Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Inspirational Fiction
Publisher: King's Row Press (December 15, 2022)
Book description:
An expert at winning a woman's hand. A woman who cannot be won.
Lord Featherstone has the world on his shoulders. Or at least his world. With two brothers and a failing estate he must make funds somehow. But what happens when he falls for a woman? Will his tactics work when the situation is so close and personal?
Everyone thinks Lady Loveluck is a wealthy widow. What they don't know is that she is on the brink of hiring herself out as a Governess in order to pay for her next meal. The only thing keeping her from employment is a growing reputation as a matchmaker. A long as she never falls for another man, as long as she doesn't allow herself to be fooled into marrying, she will be just fine.
But she never counted on being caught up in the beguiling tactics of London's renowned and not so secret matchmaker for men.
Book praise:
"I loved the character growth, watching them learn more about the other's heart and hardships, and the realization that perhaps they had more choices than they first thought. Such a sweet regency. I'm so grateful I had the chance to read this one."— Makayla Branson, Reading Past Bedtime
"The house party, the quiet moments, the collection of other characters, and much more all combined together made this is delightful read."— Julie Carpenter, Goodreads
"Two matchmakers with a wager. What fun for all! [A] heart touching story."—Shauna Jones, Goodreads
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AUTHOR BIO:
Jen Geigle Johnson is an award-winning author, including the GOLD in Foreword
INDIES Book of the Year Awards and LDSPMA Praiseworthy's top award for Romance.
Jen has more stories circulating in her brain than can possibly be told. She discovered
her passion for England while kayaking on the Thames near London as a young
teenager. History is her main jam. Her literary heroes include the greats: Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. But she has modern sensibilities as well.
Six children and an inspiring husband keep her going and make certain she doesn't stay glued to a keyboard or lost in obscure fascinating details of old castles.
Now, she loves to share bits of history that might otherwise be forgotten. Whether in Regency England, the French Revolution, or Colonial America, her romance novels are much like life is supposed to be: full of adventure.
My review:
Thank you to the author and Austenprose PR for the gifted copy and swag. This book has such a gorgeous cover and I was intrigued and drawn to it by the cover and matchmaking scheme. But its not just a male matchmaker (think Hitch but for Regency men! <3) but rival matchmakers and a wager AND a house party.
The more that I read, the more fun and tangled it got. Its not a love triangle either but a love diamond, two men who like the same two women. One is being kind but its perceived as attention while the other can't tell the woman is being nice. Add in a third gentleman and I didn't know how it would end with an impossible HEA.
This is by far the best JGJ book I've read. And I would be interested to read more in this series. This book released in Dec 2022 but is available now.
I did experience frequent inconsistencies of the formatting in the paperback which was getting annoying, lots of blank pages but I didn't seem to see anything wrong with the ebook. And the blank pages didn't take away from the story but I do think the page count would be lower.
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