A Most Unsuitable Earl: A Regency Hero Pretending to be a Rake and Wallflower Heroine Comedy Romance

hero is a spineless vapid man. his character has good bones but he was written in a way that I couldn't connect with admire or respect. heroine again has a good outline but the character isnt developed enough, and a bawling teaful frightened virgin, turning pure hoyden/ vixen on her wedding night.. sure. The story might have read better from her perspective. the other main character - Her father is written in a way that he is frustratingly obstinate in being delusional despite obvious proof contrary to his thoughts. A difficult book to get though.

Nordin's Most Unsuitable Earl is a fine addition to the historical romance canon. It just goes to show that gifts are often not what they seem before they're unwrapped. He appeared as the ultimate rake based on tales he planted in the scandal sheets and she seemed to be a dullard unable to string two sentences together. So when his Mama forces her Father to accept their marriage, neither one wants what's inevitable. But stuck they are. Even after the deed is done, Màma wouldn't let up about a grandchild, until he confronted her with the truth of her need to one up her rival. And her father wouldn't accept she wasn't being held prisoner to his lust until faced with the fact of her pregnancy and happiness. It's a story of willful blindness resulting in hurtful confusion until it isn't. Kudos to you, m'am. It was a great 4 hrs entertainment.

Author can't decide whether the book is a sweet Regency romp or softcore porn. Of the numerous errors and anachronisms, the most annoying was her using "den" as the name of a room in an early 1800s London townhouse. Lazy writing.