Beguiling the Earl (Historical Romance)

Until her sister’s marriage less than one year before, Catherine Evans never expected to have a London season. Now that her prospects have changed, she hopes to capture the heart of the man who can never be merely a friend. Richard Harding the Earl of Kerrick has tried to see his best friend’s sister-in-law as a younger sister. But just when he realizes his feelings for her go much deeper, duty forces him to court another. Kerrick’s name has been linked with Rose Hardwick but he only trying to stay close to the family to try & find out her father's secrets so it’s supposed to be a brief courtship in name only. However as Kerrick works to free himself so he can finally pursue the woman he craves, outside forces conspire to ensure he marries the wrong woman. This is the second in the series & it could be read on it’s own however I read it immediately after reading the first book & I'm now so engrossed in the series that I'm away to read the third book. The story flows very well, again the characters are well portrayed. There’s spies, traitors, secrets & romance exactly all the ingredients to make a first rate read.

This book gives me Tessa Dare's "Do You Want To Start A Scandal" vibes. I recommend this book very much if you love backstreet love story.

Wow... I really like this series. This one, especially, almost brought me to tears with the sacrifices made by the characters. It's not boring but it's not one of those books that you must finish in one sitting.