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3.0 out of 5 stars
How to engage an earl,, July 16, 2007
This review is from: How to Engage an Earl (Mass Market Paperback)
This was an etertaining read, it has some funny moments and some tender moments. It's just that the storyline itself is somewhat contrived, and bordering on the ridiculous.
I just found the story as a whole to be too unbelievable, especially concering the lineage of Anne's family. She and her sisters (three triplets, each has a different hair color) are all princesses, yes you heard me right, lol. I had to fight the urge to roll my eyes several times while reading this book.
Then after Laird catches Anne sneaking around in his room, and they are discovered by all the party guests, he agrees to Anne's scheme of pretending that he is betrothed to her and to help her search for the missing papers that would prove her heritage. He on the other hand wants Anne to build up his severed reputation (due to the fact that he is a womanizer), since the widow he wanted to marry left him at the alter when she learned about his misdeeds.
So here we have Anne, with Laird's help, searching for the papers that they think Laird's father hid at one of his houses. And also socializing, while Anne makes up stories about Laird and his heriocs. Hence keeping up her end of the bargain.
There was too much concentration on Anne's heritage storyline, causing it to overshadow the romance in several parts of the book, including the ending. The epilogue is not about how Laird and Anne are faring together in their wedded bliss, but about a misterious woman finding the letter that proves the girls' heritage, and hiding it, in hopes of using it later for some sort of scheme or something like that. (I'm assuming in preparation for the third book in this trilogy, lol)
An okay read.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
amusing Regency romance, July 3, 2007
This review is from: How to Engage an Earl (Mass Market Paperback)
In 1815, reticent and clearly "invisible" next to her vibrant siblings, Anne Royle sneaks into the bedroom of the Earl of MacLaren Laird Allan in search of letters that will prove she and her sisters have royal connections. MacLaren awakens and immediately assumes the beauty is here for a tryst. As he takes advantage of her seduction, his family charges into the room as if the devil is chasing them. They demand an explanation; Anne immediately says they are betrothed as MacLaren begins choking on the felicitations.
His family dives into preparing for a wedding while MacLaren tries to figure a way out of this mess and Anne wonders if marriage is the answer to her woes although she plans to break the engagement for his sake. Still MacLaren realizes she was not in his room for a sexual encounter, but remains in the dark what she sought as she refuses to tell him. As he falls in love with her, he wants to marry his enchanting Anne, but she still feels she must free him from his obligation.
The second "How to ..." Regency romance is a fabulous amusing tale starring two interesting protagonists as Anne makes the attempt to find royal paternal proof while Laird tries to demonstrate the proof that he loves his "invisible Royle. His family provides humor as they seem to always get under foot whenever he tries to steal a kiss. Fans will immensely enjoy this fun historical, seek out the previous triplet's story (see HOW TO SEDUCE A DUKE) and look forward to the final sister's saga (see HOW TO PROPOSE TO A PRINCE).
Harriet Klausner
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What happened?!, July 12, 2007
This review is from: How to Engage an Earl (Mass Market Paperback)
I really looked forward to the release of this book - but I was quite disappointed when it was all said and done.
Anne Royale, trying to prove to her sister that she in invisible, goes about a ball room "stealing" drinks from the guests. The only one that "sees" her is Laird (our hero). Later, she is caught in Laird's bedroom while looking for evidence of her lineage and forced into an engagement.
But what happend with the romance?! They both declare their love -- but why? Everything just seems so forced. Even the love scene -- and there is only one - and it's almost to the end of the story -- seems contrived.
There is a preview of the next book (How to propose to a prince) at the end -- hopefully the third installment will have more substance.
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