Review - - Bad Luck Bride

Bad Luck Bride

by Laura Lee Guhrke

Scandal at the Savoy - Book 3

Publisher: Forever

Release Date: July 29, 2025

Reviewed by PJ

 

Third time’s a charm? For Lady Kay Matheson, it had better be. Her first engagement was a failed elopement; the second ruined by gossip about the first. Resigned to be a disgraced spinster, no one is more surprised than Kay when an American millionaire offers for her hand. Just when she’s convinced she will finally make it down the aisle, the scoundrel who broke her heart arrives with his own fiancée.

Devlin Sharpe has finally become a success. He has wealth, connections, and a lovely bride-to-be—and he won’t let an old flame derail all his hard work. But it turns out time has not dampened his grudge toward Kay—or the desire sparking between them. And one searing kiss threatens to ruin their wedding plans and their futures, and make Kay the bad-luck bride all over again.

PJ's Thoughts:

I've been eagerly anticipating this third book in Laura Lee Guhrke's Scandal at the Savoy series and am happy to say it was worth the wait. Filled with betrayal, second chances, family dynamics, and a lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers romance, it's a story that kept me engaged from start to finish.

I love the Victorian setting of this series with its more modern sensibilities and characters - heroines in particular - with more independence and opportunity. However, society still holds sway in London and sometimes women, for the sake of family, are forced to follow their heads rather than their hearts. I really enjoyed watching Kay and Devlin work through the many emotions that rise to the fore when Devlin's return to London brings them face to face at the Savoy. The sparks between these are strong enough to set fire to the place. But, wow, there's a whole boatload of messiness to wade through. Speaking of messy, did I mention their respective fiancés?

These characters kept me engaged from start to a very surprising finish. I have to admit, I had no idea how Guhrke was going to pull off a happy ending for Devlin and Kay with everything that was at stake but she did. In the process, she gave me a story with sparkling dialogue, snappy banter, emotional depth, a few twists, a terrific supporting cast, and a hard-won, happy ending. 

While characters from the first two books in this series appear in Bad Luck Bride, you can easily begin with book three without missing a beat. I do, however, enthusiastically recommend all three books in the series. 

Review - - Lady Scandal

Lady Scandal

by Laura Lee Guhrke

Scandal at the Savoy - Book 2

Publisher: Forever

Release Date: June 18, 2024

Reviewed by PJ

Delia Stratham is an unconventional woman. While other ladies learned proper decorum at finishing school, she composed naughty limericks and admired the gardener’s muscular legs. So naturally when she’s widowed for the third time, she does the unthinkable: she gets a job. Planning events for the Savoy Hotel is perfect for someone with her skills. But her dream career turns into a nightmare when she’s forced to work with the most annoying—and gorgeous—man she’s ever met.

Hotel magnate Simon Hayden knows something fishy is going on at the Savoy: the hotel is constantly busy, yet the books say it’s in the red. He’s determined to root out the fraud and its perpetrators, and that means spending time with one of the most likely suspects: the delectable, infuriating Lady Stratham. She’s definitely getting in his way and under his skin and he can’t decide whether to fire her or kiss her until she stops arguing. But when the sparks between them flare into flame, Simon must choose between his love for Delia and his duty to the hotel. Will his choice bring them together or tear them apart?

PJ's Thoughts:

I'm really enjoying this new series from Laura Lee Guhrke. I've always liked her working heroines. This one, however, is a bit different. Delia is not from the working class. She's a countess. A happily working countess who is very good at what she does. And, she's not about to let grumpy Simon undo everything she's accomplished. 

Give me a grumpy-sunshine, enemies-to-lovers, Victorian workplace romance set in a luxury London hotel? Yes, please! I was hooked by these two from the get-go. Guhrke gave me a heroine I could enthusiastically root for (everyone loves her!) and a hero nobody likes (at least, nobody at the hotel), then set them on a collision course with sparks galore. Both characters have unseen layers and it was a delight to gradually uncover them, offering insight into their pasts and the reasons behind the people they have become. 

I enjoyed watching Simon, who really is a good man, struggle with his new place in society, his unsavory family history, his beloved sister who is growing up too fast for his liking, and his determination to not fail the people who placed their trust in him, while at the same time fighting the urge to give in to his unexpected feelings for Delia and what they could mean for the task he has been given. 

And Delia was not what I was expecting. I developed so many feelings for this character. I really liked her, admired her, and wanted so badly for her to find her happy ending, both personally and professionally. I loved her joie de vivre, her steadfast resolution, and her loyalty to those around her, especially to those who gave her purpose when she was at her lowest. I also appreciated the organic process in which she both developed feelings for Simon and came to terms with the reality of what was happening at the hotel. It felt authentic to the characters and story.

Be sure to read the author's notes at the end of the book. There are events in the story (I had no idea!) involving secondary characters in the book who were actual (well known) people in real life. It was fascinating to watch it all play out in the story while noting the character's names and asking myself, "Could this really be true?" It was!

If you enjoy historical romance with a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, workplace romance, seasoned characters (they're both in their 30's), humor, emotion, a touch of scandal, and a happily ever after, all centered within the luxurious Savoy Hotel, add Lady Scandal to your summer reading list. It's a delicious delight. 

Review & Giveaway - - Bookshop Cinderella

Bookshop Cinderella

by Laura Lee Guhrke

Publisher: Forever

Release Date: June 20, 2023

Reviewed by PJ

Evie Harlow runs a quaint little bookshop in London, which is the biggest adventure an unmarried woman with no prospects could hope for. Until Maximillian Shaw, Duke of Westbourne, saunters into her shop with a proposition: to win a bet with his friends, he’ll turn her into the diamond of the season. The duke might be devilishly attractive, but Evie has no intention of accepting his ludicrous offer. When disaster strikes her shop, however, she’s left with little choice but to let herself be whisked into his high-society world.

Always happy to help a lady in distress, Max thinks he’s saving Evie from her dull spinster’s life. He’ll help her find a husband and congratulate himself on a job well done. But as shy Evie becomes the shining star he always knew she could be, she somehow steals his heart. And when her reputation is threatened, can Max convince her to choose a glittering, aristocratic life with him over the cozy comfort of her bookshop?

PJ's Thoughts:

I enjoy a good makeover story but I'm not much of a fan of makeovers that are the result of a bet or heroes who don't see the qualities of a heroine until after the change. Thankfully, Laura Lee Guhrke's Bookshop Cinderella takes a different path that hit all the right makeover bet notes for me. 

I love that Max saw the important qualities in Evie from the start and only took the bet to show young entitled men how wrong they were. I appreciated that he was upfront with her about the bet and gave her the choice whether or not to participate, making them fully informed partners in the quest.

Evie is the kind of "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" heroine I love reading about and Guhrke does well. It was so much fun to watch her grow in social confidence as the makeover process progressed without ever losing the qualities that made her special and unique. Even more fun was watching Max, a man who after having his heart destroyed by a cross-class marriage and being determined to only marry within his class the next time, finds himself falling for Evie. 

If you're looking for a fresh, fun, Victorian romance with sparkling banter, endearing characters, and a hard-won happily ever after, give Bookshop Cinderella a try. I happily recommend it.

Have you read Laura Lee Guhrke?

Do you enjoy cross-class romance?

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One randomly chosen person who posts a comment before 11:00 PM, June 22 will receive a print copy of Bookshop Cinderella. 

*U.S. only

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Thank you to Forever Romance for the giveaway. 

Review - - The Trouble with True Love

The Trouble with True Love

By Laura Lee Guhrke

Publisher: Avon

Release Date: January 30, 2018

Reviewed by Janga

  

Clara Deverill has never shared her sister Irene’s ambitions concerning their family newspaper business. But when Irene, recently married to Henry Cavanaugh, Duke of Torquil (The Truth about Love and Dukes), decides to prolong her honeymoon and delay her return to The Weekly Gazette, Clara feels that she has no choice but to fill in for her sister, regardless of how incompetent she feels to do so. Aware of all the responsibility Irene accepted after their mother’s death and their father’s retreat into alcoholism, Clara doesn’t even tell Irene that their brother Jonathan, who was supposed to take over the helm of the Gazette, is remaining in America to work his newly discovered silver mine.

Clara is having problems with the difficult editor Irene hired, but her biggest concern is the Lady Truelove column. Irene launched the lovelorn column, and it proved to be the salvation of the Gazette. Lady Truelove’s identity is a closely guarded secret. Clara must protect the secret and try to emulate her sister’s success in writing the column, something she feels woefully unfit to do. She is in a tearoom hoping for inspiration when she overhears a conversation between two gentlemen seated at the next table. One gentleman is seeking his friend’s advice about how to handle the problem of a lover who is bent on becoming a wife. His friend gives him very specific advice about what to say to the woman that will allow the man to achieve his goal of avoiding marriage without ending the affair. Clara is furious about the manipulation and deception that will be practiced on the woman. She has her inspiration for the Lady Truelove column. She will warn the woman about how her lover is playing her. 

Rex Pierpont, Viscount Galbraith, is known as an accomplished rake who is adamantly opposed to marriage. His parents’ example makes his decision never to marry a reasonable one, but it is a position his Aunt Petunia refuses to accept. She is determined to find him a suitable bride, and because he is devoted to his aunt and dependent upon her generosity since his father cut off his income, he works at appeasing her by meeting her candidates. It is his aunt who introduces him to Clara. He requests a dance and discovers that the young woman who seems familiar to him is not another demure miss but a refreshingly honest young woman who is apparently not at all impressed with his charms.

It is not until his friend Lionel Strange accuses him of betrayal, follows up the verbal attack with a punch in the face, and presents the latest Lady Truelove column as evidence of Rex’s perfidy that Rex remembers seeing Clara in the tearoom where he gave Lionel the advice that has been quoted verbatim in Lady Truelove’s column. Several days later, he confronts her in her Gazette office, threatening to expose Lady Truelove’s identity. Instead of cowering at his threat, Clara proposes that Rex become Lady Truelove. What follows is a delightfully unusual courtship dance that moves the two antagonists to friendship and then to a love that grows naturally from their discoveries about one another.

This is the second book in Guhrke’s Dear Lady Truelove series, and I found it a more compelling read than the first book on several counts. As a second-wave feminist, I can remember the days when our enthusiasm for women’s progress led some to devalue women who were content in more traditional roles. I think that pattern is being repeated in today’s feminism, and I see it reflected in the heroines of historical romance. I love to see heroines challenge the restrictions placed on women, but I don’t think imposing a one-size-fits-all definition of what a woman should be--in life or in fiction—is freedom. I liked that Clara is her sister’s opposite in many respects. Her dream is to be a wife and mother. This dream does not mean that she lacks intelligence or an awareness of the injustices that affect the lives of women. Clara comes into her own in this story and discovers that she is not inferior to her sister, only different from her.

I adored Rex. The reader learns early on that however rakish his reputation, he is, in reality, a man of honor with a keen sense of responsibility and a great capacity for love. Watching his unconscious nurturing of Clara as he fosters her confidence and his growing into a no-holds-barred love for her was a joy.  The chemistry between Rex and Clara is potent. Although the sparks are there from the beginning, Guhrke does not focus on the physical to the exclusion of other facets of their relationship.

If you like historical romance with richly developed characters that offers slow-burn rather than insta-lust, I think you will like this one as much as I did. I give it high marks and recommend it as one of the best historical choices for the month.

Spotlight on 2017 RITA Finalists - - Historical Romance: Long

On Thursday, July 27th, the Romance Writers of America® will announce the 2017 recipients of their prestigious RITA®. The award, given in recognition of excellence in romance publishing, is named for RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada and the annual award ceremony, held this year at the Walt Disney World® Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida, is a highlight of RWA's national conference. I'll be there and will be taking lots of photos to share with all of you after the conference. If you want to follow along with the announcements of the winners on the 27th, you can do so on these RWA social media platforms: 

facebook.com/romancewriters

twitter.com/romancewriters

instagram.com/romancewriters

RWA will also be once again streaming the ceremony live for everyone who can't be in Orlando. Go to www.rwa.org at 7:00 p.m. (Eastern), Thursday, July 27th to watch.  

For more information about the RITA® award, click here.  For a full list of this year's RITA® finalists, click here.

Today, we're spotlighting the four books that are finalists in the Historical Romance:Long category. 

Historical Romance: Long

Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta Chase
Avon Books
May Chen, Editor

Biweekly marriage proposals from men who can't see beyond her (admittedly breathtaking) looks are starting to get on Lady Clara Fairfax's nerves. Desperate to be something more than ornamental, she escapes to her favorite charity. When a child is in trouble, she turns to tall, dark, and annoying barrister Oliver Radford.

Though he's unexpectedly found himself in line to inherit a dukedom, Radford's never been part of fashionable society, and the blonde beauty, though not entirely bereft of brains, isn't part of his plans. But Clara overwhelms even his infallible logic, and when wedlock looms, all he can do is try not to lose his head over her . . .

It's an inconvenient marriage by ordinary standards, but these two are far from ordinary. Can the ton's most adored heiress and London's most difficult bachelor fall victim to their own unruly desires?

Loretta Chase has worked in academe, retail, and the visual arts, as well as on the street—as a meter maid—and in video, as a scriptwriter. She might have developed an excitingly checkered career had her spouse not nagged her into writing fiction. Her bestselling historical romances, set in the Regency and Romantic eras of the early nineteenth century, have won a number of awards, including the Romance Writers of America's RITA®.

Where to Buy:

Avon Books 

Amazon 

Barnes and Noble 

Google Play 

iBooks 

Kobo 

Check it out on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23349989-dukes-prefer-blondes

HOW I MARRIED A MARQUESS by Anna Harrington
Grand Central Publishing, Forever
Michele Bidelspach, Editor

Josephine Carlisle, adopted daughter of a baron, is officially on the shelf. But the silly, marriage-minded misses in the ton can have their frilly dresses and their seasons in London, for all she cares. Josie has her freedom and her family . . . until an encounter with a dark, devilishly handsome stranger leaves her utterly breathless at a house party. His wicked charm intrigues her, but that's where it ends. For Josie has a little secret . . . 

Espionage was Thomas Matteson, Marquess of Chesney's game-until a tragic accident cost him his career. Now to salvage his reputation and return to the life he loves, the marquess must find the criminal who's been robbing London's rich and powerful. He's no fool-he knows Josie, with her wild chestnut hair and rapier-sharp wit, is hiding something and he won't rest until he unravels her mysteries, one by one. But he never expected to be the one under arrest-body and soul . . . 

Anna Harrington fell in love with historical romances--and all those dashing Regency heroes--while living in London, where she studied literature and theatre. She loves to travel, fly airplanes, and hike, and when she isn't busy writing her next novel, she loves fussing over her roses in her garden. Visit her website at www.AnnaHarringtonBooks.com or follow her at @aharrington2875.

Where to Buy:

Forever 

Amazon 

Barnes andNoble 

Google Play 

iBooks

IndieBound 

Kobo 

Check it out on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26031192-how-i-married-a-marquess

NO MISTRESS OF MINE 

by Laura Lee Guhrke
Avon Books
Erika Tsang, Editor

After spending his youth as one of the wildest rakes in the ton, Lord Denys Somerton has devoted the past six years to putting his past behind him. He is determined to fulfill his duties, find a suitable wife, and start a family, but that plan changes when Lola Valentine—the red-haired temptress from his past—returns to London, sparking the same irresistible desires that almost ruined his life once before.

Lola is a woman with no romantic illusions. She knew love would never be enough for a British lord and an American girl from the wrong side of the tracks. For Denys’s sake, she walked away from him and the glittering life he offered. But when an unexpected inheritance brings her back to London, Lola discovers the passion between them is as hot as ever. Can they vanquish it, or will it burn out of control again and destroy them both?

Laura Lee Guhrke spent seven years in advertising, had a successful catering business, and managed a construction company before she decided writing novels was more fun. A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Laura has penned more than twenty historical romances. Her books have received many award nominations, and she is the recipient of romance fiction's highest honor: the Romance Writers of America RITA® Award. She lives in the Northwest with her husband (or, as she calls him, her very own romance hero), along with two diva cats and a Golden Retriever happy to be their slave.

Where to Buy:

Avon Books 

Amazon 

Barnes andNoble 

Google Play 

iBooks 

IndieBound 

Kobo 

Check it out on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20047010-no-mistress-of-mine

SUSANA AND THE SCOT 

by Sabrina York
St. Martin's Press
Monique Patterson, Editor

Andrew Lochlannach is famous for his conquests, on and off the battlefield. When a fellow warrior challenges him to a kissing contest, he wastes no time in planting his lips on ninety-nine lovely lasses-an impressive feat of seduction that gets him banished to the hinterlands. Still, Andrew has no regrets about his exploits-especially his embrace with the most beguiling woman he's ever met...

With flaming red hair and a temper to match, Susana is not some innocent farmgirl who gives herself over easily to a man, even one as ruggedly handsome as Andrew. The wicked Scot may have won a kiss from the headstrong beauty in a moment of mutual desire, but Susana refuses to be just another one of his conquests. Andrew must convince the fiery lass that even though he is not playing a game, losing her is not an option...

Her Royal Hotness, Sabrina York, is the New York Times and USA 

Today Bestselling author of steamy, humorous romance. Her titles range from sweet & snarky to scorching romance-historical, contemporary & paranormal. Visit her webpage at www.sabrinayork.com to check out her books, excerpts and contests.

Where to Buy:

St. Martin’sPress 

Amazon 

Barnes andNoble 

Google Play 

iBooks 

IndieBound 

Kobo 

Check it out on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25101432-susana-and-the-scot

Click bit.ly/RITA17BlogTour to visit the other stops on the tour. 

Have you read any of the books in this category? 
Do you have a favorite?
Will you be in Orlando for the RWA Conference or watching the live stream?

One person leaving a comment before 11:00 PM, July 22, 2017 will receive a package of historical novels from my conference stash.  (U.S. only)

Review - - No Mistress of Mine

No Mistress of Mine

By Laura Lee Guhrke

Publisher: Avon

Release Date: August 30, 2016

  

Denys, Lord Somerton, only son of Earl Conyers, was a wild young man. His wildness culminated in the summer of his twenty-fourth year when during a visit to his friends Nicolas, the Marquess of Trubridge (When the Marquess Met His Match) and Jack, the Earl of Featherstone (Catch a Falling Heiress), Denys met Lola Valentine, a beautiful, red-haired, American cabaret dancer who had taken Paris by storm. Denys was besotted at first sight and determined to win the independent beauty. His patience, his charm, and above all his tenderness, a quality in short supply in Lola’s life, prove irresistible, and he and Lola become lovers. In an attempt to draw Lola to England, Denys secretly backs a production of Ibsen’s Quicksands, mortgaging his estate to do so, in order to give her a chance to realize her dream of becoming a respected actress. With no training, Lola overacts. The critics annihilate her, calling her performance “awkward, graceless, and infinitely pathetic,” and the play closes immediately. Faced with the reality of her life as a kept woman and with the knowledge that his relationship with her is alienating Denys from his family, Lola accepts an offer from Henry Latham, American impresario and Earl Conyers partner in the Imperial, a London theater. She allows Denys to believe she has betrayed him.

Six years later, Denys has changed significantly. He has become sober and respectable, an ideal son. He proves so proficient in business that his father has turned the management of all the family’s affairs over to him. Among these is the Imperial, which Denys has transformed from a disreputable music hall into one of London’s premier theaters, celebrated for its productions of Shakespeare. Denys is even considering a marriage to a proper young lady of whom his family wholeheartedly approves.  Then his father receives a letter from New York with news that reawakens Denys’s memories of that time with Lola.

It still made Denys grimace when he thought of the money he’d spent, the fights he’d engaged in, the friends he’d almost lost, and the fool he’d made of himself over a bit of skirt who in the end had proved as faithless as the wind. Looking back, he knew there was only one explanation. He had been mad.

He was now sane.

The six years have brought changes to Lola as well. Gossip on both sides of the Atlantic may have proclaimed her Latham’s mistress, but in reality the impresario has been her friend, mentor, and father figure. With his help, Lola Valentine has become an acclaimed star in musical revue. Latham has also fulfilled his promise to see that she receives training as an actress. At Latham’s death, he leaves Lola his half interest in the Imperial, enough money to claim an active partnership, and a posthumous challenge to pursue her dreams.

Lola’s return to England threatens Denys’s peaceful, productive life. The last thing he wants is a partnership with the woman who nearly destroyed him. But when she refuses to sell her interest and legal means of denying her an active role in the theater prove futile, the two reach a degree of accord and begin to work together. However, the powerful chemistry between them undercuts their plan for a strictly professional relationship. All the reasons they were a mismatch earlier still exist. Can they overcome the barriers of class and a painful past to claim a second chance at love?

No Mistress of Mine is the fourth installment in Guhrke's An American Heiress in London series, and I think it is the strongest book in the series. Both the lead characters are interesting and complicated, and their back stories add depth with no touch of info dump. The sensuality level is high, and Guhrke earns accolades for making the love scenes essential to character development rather than mere titillation. Fans of historical romance will enjoy the deftness with which the author weaves together popular tropes including second chance, cross-class romance, and the American heroine. I particularly like the twist she gave the last trope. Lola is an American heiress but not in the generally accepted sense. I usually find characters who sacrifice the relationship to “save” the beloved irritating, but it works in Lola’s case because her motivation is plausible and persuasive.

She’d hurt him, she knew that. She’d taken any affection he felt for her and shredded it. But there’d been no other way to make him see that a girl like her, a girl born beside the cattle yards and slaughterhouses of Kansas City, who’d spent her childhood amid the smells of manure, blood and rotgut whiskey, who’d started stripping down to her naughties in front of men before she was sixteen, could never make a man like him happy.

I also applaud the conclusion that provides the requisite HEA without ignoring the real problems of a cross-class relationship.

Although characters from books earlier in the series appear, this book can easily be read as a standalone. If you like historical romance with ample heat and a strong appeal to head and heart, I think you will enjoy this one as much as I did.

~Janga

Review - - Catch a Falling Heiress

Catch a Falling Heiress

by Laura Lee Guhrke
Series: An Americans Heiress in London, Book Three

Publisher: Avon

Release Date: January 27, 2015

As a big Laura Lee Guhrke fan, I have been looking forward to Catch a Falling Heiress ever since her last book, How To Lose a Duke In Ten Days, sent the hero, Jack Featherstone, off to America on a mission of justice and revenge, on behalf of one of his best friends, the Duke of Margrave. Those who have read How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days will finally figure how exactly Stuart accomplished his goal of bringing the villain from Edie’s past to justice. During his time in America, he crosses paths with heiress Linnet Holland, and the two of them fight, argue, seduce, and stumble their way to love and happy ever after. 

As a second son, Jack was never expected to assume the title.  However, with the untimely death of his older brother (the first husband of Belinda, Lady Trubridge, the heroine of When The Marquess Met His Match), he becomes the next Earl. With his estates left in shaky financial  condition and no feasible way of supporting a wife and family, Jack never thought those things were in the cards for him. However, one look at Linnet, and he knew he had to make her his.  I really liked the way LLG peeled back the layers of Jack’s character to reveal the strength and depth underneath. I liked that he was a restless man searching for purpose and direction, no longer content to just coast through life. While Jack may appear to be just a carefree charming peer of the realm, the truth is Jack has a deep sense of loyalty, duty, and right and wrong. Jack’s immediate willingness to go to American to help Stuart, and his determination to do right by Linnet after they are caught in a compromising position, speak of a man who is nothing like his careless and selfish father and brother.  I love the way he comes to show Linnet he is more than capable of rising to the occasion and being the man she needs him to be, while still remaining a charming, impulsive seductive rogue whose kisses make her toes curl. I also have to admit that there were times when I wanted to smack him over the head a little for leaping before he looked, and creating problems for himself and Linnet that could have been avoided.

Linnet Holland is a woman who is tired of being pursued for her fortune, and being a pawn to move around the chessboard by her well-meaning but calculating and ambitious parents.  She has learned through bitter experience that the vast majority of men come to her with agendas and ulterior motives. She is determined to find a love match, but that is all thrown out the window when Jack engineers for them to be caught in a compromising position. Refusing to be manipulated once again into a fait accompli in which she has no say, she endeavors to figure a way out of this tricky situation while trying not to succumb to her growing feelings for Jack. I really admired Linnet’s backbone and her refusal to go down without a fight. I certainly sympathized with her resentment and hurt at being manipulated and used, though I also shared some of Jack’s frustration when she second-guessed him at every turn and refused to believe in the sincerity of his words and actions, especially towards the end. But I loved the way Jack brought out her passionate side, and shows her that sometimes, you have to trust your heart, even when it makes no sense on paper.

I really loved the relationship between Jack and Linnet. The chemistry and sparks were off the charts and immediate. I am a big fan of battle-of-the-sexes romances and this is a great example of why I love them. Jack and Linnet are two hard-headed stubborn people who constantly push and challenge each other at every turn. They butt heads, but are clearly exactly who the other needs. Linnet needs someone who refused to be intimidated and was willing to prove himself. As Jack says, Linnet could never respect anyone who couldn’t hold his own with her and her father and just knuckled under. Jack needed someone who pushed him to dig deep, rise to the occasion, and find purpose and direction in his life. I loved the way LLG gradually had Jack and Linnet push through their misconceptions and facades to finally have enough faith in each other to take that big leap of love, marriage, and family together.  You know that Jack and Linnet will continue to fight, love, kiss, and make up for years to come, and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

I really enjoyed Catch a Falling Heiress and definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys fun, sexy, sensual, and well written romances. The conflict between Linnet and Jack was well done and very believable, the writing was great, and the ending made me laugh and sigh with happiness. I can’t wait for the next book in the American Heiress in London series. 

~Lisa