No Earls Allowed
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3.9 • 8 Ratings
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Publisher Description
It is a truth universally acknowledged
that a lady can do anything a man can do:
backwards and in high-heeled dancing slippers.
Lady Juliana, daughter of the Earl of St. Maur, needs all the help she can get. She's running a ramshackle orphanage, London's worst slumlord has illicit designs on her, and her father has suddenly become determined to marry her off.
Enter Major Neil Wraxall, bastard son of the Marquess of Kensington, sent to assist Lady Juliana in any way he can. Lucky for her, he's handy with repairs, knows how to keep her and the orphans safe, and is a natural leader of men.
Unfortunately for both of them, the scandal that ensues from their mutual attraction is going to lead them a merry dance...
The Survivors Series:
Third Son's a Charm (Book 1)
No Earls Allowed (Book 2)
An Affair With a Spare (Book 3)
Praise for Third Son's a Charm:
"Shana Galen's deliciously brooding hero and delightfully quirky heroine turn this tale of adventure into an endearing love story that kept me up all hours reading....Wonderful!"—Sabrina Jeffries, New York Times bestselling author
"Shana Galen delivers again!...A sharp, poignant battle of wills between a wonderful wounded hero and the only heroine brave enough to get past his defenses. Don't miss it!" —Eileen Dreyer, New York Times bestselling author
"Shana Galen charms readers with poignant and unforgettable characters, humor, and a passionate page-turning tale that's impossible to put down… Galen is an amazing talent and never disappoints."—Lorraine Heath, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Galen's second Survivors Regency (after Third Son's a Charm) has phenomenal protagonists a former soldier haunted by those he was unable to save, and an earl's daughter who has left the trappings of nobility behind to care for those less fortunate who will win readers' hearts. Lady Juliana, daughter of the Earl of St. Maur, runs a London orphanage, the Sunnybrooke Home for Boys. She finds it difficult to keep the boys well provided for after the cook leaves, so she tries to care for them herself. Juliana's father is worried for her safety and sends Neil Wraxall, the bastard son of the Marquess of Kensington, to try to get her to leave the orphanage. Instead, Neil, a former soldier, ends up staying and helping to teach the boys to cook, arranging for repairs on the building, and protecting Juliana from Slag, a local crime lord. Amid the chaos of the boys' antics, Juliana begins to admire handsome and caring Neil, and he is drawn to her beauty and selflessness. Passionate romantic interludes and the marvelous hero and heroine will put this on many keeper shelves.
Customer Reviews
I loved this story
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley to read in exchange for a fair review. No Earls Allowed is the second book in Shana Galen’s exciting new series The Survivors. You can read this book as a stand alone but I really enjoyed the first one so I would suggest reading them both. Major Neil Wraxall is the natural son of the Marquess of Kensington who has always acknowledged him. When Neil’s brother is killed during battle he accepts a commission to head up a suicide squad during the war with France. He has returned from the war suffering from PTSD and guilt for surviving when others did not. Lady Juliana, daughter of the Earl of St Maur too has suffered a great loss in her life, her sister and nephew and she has channeled her grief into running a terribly decrepit orphanage. These two clash when Neil is sent by their fathers to bring her back to Mayfair. Juliana has no intention of leaving the boys in the orphanage especially now that her teacher and cook have quit and she is being harassed by the local gang leader Slag who has designs on her making Neil’s job a lot more complicated. Their adventure is quite exciting, very steamy and I highly recommend it.
Publishing Date March 6, 2018. #NoEarlsAllowed #NetGalley
Strange
Strange that the daughter of an earl can move into an orphanage without scandal. Strange that a soldier with burning-battlefield-PTSD doesn’t freak out at smoke from an oven & fighting twice in burning buildings is no problem. Strange that a supposedly smart soldier wouldn’t take several men to face a criminal, instead taking a lady and one soldier as backup. Strange that a naive society girl isn’t shocked by oral sex.
Just overall strange.