Book: The Fall of Lord Drayson by Rachael Anderson (Tanglewood Book 1)

Genre: Regency Romance, 296 pages

5 Stars

When Colin Cavendish, the new earl of Drayson, informs Lucy Beresford that she and her mother need to vacate the house they've called home for the past two years, Lucy is fit to be tied. They have no money, no relations they can turn to for help, and nowhere to go. How dare the earl break the promise his father had made to the Beresfords without so much as a twinge of conscience?

Fate plays her hand when Lucy discovers the earl unconscious and injured in the middle of the road. When he awakens with no recollection of who he is, Lucy seizes the opportunity to teach the earl a much-needed lesson in humility and tells him that he is nothing more than a mere servant. Her servant, in fact.

And thus begins the charming tale of a pompous lord and an impetuous young woman, caught together in a web so tangled that it begs the question: Will they ever get out?

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Review:

This was one of the best books I’ve read by Rachael Anderson! (of course all her books are the best). This one is especially good, because I love Regency. This is classic regency as we have a sweet, sometimes rude, but redeemable hero in Lord Drayson. Our heroine is also sweet, but stubborn and sometimes naive. Just a great combination.

Lucy is lovable and completely stubborn and she is also in trouble because the Earl is kicking her out and her mother from their home so he can sell it. Lord Drayson is certainly in for a surprise when he tries to evict her. When Colin (Lord Drayson) falls and hits his head and the ladies of the  house must care for him, Lucy takes advantage and then the antics begin. Lies, lies and more lies confuse the happy couple. Of course, no one means to lie, but they just need to fix things, so more confusion results. As they begin to fall in love, Lucy tries to tell Colin but he refuses to listen. This is a fun and sweet romance, full of chivalry and all that. You will not be disappointed when you read this book. If you love regency, then you will certainly enjoy this book.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

You will enjoy reading anything by Racheal Anderson. I'm looking forward to reading other books in this series.

Timeless Romance Anthology: Blind Date Collection

Authors: Annette Lyon, Sarah M. Eden, Heather B. Moore, Victorian Lieske, Rachel Branton and Sariah Wilson

Genre: Historical & Contemporary Romance; Clean

I really enjoyed this collection. I has 3 contemporary romance and 3 Regency/historical novellas. All of them were super fun. I enjoyed reading from my tried and true favorites and the ones from new authors that I hadn’t read yet. Blind dates are a fun way to introduce the characters to each other.

“The Promise that Katy Did” by Annette Lyon, is a super fun and sweet. Katy is a sweet young woman who is an orphan, but takes care a sweet lady who has her best interests at heart. When she dies, Katy is on her own and must move and take a new job to take care of herself. In the mean time, she meets Mr. Balmer and then she has some choices to make and she only has 2 days to decide! Fun and sweet!

Sarah M. Eden, in “A Lady of Sense” never disappoints, and this one is no exception. This is a classic regency romance and is a great read. Eleanor is a sweet heroine and Peter is the best hero. Eleanor is misused by her parents and she must marry the man her father has chosen, except he is an old and lecherous man. She manages to persuade her father to let her have one more chance to find someone suitable and she does, but her fathers deeds make it impossible. Eleanor has to give up Peter, but he isn’t that easy to give up! This is classic regency and so fun!

In “A Second Chance” by Heather B. Moore, Viginia desperately needs a second chance because her first choice proved to be very bad. In an age where divorce is a scandle, Virginia must pick herself up and begin again. This is a fun and sweet romance set in turn of the century Chicago. Max is a very good hero and sets out to win Virginia and her son. Of course, misunderstandings ensue and the ride is fun and enjoyable. Sweet romance at its best

“Braelynn’s Blind Date” by Victorine E. Lieske is a sweet and enjoyable contemporary romance. The mixup for the blind date is super fun. And then when Braelynn ends up working for her botched blind date the fun and misunderstanding begin in earnest. This was my first book by Victorine and I loved it. She is a fun and interesting author. Things move along quickly and the romance is the best.

Rachel Branton’s “Bianca’s Hope” is a great read and fun romance. Bianca is on rough times and needs to figure out things. Her blind date turns out to be someone her heart won’t forget and she has to learn to see him with different eyes. Her pre-concieved ideas about him are certainly all wrong. I enjoyed this sweet romantic read and will read some more by Ms. Branton.

“Blind Spot” by Sariah Wilson is so fun. This is a novella set in the Monterra world invented by Sariah. It is great because Ria is so set on find a prince and ends up falling for her roommate’s brother, who is the bartender where she works. Ria goes on so many blind dates that go so wrong, it is kind of funny that she can’t see what is right in front of her! I love how the story turns out and how Ria figures out that she doesn’t need ot marry a ‘real’ prince in order to find ‘her’ prince.

Loved these stories! Such a fun way to spend the afternoon with a short novella. Sweet, clean and romantic. You will love them all!

King of the Friend Zone by Sheralyn Pratt

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Power of the Matchmaker Series

This was a fun, warm and interesting book. Esme is in love with her best friend Hunter, but doesn’t really know it or won’t admit it to herself. She becomes engaged to the ‘perfect’ guy and then the fun starts. Hunter is also in love with Esme, but he knows he is, but is afraid to approach her because he was rejected in hight school and he doesn’t believe that Esme loves him more than a friend. Esme must choose between the two men and although it doesn’t seem a hard choice, it is for her. I

I enjoyed the journey and saw lots of character growth and hard choices to be made along the way. I really enjoyed the side stories going on in this book and the values that were portrayed. There was also some great, sweet kissing scenes. This was a great book that showed that you can overcome great obstacles and come to know yourself and the one you truly love. I especially like the theme of forgiveness and learning to accept and give that. This was a really nice book to read, lots of fun, lots of love and a little bit of tears. As usual, Pearl was awesome in this book. I really love how each different author uses her differently, but she is always Pearl. The idea of the cookies was particularly sweet (pun intended). Read this book. You will love it.