are attracted and soon they fall in love, alas he does not meet her family expectations so marriage between them too is nearly impossible and worst thwarted by her mother.
I would just complain it was too short and lacked an epilogue, as I would have loved to see how they will avoid or go through scandal together.