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The Earl of Her Dreams
by
Anne Mallory
Facing the choice of flight or a wedding she cannot abide, Kate Simon has chosen to flee. Disguised as a boy, she takes refuge in a roadside inn, and finds herself rooming with intensely secretive Christian Black. Kate is breathless in the presence of this handsome, mysterious rogue whose piercing gaze seems to strip her naked. But neither suspects that a savage storm and...more
ebook, 384 pages
Published
October 13th 2009
by HarperCollins e-books
(first published October 31st 2006)
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Jan 05, 2011
Bronwyn Rykiert
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4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
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historical-romance
Christian Black, Earl of Canley, had to find a room at Dragon’s Tail Inn tonight so he could retrieve his best friend’s journal before it could be published. He talked the landlord into letting him share a room with Mr Kaden who Christian quickly realized was in fact not a Mr but a Miss and a very attractive one at that. Kate Simon had dressed up as a boy and run away from her half brother so that he could not marry her off to his friend so that they could share her small dowry. She was not happ...more
I had a lot of fun reading this book. There were a few things that I would have liked to have more depth, but overall it was a lot of fun. I really think this book could have done with more pages. I wanted more focus on the relationship, but I would have hated to lose any of the details about the investigation.
Has anyone played clue? I, personally, love Clue. (I also loved the movie version they made of it.) I think the premise is fun. A group of strangers are all staying in a house (or an inn)...more
Has anyone played clue? I, personally, love Clue. (I also loved the movie version they made of it.) I think the premise is fun. A group of strangers are all staying in a house (or an inn)...more
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Excerpt:
Following an accident that killed her father and scarred her arm, Kate Simmons disguises herself as a boy in order to escape from her scheming brother. She chooses a coaching inn on the road to London to hide and emotionally recover. Unfortunately, the inn soon fills, and Kate finds herself saddled with a rakish roommate full of secrets.
Christian Black, the Earl of Linley, is a man searching for a journal and an escape from his past. When a murder is committed at the inn, he pretends to...more
Following an accident that killed her father and scarred her arm, Kate Simmons disguises herself as a boy in order to escape from her scheming brother. She chooses a coaching inn on the road to London to hide and emotionally recover. Unfortunately, the inn soon fills, and Kate finds herself saddled with a rakish roommate full of secrets.
Christian Black, the Earl of Linley, is a man searching for a journal and an escape from his past. When a murder is committed at the inn, he pretends to...more
Christian Black is on a mission for a friend. Seems his buddy Anthony has confessed way too much, and about way too many people, in his journal. Anthony got stupid(er) and left said journal where a sleazy publisher got his hands on it. Christian has followed the publisher to an inn, and is looking for a place to stay while he waits for a chance to search the guy's baggage.
Problem is, there's no room at the inn (just read a book with a very similar premise—
No—not that one. It's http://www.goodrea...more
Problem is, there's no room at the inn (just read a book with a very similar premise—
No—not that one. It's http://www.goodrea...more
This was more crime novel than romance novel and a boring one at that. Too much of the book was used up on a murder investigation that bored me to tears. When we finally got a small bit of romance, it seemed rushed and unnatural.
I liked the hero and was indifferent to the heroine. The chemistry was nearly nonexistent and I just didn't believe there was any real reason or enough time for these two people to fall in love.
Unfortunately, I'm now hesitant to read any more older books by Anne Mallor...more
I liked the hero and was indifferent to the heroine. The chemistry was nearly nonexistent and I just didn't believe there was any real reason or enough time for these two people to fall in love.
Unfortunately, I'm now hesitant to read any more older books by Anne Mallor...more
Apr 28, 2012
Cecilia
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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Weak characterizations, particularly of the many many villain-types, heavy-handed choices for motivations, and a seriously implausible depiction of an investigation of a murder (by a totally inexperienced investigator, no less) made this book pretty difficult to finish.
It read like very little of it was thought through. I couldn't see much effort to reflect human nature or to create a realistic reflection of how people actually react in various circumstances (such as being trapped in an inn aft...more
It read like very little of it was thought through. I couldn't see much effort to reflect human nature or to create a realistic reflection of how people actually react in various circumstances (such as being trapped in an inn aft...more
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***4.5***
This book was fabulous!
The mystery element was fun, and that arc played out really well - it was a fun romp that gave a lot of fascinating detail to the cast of secondary characters.
But as fun as the mystery was, in the end it was a backdrop for a truly wonderful hero/heroine pair, because they stole the story for me. As always with Mallory, the banter between them was tremendous fun. But more than that, you really did feel like you were watching them develop a real relationship. Not s...more
This book was fabulous!
The mystery element was fun, and that arc played out really well - it was a fun romp that gave a lot of fascinating detail to the cast of secondary characters.
But as fun as the mystery was, in the end it was a backdrop for a truly wonderful hero/heroine pair, because they stole the story for me. As always with Mallory, the banter between them was tremendous fun. But more than that, you really did feel like you were watching them develop a real relationship. Not s...more
This story reminds me of the Remington Steele like mystery shows. You have the roguish and seemingly devil may care male character who wears the persona to hide his vulnerabilities and the female uptight strong character partnered up to solve a crime. it's filled with the innuendo banter mostly from the male to get a rise out of the uptight female and a lot of tension as well. It does have a few deep moments thrown in.
This novel is entertaining and a light read.
This novel is entertaining and a light read.
I liked the characters a lot in the book. However it just kept bothering me that a heroine so in a hurry to run away from her family would stay at an inn to solve a murder, particularly with someone she knows is lying about themselves. Not to mention the fact that the murder victim was an unsavory character anyways. I know she's stuck in the inn with the hero because of the snow but it just seemed a little too much of just a setup to keep the characters together. It sort of made it hard for me t...more
Apr 28, 2012
Jennifer
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical,
no-thanks
I really didn't like this at all. Boring, annoying mystery with only a dash of an equally tepid and unrealistic romance. Shocked that this was AMs fourth book, it seems like a first for sure.
Technically, I liked the mystery part of the book. The romance part was sort of "eh". I wouldn't mind a bit to read Mallory again if she wrote a straight-up mystery.
Aug 26, 2012
Reena
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
rakes-rogue-s-and-romance
40% through and just wasn't feeling the chemistry or even worrying about what has happened. Just couldn't emotionally connect with this one even though I really like the author.
It was OK. I felt she was skimpy on the love story. She had some funny dialogue though
I won this from Avon books!
Wow, this sucked.
This book was amazing. It had some funny parts and the characters were perfect for one another!!
May 06, 2013
Leslie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ebook-nook,
2013-challenge
Cute and sweet historical romance with a mild mystery as the plot.
Fun, sweet read.
May 15, 2013
Kelly
marked it as to-read-wishlist
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Shelves:
genre-historical-rom
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