Lady Arabella Windham, sister to the Duke of Manchester, has given up on ever attracting the positive attention of Lord Thomas Hood. After discovering he still sees her as the same hoydenish young woman she was in the past, no matter her current perfectly ladylike behavior, and realizing she will never match up to his infamous list of attributes for a wife, she throws caution to the wind and … becomes more reckless than ever.
Why bother being good if it’s not going to even be noticed, much less acknowledged?
When her return to feckless and indiscreet behavior results in disgrace however, it’s Lord Thomas Hood who is caught up in the scandal with her. With a strong-willed bride determined to make her new husband dance to her tune and a stubborn lord determined to curb his new wife’s imprudent ways, is a happily-ever-after even possible?
This is the last book in the Bridal Discipline series and contains a strong alpha male, a sassy and rebellious heroine, and some heavy handed (and fun!) discipline.
Bridal Discipline Series
1. Philip’s Rules
1.5 Undisciplined
2. Gabrielle’s Discipline
3. Lydia’s Penance
4. Benedict’s Commands
5. Arabella’s Taming
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Another last in the series….damn! I love these families Golden Angel keeps introducing me too só much,i’m sad to see them go. But she does leave me with hope for more 🙂
Arabelle tried,she really did,to behave as a proper lady should. All for the man she loves,lord Thomas Hood. But when she finds out it doesn’t change his opinion of her,it breaks her heart. She decides that if she’s miserable,the one responsible should be just as miserable. So,she forces him into a situation where he can’t do anything but marry her.
Only the Thomas she’s married to,slowly turns out to be another man she thought him to be.
And for Thomas,Arabella turns out to be a very different girl he thought her to be.
As they slowly peel back the layers,they find out they even like what this marriage is turning out to be,a lot.
Even with the discipline Thomas has to use,or is it because of that? It surely helps both with finding a way to relax into their marriage and search that happy after!
The readers won’t get enough of The Bridal Discipline series! And that’s because this book is a totally hot, melt-your-panties read that’s entirely soul-touching, angsty and utterly inspiring!
4.5 stars
A fun, hot and entertaining read
This is one of the best historical discipline books I have read. I’ve read a few books by the author and was quite intrigued by the blurb, even though historical isn’t a genre I generally choose to read. Spanking books, whilst hugely popular at the moment, can vary from good to atrocious, I was expecting at least an ‘OK’ read but was very pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this story.
Arabella is a Duke’s sister, so is fairly high in social standing. However she has a very wilful streak and isn’t bothered about polite societies expectations. However there is something about the rather staid and proper Lord Thomas Hood that has caught not only her eye but also her heart. In an attempt to attract his attention Arabella has really tried to behave. So when she overhears him telling her bother that he could never marry a girl like her, she is devastated. When an opportunity arises Arabella uses it to trap Thomas into marrying her, but she is determined to show him that he will never command her.
Arabella was impetuous but great fun. Her complaints, her actions and reactions all felt very believable and natural….even justified on occasion. I loved how she never really lost her mischievousness nor her joie de vivre. Thomas really was a stick-in-the mud at times, the ways that Arabella found to torment him were quite amusing, even if the consequences were not. It was very refreshing to have a story where the Hero had to acknowledge he wasn’t always in the right. I also liked how the story had compromise and a hero willing to listen and adapt.
Whilst I can’t claim to be an historical expert the book felt very genuine in this aspect. The dialogue, descriptions and social expectations etc all felt as though the author had undertaken some decent research. Whilst on the surface the Victorians were very sexually repressed, this certainly wasn’t true in ‘real life’.
The story totally drew me in and whilst the plot is fairly simple, basically Arabella and Thomas finding their way together, this is still a very entertaining read. It’s also very steamy, though there was a good balance between these scenes and the rest of the book. There isn’t really any bad language but there are several scenes of domestic discipline, as well as a few other very hot scenes – and not all of them are confined to the bedroom!
I didn’t know what to think of Thomas but he grew on me as the story went on. I loved Arabella and her free-spirit ways. In some ways it’s exactly what Thomas needed. The story flows so well that I was sucked in from the beginning and even had a laugh a time or two.
Arabella has been interested in Thomas Hood for some time now, Thomas is the elder of the Hood brothers and stodgy, and she has been making an effort to act in public like Thomas would like to no particular avail at least as far as she can tell. Lord Thomas Hood has ridgid set of criteria for his futire wife to meet and his family and friends don’t think that he will ever find anyone that meets the requirements, but he persists in think of finding a suitable wife in these terms.
However once Arabella caught the Marquis of Hartford’s attention and he started formally courting her, Thomas became jealous even though, he wasn’t admitting it to himself just yet.
Interestingly enough on a early morning ride through the park, Arabella races against an unknown man before she discovers that it is Thomas and then to her sort of dismay the two of them ride with each other. Then Arabella totally surprises Thomas with a comment about how he is insecure about his social status and that was the reason he kept finding fault with her behaviour. Thomas didn’t know what to say after Arabella told him off and she rode off.
Arabella is thinking of marrying Hartford even though Hartford made it clear that he was not proposing out of love and expected to have the usual Ton Marriage, because Arabella had pretty much given up on Thomas. For his part Thomas doesn’t know quite what to do, he just knows that he doesn’t approve of Arabella marrying Hartford.
A few days later Arabella and Thomas are at a party and are standing near a fountain and talking. Arabella had drunk a quanity of champagne and impulsively she kisses Thomas and then they both fall into the fountain, only to find that Arabella’s brother Isaac and Lady Jersey are observing them. So in order to avoid a scandal Thomas has to marry Arabella.
After Arabella’s wedding the ladies get together with her and they make sure to explain what to expect and what Thomas might want to do with her in some detail and then they talked of spanking and how she might like it. Then a little later when Arabella and Thomas are in bed, the first thing Thomas does after finding out the gist of what the ladies told her is to spank her. Then he has sex with her.
The next morning after their wedding night Arabella goes riding without permission and she gets a punishment spanking. Then she goes to her bedroom and rubs one out as she is so horny from the spanking.
Later we have a nice HEA ending. Then comes the Epilogue and I was pleased to find that in the Epilogue that there is some really excellent butt stuff.
Well this is the end of the series and I must say I really enjoyed the story and the series. In fact this is the second time I have read these books, I think that they are just wonderful.
Have you read through all the books in the “Bridal Discipline” series? Are you like me? Is this the one you’ve been waiting to see what would happened? I was almost giddy to start this book. Who wouldn’t be? Stuffy straight-laced Lord Thomas Hood with his list of qualifications his perfect wife would have. Lady Arabella with her very “hoyden” personality is totally in love and has determined she’ll change to become the perfect wife.
OMG, this one! This one right here had everything. Hidden insecurities, dominant male with a huge caring heart, a brazen “for the times” heroine that dares to skirt the line of propriety, the domestic dominance. To me, this one would make the perfect romantic comedy. Watching these two has been a true pleasure. Golden Angel truly, in my opinion, saved the best for last with this one.
Arabella is a high-spirited young lady attempting to curb her exuberance to attract Lord Thomas Hood. When she overhears all the reasons she is an unsuitable match and the list of possible candidates she takes action. This action results in an offer from Thomas to avoid scandal.
Thomas is very aware of society mores and rankings; it never occurs to him that Arabella actually favors him. As these two work out their differences we are treated to humor, rebellion and steamy discipline in a time long past.
Will Thomas tame his stubborn wife, or will he discover a little sass makes life worth living??
I absolutely loved the heroine! She gave as good as she got. I love it when the woman can get one over on the guy. Both are stubborn but that just helps get the steam started. She also has some brazen friends for being a historical romance. Loved this fun sexy read!
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I thoroughly enjoyed this quick domestic discipline novella. Arabella definitely meets her match when she decides that if she’s never to be “good enough”, she may as well just be herself, and damn the results.Lord Thomas Hood is soooo not amused! Now he’s stuck with her and determined to turn her into a proper-acting lady … using whatever punishment necessary. Arabella is surprised when she actually likes some of those :”punishments” though.
As always, this author has written a moving, humorous and sizzling novella which takes the reader on a trip through history.
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I really enjoyed Golden Angel’s book
This book was such a treat to read,,,,, I could actually sit down and read it again,,,, I loved the combination of Lord Thomas and Arabella,,,,,, I had to actually force myself to put it down so I could go to sleep,,,,
Go out and grab this book,,,, you won’t be disappointed,,,, I would recommend this book to anyone,,,!!!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
What a steamy historical romance!
Lady Arabella has had a crush on Lord Thomas Hood for a while now and is on her second season of trying to gain his favor with no luck. He thinks she is too much trouble to even consider her for a wife and has someone much sweeter in mind. But Arabella has plans… probably not the best plans, but she has plans.
This book and series deals with spanking (among other D/s themes) but I’ve kind of always thought they probably did do a fair amount of spanking/discipline in this time frame.
Arabella is one of my favorite characters from the series, so i couldn’t wait to read her story. . I love her feistiness and zest for life and pushing the boundaries. She goes after what she wants and in this case it is Thomas.
Thomas has a list with requirement and Arabelle does not fit that list.
I loved seeing both of them together. I had a few ‘no, you didn’t just do that’ moments, but Thomas had his own way of dealing with things. Arabelle made laugh a lot. Both weren’t perfect, they each had their mistakes, but that makes the characters more real.
And it wonderful to see how both of them flourished when they were together.
In the last Bridal Discipline book, Golden Angel has brought us Arabella, who may be the feistiest heroine in the series, at least in my opinion. I love Arabella and her energy and feistiness. Thomas definitely had his hands full with her, and I want to know how he thought that he could resist her. She’s so hard to resist.
Arabella has secretly loved Thomas for a while, and spent this Season working on being good so that he can see her as a bridal candidate. It took a lot of work on her part and patience for her to curb some of her more exuberant tendencies. But, all that work is for naught as she overhears Thomas pointing out all her flaws to her brothers and explaining why she is not a candidate for him to marry. She doesn’t meet the list of attributes he has, and she’s just not right for him. Once she hears that, her heart breaks, and she decides that she doesn’t need a love match after all.
I really enjoyed Arabella. She is just an awesome character, IMO. She is very much who she is and lives very much out loud. She loves to gallop her horse, she’s fiercely protective of her friends, she wants to know everything that she can, and she doesn’t stop pestering her friends to find out what she wants. Thomas made me mad sometimes. I don’t think he was necessarily as realistic as he could have been about Arabella. I also think that he was more than a bit high-handed at times. But he had his lessons to learn, just like Arabella did.
I’m sad to see this set of stories end, but I’m looking forward to seeing what is going to come next.
A seriously cute, sassy, sweet, hot read.
I loved the interaction between Lady Arabella Windham and Lord Thomas Hood. Their sparks catch fire and fan the flames of attraction. Every page from the first to the last was filled with excitement, a slight bit of scandal, and a whole lot of joy.
Golden Angel knows how to write a really good (and very naughty) Historical Romance.
Even not sharing this love for spanking discipline i’m always eager to read Golden Angel’s books. The way she builds the caracthers is nothing less than amazing. Then you have all the background…. I always feel transported to the middle of the scenary among the ton. Can’t wait to read Mary’s storie.