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The Lady Tempts an Heir
by Harper St. George
This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
First Impressions
The Lady Tempts an Heir is the first book that I have read from this author, and I know I started this series with the most recent release and I did that on purpose. I did know from other reviews and friends that I trust, that this author writes with more modern overtones but I had heard that this book “The Lady Tempts a Heir” is the best book in the series. So I was eager to try this author out and when I saw it at my local library, I knew I had to grab the audio and especially with one of my favorite narrators for historical romance, I knew that this book would be for me. So I immediately picked this up and I was completely drawn into the story, it has been quite a while since I have been drawn into a setting like this for a historical and I had a fun time with the setup. It does have a mix of Gilded Age and Victorian England feel to the story and I really liked the mixture of elements that the author is able to blend together but also there is such a interesting chemistry that is built between Max and Helena. And their unique arrangement, I was curious to see how it would play out.
Summary
American Maxwell Crenshaw has come to England due to the demand of his father and also due to some health concerns and is having to take over the Crenshaw interests while his father works on his recovery. The last thing that he wants to be is here in England, as he much prefers his home in America. But with his father giving him an ultimatum for marriage, Maxwell knows that his time is running out until he meets the lovely Lady Helena March. Helena, is a widow and embraces her independence and working on building a home for young women to help those with lesser means. There is an instant chemistry between them, and they work on an agreement to have a fake engagement that will suit both of their family’s interests and satisfy their parents demands while allowing them to have the freedom to pursue their individual interests. As Max and Helena work together, the chemistry between them is becoming more heated and something deeper forms between them and now they will have to decide if they are willing to fight for each other no matter what their families may say to the matter…
What I Loved
This story was such a swoony romance and I had such a charming time with this story. I do see why so many readers are gravitating toward this author’s writing. She does have a level of writing that has an elegant classy feel to it and I see the appeal especially if this book is similar to the previous two books in her style of writing. I was really intrigued by the relationship that builds between Helena and Maxwell. Seeing their powerful chemistry build throughout the story was quite delightful and I loved the manner in which the author build the chemistry as it was the chemistry between them that had me wanting to read more of them together. They are both powerful individuals with strong minds of their own, but they are so well matched. I loved the way that the way they are willing to fight for each other. It was such wonderful to see their relationship build and seeing them fight in the end for each other was AMAZING, the ending especially blew me away and it had me in my feelings.
What I Struggled With
There are some modern connections to the terminology used surrounding workhouses and it was the way certain phrases were used that it was super modern terminology and not how they would have talked about it back then. And Modernism can turn me off from an historical as I like a more authentic feel to a historical.
The Narration
Justine Eyre did a brilliant job with this narration, she really capitalized on the personalities of the characters and really added the right flair that was the author’s writing style and blended all the elements so flawlessly together.
Overall View
I found The Lady Tempts An Heir to be a beautiful elegant historical that portrayed such raw emotion and vulnerabilities, it built a sensual chemistry and focused on a well-built story that will satisfy many historical readers!
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.
First Impressions
The Lady Tempts an Heir is the first book that I have read from this author, and I know I started this series with the most recent release and I did that on purpose. I did know from other reviews and friends that I trust, that this author writes with more modern overtones but I had heard that this book “The Lady Tempts a Heir” is the best book in the series. So I was eager to try this author out and when I saw it at my local library, I knew I had to grab the audio and especially with one of my favorite narrators for historical romance, I knew that this book would be for me. So I immediately picked this up and I was completely drawn into the story, it has been quite a while since I have been drawn into a setting like this for a historical and I had a fun time with the setup. It does have a mix of Gilded Age and Victorian England feel to the story and I really liked the mixture of elements that the author is able to blend together but also there is such a interesting chemistry that is built between Max and Helena. And their unique arrangement, I was curious to see how it would play out.
Summary
American Maxwell Crenshaw has come to England due to the demand of his father and also due to some health concerns and is having to take over the Crenshaw interests while his father works on his recovery. The last thing that he wants to be is here in England, as he much prefers his home in America. But with his father giving him an ultimatum for marriage, Maxwell knows that his time is running out until he meets the lovely Lady Helena March. Helena, is a widow and embraces her independence and working on building a home for young women to help those with lesser means. There is an instant chemistry between them, and they work on an agreement to have a fake engagement that will suit both of their family’s interests and satisfy their parents demands while allowing them to have the freedom to pursue their individual interests. As Max and Helena work together, the chemistry between them is becoming more heated and something deeper forms between them and now they will have to decide if they are willing to fight for each other no matter what their families may say to the matter…
What I Loved
This story was such a swoony romance and I had such a charming time with this story. I do see why so many readers are gravitating toward this author’s writing. She does have a level of writing that has an elegant classy feel to it and I see the appeal especially if this book is similar to the previous two books in her style of writing. I was really intrigued by the relationship that builds between Helena and Maxwell. Seeing their powerful chemistry build throughout the story was quite delightful and I loved the manner in which the author build the chemistry as it was the chemistry between them that had me wanting to read more of them together. They are both powerful individuals with strong minds of their own, but they are so well matched. I loved the way that the way they are willing to fight for each other. It was such wonderful to see their relationship build and seeing them fight in the end for each other was AMAZING, the ending especially blew me away and it had me in my feelings.
What I Struggled With
There are some modern connections to the terminology used surrounding workhouses and it was the way certain phrases were used that it was super modern terminology and not how they would have talked about it back then. And Modernism can turn me off from an historical as I like a more authentic feel to a historical.
The Narration
Justine Eyre did a brilliant job with this narration, she really capitalized on the personalities of the characters and really added the right flair that was the author’s writing style and blended all the elements so flawlessly together.
Overall View
I found The Lady Tempts An Heir to be a beautiful elegant historical that portrayed such raw emotion and vulnerabilities, it built a sensual chemistry and focused on a well-built story that will satisfy many historical readers!