They make great friends which makes them even better at being a couple Very smooth and steady paced plot with the bothersome on the snobbish ton not being overdone and romance focused I received an free advanced copy which I voluntarily chose to review 295 A lady determined to remain a spinister and a widower deemed to keep his single status She finds herself having to suffer through another season unexpectant teams up wuth the widower Need wants marriage but along the way their togetherness will sparkle love Can they remain single through the season or will love get in the way A charming love story 295 This is a story about a fiercely independent Lady Margaret and her journey to falling in love Her partner is the indomitable Earl of Atherton It is a story filled with long witty conversations between the characters The inclusion of characters from previous stories is a very nice touch for those who have read the previous stories It is easy to read and overall enjoyable 295 Step into 1830s London as a lady gets her second chance Season Determined to stay a spinster for her second Season When an unexpected windfall gives Lady Margaret the chance for another Season.

And Dancing Now Best Friends What is Next Though Friends Can t Be Passionate Can They Both Move Past This Friends and Consider Marriage There Journey is Something Very Special Loving and Compassionate Tender and Considerate An Enchanting Love Story 295 Lady Margaret d Aubignon created a scandal when she publicly refused to be betrothed to the lord her father chose for her She was banished to the family s country estate but her brother Crispin invested her money now a year later she s able to not only return to London but to be financially secure She relishes the opportunity to see her friends again including Julian Randall.

Once again I d recommend reading in order I loved Julian really liked Maggie but she was a bit too managing it annoyed me at times I loved how their friendship grew deepened also that the chemistry between them grew hotter hotter They were both determined not to marry but bit by bit their feelings changed I lovely slow burn romance of friends to lovers My only quibble was that I would have liked a brother sister to have got their comeuppance especially the abusive brother A well written lovely romanceMy review is for a special copy I voluntarily read 295 This is a delightful slow burn romance between two jaded members of the aristocracy determined not to marry or fall in love Julian is a widower with two sons.

I enjoyed Maggie She was so straightforward resilient and loyal to her family and friends excluding her father She cherished her friendship with Julian relying on his assistance when needed Heat built between them but they wanted to keep their friendship in place I loved the heat between them and the willpower to not give in their witty banter and their blindness to their true feelings I recommend this story. I received an ARC and this is my unsolicited review 295 This storyline starts out with a very sweet thought The heroine has become independently wealthy due to her brother s investments so she has been able to get herself and her mother away from her manipulative and cruel father She has decided to help her two good friends find financial security by marrying them to old men She enlists her friend the hero to help her screen them men s character The hero is a widower with three sons so he has no need to remarry He doesn t exactly like the heroine s idea but agrees to be a character reference for the men There is some witty conversations between the two as the story progresses to a HEA that neither of them anticipated It was nice to see some of the characters from previous books reappear 295 Love this addition to the Least Likely series The story is heartfelt and heartwarming Lady Margaret is a gem she has a big heart Love her strong will feistiness drive for independence and her frankness Finding love unexpectedly is the lot for her and her best friend Julian I enjoyed reading their banter she relishes the opportunity to see her friends again including Julian Randall Earl of Atherton Having no need to find a husband and knowing widower Julian has sworn off the marriage mart escorting each other is the perfect platonic arrangement Until a new exhilarating attraction simmers between them one this respectable spinster is forbidden from indulging inisn t she Mills Boon Historical Your romantic escape to the past A Season With Her Forbidden Earl Least Likely to Wed Book 3 A Strong Willed Woman. The third book in a trilogy this story is best read last as it contains spoilers for the other two stories In this book Lady Margaret having bested her father with the help of her brother is able to live independently with her mother and has no need to marry Her scandal from her first season means that she is not importuned for her hand in marriage with the exception of desperate fortune hunters and she turns her considerable energies into making matches for her friends A widower friend also not disposed to marry does not approve of her matchmaking choices but finds it difficult to refuse Maggie when she asks for his help Soon they are seeing each other on a regular basis but despite her attraction Maggie has no intention of changing her marital status What happens when a spiteful woman causes Maggie to be involved in another scandal Read it to find out. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the author All thoughts and opinions are my own 295 Her Forbidden Earl Became Her Hearts Desire A Season With Her Forbidden Earl Book 3 Least Likely To Wed Trilogy Julia Justiss tells the Tale of The Lady who Never Wanted To Marry and Be Totally Independent We read about her in the others two stories but Never Knew Why She Was Like That Being Different than The Other Ladies in The Ton Not Just Independent Financial Independent No Marriage The Most Important thing for her was Make Sure Her Friends Were Taken Care Of This was a lot for her to Accomplish and Still Be True To Herself Could She Hold True WELL A Handsome Intelligent Understanding Earl Comes Along Can he Be The Man To Spark The Flame and Change Her Mind on Marriage Lady Maggie d Aubignon was the daughter to the Earl of Comeryn He was not very kind to his daughter or his wife More Demanding and Cruel Trying to Force her to Marry When refusing he punished her She wanted to be on her own to take care of Herself and Mother Julian Randall the Earl of Atherton was a Widower He had three Sons Not needing an Heir he decided he need not Marry again Emotional ties was something he couldn t do again Maggie and Julian Became Friends He was always there to Rescue Her As the time went on there Friendship became Deeper They enjoyed the Same Activities Arts Business Sharing Ideas Earl of Atherton She has no need to find a husband and widower Julian has sworn off the marriage mart so escorting each other is the perfect platonic arrangementThis is the third book in the series whilst it could be read on its own the events of all three books overlap so who never could return his wife s love and she a daughter of an ogre noble who made her mother and her prisoners Now that Maggie s independently wealthy she has no intention of surrendering that independence to a husband But when she returns to London and runs into her dear friend Julian who had been her protector from last season the two become inseparable friends As they spend large amounts of time together their attraction toward one another grows much deeper The heroine spent time obsessing over her girlfriends matches than she did her own and that became tedious to me as it did to Julian as well I thought that would surely drive him away but he hung in there until she finally realized what she had in this beautiful man 295 A Season with her Forbidden Earl is the third in the Least Likely Wed series I tried to read this book without reading the previous book The Wallflower s Last Chance Season and I just felt lost So I took a step back and read the second book in the series and it helped my understanding of all the different characters tremendously However I struggled through this book The heroine Lady Margaret has achieved independent wealth and as a result she is determined to stay independent and not wed But when her friendship with the Earl of Atherton threatens to become Margaret clings to her independence in an almost heartless way I found that the the story progressed the less I liked the character of Margaret Her internal battle of whether to wed or stay independent grew wearying I also found her desire to use the hero for her own carnal desires to be off putting I did enjoy the entrance of a villain but that really didn t happen until the end of the story Overall even though it s a well written book I wasn t on board with the storyline 295

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Julia Justiss grew up breathing the scent of sea air near the colonial town of Annapolis Maryland a fact responsible for two of her life long passions sailors and history By age twelve she was a junior tour guide for Historic Annapolis conducting visitors on walking tours through the city that was a hotbed of revolutionary fervor Annapolis hosted its own tea party dispensing with the cargo aboard the Peggy Stewart and was briefly capital of the United States She also took tourists through Annapoliss other big attraction the United States Naval Academy After so many years of observing future naval officers at P rade and chapel it seemed almost inevitable that she eventually married one. But long before embarking on romantic a Julia Justiss grew up breathing the scent of sea air near the colonial town of Annapolis Maryland a fact responsible for two of her life long passions sailors and history By age twelve she was a junior tour guide for Historic Annapolis conducting visitors on walking tours through the city that was a hotbed of revolutionary fervor Annapolis hosted its own tea party dispensing with the cargo aboard the Peggy Stewart and was briefly capital of the United States She also took tourists through Annapolis s other big attraction the United States Naval Academy After so many years of observing future naval officers at P rade and chapel it seemed almost inevitable that she eventually married one. But long before embarking on romantic adventures of her own she read about them transporting herself to such favorite venues as ancient Egypt World War II submarine patrols the Old South and of course Regency England Soon she was keeping notebooks for jotting down story ideas From plotting adventures for her first favorite heroine Nancy Drew she went on to write poetry in high school and college then worked as a business journalist doing speeches sales promotion material and newsletter articles After her marriage to a naval lieutenant took her overseas she wrote the newsletter for the American Embassy in Tunis Tunisia and traveled extensively throughout Europe Before leaving Tunis she fulfilled her first goal completing a Regency novel. Children intervened and not until her husband left the Navy to return to his Texas homeland did she sit down to pen a second novel The reply to her fan mail letter to a Regency author led her to Romance Writers of America From the very first meeting she knew she d found a home among fellow writers doubtless the largest group of people outside a mental institution who talk back to the voices in their heads. Her second goal was achieved the day before her birthday in May 1998 when Margaret Marbury of Harlequin Historicals offered to buy that second book the Golden Heart Award winning novel that became THE WEDDING GAMBLE Since then she has gone on to write fourteen novels three novellas and an on line serial along the way winning or finalling for historical awards from The Golden Quill the National Reader s Choice Romantic Times and All About Romance s Favorite Book of the Year Julia now inhabits an English Georgian style house she and her husband built in the East Texas countryside where if she closes her eyes and ignores the summer thermometer she can almost imagine she inhabits the landscape of Pride and Prejudice In between travelling to visit her three children a naval officer son stationed in Washington DC a textiles and design major daughter who cheers for University of Texas at Austin and a mechanical engineering major son also at UT Austin keeping up with her science teacher husband and juggling a part time day job as a high school French teacher she pursues her first and dearest love crafting stories: To relax she enjoys watching movies reading historical fiction mystery suspense and puttering about in the garden trying to kill off weeds than flowers site_link.