NOT THE KIND OF EARL YOU MARRY by Kate Pembroke

 

Publisher: Forever
Date Published: July 27, 2021
ISBN#   ‎ 978-1538703755
Historical Romance
Reviewed by Gina (myreviewbooks@aol.com)
Obtained via publisher
4 Hearts

Charlotte Hurst is your basic stay-at-home and enjoy a quiet evening with a good book blue stocking.  At twenty-three she’s just about on the shelf and that’s just fine with her. Oh sure, she might make a comfortable match one day, but it’s not high on her list of things she wants to do.

William Atherton, Earl of Norwood is up for a key position in Parliament. He’s a most eligible bachelor about town and both mothers and misses have their sights on him. He, however, has no interest in them. In fact, marriage isn’t exactly on his mind, not with his political ambitions. 

Both of them are about to have their very nice, well-ordered, worlds turned upside down when an enemy of William’s announces his engagement to Charlotte in the morning paper. A furious William arrives at the home Charlotte shares with her brother, Philip, ready to do battle. Charlotte is equally annoyed at the announcement. Despite Charlotte’s protestations William is determined to do the right thing which is to at least go ahead and act like they are besotted and eager to marry. But what happens when pretended to feelings become real?

I hadn’t read a Regency romance in quite some time and clearly, by how much I enjoyed Kate Pembroke’s NOT THE KIND OF EARL YOU MARRY, I needed to get back to reading them.  Pembroke created such good characters.  I liked that Charlotte was smart and considerate of those less fortunate than her. I liked how she thought things through and didn’t just give in because her brother or William told her what to do. She knew her own mind.  William as well was likeable—determined to do the best and right thing not for himself, but for the populace. But he also wasn’t going to give up on what he wanted.

On a personal note, I enjoyed the scenes that took place in the parks and it reminded me of the many parks where I live and how rarely I take the time to enjoy them. I’m looking forward to the next read in this enjoyable series.

 

This is an objective review and not an endorsement of this book.