Abigail Merriweather just wanted to be accepted by the Ton, but when that proved impossible, she set out to scandalise them all instead; especially the stuffy Earl of Gloucester. The man is insufferable, arrogant, and everything that Abby hates about the Ton – except those rare moments when he laughs, and Abby’s heart starts to beat in a most uncomfortable rhythm.George, Earl of Gloucester, is … Gloucester, is horrified at the scrapes his sister’s best friend keeps falling into, and the poor light it throws onto his family as a result. She’s impulsive, tempestuous, headstrong and willful; in short, everything that he claims to dislike in a woman. The longer he spends in her company, however, the more he finds that her faults are rather endearing.
AS their mutual respect and admiration grow it becomes increasingly obvious that their worlds are not entirely compatible. Is it possible for them to find a way past their own prejudices – and the interference of their friends and family – and fall in love without creating a scandal?
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Regency a la Heyer
A delightful romp which resonated with the Georgette Heyer vision of the Regency, wonderfully acted by narrator Julia Eve whose voices added to the fun.
Loved the story! Bought Book2 The Foolish Friend and loved it too
A charming if predictable romance, this short novel will keep you entertained. The best part, for me, was the conversation filled with double entendres and sly undercurrents. As is usual in regency romances, reputation, and class stature are all important.
Humorous situations and likable characters. Easy and light reading
Fun, intelligent woman is finally seen as the gem she is.
A Short, Sweet and Clean Regency Romp
If you’re looking for a Regency romance that is short, sweet and clean, then The Dashing Widow by Elizabeth Bramwell fits the bill. It is a light and fluffy read with just a bit of drama. Although I liked the writing, story and characters, I was disappointed with the clipped ending that only alluded to a HEA. An epilogue would have moved this easy read from four to five stars.
The book moved a little quick for me but overall a good read
Characters are well developed, story line believable, keeps you wanting to read til the end. Very enjoyable.
A lovely wee romance
Loved this story with it’s spirited widow, uptight Earl, dashing soldier and naive maiden. Very much in the spirit of Georgette Heyer. I’m just sorry it wasn’t a longer read!
This is the first book in the Regency Romps Series, a sweet and beautiful Regency Romance. I loved it! The characters are great. Abigail and George are perfect together! Abigail is such a wonderful character, caring and supportive. George is handsome, and protective. I love the storyline. This is a great start to this Series. Julia Eve did an outstanding job with the narration. She has the perfect voice for this Regency Romance. I enjoyed it! If you like Regency Romance, this one is for you!
Plot is way too simplistic. Ten pages in I knew how to story was gpoing to go and how it would end.
First book in this series. It has a good plot and the characters are well developed and interesting. Abagail is quite the character for her time. These are stand alones but each book does have characters from the previous. For the most part, the narrative was good, I did have trouble with understanding occasional words. I’m not sure Regancy is for me, but will finish out the series.
I received this for free and am leaving an unbiased review.
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A delightful short story with great atmosphere and loveable characters. Funny incidents and the period is well depicted with several whimsical events. Happily ever after in more than one case. Just a feel good story.
I received this book free to review. However, all thoughts are my own.
Let’s start with the narration of Julia Eve since it was the highlight of the book for me. I loved Julia’s British accent . It was clear and her pacing was great. I enjoyed that she did different voices for each of the characters, as it helped the story become more alive. This was my first audio from Julia Eve, but I’ll definitely be listening to more in the future.
Now on to the story. It’s an okay story. It’s pretty obvious that it’s the debut novel from the author. It’s not bad… it’s more underdeveloped for my tastes. I could have used a bit more background, character growth and even romance development. As it stands, the book takes place over a short period of time and it’s evident that the main characters have somewhat of a history and it’s more of them coming to the realization that they have feelings for one another.
I’ll probably give this series and author another chance just to see if they get better with experience. But that said, if you like an uncomplicated regency novella, give this one a try.
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily leaving this review and all opinions expressed herein are mine.
Here, wealthy widow Abigail Merriweather is visiting her friend, who is pregnant, in London. While in London, Abigail has made a bit of a spectacle of herself, much to the chagrin of her friend’s brother, the Earl. The Earl wants her to behave with more decorum and Abigail is too free-spirited. So why does the Earl’s sister believe their perfect for each other?
This quick regency romance is filled with entertaining conversations – with humorous double entendres – all the while with undercurrents of romance. As with regency stories, class structure is very important, which makes it important for a young lady [or her overbearing mother] to find a suitable match. Well-written and very entertaining.
I listened to this book – the narrator did a very good job. She did voices for all of the characters amd her comic delivery was on point.
I really enjoyed this delightfully romantic story which is exceptionally well written. It has lots of funny situations and characters, some of whom you might just love to hate and others to simply love.
The main character, the Dashing Widow, Abigail Merriweather, is a law unto herself and manages to get up to all kinds of mischief while falling in love.
It is a quick but very gripping read made all the more interesting by the very enjoyable voice acting/narration performed by Julia Eve.
I requested and listened to the audiobook version and my voluntary review above is unbiased.
Hmmm, can’t really say why I didn’t like this book. I think it was a bit dull for me.
fun with four friends and a HEA