ARC Review: Chasing the Earl (The Arrogant Earls #2) by Kathleen Ayers
11:00
Series: The Arrogant Earls #2
Author: Kathleen Ayers
Published May 5th 2022 by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.
Goodreads Synopsis
Spinster Emmagene Stitch doesn’t believe in love…until she meets the worst earl in London.
Welcome to book 2 in the new steamy historical romance series set in Victorian London by Kathleen Ayers.
There is no gentleman in all of London considered more rude, impolite, blunt, and just plain awful than the Earl of Huntly. Miss Emmagene Stitch, self-proclaimed spinster is considered nearly as unpleasant with her sharp tongue and opinions.
The only thing Emmagene and Huntly can agree upon is their dislike of the house party they both find themselves attending. Forced into Huntly’s company by their hostess, Emmagene finds herself attracted to the earl despite the deficits to his character. Their affair is as unexpected as it is passionate.
But will it survive their eventual return to London?
Goodreads
Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
All she's ever heard was that she was difficult and unpleasant, and Miss Emmagene Stitch relishes in her spinster status. After seeing how supposed 'gentleman' act when in love, she's more than happy to avoid marriage, but her favourite cousin is marrying her love, and she needs to go to the house party to support her. While en route, and at the party, Emmie is forced into the company of the arrogant and rude Earl of Huntly. Their every conversation is full of vitriol and disagreement, but soon they realise that they have more in common than they might expect, and open up like never before.
I didn't like Emmie in book 1, but we see why she was so harsh and abrasive in this book, and the same with Huntly. Both had had difficulties in their pasts, Emmie with a beau who broke her heart, and Huntly with his parents. They had put up walls to protect themselves, and their outward personas were designed to turn people away. That connection is what brought the pair together, and I feel like their relationship was better than book 1. An improvement in the series, and one I'm glad I continued.
Dates Read:
December 25-26, 2022
Rating
3 Stars
0 comments