Ella and the Experiment

by Lisa Doughty

Lady Ella McHenry is a genius like her father. Following her father’s death, she steps into his role at the University as a problem solver and tutor. Now alone, she must contemplate marriage in order to keep the fortune her father left her as well as her independence. Her Aunt urges her to add physical attraction to her list of logical and intellectual attributes she wants in a husband. Not seeing the point, she decides to test her aunt’s theory by conducting an experiment on the subject. When the handsome rake Lord Dexter St Johns comes to her for help on his artillery project, she makes a bargain with him. She will help him with his project if he will conduct an experiment with her. Little did the analytical Lady Ella know how much of her heart would become entangled in her conclusion and how important attraction can be.Lord St Johns was in a race to be the first to complete a smaller more efficient weapon against his nemesis Lord Vanderguard. Desperate to keep such a weapon out of the warmonger hands, he is forced to enlist help from the most unlikely source. Lady Ella McHenry. At first glance he didn’t believe the petite and rather severe looking young woman could help his cause. Taking a leap of faith, he hands the top secret plans over for her analysis. To his surprise, she turns out to be the one person to solve his issues. When she asks for a favor in return he could not refuse her and blindly agrees to whatever she needs. To his shock, she wants to conduct an experiment that is beyond scandalous and even more exciting than he could imagine. As Lady Ella knocks him off balance and steals his heart, his project and her involvement in it puts her in mortal danger. Now he must not only save her, but his heart as well.

214 pages, Paperback

Published April 22, 2018

Reviews

[Linda]

Although Ella and the Experiment by Lisa Doughty was "steamier" than I like, I did enjoy the characters and plot. This historical romance book tells the story of Lady Ella McHenry and Lord Dexter St Johns. Dexter is one of the Ton's most handsome and eligible bachelors. He wants Ella's help replicating a gun invented by Dr. Richard Gatling. He knows she is a genius and shrewd business woman. She agrees to help him as long as in return Dexter helps her with an experiment. Knowing she'll need an heir to preserve her father's fortune, she wants to experiment with passion to see if it should be a factor in picking a future husband. Dexter agrees and they begin spending intimate time together. But when their gun project results in a weapon that is more powerful than expected, Ella's involvement puts her in danger. After reading this book, I want to read the second book in the Ladies of Kent Series.