He is infuriatingly charming. She is precisely proper. When they team up, nothing will work out as they scheme.Miss Felicity attends the Havencrest house party for one reason: to win over her idea of the perfect gentleman, a man she has hoped for from a distance all season. With a substantial dowry but questionable family secrets, she hopes that within the intimacy of a smaller house party, she … house party, she might at last secure his hand.
Lord Bolton is not that man. He shocks and unsettles her. He attends the party to wed the woman who will ease his financial burdens. With nothing left of the family fortune, Lord Bolton is left to fend for himself in the best way he knows how, by charming himself someone of fortune, one woman in particular.
Even though Felicity is not that someone, and Lord Bolton is too outlandish to be the perfect gentleman, they find in each other a surprising and useful ally. What will come of their plots and careful subterfuge?
Read this witty and fun Regency Romance for another charming dose of Jane Austen esque relationships.
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Very enjoyable and fun. The characters are witty and easy to like or dislike as the case may be.
The storyline continues the house party theme from the other books in the series yet is a stand alone. I find them more interesting if read together.
Charmed by His Lordship by Jen Geigle Johnson was so, so good!! I’ve been dying to read it since I read the Amazon preview of it (and got hooked), but in between life and ARC’s I kept postponing it until I finally managed to find the time to read this novella today, and read it in one sitting (it was that good!).
I loved Lady Felicity Honora Honeyfield as a character, but I especially enjoyed her meet-cute with Lord Abraham Bolton. So funny!
I don’t know if it’s been a while since I read the other books in the series, or it’s the way the authors designed it to be, but I can’t remember seeing these characters in the following books. Still, and even though we do have descriptions of both the settings and scenery, I loved that we get to know these two for themselves. I loved pretty much their every interaction, and how they kept coming to the aid of each other.
Of course, once all the secrets are out, and the confessions are made, I couldn’t have asked for a better ending. Seriously, I have so many highlights from the last two chapters (both funny and romantic moments, oh, and those letters *swoon*), it may as well have been the whole of them 😉 ~ 5 stars and completely recommended
Engaging characters and enjoyable story line. Definitely a fun read.
Jen Geigle Johnson paints characters that stick with you. Who could forget Mrs. Garvey and her penny-pinching ways, Mrs. Daw and her comfortable kitchen and the rest of the mismatched house party guests? This book brings us a most unusual young lady, Lady Honeyfield, a kind but desperate gentleman, Lord Bolton, a less than attentive chaperone, Mrs. Dotting, and other guest whose true colors will come out. I totally enjoyed this story and look forward to more.
Who doesn’t love a Regency House Party? There’s always a great mix of new characters and characters from previous books making cameo appearances. This one starts off with a wonderful scene between the handsome and charming Lord Bolton and the ever proper Miss Felicity Honeyfield. The odd encounter leads to some confusion in a couple of other scenes which made me smile as I wondered how Lord Bolton and Miss Felicity would handle it.
I found it humorous that Felicity needed to remind her chaperone, Mrs. Dotting, of her duties, and thought Miss Tittering’s name fit her so well. When Felicity reminds herself that she belongs there as much as anyone, and is reminded not to bring up her mother, I was prepared to find out it might be something scandalous, and was surprised to find out it was something quite the opposite. I read quite a bit of Regency books and still find it odd that Society and the ton looked down on those who made their money through trade, as if it were obscene and those people were beneath them. I loved the fencing scene between Lord Bolton and the snooty Lord Ridgecrest. The author’s description was great. I think more Regencies need fencing scenes.
I think my favorite part was when Lord Bolton takes Lord Ridgecrest down a couple of pegs, and sings Felicity’s praises at the dinner table. My heart swooned. *happy sigh* Felicity learns that respectability and honor are two different things. That the ton could revere someone without honor and that someone might have an impeccable reputation and not be entirely trustworthy.
This is a clean romance with just kisses.
This was such a wonderful story! I love how this group of authors is writing different stories for different characters at this house party. It’s fun to get to see glimpses of the other characters you’ve already read about. And each story is so different and original! I loved the second guessing, friendship, self-realization, and other traits I saw in the characters. The love story was sweet and clean. I love the happy ending! Great story all around!
I received a complimentary copy of the book. All opinions are my own and are expressed voluntarily.
This book had me from the beginning! I loved the way Felicity and Abraham met!
I loved the premise of the story on how they both needed to woo different people and they came together to help each other try to get their chosen person, yet developed a great friendship and couldn’t deny their building love! I love the way it resolved!
I was sad when it ended because I enjoyed reading it! But the ending was complete and left me satisfied!
I received an ARC, but these words are my honest opinion!
I’m glad I didn’t live in this era with all the restrictions for unmarried women. It’s a sweet HEA story. I received an ARC. This is my honest, voluntary review.
I love the way Felicity Honora and Abraham met. Highly improper. 😉 The friendship they started was beautiful and I love how they “helped” each other while growing closer together. I’m grateful they both finally listened to their hearts. Sweet, fun Regency story.
I enjoyed this story. The opening scene was a very fun start that clearly showed the personalities of the main characters. I enjoyed the banter between Felicity and Abraham from the start. I was amused by them and their dedication to marrying the right person and promising to help each other obtain their goal. It seemed that every time Felicity promised herself to avoid Abraham she was drawn to him like a magnet. Loved them together.
Sex: no
Language: no
Violence: is a fencing match violence? It kind of felt like it because of the intent behind it.
This is a sweet romance with a good message about what it means to be honorable. Things aren’t always what they seem as Felicity will soon discover. Lord Bolton rattles her perfect demeanor and carefully laid out plans. Felicity has been brought up by a governess and learned her values from her. Thanks to Lord Bolton, she will begin to question some of those values.
The characters’ actions and dialogue were sweet. However, the story started out slow and lacked the witty banter that I had been anticipating. I felt that the author tried too hard to make it fit the Regency era. Thankfully, I pushed on and found the gems in the story.
I received an ARC. This is my honest and voluntary review.
I will not summarize this story because that information is already given in the description of this book and I do not want to give more of the plot away.
What I liked:
• The author caught my attention right from the beginning and drew me into the story’s inner workings.
• Abraham and Felicity were very likeable characters and thoroughly developed. Their banter was witty and fun.
• Felicity’s and Abraham’s romance developed slowly and was believable. It grew out of their interactions at the house party as they tried to navigate the matchmaking scene.
• The supporting cast of characters added dimension to the story. They were very well fleshed out and they played active roles in this book.
• The pacing of this story was good. Not too fast nor too slow. There was a smooth, coherent flow to this book.
• My favorite part of the story? All of it.
• There was a lot of social action in this story. Some of the action was predictable and some not.
• The descriptions of locations and emotions were well done and easy to visualize and to feel. I felt a part of the scenes.
• The story was well edited with just a few minor mistakes that did not interfere with story comprehension.
• This was a clean read and I appreciate that. I believe it is harder to write a good, clean story than it is to write one full of swearing and sex.
If you like a witty and funny Regency romance, you will enjoy this one.
I was given a free copy of this book. My review was voluntary and my opinions were my own.