Let Me Be The One (The Compass Club Series, Book 1)
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Publisher Description
A Lady with unusual connections, Elizabeth Penrose is wise, witty, beautiful, and quite determined to remain alone.
Brendan Hampton, Earl of Northam, also known as North, is pursuing a jewel thief with the help of his three boon companions: South, East, and West--The Compass Club.
Then North is accused of being the very thief he is seeking and Lady Elizabeth steps forward with an alibi, one that necessitates a hasty marriage. Their lives thoroughly complicated by secrets, Libby must make a harrowing choice: trust her husband, or lose him forever.
REVIEWS:
"Goodman has a real flair—Witty dialogue, first-rate narrative prose, and clever plotting." ~Publishers Weekly
THE COMPASS CLUB, in series order
Let Me Be The One
Everything I Ever Wanted
All I Ever Needed
Beyond A Wicked Kiss
THE DENNEHY SISTERS, in series order:
Only My Love
My Heart's Desire
Forever in My Heart
Always in My Dreams
Only in My Arms
THE MARSHALL BROTHERS, in series order:
Her Defiant Heart
His Heart's Revenge
THE THORNE BROTHERS TRILOGY, in series order:
My Steadfast Heart
My Reckless Heart
With All My Heart
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Goodman (Only in My Arms) offers up a racy, late 18th-century romance featuring the first of four close-knit friends North, South, East and West who call themselves the Compass Club. North, also known as Brendan Hampton and the Earl of Northam, is the first to find romance, and his quest, though conventional, is not without its share of surprises. While searching for the so-called Gentleman Thief, who steals jewels from members of the aristocracy, North meets the enigmatic Elizabeth Penrose at a house party. When the search for the thief takes him to her room, she informs him bluntly that she is "a whore," which clears the way for several intense love scenes. An act of desperation Northam is implicated as the thief, and Elizabeth provides him with an alibi at the cost of her reputation finally pushes the couple to the altar, but their happily-ever-after is a while in coming. First, Elizabeth must come clean about her past indiscretions and her current quandary. Goodman's prose is as stilted as her characters' banter ("I thought I might find something to read." "How fortunate you have come upon the library, then"), and her subtle humor is easily missed. The playful camaraderie between North and his friends is diverting, however, as is North and Elizabeth's understated romance.
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