Review: First Earl I See Tonight

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Recently jilted by his fiancée, David Gray, Earl of Ravenport is not in the market for a wife. Even if Gray didn’t have his hands full renovating his crumbling country house, it would take more than a bold marriage proposal from a headstrong young beauty to thaw his frozen heart. Gray is confident that spending a week at his ramshackle estate will change her mind about marriage, but every passionate moment he spends with her tempts him to change his…

A talented artist, Miss Fiona Hartley desperately needs her dowry money to pay off a blackmailer set on ruining her sister. The handsome earl seems a sensible choice for a husband…if only she can convince him that romance will play no part. But marrying in name only may prove difficult for Fiona. Gray can’t help but be dazzled by her genuine warmth. Yet as their feelings deepen, Fiona’s deadline looms. Will her secrets destroy them, or is true love their final destiny?

Genre: historical romance

Publication date: October 2018

Mature content: yes

Review: I loved this book. The plot starts in a rather unconventional way, and even if afterwards some parts are predictable, the whole of it is still very much compelling.

Fiona and Gray make a lovely pair and complement each other perfectly, although at first their relationship seems a bit silly.

First Earl I See tonight may not be a perfect book in every way, but it's funny, entertaining, romantic, and will leave you with a smile on your face. What more could you ask?

First Earl I See Tonight is book one in the Debutante Diaries series by Anna Bennett and I can't wait to read the other two books.

Happy readings,