My One and Only Earl by Stacy Reid
James, Lord Kingsley’s best friend’s dying wish was that he married his spinster sister. Unluckily, James is honor-bound to fulfill another oath and can never marry Miss Poppy Ashford, no matter how delightfully charming and sensual he finds her.
Treated horridly by her stepmother and half-sisters, Poppy has little to anticipate for her future. She is stunned when the devilishly handsome and most sought-after Lord Kingsley suggests a scheme that might make her more eligible and appealing to the marriage-minded gentlemen of society. Eager at the chance of a future that is more than her working as a governess, Poppy agrees to his lessons—even the ones in kissing!
Poppy knew every laugh, dance, and stolen kisses were just a pretense. So why did James make her heart throb so strongly, and why did her impossible dreams now include an earl she had little hopes of ever marrying?
- File Name:my-one-and-only-earl-by-stacy-reid.epub
- Original Title:My One and Only Earl: Forever Yours Series
- Creator:Reid, Stacy
- Language:en
- Identifier:4236950777
- Publisher:Darkan Press Inc.
- Date:2021-05-11
- File Size:686.051 KB
Table of Content
- 1. Title Page
- 2. Copyright
- 3. Dedication
- 4. Free Offer
- 5. Contents
- 6. Praise for novels of Stacy Reid
- 7. Other books by Stacy
- 8. Chapter 1
- 9. Chapter 2
- 10. Chapter 3
- 11. Chapter 4
- 12. Chapter 5
- 13. Chapter 6
- 14. Chapter 7
- 15. Chapter 8
- 16. Chapter 9
- 17. Chapter 10
- 18. Chapter 11
- 19. Chapter 12
- 20. Chapter 13
- 21. Chapter 14
- 22. Chapter 15
- 23. Free Offer
- 24. Acknowledgments
- 25. About Stacy
loved it :) but I wished poppy had a bit of backbone..
My One and Only Earl, Book 12 of the Forever Yours series, was about Miss Poppy Ashford, eldest of three sisters to the late Mr. Richard Ashford, and Lord James Alexander, Delaney, Earl of Kingsley. James and Richard had been best friends and had even joined the military together. When Richard lost a leg in the war and was sent home, he and James lost touch. During the time apart, James' brother, Henry, the previous Earl of Kingsley, died, making James the new Earl. Two years after James' brother died, he received a letter from Poppy, informing him that Richard had also died. However, the letter arrived too late and he just missed the funeral. While in the military, James and Richard had swapped letters containing their last request should the other die first. Since Richard had died, James opened the letter from him, only to find out that his last request was for James to marry Richard's sister, Poppy, as their father had not provided for her. Unfortunately, by that time, James was under a different obligation and regretted he could not fulfill Richard's dying request. Having lived for years with her stepmother and two half-sisters who all treated her abominably, Poppy tried to seek employment in order to improve her life, only to have the three of them ruin it for her. Side Note: Of all the books in this series, this was the first one that had the evil half-sister syndrome with an angst and drama level way too high to be enjoyable. I kept wanting to put it down just so I could go slap someone silly in place of the sisters and stepmother. Also, the author inadvertently changed Poppy's last name from Ashford to Ashton when James invited her to waltz with him at the first ball after returning to Town. There were a few irritating grammatical and punctuation errors that irritated me a bit but were easy to pass over. Although two years passed before he saw Poppy again, they had stayed in contact through the exchange of messages. Unable to marry Poppy himself, even though he might long to, James vowed to help her find a husband. There was a lot of angst and drama, mostly for Poppy because of her stepmother and half-sisters always creating it for her, but there was enough humor to keep it from becoming over-powering. The passion was subtle and well-managed between James and Poppy, although the reader could sense that it was ready and longing to be unleashed. The twists and turns of the story were a touch bizarre and the fact that it had the same attributes as the story of Cinderella made it a bit of a turnoff. However, there were enough differences to keep the reader's interest. The characters were well-developed if a tad immature. Poppy, for a 24-year-old woman, tended to let people walk all over her just because she cared for them. She did finally develop enough of a backbone to stand up to them, but it was a "too little, too late" kind of backbone. James, for his part, spent an unnecessary four years devoted to an allegiance begun by his late brother. What he should have done was to find another way to fulfill the obligations instead of waiting until it was almost too late. However, the book was decent enough to earn a five-star rating and to be added to the Keeper for the Shelves collection. It's just a good thing it was the final book in the series because 12 books was a bit long to draw out this particular series.
I always look for your comments and ratings. So thorough! I love historical romance, especially when it’s well written with a good story. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Your comments are so in-depth. I wish historical romance was my thing.