USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret continues her charming new trilogy with a bluestocking whose search for information on the mating habits of scoundrels has her stumbling upon the missing heir to an earldom… in the London underworld.
Jane Pickerington never intended to start a brawl in a brothel. She only wanted to research her book. Yet when her simple study of scoundrels goes … book. Yet when her simple study of scoundrels goes awry, she finds herself coming to the rescue of a dark, enigmatic stranger… who turns out to be far more than an average rake out for a night of pleasure. He’s positively wild!
Only the most feral and cunning could have survived foundling homes and work houses. Orphaned as an infant, Raven never had another name. At least… not until he meets her. Now he’s face-to-face with the one person who recognizes the strange birthmark on his arm and can reinstate him to his blue-blooded birthright.
All at once, Raven’s life takes a turn. His knowledge of dark alleys and gaming hells never prepared him for gilded ballrooms. So Jane becomes his tutor. Yet, the more lessons in decorum she offers, the more this untamed scoundrel wants to teach her all the ways to be wicked.
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A man by the name of Raven lives in the darkness of life. He meets Jane Pickerington, a scientific bluestocking in a brothel doing research on the mating habits of scoundrels. A birthmark on his shoulder will trigger her memory and lead to a missing heir. Lessons in mating habits will bring them closer together. Society will test their love for each other. Kept me on the edge of my seat! I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
Vivienne Lorret’s books are automatically on my-must purchase list, and My Kind of Earl shows yet again why that is. Her books are consistently amazingly well-crafted stories with tight plots and well-developed characters.
My Kind of Earl features Jane Pickerington, plain, wallflower, bluestocking, eldest of eleven children. She and her friends are writing a book on how to determine a gentleman from a scoundrel, and in her research Jane meets Raven. Black-haired and silver-eyed, Raven is the second-in-command at a very successful gambling club, and he’s fought his way to be there. Abandoned as a baby at an orphanage then sold to a workhouse, Raven has learned the hard way that you can’t rely on anyone. When Jane learns about Raven’s odd birthmark, however, she believes he could be connected to a family of aristocrats with a mysterious past, and together they search for the truth.
I loved both of these characters so much. Jane is so refreshingly different. Her quirks, which set her apart from society endear her to Raven, who is himself so different from your garden-variety rogue. Both are outsiders, which is relatable to almost anyone, as is the longing they both feel to belong and to be valued. This is a truly heartwarming story that packs just enough heat!
Overall this book is amazing. I’m loving the Rules of Scoundrels series, and I can’t wait to see what Vivienne Lorret comes up with next!
Thanks to Avon Romance, HarperCollins and NetGalley for the advanced review copy of this book!