How to Train Your Baron

4.25 Stars When Elsinore Cosgrove escapes a ballroom in search of adventure, she has no idea it will lead to a hasty marriage. The youngest daughter of a duke, all she wants is to make her own choices. Now she's engaged to an infuriating, handsome Scottish baron who doesn't even know her name! Using all her feminine wiles, along with advice gleaned from a training guide for hunting hounds, Elsinore is determined to mould her baron into the husband she wants. Quin Graham is a man with many secrets. If another scandal can be avoided with a sham marriage, so be it. Only his fiancée isn't at all what he's expecting, and the clumsy, curious, and clever Elsinore refuses to be set aside. I think I had a smile on my face from the start when Elsinore fiddles with a guillotine until more than halfway through when things took a more serious turn. The characters are very well portrayed, I loved Quin & Elsinore & the way they interacted. The pace of the book is very good & the author managed to combine a light hearted romance with a mystery very well. There were secrets & misunderstandings as well as an affinity with water. Elsinore’s two books were so very different but the way they influenced her were amusing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book & will certainly read more from the author. My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

An adventure almost from the first page when we find the heroine, Hippolyta, oops, I meant Elsinore Cosgrove caught in an unusual situation at a ball. Our hero, Quin Graham saves her, well yes, in more ways than one as fate would have it. The youngest daughter of a duke, Elsinore ends up marrying gorgeous Scot Graham and hopes to make him fall in love with her. Oh and from advice from a training guide for hunting hounds she hopes to mold him into the perfect husband! This story is full of humorous moments and if mischief can happen, Elsinore is right in the middle. But there is a serious side as we find Graham trying to recover from many loses and never had he intended to remarry. As they travel to his home in Scotland, things begin to unravel and there is a mystery to be uncovered and enemies to be found. This was a delightful story that I could not put down until the end. I look forward to more by this author and hope the wait is not long!

I was gifted a copy of this book. Elsinore Cosgrove is constantly looking for adventure and subsequently almost always getting herself into trouble. The character of Elsinore is a challenging one for me. She is insistent on doing things her own way and generally makes a mess of things. At times, she is petulant and immature. Baron Quin Graham of Menteith comes to Elsinore’s aid when she gets herself into one such predicament. Unfortunately, being alone with a lady at a ball is a scandalous situation and Elsinore and Quin are forced to marry. “His voice was mesmerizing, low-pitched and rich. Coupled with the soft burr of a Scottish accent, it was the auditory equivalent of warm caramel.” Quin is a very likable character. But he has several scandalous secrets that he hides from Elsinore. Lloyd infuses humor throughout the book which is delightful. I enjoyed this book and look forward to more from Lloyd.