Why Earls Fall in Love (Wicked Widows, #2)

by Manda Collins

Young widowed Georgina Mowbray is settling into her role as Lady Russell's companion quite well - until the lady's nephew Dominic, the Earl of Coniston, arrives in Bath for a visit. Georgie's always found him shallow and too smooth, and trusts him as much as she trusts most men...which is to say not at all. But Con turns out to be more intriguing than she remembers - and completely irresistible...Pretty, practical Georgie is nothing like the women Con usually woos - especially since she seems blind to his charms. But his elderly aunt is so fond of her that Con is determined at least to be sociable...with the occasional flirtation thrown in just for fun. But things take a serious turn when a dangerous figure from Georgie's unhappy past appears and threatens to bring her harm. Con will do whatever it takes to keep Georgie safe. And if he can show her that all men are not menaces, he might be able to keep her in his arms and never let go...

• ISBN10: 146681537X
• ISBN13: 9781466815377
• Publish Date: 28 January 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: St. Martin's Press
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[stacey_is_sassy]

Love a good Historical...

This was a great installment in the series. I am a huge fan of Manda Collins style of writing. She comes across as intelligent and thorough in her research into the lives of people in previous times. In this series we are taught about women's rights in her household, especially when abuse is involved. Women were unable to fight back or even complain if there husbands were abusive and if they tried to leave, they were brought back to their owner...the husband.

This story revolved around Georgie and Con. They were first introduced when Lord Con was betrothed to Georgie's good friend Perdita. When Perdita called off the betrothal Con was relieved as he had learnt the he had feelings for Georgie. Con knew that Georgie had been badly treated by her deceased husband and wouldn't jump into a new relationship.

Georgie and Con's relationship was slow to develop. Between Georgie's reservations in regards to a new love and her dealing with threats to her livelihood, it was understandable. Once the connection had been acknowledged I was quite surprised at how quickly they hit the sheets, especially in the house of her employer who also happened to be his aunt.

A very good story that kept my interest from beginning to end. I am a fan of this author and I will definitely be reading the last in the series.

[Cocktails and Books]

Dominic and Georgina were both good characters. I felt like their relationship was a bit to fast paced . Georgie went from not liking Dominic and being uncomfortable around him, confiding in him and kissing him with in days time. It didn't seem believable, considering her first marriage. But other then that "Why Earls Fall in love was a great book. The end really shocked me and threw me through a loop. I have really enjoyed the series so far, and can't wait to read the next book to find out who is behind all the madness.

Reviewed by SammySosa for Cocktails and Books