Dear Reader, Long before I wrote my sexy paranormal romances, I wrote traditional Regency romances as Debbie Raleigh. I’m thrilled that one of my favorites is now available again, brimming with adventure and romance . . . Miss Roma Allendyle detested behaving like a proper lady, and all the accompanying nonsense. After all, she could outride and outshoot any gentleman. If finding her … After all, she could outride and outshoot any gentleman. If finding her vanished brother, an agent of the Crown, required her to disguise herself as a grubby lad, so be it. She expected to face challenges, but not to be waylaid by a mysterious ambush, wounded by a bullet—and rescued by the darkly handsome Lord Giles Carlton, the Season’s prime catch. Worse, in return for his aid, Giles has taken an imperious interest in her affairs and insists on helping with her search. But that is not the last surprise. For in Giles, Roma just may find a will to match her own, a passion to rival her fierce pride—and an outlandish ploy that could lead to true love . . .
I’ve fallen for this thrilling tale all over again, and believe you will too.
Alexandra Ivy
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Lord Carlton’s Courtship by Alexandra Ivy is the story of Lord Giles Carlton and Roma Allendyle.
Roma’s brother is missing and she goes forward to look for him. Roma isn’t just any lady…she knows how to shoot and ride better than most men. But what she doesn’t count on is getting hurt and being help by Giles. They meet up again and this time Giles goes forward to protect and shadow her. Giles has helped/worked with The Crown in the past so he has no issue with helping Roma and he might just be the man for her.
I am such a fan of Ms. Ivy’s writing in any form or story type…so this was a must read for me.
Loved it.
My dear Roma, you are about as helpless as a snake poised to strike.”
Lord Carlton’s Courtship is historical romance driven by a strong willed, unconventional heroine and the Lord who cannot help but love her. Giles, Lord Carlton is undercover for the crown and intercepting letters when he stumbles upon a young lad and a groom. After a shot wings the “lad”, Giles soon discovers the lad is a “fiery sprite” with a red head of hair and a temper to match. Miss Roma Allendyle can ride and shoot with the best of them after being raised by a military father and refuses to be left out of the search for her brother. Giles and Roma butt heads and sizzle with all the passion that burns between them. Roma brings the rake to heel and knocks him down a peg or two but a relationship between the most sought after bachelor and a lowly military man’s daughter is unlikely. Yet a fake engagement and a little danger lead to a remarkable HEA. I thoroughly enjoyed Roma’s character, unique and memorable in the regency world and the woman we strive to be in today’s world independent, strong, and more than worthy of any man. This book is a re-release under Alexandra Ivy’s name, previously published under the Debbie Raleigh pen name. A lovely story that entertains to no end and literally, I could not put down.
Originally published in 2000 under the name Debbie Raleigh, Alexandra Ivy has re-released this with a beautiful new cover. I enjoyed this one, it’s not one of my favorites I think I prefer her PNR but it was a good read. The story was well written and I liked the way it played out. I liked the characters too, even though Roma did get annoyingly stubborn at one point.
All it took was one meeting with Roma Allendyle for Lord Giles Carlton to be completely besotted and one conversation to fall head over heels. But Roma isn’t looking for a husband she looking for her missing brother and only after Carlton points out that as a woman she will get no information of anyone in the Home Office does she finally give in and let Carlton help her; that by no way means she going to stop looking herself. It bugs Roma that Carlton is helping her, she can’t figure out his motive and the fact that he can find out information about her brother because he’s a man really bugs her. Roma also keeps getting distracted by how handsome he is and why out of all the women in London he wishes to be with her a head strong, intelligent, country girl who hates London. She can’t seem to realize Carlton’s helping her is also his way or courting her too.
Overall, it’s an quick (unless you are constantly distracted by your kids like I was) and easy read. I loved the characters and the action was pretty intense there at the end. It’s a worthwhile read. I really loved the atypical courtship between Carlton and Roma.
Lord Carlton’s Courtship (Kindle Edition) by Alexandra Ivy … Great Historical Romance with some mystery and danger. Thanks to the publisher and #NetGalley for letting me preview this books….. Roma Allendyle (trying to find her missing brother) Lord Giles Carlton (does work for the crown and saves Roma thinking she is a lad)… The fun and adventure starts here and doesn’t stop …. who is the good guy and who is the bad guy? All the twists and turns take us to a HEA. I really enjoyed this book and hope maybe some others in the book get their own stories.
Miss Roma Allendyle detested behaving like a proper lady, and all the accompanying nonsense. After all, she could outride and outshoot any gentleman. If finding her missing brother, an agent of the Crown, required her to disguise herself as a grubby lad, so be it. She expected to face challenges, but not to be waylaid by a mysterious ambush, wounded by a bullet—and rescued by the darkly handsome Lord Giles Carlton, the Season’s prime catch. Worse, in return for his aid, Giles has taken an imperious interest in her affairs and insists on helping with her search. But that is not the last surprise. For in Giles, Roma just may find a will to match her own, a passion to rival her fierce pride—and an outlandish ploy that could lead to true love.
This is my kind of book a romance with a mystery & intrigue but best of all the main characters are brilliant, fighting their attraction but the icing on the cake is their verbal spats which at times had me laughing out loud. This book is re released from 2000, I wish the author was still writing romances as they are still so very good.
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read