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Hot Under the Collar (Lords of Lancashire #2)
by
Jackie Barbosa (Goodreads Author)
Despite the old saw about third sons being destined for the church, no one ever expected the rakish, irresponsible Walter Langston to take up the collar, least of all himself. After an accident renders him unfit for military service, however, he has few other options. When he’s given the post of vicar at a parish church in a sleepy, coastal village, he’s convinced he’ll mo...more
ebook, 140 pages
Published
July 1st 2012
(first published June 24th 2012)
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What a fresh, memorable story! I was a little disappointed at first to realize that the hero is not a starchy vicar with a calling but one by default -- as a viscount's son with an unfortunate army experience, there's no other respectable profession open to him. Then I decided it could be interesting to read about such a situation, which presumably happened fairly often. It was indeed.
When Walter sees Artemisia Finch waiting to collect a member of his congregation, he feels both desire and a str...more
When Walter sees Artemisia Finch waiting to collect a member of his congregation, he feels both desire and a str...more
3.5 stars
"The good Lord had a devilish sense of humor. That was the only possible explanation for the series of events that had led inexorably toward Walter Langston's current predicament. To be fair, there was nothing amusing in the accident that had brought an abrupt end to his nascent-albeit not very promising militray career. If he had been shot in the arse or even the foot, the story would at least have made good fodder for post-prandial gatherings, but when the errant bullet struck one's c...more
"The good Lord had a devilish sense of humor. That was the only possible explanation for the series of events that had led inexorably toward Walter Langston's current predicament. To be fair, there was nothing amusing in the accident that had brought an abrupt end to his nascent-albeit not very promising militray career. If he had been shot in the arse or even the foot, the story would at least have made good fodder for post-prandial gatherings, but when the errant bullet struck one's c...more
And by one means or another, he meant to have her. In the most unholy ways imaginable.
The happy couple....
Artemisia Finch is a former courtesan who has returned home to care for her ailing father. Walter Langston is a third son who finds himself ministering to a small parish after his military career ends in injury.
The setting....
An English village. I kept picturing everything set in Dibley, with a young Richard Armitage as Walter, but without the guy who loves his sheep too much.
The storytelli...more
This is one of those reads where the author's voice made me want to overlook its flaws. Looking at the book now, it's nothing particularly fresh and/or original. She even tosses in a "He wore his hair longer than was currently fashionable," which, now that I've pointed this out, you will notice is in nearly every historical romance ever. While I was reading it, however, I didn't want to put the damn thing down. Something about the characters had me dying to know what happened next. I'd call this...more
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I like Walter Langston. He rises to the occasion when ever someone is needed without complaints or excuses, he just gets the business done. He wanted to be a soldier, but when that didn't work out, he accepted to become a Vicar to a sleepy town in Cumbria instead of just living off his rich family's wealth. Walter is a good person and although he was a trouble maker and a lover when he was young living in the high life of London, he has now settled down and done the best job he can as vicar to t...more
This novella surprised me. A book with a former courtesan heroine and a vicar hero should be an angsty tale of the heroine's redemption, right? Not this one. It's a fairly comic, light fairytale with serious undertones, and it's really the story of the *hero's* coming of age, his growth into his professional role. That was the part I liked most about it. Jackie Barbosa has a writing voice I always enjoy, and it's suited to this style of story.
Walter Langston is the kind of charming, handsome guy...more
Walter Langston is the kind of charming, handsome guy...more
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What a charming couple, particularly the vicar. It was impossible not to like them.
It seems I'm quite jaundiced about courtesans in historical fiction. Some are portrayed more realistically than others -- like Blanche Hardcastle in Jo Beverley's Rogue series. Yes, we meet Blanche when she's a successful, accomplished and vastly popular actress but she, to paraphrase her former lover and protector Lucien, made her way up through the shadowy ranks of working girls, prostitutes and courtesans on h...more
It seems I'm quite jaundiced about courtesans in historical fiction. Some are portrayed more realistically than others -- like Blanche Hardcastle in Jo Beverley's Rogue series. Yes, we meet Blanche when she's a successful, accomplished and vastly popular actress but she, to paraphrase her former lover and protector Lucien, made her way up through the shadowy ranks of working girls, prostitutes and courtesans on h...more
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I won a copy of this from Jackie Barbosa on Twitter...
Many historical romances have a corrupt vicar, usually a man who was the third son and had no other means of income. Not being a religious person at all, I've always been intrigued but that type of character. How must it have been for a person who doesn't have the desire or beliefs for such a position to have no other option to be be a vicar? It's not something I can imagine handling well myself, so it was interesting reading about Walter, a...more
Many historical romances have a corrupt vicar, usually a man who was the third son and had no other means of income. Not being a religious person at all, I've always been intrigued but that type of character. How must it have been for a person who doesn't have the desire or beliefs for such a position to have no other option to be be a vicar? It's not something I can imagine handling well myself, so it was interesting reading about Walter, a...more
I enjoyed Hot Under the Collar; it’s a fairly steamy romance novella with a happy-go-lucky vicar as the hero. No kidding.
One of the things I love about the romance genre is that its authors often take the accepted assumptions about the time (for example that women were downtrodden waifs whose lives were completely controlled by men) and turn them around, writing novels with independent female characters who direct their own lives. Hot Under the Collar does an excellent job of highlighting one of...more
One of the things I love about the romance genre is that its authors often take the accepted assumptions about the time (for example that women were downtrodden waifs whose lives were completely controlled by men) and turn them around, writing novels with independent female characters who direct their own lives. Hot Under the Collar does an excellent job of highlighting one of...more
This is a charming novella about a vicar hero and a former courtesan heroine. The vicar Walter is a charmer and has a great sense of humor, and while I found it a bit improbably that the small village that had spent years looking down on Artemisia could find a way to accept and forgive her, the story is delightful.
I highly recommend this one, and I'll certainly be checking out the first and third in the series!
I highly recommend this one, and I'll certainly be checking out the first and third in the series!
This was a kindle freebie.
This was a pleasant read, with two very likable characters that I was happy to see get their HEA. The resolutions were a bit too neat, but that was also part of the book's charm.
Note that story ends at 84% with excerpts from other titles taking up the rest, but since I like her books, and the book was free, I didn't mind.
This was a pleasant read, with two very likable characters that I was happy to see get their HEA. The resolutions were a bit too neat, but that was also part of the book's charm.
Note that story ends at 84% with excerpts from other titles taking up the rest, but since I like her books, and the book was free, I didn't mind.
2.5 stars. Very superficial historical romance novella that is saved by it's quirky hero. Using the Vicar as the dashing MC is a stroke of genius. Hopefully a better writer (who writes in the full-length format) will take this idea and give us another take on it.
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I really enjoyed reading this little ebook. I thought the plot was clever, and the characters great. I look forward to reading more work from this author.
A good point read. Enjoyed. Even though I am a fan of that many religious content i understood, obviously, why it had to be so. A nice novel.
Loved Walter!!! Yes, suspension of belief was needed but it was a great story, with fully developed characters. Fun, light, perfect for a quick read.
Solid 2.5 for this fairy tale, for that's really what it is. This HEA requires quite a lot of willing suspension of disbelief.
I actually surprised myself by liking this free book.
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Still free in Kobo... Damn but I love it! lol (15/9/12).
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