From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal comes the first novel in her beloved series featuring the “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family.Descended from generations of jewelers, the only thing Amethyst Goldsmith loves more than her craft is her family. And the only thing she hates is that her wedding is mere days away. Amy is promised to her … promised to her father’s small-minded apprentice, the last man on earth she could ever love, honor, or especially obey. But the date is set, the dress is ordered, and there’s no way out—until the devastating Great Fire of 1666 sweeps through London, shattering her world and changing her fate…
Colin Chase, the Earl of Greystone, doesn’t believe in fate. He believes in hard work and securing his family’s future, which means marrying the wealthy, high-born Lady Priscilla Snobs—er, Hobbs. When he rescues a lowly shopkeeper’s daughter from the inferno, he’s only taking pity on a broken young woman. But as the pieces begin to mend, Amy emerges. Beautiful, passionate, playful Amy, who maddeningly worms her way into his family’s hearts. And Colin fears that if he lets his guard down for even a moment, he might find his own heart invaded as well…
Secluded in empty, crumbling Greystone Castle, an earl and a common girl can’t help surrendering to desire. But when the dream is over and reality catches up with them, can they find a way to make their two worlds one?
PLEASE NOTE: This book was formerly titled “Amethyst.”
Book Details
A complete, standalone story—no cliffhangers!
Series: Chase Family Series, Book 1
Style: Humorous historical romance
Length: 120,000 words (about 480 standard pages)
Bonus Material: Author’s Note, preview of next book, link to giveaway
R-rated Content: Steamy love scenes!*
* If you prefer to read Sweet & Clean (kisses only) romance, look for “The Earl’s Unsuitable Bride” by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal.
Awards
• Top 10 Bestseller on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Kobo, and Google Play
• Nominated by Romantic Times for Best First Historical Romance
Review
“A captivating historical romance. Fans of Julia Quinn and Tessa Dare will love Lauren Royal!”
—Glynnis Campbell, USA Today Bestselling Author
Connecting Books
While WHEN AN EARL MEETS A GIRL can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of Lauren’s books feature Chase family members. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:
Chase Family Series
1666 – When an Earl Meets a Girl (Colin & Amy)
1667 – How to Undress a Marquess (Jason & Caithren)
1667 – If You Dared to Love a Laird (Cameron & Clarice)
1668 – A Duke’s Guide to Seducing His Bride (Trick & Kendra)
1673 – Never Doubt a Viscount (Ford & Violet)
1677 – The Scandal of Lord Randal (Rand & Lily)
1677 – A Gentleman’s Plot to Tie the Knot (Kit & Rose)
1651 – A Secret Christmas (Joseph & Chrystabel)
1688 – A Chase Family Christmas (A Family Reunion)
Chase Family Series: The Regency
1815 – Lost in Temptation (Tristan & Alexandra)
1816 – Tempting Juliana (James & Juliana)
1817 – The Art of Temptation (Sean & Corinna + Griffin & Rachael)
Chase Family Series: The Renaissance
1549 – Alice Betrothed (Adam & Alice)
Specially Priced Boxed Sets
Chase Family Series: Collection One
Chase Family Series: Collection Two
Chase Family Series: The Regency Collection
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Loved it.
I really enjoyed this book and looked for the next ones in the series!
A story from the lady’s view in the mid 1600’s. She is a jewelry maker, as the only living child of her Artisan father.
Lauren Royal is Number 1 on my favorite authors list. I’ve read the Chase Series (all 7 novels) twice. Can Wait till she comes out with another Chase Family Novel.
Loved this one. Nice to see a heroine who’s a skilled craftswoman. The close family bond in the hero’s family is also lovely to see, the pranks they play. Enjoyed it.
Good story
historical romance providing lots of detail and a number of “steamy scenes”
This one was hard to put down! Very well written, and the characters were, well, CHARACTERS. Very entertaining.
This was a great historical romance. The characters are so vividly described and their actions kept me interested.
I enjoyed this the more I got into the book. The female character was a commoner/craftsperson rather than from the upper class. I thought that was an interesting twist. It makes me want to read about the family’s other siblings. I thought the family relationship and acceptance of a commoner was great. I would give it a 5star but it did bog down at times by going over the same dilemma for both the hero and heroine a number of times. I do look forward to reading more by the author.
I just finished this book and it is a little difficult to review. I enjoyed the story and characters but then again I found myself speed reading in areas towards the end. I want to give this book four stars because it was good in the beginning and towards the end. The problem is that the author didn’t go with the traditional story structure. She resolved the crisis with the villain before the end. Then as a reader you have to try to re-engage into the story all over again chapter after chapter. I remember being surprised each time the story didn’t just wrap up. Near the very end there is a great story line that is short but it could be developed into a whole different book. If the author tied this spy like story line into the earlier part of the book and worked the villain through to the end I think that would have been an interesting read. So, even though this book is better than most romance novels, I think I am going with 3 stars.
Exciting and well written!!!
I loved it I would like to read the whole series
Lots of delightful historical detail.
Received this one for free and bought several from the series.
I liked the book. It was an interesting read.
I love the story and character relationships. It’s sensual and funny, endearing… must read
Enjoyed this book
A very enjoyable book…you know all will be ok in the end, but it keeps you on your toes. Bought several more in this series
Looking forward to other books in this series