Never Kneel to a Knight by Regina Scott
When the thoroughly poised Charlotte Worthington requests that Miss Thorn and her cat Fortune find her a position, she never dreams the savvy employment agency owner would reunite her with Matthew Bateman, her brother’s former bodyguard. Matthew is about to be knighted for an act of valor, and he and his sisters could use some polishing if they’re to enter Society after his elevation. Yet how can Charlotte maintain her calm, cool demeanor as their sponsor when she harbors a secret love for him?
Matthew Bateman cannot forget the beauty who is miles out of his league. Once a boxer called the Beast of Birmingham, Matthew would like nothing better than to be worthy of Charlotte’s hand. As old enemies and new ones attempt to bring him low, can Matthew prove to Charlotte that their love is meant to be?
- File Name:never-kneel-to-a-knight-by-regina-scott.epub
- Original Title:Never Kneel to a Knight
- Creator:Regina Scott
- Language:en
- Identifier:urn:uuid:e3554be8-f677-4d1d-8c85-2998aeb90edd
- Publisher:Edwards and Williams
- Date:2019-03-21T07:00:00+00:00
- Subject:children,friends to lovers,governess,Regency romance,reunion romance
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Table of Content
- 1. Chapter One
- 2. Chapter Two
- 3. Chapter Three
- 4. Chapter Four
- 5. Chapter Five
- 6. Chapter Six
- 7. Chapter Seven
- 8. Chapter Eight
- 9. Chapter Nine
- 10. Chapter Ten
- 11. Chapter Eleven
- 12. Chapter Twelve
- 13. Chapter Thirteen
- 14. Chapter Fourteen
- 15. Chapter Fifteen
- 16. Chapter Sixteen
- 17. Chapter Seventeen
- 18. Chapter Eighteen
- 19. Chapter Nineteen
- 20. Chapter Twenty
- 21. Chapter Twenty-One
- 22. Chapter Twenty-Two
- 23. Chapter Twenty-Three
- 24. Sneak Peek: Never Marry a Marquess, Book 6 in the Fortune’s Brides Series by Regina Scott
Never Kneel to a Knight, Book 5 of the Fortune's Brides series, was about Miss Charlotte Worthington, sister to Lord Frederick Worthington, Viscount Worthington, and Sir Matthew Bateman, aka the Beast of Birmingham, her brother's former bodyguard. Side Note: I struggled with this book. It was...well, to put it mildly (and as nice as I know how), it was quite boring. It didn't grab or hold my attention all that well and after having read for other books in the series before it, I have to admit to being disappointed in them all. Matthew, having spent many years as a well-known boxer, had recently saved the life of the Prince Regent, thus earning himself a knighthood and an elevation in status to that of a baronet. During his levee with the Prince Regent, another lord called out to His Highness and suggested that to honor his elevation and to show his loyalty to the crown, Matthew should involve himself in one last fight...against the speaker himself, Lord Harding. The Prince Regent agreed, much to Matthew's dismay. Knowing that, should Matthew follow through with the boxing mating, it would ruin his sisters' chances of finding good marital matches, Charlotte determined to find out what was behind Lord Harding's need to force Matthew back into the boxing ring. When the enemies of Matthew came crawling out of the woodwork, doubts raged throughout the Ton as to his character. Many tried to convince Charlotte that he was a cruel, violent man, but she refused to believe them Of all the books so far in the series, this one was the hardest one to read...by far. It was more about how a commoner unexpectedly rose to be of the lower gentry than it was about romance. The two main characters were rarely alone with each other for a romance to be kindled, even though they had known each other for more than a year by the time Charlotte became the etiquette teacher for Matthew's family. It also focused more on Matthew's past deeds rather than their relationship. While there was some chemistry between them, it was hardly ever apparent. The storyline was a bit boring, although there was more angst than necessary. A touch of drama was sprinkled lightly throughout the story, but not enough to hold the reader's attention for very long. It was too easy to set the book down and walk away for long periods of time, nearly forgetting that the book had even been started. There were a lot of twists and turns, but there was more fluff than necessary and it kept the book from being enjoyable. It definitely did not earn a five-star rating.