ARC Review: The Reluctant Countess (Would-Be Wallflowers #2) by Eloisa James
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Series: Would-Be Wallflowers #2
Author: Eloisa James
Published November 29th 2022 by Avon Books
Goodreads Synopsis
New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Would-Be Wallflowers series with an enemies-to-lovers romance between a proper earl and an entirely improper lady--whom he can't stop thinking about.
Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, has never made a fool of himself over a woman--until he meets Lady Yasmin Régnier. Yasmin is ineligible for his attentions in every way: not as a wife, certainly not as a mistress (she is a lady!), nor even as a friend, since they vehemently dislike each other. Her gowns are too low, and her skirts are dampened to cling to admittedly lovely thighs. She loves to gossip--and giggle.
She isn't dignified, or polite, or even truly British, given that her father's French ancestry clearly predominated. Not to mention the fact that her mother had been one of Napoleon's mistresses, a fact she makes no effort to hide.
So what--in heaven's name--possesses him to propose?
And what will he do if she says yes?
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
For Lady Yasmin Reginier, entry into British society has not been easy going. Her mother was notorious as one of Napoleon's mistresses, and in her youth, she was taken for a fool by a man she thought she loved, and who loved her in return. She is only just accepted by some in the ton, and though she's attracted to Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, he is so stubborn and perfect, there's no hope - or is there? Giles needs to keep his title scandal free, and a woman like Yasmin is a walking scandal. Still, he can't keep away, and soon he proposes? But why, and can he go through with it?
With the first meeting of Giles and Yasmin in How to Be a Wallflower I knew I needed to read their book. They had a chemistry which was unmatched, and though they were completely different personalities, they brought out the best, and at times the worst, in each other. I did find myself wanting to shake both parties at different times of the book because of what they were up too. Giles' sister, Lydia, was a piece of work, and I wish both he and Yasmin told her to keep out of their relationship. She was the catalyst for most of the drama and it would've been a lot simpler, though perhaps less entertaining, if she had been stopped earlier. Giles definitely grew on me, and by the end, I understood why he was so uptight. Luckily Yasmin brought him out of his shell, and helped him to become a better man. A great Regency romance, and I look forward to Not That Duke!
Dates Read:
October 14-15, 2022
Rating
4 Stars
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