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Full disclosure. I haven’t read the Essex Sisters series yet and I think this may change! I was absolutely CHARMED by A Gentleman Never Tells!
Picture this: a shy widow BUT she’s a VIRGIN!
Our honorable hero: who has some groveling to do because of slights he did when he was younger.
What do we have? A wonderful story about second chance romance and love.
Because this is a novella, it reads very, very short. I breezed through the story and was rooting for Lizzie and Oliver all the way. Lizzie has been hurt before and REFUSES to entertain other men because of her previous marriage. Granting that it was an arranged marriage, but her ex-husband was just a cad of the first water! I mean, he DIED in bed with his mistress!
Needless to say, Lizzie doesn’t expect to fall in love BUT her older sister insists she attend the house party that she is hosting. It is a few days before said party that she meets, Oliver!
Sparks fly between these two and I was just CHARMED!
It was definitely a short read for me but all the characters are well written (although I still would have wanted more!) and very much relatable.
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What do you feel about novellas?
Do you love them or feel that they should be longer?
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I’m not really one for novellas, but I’m curious about this one. I love a good second chance romance and a groveling hero. I also need to try more books by Eloisa James in general!
Great review! 🙂
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Thanks Nicks! She is a hit and miss for me. But I loved her book Four Nights with a Duke!
Virgin widow? Interesting! Eloisa James -h ave I read anything by her… hmmm. I might be thinking of Elizabeth Boyle, so I don’t think I’ve read anything by James. I’m glad you were charmed by this one, Zeee! =)
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Thanks, Alyssa… she’s a hit and miss for it tho 🙂