He Stole the Lady
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3.8 • 26 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
A seemingly fragile beauty, Zelda Rawle is anything but the pliant heiress the Faircombe family expected. Once her wedding to the heir is over, she intends to carry out her own plans. They don't include the towering enigma that is the estate's shepherd.
Lord Geoffrey Eliot will play his sheep-herding part as long as it takes to learn Miss Rawle's secrets. The laughing, peculiar Miss Rawle would make a poor lady of Faircombe, and he's made an unbreakable promise to protect his family.
The closer the mismatched pair become, the greater the danger that Zelda will miss her chance at her lifelong dream - and that Geoffrey will shatter his family by falling in love with the woman intended for his brother.
A sweet and sensual romance of two people who had to meet to find the world at their feet.
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He Stole the Lady is a historical regency romance novel with steamy moments and sweet ones, of about 430 pages.
It features a big man with an even bigger heart, a woman who loves whiskey and saying what she thinks, an estate full of animals and the icy spring of 1814. No cliffhanger, and a Happily Ever After!
He Stole the Lady is a standalone book, but Judith Lynne fans will appreciate seeing old friends again. Lord Geoffrey makes a very large Cinderella.
Enjoy a good English country estate? Follow up He Stole the Lady with Letty and Michael's love story in Not Like a Lady!
Customer Reviews
Great historical romance
I really enjoy this authors writing style. It is so smooth and easy to read. This book contained romance, intrigue, humour and some interesting historical sidetracking facts.
It follows the arrival of the bride to Griselda Rawle to Fairbridge. A young girl who has suddenly been set free into the world and is determined to “live”. Her encounters with her betrothed and his very English family do result in some humorous moments. Not least when she encounters Geoffrey, who seems to be a shepherd / footman / thief.
Under all this is the suspicion of something underhanded occurring with a room full of lawyers and traders. A wedding contract that isn’t as it seems.
I found Griselda slightly precocious at times but at the same time I was empathetic to who she had become and why. The character made me cheer her on and eye roll between pages. This character truly stole the show and her encouragement to others to live and follow their dreams lives on after you finish the last page.
Recommend for historical and romance fiction readers or when you want a good book for a holiday or quarantine!
Received an ARC of this book for a voluntary unbiased review.