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BREE WOLF is a USA Today bestselling author and award-winning word wizard, who is rarely seen without a book in hand or fingers glued to the keyboard.
He had rules; she had bare feet.
Nathanial Caswell has sworn off women, marriage, and especially love after his fiancée left him for another man. Left a broken man, he sees no beauty or hope in life, resigned to his sorrow. But everything changes during his brother’s wedding celebration when a determined woman with raven-black hair and insightful brown eyes makes an unexpected offer: her friendship.
Sometimes, a friend is just the beginning of the story.
Miss Charlaine Palmer sees the pain in Nathanial and knows just what he needs, and so, despite his reluctance, she remains persistent. Coaxing him out of isolation, she challenges him with playful teasing and spirited adventures—from masquerade balls to frog hunts, to walking barefoot in the summer grass. As Nathanial begins to laugh again, his blue eyes sparkling with newfound joy, Charlaine discovers her feelings might be deepening beyond mere friendship.
But is Nathanial ready to risk his heart again?
Yet Charlaine, never one to back down, isn't about to start now. She's determined to show Nathanial that life—and love—can begin anew, if only he's willing to embrace it.
Catch a frog, find a prince, fall in love—easy, right?
BREE WOLF is a USA Today bestselling author and award-winning word wizard, who is rarely seen without a book in hand or fingers glued to the keyboard.
This delightful story is Nathanial and Charlaine's romance. Nathanial is so broken after his engagement to Abigail is ended by her giving his engagement ring to another man. Nathanial travels from Boston to England for his twin brother's wedding celebration. While at the party at Pembroke, Nathanial is introduced to Charlaine, Pierces ward. Charlaine is a free spirit and kind and compassionate to everyone. When she sees Nathanials pain, she reaches out to him and tells him she will be a true friend to him, no strings attached. Nathanial teaches Charlaine to dance and she teaches him how to enjoy life again and to learn to trust.
A wicked witch, actually a confused and thoughtless ex-fiancé, has turned Nathaniel into a frog. He has hopped across the pond to escape the pain of the broken engagement. Charlaine has lost her family in Jamaica to illness has come to England to be with family friends. They are both somewhat lost and in need of a friend.
This is a cute, heartwarming rendition of the frog to prince fairytale. Nathaniel is wary of becoming too close. Charlaine is a kind happy person, full of life, and is determined to change this frog into her prince. There are lots of friends and family to nudge the couple toward a happy ending. The flower girls are adorable. Of course, we all know that fairytales end in happily ever after. I enjoyed and recommend this story and the Happy Ever Regency series. I do wonder where Emma is going in such a hurry, and why is Lord Ashhaven holding her shoe?
This is a lovely story between Cora and Liam, forced to marry in the previous book in this series due to a scandalous kiss. Can they ever learn to trust and love each other. Both feel unloved, unwanted and not good enough for their families. Will they listen to their bodies, and believe each other, and will they ever find a place to be alone. This book made me chuckle especially when everywhere they go to be alone, someone from their families is resident or turns up unexpectedly stopping the important connection and frustrating them both. As previous books, this author can paint the scene and the emotions easily and it is as if you are watching the movie and seeing it play out. I especially enjoyed when Liam finally stood his ground and told his Grandmother what she should do. These 2 deserve their happy ending.
I was soooo looking forward to their story. And let me tell you, it meet and exceeded all my expectations. It was simply excellent. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
A kiss in a garden finds Liam and Cora compromised and forced into a marriages of convenience. Liam is a proper Vicar turned Viscount who has never been with a woman, and Cora is an innocent in practice but not so much in theory having read many erotic books . Together they embark on a Marriage with no understanding of one another nor the needs or expectations of the other. Cora has never felt loved or wanted and indeed does not believe she could ever love. Liam is a people pleaser and wants to please his wife, but she is too busy running away from him. A lack of communication and understanding of one another nearly keeps this couple from their HEA. Fortunately for Cora, Liam learns to put his wife first and learns how to please her.
This fourth book in *A Gentleman’s Guide to Courtship* by Charlie Lane is refreshing and entertaining read. An unplanned compromise forces Liam Fletcher, Viscount Norton, into marriage with Miss Cora Eastwood after a passionate kiss at a masquerade leaves them with no other option. He was just trying to test another theory by the duke of Clearford and if you’ve been following the series you know all about his theories.
Their wedding night is not a success, setting the newlyweds at odds. Cora, is very well-read on bedroom passions and with a poetic heart, hoped for at least a physical connection with Liam. He has no experience in carnal activities but not for lack of trying. When he finds out about the lending library and Cora’s poetic endeavors he is embarrassed and flees.
Cora’s anger peaks when Liam visits a brothel, leading her to decide that she'll do her duty by providing an heir but otherwise live separately from him. This decision sparks a series of events that made for such a fun, entertaining read, it had me laughing, especially at Liam’s impulsive antics.
Charlie Lane masterfully weaves these antics into the story, highlighting how it takes two to heal a marriage. If the pessimistic bluestocking and the jovial former vicar can see eye to eye, they might just mend their broken hearts. Liam, determined to make things right, impulsively kidnaps Cora when he finally tracks her down, but their attempts to reconcile are continually thwarted. Lane outdid herself with the many interruptions this couple faces, testing their patience to the limit.
As always, Charlie Lane brings something unique to historical romance. Her characters, like Liam and Cora, aren’t your typical ton ladies and dukes. She delves into their backgrounds, revealing childhood issues that shaped their current struggles—Liam's need to please everyone and Cora's deep-seated anger and feelings of being unloved.
When they finally come together, Cora, who was determined not to fall in love, finds herself unexpectedly happy with Liam and eager for a future together. Liam, too, must confront his own issues, and I won’t spoil the details, but he ultimately fights for what he truly wants.
In summary, this story is a fabulous read with a bit of everything: humor, passion, personal growth, meddling family members, and heartfelt moments. I highly recommend it, especially if you haven’t yet tried Charlie Lane’s work. Every story leaves me wanting more.
I received an ARC (advanced review copy) from Wolf Publishing for free, and I’m voluntarily leaving this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own
Raised in expectation of becoming simply the country vicar, Liam Norton, instead is surprised when the Viscountcy falls to him in his twenties. Yes,
he had been educated at Oxford but did not do so well in Latin and was not terribly suited to vicarship. It is 1820 and the times demanded he find a
wife. At a party in London he almost savages a beautiful masked woman mistaking her for his target, a duke's sister, but in fact she was but her friend, Cora Eastwood, a
banker's daughter. Liam did the right thing and soon they were engaged then married. He was a virgin and she also despite being a secret erotic poetess. An unusual
pursuit of her ensues as she resists his amorous advances while he makes matters worse by leaving to visit a brothel and seeking the advice of the madam. Only the advice
but of course Cora thinks it is more. Eventually, these two come about almost as then his demonic grandmother, the dowager interferes followed by his mother and her brood
of children all visiting him and preventing his honeymoon now equally and ardently desired by Cora. Lots of interrupted steamy scenes. Received this arc and have
voluntarily reviewed.