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Fairfield Fairytales #1
Stealing a Lady's Heart
Locksmith by trade, Graham Fairfield needs a miracle to save his father’s barony. Instead, disaster comes calling in the form of Lady Charlotte Beaumont, cousin to the prince regent. Fleeing the dastardly attentions of a Scottish lord, Charlotte finds a safe haven with the tradesmen in the crumbling old manor and she breathes new life into their lives. It is almost as though fate has brought her to their door. When danger catches up with her and steals her away, it will be up to Graham and his clever brothers to rescue her. Will he be too late to save the lady and the love blooming between them?
- GenresHistorical Romance
90 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 3, 2016
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March 2, 2020
I usually love Tammy Andresen’s books, but I’m going to be honest and say I was underwhelmed by this one. It had the potential to be addictive, but it never quite hooked me in the way I had hoped.
Stealing a Lady’s Heart was a quick read with plenty happening throughout, much like all the author’s work. Although it had the standard marks of a Tammy Andresen novel, it also had a magical aspect to it. It was the element of magic that I never fell in love with – it had the potential to be interesting, but it was underdeveloped.
I’m sure some will enjoy this one, but it was lacking in the magic I had hoped for.
Stealing a Lady’s Heart was a quick read with plenty happening throughout, much like all the author’s work. Although it had the standard marks of a Tammy Andresen novel, it also had a magical aspect to it. It was the element of magic that I never fell in love with – it had the potential to be interesting, but it was underdeveloped.
I’m sure some will enjoy this one, but it was lacking in the magic I had hoped for.
September 2, 2020
An interesting read, although I thought it a bit slow at the beginning. I loved it though, especially when the good magic started. Enjoyable reading. 4.5☆
September 2, 2025
DNF at 63% I was skimming most of the time. Not for me. Also, it’s boring to crush on the most handsome brother. It’s more interesting to want someone for their character.
September 9, 2016
Stealing A Lady's Heart by Tammy Andresen is a fast paced, fun read. Ms Andresen has delivered a well written book. The characters are lovable and perfectly written for this story. Charlotte and Graham's story is packed with action and adventure, humor, sizzle and a bit of magic. I enjoyed Stealing A Lady's Heart and look forward to reading more from this talented author. Stealing A Lady's Heart is book 1 of the Fairfield Fairytales Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I received a copy of this book from a third party for review purposes.
I received a copy of this book from a third party for review purposes.
April 14, 2020
Egad
Neither the author nor the editor apparently have any familiarity with such concepts of historical accuracy, active voice, or correct nomenclature with regard to titles and inheritance. I quit this drivel at 9%. If you're going to write a Recency romance, do your research and get the details right. There's no excuse for such sloppiness.
Neither the author nor the editor apparently have any familiarity with such concepts of historical accuracy, active voice, or correct nomenclature with regard to titles and inheritance. I quit this drivel at 9%. If you're going to write a Recency romance, do your research and get the details right. There's no excuse for such sloppiness.
July 17, 2021
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I first read Tammy Andresen in the Wicked Earls series by multiple authors. Tammy Andresen caught my eye due to her simply lovable stories. I started with her Fairfield Fairytales which is a group of 5 novellas featuring 4 brothers, a cousin and lots of magic.
The flow of the book was fairly quick, partly due to the short length of the series. The love stories and their intensity is attributed to magic of Love and destiny. Sometimes, it’s nice to not have to think about how things came to be as they are. Right?
Each of the stories features a fairytale as is explained by the author on the Author’s note. It should be clarified here that the author focusses on the original fairytales by Grimm Brothers and not the Disney versions.
The series includes known fairytales like Snow White and Red Riding Hood and also lesser-known stories like The Four Clever Brothers. The latter forms the setting for the whole series.
The series is suitable for teenagers. It focuses on the emotional side of Love more than the physical side of it. The series is almost a slightly adult-ised version of children’s fairytales. This makes the series very enjoyable.
Someday, I would love to read books about the second generation of Fairfields as I enjoyed their cameo roles in Ewan’s story. I have to check out Tammy Andresen’s bibliography once again.
I first read Tammy Andresen in the Wicked Earls series by multiple authors. Tammy Andresen caught my eye due to her simply lovable stories. I started with her Fairfield Fairytales which is a group of 5 novellas featuring 4 brothers, a cousin and lots of magic.
The flow of the book was fairly quick, partly due to the short length of the series. The love stories and their intensity is attributed to magic of Love and destiny. Sometimes, it’s nice to not have to think about how things came to be as they are. Right?
Each of the stories features a fairytale as is explained by the author on the Author’s note. It should be clarified here that the author focusses on the original fairytales by Grimm Brothers and not the Disney versions.
The series includes known fairytales like Snow White and Red Riding Hood and also lesser-known stories like The Four Clever Brothers. The latter forms the setting for the whole series.
The series is suitable for teenagers. It focuses on the emotional side of Love more than the physical side of it. The series is almost a slightly adult-ised version of children’s fairytales. This makes the series very enjoyable.
Someday, I would love to read books about the second generation of Fairfields as I enjoyed their cameo roles in Ewan’s story. I have to check out Tammy Andresen’s bibliography once again.
July 17, 2017
This is a sweet story. It was interesting. There was magic, action, and adventure. There is a happily ever after and there are sexual scenes. I was a little confused. The story says it is a Regency Fairy Tale. The men in the story use bows and arrows, not pistols. The little boy is told to stay within the castle walls. The heroine, Charlotte, tells us that she feels safe under the willow tree. These references suggested to me the Middle Ages, not the Regency Era. The hero, Graham, talks about how he has nothing to offer Charlotte. There is talk about Graham having gone off to fight in the Napoleonic wars and learning to become a locksmith. He also references having made a large sword, the kind a Knight would have used. After having read the story, I felt that the story took place in the Middle Ages.
August 10, 2017
Charlotte is a wealthy young woman. She is beautiful and charming and has a good heart. She is traveling to Scotland to see her best friend.
On her way north, she stops at the home of Baron Fairfield and his four sons, Will, Tom, Graham and Nick.
Charlotte is being pursued by a man who has magical powers. And he is using his powers for evil. He intends to marry her in spite of the fact that she despises him. When Charlotte is kidnapped, the four brothers go to rescue her.
This is a fairy tale and it is a terrific one. There are heroic brothers who work together to do good and save Charlotte. There is evil that must be overcome. There is a beautiful heroine. And there is magic everywhere.
I enjoyed this story very much. Ms Andersen has created a fun read.
On her way north, she stops at the home of Baron Fairfield and his four sons, Will, Tom, Graham and Nick.
Charlotte is being pursued by a man who has magical powers. And he is using his powers for evil. He intends to marry her in spite of the fact that she despises him. When Charlotte is kidnapped, the four brothers go to rescue her.
This is a fairy tale and it is a terrific one. There are heroic brothers who work together to do good and save Charlotte. There is evil that must be overcome. There is a beautiful heroine. And there is magic everywhere.
I enjoyed this story very much. Ms Andersen has created a fun read.
March 16, 2018
Charming Story! Stealing A Lady’s Heart by Tammy Andresen is a such a charming story with a fairytale feel to it. Her characters come alive and her visual is very clear. This novella is a read all at once for you will not want to put it down. This story has greed, kidnapping, heroes, magic, rescuers, innocence, misunderstandings and of course love. This is such a feel good book and I highly recommend it! Travel back in time to a world of make believe with The Fairfield bout, Will, Tom, Nick and Graham, and Lady Charlotte Beaumont, first cousin to The Prince Regent.
***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.
***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.
May 11, 2023
Overall, this book was interesting and there were some interesting concepts introduced.
I like the adventure presented and it was fast paced and not boring.
The love that developed between Charlotte and Graham made sense and you could see why they might find each other attractive.
Something that bothered me so much in this book is how Charlotte tries to force herself upon Graham which made me feel uncomfortable honestly. The writing was a bit choppy at times but otherwise everything else was great.
I like the adventure presented and it was fast paced and not boring.
The love that developed between Charlotte and Graham made sense and you could see why they might find each other attractive.
Something that bothered me so much in this book is how Charlotte tries to force herself upon Graham which made me feel uncomfortable honestly. The writing was a bit choppy at times but otherwise everything else was great.
March 10, 2017
Baron Fairfield has long been battling hard times. Crop failures and other unexplained calamities have plagued him and indeed all of his neighbors. Many have folded under the pressure and sold off their holdings and moved away. Baron Fairfield is made of much stronger stuff. Instead of emulating his neighbors, he opted to send his four sons away to learn trades in which they can fall back on if the situation ever arises.
Lord Thomas, the eldest of the Fairfield clan is sent to a master hunter to learn his trade. Honorable Thomas, the second son, is sent to apprentice with a master builder to learn this honorable profession. Honorable Graham, third eldest, is sent to learn the trade of locksmith, and the youngest brother, Honorable Nickolas is sent to learn the ins and outs of trade. In May of 1812, as fates would have it, all four return to their paternal home, Harlington Manor, on exactly the same day.
Their collective arrival is indeed fortuitous for their father has recently received notice of an unexpected visitor. Lady Charlotte Beaumont, the only daughter of the Duke of Norfolk and niece of the Prince Regent, is traveling northward to Scotland to attend the birth of her best friend, Elizabeth’s child.
The consequent meeting of the four brothers and Lady Charlotte serves as the catalyst that plunges them all into danger. Good and evil, love and hate, with a healthy dose of passion and black magic, is twisted together to make an exciting tale. The reader is swept away in a fast paced adventure that will leave them breathless. This story reads like a parable causing the reader to wonder what life’s lesson or words of wisdom are awaiting its conclusion. I can only say that true love will always prevail.
(P.S. I would feel this review incomplete if I didn’t voice my only true criticism. This author should know the difference in the words tale and tail).
Lord Thomas, the eldest of the Fairfield clan is sent to a master hunter to learn his trade. Honorable Thomas, the second son, is sent to apprentice with a master builder to learn this honorable profession. Honorable Graham, third eldest, is sent to learn the trade of locksmith, and the youngest brother, Honorable Nickolas is sent to learn the ins and outs of trade. In May of 1812, as fates would have it, all four return to their paternal home, Harlington Manor, on exactly the same day.
Their collective arrival is indeed fortuitous for their father has recently received notice of an unexpected visitor. Lady Charlotte Beaumont, the only daughter of the Duke of Norfolk and niece of the Prince Regent, is traveling northward to Scotland to attend the birth of her best friend, Elizabeth’s child.
The consequent meeting of the four brothers and Lady Charlotte serves as the catalyst that plunges them all into danger. Good and evil, love and hate, with a healthy dose of passion and black magic, is twisted together to make an exciting tale. The reader is swept away in a fast paced adventure that will leave them breathless. This story reads like a parable causing the reader to wonder what life’s lesson or words of wisdom are awaiting its conclusion. I can only say that true love will always prevail.
(P.S. I would feel this review incomplete if I didn’t voice my only true criticism. This author should know the difference in the words tale and tail).
October 24, 2017
A mystical romance fairy tale with a little bit of magic; it’s more fantasy than regency though. It is filled with magic and passion with likable characters. There's a beautiful heroine, an evil villain, a hard-working handsome hero alone with his heroic brothers who work together to rescue her, some swordplay, and a little bit of magical powers. A different read for me but an entertaining one.
May 6, 2019
I started this series because I read the fourth brother Nick's story in a boxed set for fairy tale romances. I liked the author's story and was curious about the whole bunch of brothers who showed up in the book and had previous books about them. So I was ready to start this series and enjoyed the story of Graham. Look forward to reading more about Will's tale.
December 4, 2019
I always enjoy Tammy Andresen's style of writing & this fairytale was full of magic, an evil villain, a handsome hero & his 3 heroic brothers, a damsel in distress, kidnapping, romance & of course a happily ever after. This was a quick read but full of humor & wonderful characters - just a nice lighthearted story!
July 1, 2017
Loved it
I loved the story but when Istarted to read it I realized even tho it said biok 1 it was Eirwin and Will's stoey from book 2 so hopefully book 2 will be Charlotte and Grahams story
I loved the story but when Istarted to read it I realized even tho it said biok 1 it was Eirwin and Will's stoey from book 2 so hopefully book 2 will be Charlotte and Grahams story
July 19, 2017
A fast paced fun read that will hold your interest. Just a couple of pages of steamy sex and lots of action to keep you interested. I managed to read this book in one evening. Good character building and an even better story.
February 23, 2018
Magical. A nice fairy tale with a little depth and steam to it ~ add a beautiful maiden, a thrilling rescue and escape, a sword fight, a lovable little boy who is also a seer and other elements that mix well together to produce a well~thought of romantic adventure.
June 25, 2018
A good 3 & 1/2 stars!
This was a quick, enjoyable read. Graham and Charlotte were likable characters as well as his three brothers and father. A little bit of magic. An evil foe. Would like to read others in this Fairy Tale series.
This was a quick, enjoyable read. Graham and Charlotte were likable characters as well as his three brothers and father. A little bit of magic. An evil foe. Would like to read others in this Fairy Tale series.
January 31, 2026
This is a review for books 1-4. I have to say I wasn't over the moon. These are definitely fairy tales. They are fast moving and get right to the point. They are okay just wasn't in super love with them.
February 10, 2026
A cute twist on a fairy tale………
I liked this short novella. It had magic (dark and good), class difference, love at first sight, strong family bonds, a strong hero, a stubborn, determined heroine, a little steam, a battle to the death, and a HEA.
I liked this short novella. It had magic (dark and good), class difference, love at first sight, strong family bonds, a strong hero, a stubborn, determined heroine, a little steam, a battle to the death, and a HEA.
October 7, 2017
A lovely regency romance with a bit of Magic thrown in. It kept me intrigued the entire time, can't wait to read more on these brothers .
January 9, 2019
Eh
Not my cup of tea to much fantasy and disbelief but if you enjoy that type of story you might enjoy this. I enjoy this author's regency romance I think I will stick with those
Not my cup of tea to much fantasy and disbelief but if you enjoy that type of story you might enjoy this. I enjoy this author's regency romance I think I will stick with those
February 4, 2020
Magic and fantasy galore. Little too simplistic at times. Romance and mystery along with family drama.
April 12, 2025
Glad I discovered this fanciful series! If you need a lift and an escape from reality, this series is for you, too!
August 6, 2016
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Begin with Lady Charlotte, throw in four hard-working sons of a Baron, add a little magic of the evil kind and you get a mystical romance. The Baron set off all four sons to learn a trade and have come back skilled, some in more than one way. Lady Charlotte’s father is determined to get her married. Lady Charlotte would prefer to choose her own husband vice the men that throw themselves at her. When a sorcerer of sorts wants to get his hands on Lady Charlotte, he will perform deeds to get his way. Kismet has another plan as Lady Charlotte finds safety with the Baron and his sons. Graham, the third son of the Baron, has skills but none he would consider useful until things begin happening to Lady Charlotte. Can Graham keep the Lady safe and can both keep their hearts in check? Nice romance with a little bit of suspense and magic. Well done Ms. Andresen! Cannot wait to read the next book!
August 15, 2016
A magical fairy tale
This is a lovely romance story based on a real fairy tale. There's the beautiful lady, the ogreish villain, the handsome rescuers, a little swordplay, a little magic.
If I had proofread this book, I would have made 37 corrections.
This is a lovely romance story based on a real fairy tale. There's the beautiful lady, the ogreish villain, the handsome rescuers, a little swordplay, a little magic.
If I had proofread this book, I would have made 37 corrections.
September 2, 2016
Wonderful HEA- fairy tale
This is just a placeholder. I will be back to write the book review. I enjoyed the book so much.
This is just a placeholder. I will be back to write the book review. I enjoyed the book so much.
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