May Mistakes by Merry Farmer
After the death of her father, Miss Elaine Bond had decided to embrace life as an independent woman…much to the chagrin of her neighbors. Her eccentric ways alarm the entire town of Brynthwaite, to the point where concerned friends turn to the only person they believe can settle Elaine into a respectable married life, mysterious bookseller Mr. Basil Wall.
Basil has been in love with Elaine since the moment he moved to Brynthwaite years ago, but the secret that drove him out of London and into the remote Lake District has kept him from declaring himself. At least until a twist of fate throws the two potential lovers together in a way that neither of them expected.
But what begins as a romance that is as charming as it is sultry turns into a game with far higher stakes when the infamous Missing Earl of Waltham is tracked down and dragged out into the light. And with the fate of Parliament—not to mention a bill increasing the rights of women—in the balance, Basil must choose between love and duty. Which leaves Elaine caught between what is right and what is proper, and leads her to an adventure far more daring than any of her Brynthwaite neighbors could dream of.
- File Name:may-mistakes-by-merry-farmer.epub
- Original Title:May Mistakes (The Silver Foxes of Westminster Book 3)
- Creator:Merry Farmer
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B07CK9SXVZ
- Date:2018-07-19T16:00:00+00:00
- File Size:329.165 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Contents
- 4. Chapter 1
- 5. Chapter 2
- 6. Chapter 3
- 7. Chapter 4
- 8. Chapter 5
- 9. Chapter 6
- 10. Chapter 7
- 11. Chapter 8
- 12. Chapter 9
- 13. Chapter 10
- 14. Chapter 11
- 15. Chapter 12
- 16. Chapter 13
- 17. Chapter 14
- 18. Chapter 15
- 19. Chapter 16
- 20. Chapter 17
- 21. Chapter 18
- 22. Chapter 19
- 23. Chapter 20
- 24. Epilogue
- 25. About the Author
- 26. Acknowledgments
Merry Farmer
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May Mistakes, Book 3 of The Silver Foxes of Westminster, was about Miss Elaine Bond and Mr. Basil Wall, the local bookseller, aka Lord Basil Allenby, the Missing Earl of Waltham. When Basil arrived in town two years prior, he immediately fell in love with Elaine, but he could never bring himself to tell her, so he became her close friend and confidante. When Elaine's father died, and then everyone in town turned on her for her eccentric ways, Basil remained a faithful friend. When Elaine's landlord forced her from her home, she had nowhere to go. Basil gave up his space above his bookstore so she could have a place to live and he moved into the local tavern. Knowing it wouldn't be long before his friend Lord Malcolm Campbell showed up and revealed to the world his true identity, Basil struggled to tell Elaine the truth. Unfortunately, he waited too long. Malcolm arrived and immediately started telling everyone who he was...which made it back to Elaine, but not in a good way. People started treating her even worse than they had before...even Malcolm told her she wasn't fit for Basil and that he would have used her and walked away as he had done other women in the past. Malcolm, forcing Basil to abandon Elaine in Cumbria to return to London, didn't care that he was separating two people who were very much in love. All his focus was on the upcoming election and getting Basil to do his part towards helping their party to win. Basil, desperate to make amends with Elaine, wasn't given the opportunity to even say goodbye. Elaine, determined to prove to Basil that they belonged together, took what little money she had left and made the long, arduous journey to London where she hoped to stay with her uncle, Daniel Turpin, and to find Basil. The angst and drama were both quite high in this story. Too many people kept interfering with the relationship between Basil and Elaine, whether they were fighting for or against them There was a good deal of anger, resentment, fear, disappointment, uncertainty, and several other negative emotions that made the book hard to read. However, there was also passion, though it was light, a touch of humor sprinkled here and there, and a tremendous amount of feistiness to keep the reader glued to the pages. The characters, though, were a bit on the weak and immature side. Basil, for all that he was fifty years old, acted more like a whipped teenager who allowed everyone around him to control his every move, emotion, and even word. Elaine, being from the country, was extremely naive. She was too easily swayed by others in so many ways, but she also was a bit ... awkward is the best I could come up with. She chose not to dress in modern clothing, she didn't follow society rules in any form or fashion. She just didn't care that everyone laughed at her at every turn. While it was a decent book, it wasn't five-star worthy. It lacked so much in so many ways and it just never got any better.