Taming Her Forbidden Earl (Entangled Scandalous)

by Catherine Hemmerling

• ISBN10: 1622668170
• ISBN13: 9781622668175
• Publish Date: 3 December 2012
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Entangled: Scandalous
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 250
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

Taming Her Forbidden Earl is a fun combination of Historical Romance and Mystery. Lady Lancaster hosts a group of women who help those in need and solve crimes all under the pretense of a garden society. She keeps an eye out for young ladies who have an independent streak and special talents and invite them into her circle. Hannah has a knack for reading people, since she's a rare lady who reads quite a bit herself. She learns that her brother is involved in some smuggling activities and must put a stop to it before the news spreads around. The earl of Pembroke, William, also has a stake in this, since his brother is too involved, as well as his arch nemesis who results to blackmailing the lord and lady to get her to marry him. Such a mess!

I liked Taming Her Forbidden Earl, but it was more Historical Crime Fiction rather than a mystery. There's nothing for Hannah to really solve. She's actually just trying to stop a crime to keep her brother out of trouble, and keep herself from marrying the horrid Lord Shrewsbury. It was still fun reading about Hannah's antics as she does whatever it takes to help her brother, and she won't let a man take over even though it may get dangerous. She even goes undercover and ends up committing arson!

The romance was also cute. William has a reputation for avoiding marriage like the plague. He doesn't want to settle down until he's old and nearly on his death bed, to avoid ending up like his abusive father. But he's immediately smitten with Hannah. She's completely different from the giggling girls he usually busies himself with. Hannah is intelligent and full of good humor. He tries to resist her, but spending so much time together makes that impossible. It also doesn't help that their mothers are secretly working to push them together!

In the end, Taming Her Forbidden Earl was good, if not very memorable. It definitely satisfied my craving for a Regency romance, and the criminal twist made it a bit more exciting. I really adored Hannah and how she could poke fun at herself when she does something embarrassing. The romance was sweet, and I loved the "if I can't have you, no one can" drama at the end!

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[kimbacaffeinate]

I love a deliciously good Regency romance, wrapped in mystery with lovable characters and a feisty heroine and Taming Her Forbidden Earl delivered just that and more. The first in the Lady Lancaster Garden Society series Hemmerling had me laughing, sighing and completely wrapped up in this fast paced tale.

The dowager Lady Lancaster has enlisted the help of several hand-selected young ladies of the ton to secretly help her solve mysteries, and rescue those less fortunate. The ladies meet under the guise of a Garden Society. It is all quite prim and proper to the unsuspecting ton. Lady Hannah a member of the society is saved from dancing from a loathsome man, by William Bredon a dashingly handsome rogue, and the earl of Pembroke. She is drawn to him and immediately curious as to why he never wishes to wed. When the Garden Society realize that Hannah’s younger brother and the younger brother of Bredon may be involved in some illegal smuggling the Lady Lancaster suggests that Lady Hannah enlist his help and the tale that unfolds was captivating, hilarious, deliciously romantic and filled with danger.

I love woman of the ton who go against the norm, have strong spirits and are intelligent. The Ladies of the Garden Society are all such woman and I cannot wait for all of their stories. This tale is for Hannah and I adored her. She is strong, confident, and assertive. I loved how William could turn her brain to mush and how her thoughts slipped from her tongue. William has spent his life protecting his mother and siblings. His father was abusive and he fears turning into him. Ah how I love flawed or damaged rogues and William was in a word – yummy. The banter and dance these two shared as the tale progressed was delightful and felt genuine. The dowager along with William and Hannah’s mothers were hilarious and I enjoyed this tread of the tale.

I love my romance wrapped in suspense, intrigue or a delightful mystery and this historical fiction really delivered. The author took an actual historical event and added details to create this tale. In the beginning of the book the author says something like the best tale has a grain of truth and I could not agree more. The entire plot felt very genuine and the characters believable. From the first page the author had me engaged and I love when that happens.

I want to thank Entangled Publishing for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review. Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer