Will the mysterious Book of Love lead Penelope to her true love?Book 3 in the bestselling Book of Love series is now available! Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Lady Penelope Sherbourne is not – absolutely not – going to fall in love with Thaddius MacLauren, Laird of Caithness, even if he is a big, handsome Scottish brute and ridiculously protective of her. But now that the Book of Love has … But now that the Book of Love has fallen into her hands, Thad is the only one she trusts to test out the sensations she must explore in order to find the perfect husband. She wants a mild-mannered English earl, one who lives near her family, and who will not make her heart leap or her bones melt as Thad does every time he looks at her.
Thaddius MacLauren intends to claim a kiss from Lady Penelope Sherbourne and nothing more. No, not a thing more, even though he’s loved the sharp-tongued, vexing lass forever. She’s also been kinder to him than anyone else alive, and for a boy who never felt loved by his family, Penelope’s kindness has come to mean everything to him. How can he ever tell her how he feels? She’s the daughter of a powerful earl and all he can offer her is a tumble-down holding at the northern tip of Scotland. It will take a miracle to win her heart.
Is it possible the Book of Love holds the magic to bring it about?
The Book of Love Series
Book 1 – The Look of Love
Book 2 – The Touch of Love
Book 3 – The Taste of Love
Book 4 – The Song of Love (Approx. Dec. 2019)
Book 5 – The Scent of Love (Approx. March 2020)
Book 6 – The Kiss of Love (Approx. June 2020)
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The third I’ve read in this series. Can’t wait for the next one!
Always enjoy this writer’s work. Wonderful story, great characters, beautifully written. A definite winner! Waiting for next in this series!
Who doesn’t love a big Scot! I have been thoroughly enjoying this series! So happy there are more books to come!
Penelope Sherbourne is lovely, vivacious, kind & now on the hunt for a husband & more importantly, she is in possession of the Book of Love. Her two best friends had used the book & were now happily married, so it was her turn to make the magic work for her. She knows exactly who she will use as her “test frog” – Thaddius MacLauren, the big Scottish Oaf who she has loved since since she was a girl but knows he thinks of her as a sister.
Thad is handsome, funny, loyal, a soldier & minor laird of a clan in northern Scotland. He has been in love with Penelope or Loopy as he calls her since she was a wee lass but he understands she is the younger sister of his best friend who is also an earl & will be required to marry within or above her station in society – he would never be good enough for her.
Thad & Loopy are the greatest couple – his suggestive humor is side-splitting & her outlandish questions & statements were hilarious. They had known each other forever & Thad spent a lot of time at their house growing up & they considered him part of the family as he had no close family of his own.
The fun, entertaining trip they take to happiness is an absolute joy & if Thad doesn’t make you swoon, well, let’s just say he has it all for my idea of a “hero”! I loved revisiting characters from the previous books & Meara has such a talent in the way she introduces her characters & you fall in love with all of them, want to be part of their lives & you will not forget them anytime soon. Yes, I highly recommend this book to everyone – it can be read as a stand alone but I would recommend reading the whole series in so you can get to know all of the wonderful characters & learn their love stories. Now, who will find themselves in possession of the Book of Love next?
The Book of Love is now in the hands of Lady Penelope Sherborne and Thaddius MacLauren will be her “test frog” to see if works. She had known the big braw Scot forever and he was the only one she trusted.
Thad needed to get his hands on that book and find out how to defend himself. Because he did not have a chance against Loopy who understood him better than anyone and who he desired so much.
A heart melting romance that made this my favorite. The connection between these two combined by how well they could almost know each other’s thoughts made the journey they took delightful.
Meara Platt has written another absolutely magical book in this wonderful series that has truly woven a spell over me!!
The Book of Love is now in the hands of Lady Penelope Sherborne and Thaddius MacLauren will be her “test frog” to see if works. She had known the big braw Scot forever and he was the only one she trusted.
Thad needed to get his hands on that book and find out how to defend himself. Because he did not have a chance against Loopy who understood him better than anyone and who he desired so much.
A heart melting romance that made this my favorite. The connection between these two combined by how well they could almost know each other’s thoughts made the journey they took delightful.
Meara Platt has written another absolutely magical book in this wonderful series that has truly woven a spell over me!!
Will now two grown up persons who have been life long childhood friends might take the risk to open their heart?
Mrs Meara Platt is an auto-buy author to me. And this series is continuing to get more handsomer with each new installment.
I had a glimpse of Penelope and Thad relationship in the two previous books, they are two stubborn entities clashing skull at every turn but also very thoughtful to the other’s needs.
Thad has no need to be Loopy’s test frog as he is Martín love with her, she has always be the ray of light in his full of shadows upbringing. Since he first sighted her, she has embellished his world when she was next to him. He enjoyed their battles of wits as they bring her closer. But as a mere Scottish, he feels he does not deserve her.
Penelope has spent her life teasing Thad, enjoying their verbal sparring matchs but also his protectiveness. Whatever the result of their quarrels, he was always on her side if she was to be punished for her not-always-well-pondered pranks. She is as stubborn as him and tends to misinterpret his words and take umbrage when he should just has formulated his wordings differently.
Plus she tries to convince herself, she can’t move her home and move far away, afraid to let her heart speak for herself and even consider an other suitor, less conflicting.
When circumstances change, will these two thick heads be able to speak to one another without throwing away dishes to another’s head.
I loved all the characters, from the two couples stared in the previous books to the newly introduced in this one. Little Pip is a will o’ the wisp mixed with mischief. And Thad for his love of raisin scones and sausage pastry is a tender heart hiding in a bear coat. When Loopy is a volcano always on the verge of erupting. They so complete each other, they were destined for one another if they are able to mull enough before harping their old quips.
A deliciously wicked read filed with humor and love for their kins.
A definitively 5 stars read.
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Will the Book of Love work again? That is what Lady Penelope Sherbourne is counting on. Not that she will fall in love with her test frog, Thaddius MacLauren, Laird of Caithness, but that she will be able to try out some of the sensations she wants to discover. She wants a mild-mannered English Earl, that lives nearby, so that she will be close to her family. The Highlands are to far away to make trips back and forth. However, the frog might just have other ideas about this. What a sweet, wonderful adventure we are provided with and a page turner to find out what happens. This is a wonderful book and series in finding out about love.
Lady Penelope Sherbourne is going to take her turn with the “The Book of Love” it has helped her two best friends to find love. One of them with Penelope’s brother. They fell in love with their test frogs but that won’t happen to her.
Thaddius MacLauren, Laird of Caithness has been brought back to England before his Regiment and nobody will tell him why or how his men are. The war is over but there are wounded to get home to their families. He is spending time with his friends while he awaits orders. His friend’s little sister is not so little anymore but she is just as maddening as she was as a child.
There are a lot of giggles in this story. Our hero is a big braw Scotsman with a lot of love to give. Our heroine is not really sure what she wants.
The relationships between all the characters is the biggest part of the whole series. Which means although you can read each book on it’s own the series is best read in order.
I loved every page.
4 1/2 * STARS*
Sometimes the couple who bickers the most, are the couple already in love, but don’t tell Penelope Sherbourne. Thaddeus MacLauren went to school with Penelope’s brother and home with him on holidays. Treated as one of the family, his love for Penelope has never changed. Back from the war, he has no title, no money and nothing to offer in marriage, but himself. Penelope’s focus is understanding love. The Book Of Love is suppose to help her find the key with the help of her frog,Thad. When his fortune changes, his biggest obstacle is to convince Penelope that he loves her, has always loved her. Penelope’s not sure about loving him, but knows one way to grab his attention, through his stomach. A pleasure to read this series filled with humor and lots of family dynamics.
A historical romance read for someone who enjoys laughing with characters who end up in very precarious situations and hot love scenes!
Who wouldn’t like to be a test frog for a pretty little gel?
Lady Penelope needed a test frog, you know, a guy who can teach her what kissing is all about. She knew she was safe with Thaddius—brawny, handsome Thad. With the Book of Love passed to her by her two best friends who found their true loves, hers was to test what love was all about. A girl needed to be ready with the necessary tools available to measure the man she intended to marry, didn’t she? Who better than her longtime friend, Thad? Thaddius was only a test frog. This thought was hard to keep utmost in her mind because her test frog was simply delicious!
Poor man!!
Poor man indeed, because he’d always been in love with her, but he hadn’t the title necessary to even contemplate a possible union. He couldn’t let her choose another test frog because she’d never be safe with them. His protection streak was a mile long when it came to Lady Penelope.
Being a test frog was torture. He had a hard time controlling certain parts of his anatomy!It was also confirmation of just how much she affected him. Unbeknownst to him, Penelope was having a difficult time separating frog from man!
Lady Penelope went about ‘testing’ very methodically. Thad soon found out she gave as much as she was given.
The situation was funny and led to some rather (fanning myself) hot scenes.
I haven’t read the others in this series, but if Penelope’s story is any indication of the rest, I’m sure to enjoy them.