Publisher: Avon
Date published:
January
29, 2012
ISBN: 978-0062068538
Genre: Historical
Romance
Book format: Paperback
Obtained via:
Publisher
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Ginalrmreviews@gmail.com
When Penelope Marbury agreed to marry Michael Bourne she wagered with
him that, should she win, he would provide entre to the oh-so very proper
marriage mart for her sisters, Olivia and Pippa. Michael agreed and set about
doing so. He was able to introduce the lovely Olivia to the man she would wed.
Pippa, however, had been courted for quite some time by Lord Robert Castleton.
Grateful for Castleton’s courtship…you see Pippa has been deemed odd by
society…she accepts his proposal of marriage. As the day looms nearer and
nearer, Pippa has second thoughts. Well, not really second thoughts, but
intelligent woman and scientist she is, Pippa feels she needs to do a bit of
research into just what marriage entails. To that end she seeks out the man
which the most informative reputation:
Cross.
Cross is one of the four owners of The Fallen Angel, the very club
Bourne is a partner in. When Cross meets Pippa he is torn. She is his match in
terms of intelligence and scientific bent but she is also affianced to another.
Added to that Cross does not believe for a moment he is entitled to anything
truly good in his life or even true happiness. When Pippa pursues her goal of
learning about the nuances of marriage from Cross they make a wager. When Pippa
loses he sends her on her way…but not for long. Pippa cannot forget the tall
ginger haired man or ignore the feelings he evokes in her.
I totally enjoyed A ROGUE BY ANY
OTHER NAME, book 1 in Sarah MacLean’s Rules of Scoundrels series and
couldn’t wait to delve into book 2, ONE
GOOD EARL DESERVES A LOVER. I set my expectations too high.
A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME was a witty, fast moving,
fabulous love story. The humorous side of the story had me chuckling aloud
while I read. I loved Penelope’s introspective thoughts. At times I felt ONE GOOD EARL DESEVES A LOVER, was
forced. Almost that the author wrote herself into a corner.
Pippa started out amusing and I liked her
scientific journal entries but as a character I never warmed up to her. I
suppose that could be part of her allure—that she was odd in the story and
people generally didn’t warm up to her. But to enjoy a book I need to feel some
sort of affinity to a character.
I felt sorry for Cross, especially how Knight
pursued him, coming close to destroying him again and again, but he didn’t
appear to me as a hero. I have to admit when I read his description of being
tall, thin and ginger haired I got an image of Conan O’Brien and was never able
to quite shake it.
I did like Castleton and felt sorry for him.
I wanted him to have a happy ending. He’s that nice guy that too many women
overlook because they want dashing and alpha-sexy. The description of him
having “warm brown eyes” endeared him to me.
ONE GOOD EARL DESERVES A LOVER was a decent read, good
for a commute read where you can pick it up and put it down and know where you
left off. I’m interested to see what Ms. MacLean does with Temple and Chase’s
stories.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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