For the past decade Harry, the Earl of Wycliff, has worked feverishly to reclaim all that his father had lost. Only one item remains elusive: the Gainsborough portrait of his beloved mother. And the impossibly young, stunningly beautiful widow Louisa Phillips holds the key to finding it. If only he can persuade her to help him . . .
The Portrait of Lady Wycliff
By cherylbolen
The Portrait of Lady Wycliff by Cheryl Bolen is book One in The Lords of Eton Series. This is the story of Harry, the Earl of Wycliff and Louisa Phillips.
Harry is doing everything he can be legal or illegal to gain the fund to get back everything that was lost by his parents. Harry’s father gambled away after thing but now that his parents are dead he has been working to fix what was lost. When he goes to the house where they had lived to see about buying it and getting back some personal items back he finds a women there….Louisa. Louisa is a widower who husband did not leave her anything and she is trying to take care of her family and herself. Louisa doesn’t know who out right owns the house but she has had an interaction with him. So to help Louisa with her dire need of money he hires her to help him find the owner. But along the way they are finding each other and their feelings.
Really sweet romance that you can’t put down….loved it!
For the past decade Harry, the Earl of Wycliff, has worked feverishly to reclaim all that his father had lost. He still has to buy back the London townhouse where there was a Gainsborough portrait of his beloved mother. However the impossibly young, stunningly beautiful widow Louisa Phillips now lives in the house.
Louisa is opinionated & fights for a number of causes, Harry is desperately trying to restore his family fortunes & thinks ‘a lord’ is behind his father’s misfortunes. I struggled at the beginning to like both Harry & Louisa, he lied to win Louisa’s help & she hates men after a disastrous marriage. The pace does lag to begin with but gradually increases as they set out to find the portrait. I also gradually liked Harry & Louisa more & by the end of the book they had certainly grown on me. It was an enjoyable read with an adventure & a secondary romance, I look forward to more in the series as Sinjin & Alex deserve their HEAs
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read