Hello Readers! You and I have been invited to a manor house in eastern England for tea and croquet. Allow me to introduce you and please stay for the book information and book review! I promise you will be charmed and delighted!
The Disgraceful Lord Gray
A spy on a mission…Until he meets this heiress!
Miss Theodora Cranford’s learned to keep her impetuous nature locked away. She won’t be deceived by another man who can’t see past her fortune. She wants an honourable, sensible sort – not a self-assured scoundrel like her new neighbour, Lord Gray. Although she’s sure there’s more to him than meets the eye… But after that first captivating kiss, she’s certainly left wanting more!
Purchase Links
UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Disgraceful-Mills-Historical-Kings-Elite-ebook/dp/B07JKL8BD1/
US – https://www.amazon.com/Disgraceful-Mills-Historical-Kings-Elite-ebook/dp/B07JKL8BD1/
JENA’S REVIEW
The Disgraceful Lord Gray by Virginia Heath
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Let’s use our Google Earth app to swirl in on the Suffolk of the 1820’s, visit the English countryside and watch what is happening at a local manor house. We see that the Viscount is in fading health, but still retains his good business sense. His wife spends her days entertaining at teas and flirting with the other gentry. They appear to have a dreadful relationship.
Their niece Thea is a Titian-haired beauty, with a red head’s temper who has suffered at love and fears her chances of marriage are fading because she is looking for true love, and not a cad or chancer who wants her fortune. Neighbor Harriet is her best friend and even though Harriet is older, she retains a refreshing and eager spirit and attitude, especially where comely men are involved.
Life drifts on until one day Thea and Harriet see a wonderful specimen of a man cavorting naked in a brook. Yes, Author Virginia Heath has created a charming comedy of manners book or perhaps a country house novel that satirizes the manners and affectations of society and questions societal standards. This book is the third in her King’s Elite miniseries.
What is a comedy of manners? Well, a comedy of manners features a plot, which usually centers on some scandal, mixed with witty dialogue and sharp social commentary. And in this story, the author is quite talented at creating the wittiest and sharpest of dialogue, especially between Lord Gray and Thea as they recover from the brook incident and go on to build a friendship. A friendship which also includes Trevor, Lord Gray’s amiable young dog.
Lord Gray is smitten with Thea but faces a challenge as he tries to tame her. He is mostly to blame. He has a blotted past and he also has a secret. He is not simply a neighbor’s cousin come to visit and stay at a nearby house. He has waited two years to head an important mission.
This book series is very popular and if you are a fan, you will be delighted with the handsome and winsome Lord Gray and the endearing Thea. The dialogue and conversation is so well done, with delightful sharp retorts and ripostes. If this is your cup of tea, there is a good book about a manor house in Suffolk waiting for you.
Thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources for a review copy. This is my honest review.
Author Bio –
When Virginia Heath was a little girl it took her ages to fall asleep, so she made up stories in her head to help pass the time while she was staring at the ceiling. As she got older, the stories became more complicated, sometimes taking weeks to get to the happy ending. Then one day, she decided to embrace the insomnia and start writing them down. Fortunately, the lovely people at Harlequin Mills & Boon took pity on her and decided to publish her romances, but it still takes her forever to fall asleep.
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