A Lady's Rules for Ruin
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Publisher Description
She’s found the perfect plan to avoid marriage…
Miss Frances Cherrington has long been criticized as independent and prickly. And she’s fine with it. Truth be told, she’d prefer to be a spinster—damn her family’s desires. But it’s a conversation with the devilishly handsome yet highly infuriating Earl of Winthrop that inspires the perfect escape from her nuptial troubles. Frances could ensure that no one will marry her—by happily ruining her own reputation…
The Earl of Winthrop knows more about ruin than anyone suspects. He’s just uncovered a secret that would tear his name—and everything he’s worked for—to the ground. Certainly, marriage is out of the question…to say nothing of his growing attraction to the forthright and delectable Miss Cherrington.
Though all London is abuzz with Frances’s “disgrace,” she’s determined to use her freedom however she sees fit. Even if it means spending more time with a man who sets her body on fire. But when Frances’s misdeeds catch up to her, the ruinous disaster she finds herself in blazes out of control, taking all of her options with it.
Each book in The Lions and Lilies series is STANDALONE:
* The Duke's Rules Of Engagement
* A Lady's Rules for Ruin
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A woman adopts an unexpected strategy for remaining single in Haymore's sparkling second Lions and Lilies Regency series installment (after The Duke's Rules of Engagement). Frances Cherrington is sick and tired of her family's persistent attempts to find her a husband. She decides to use the latest candidate, Herbert Salt, to her advantage, allowing society to catch them in a kiss just before Herbert is set to leave the country. Having thus ruined her own reputation, she's now free to pursue her interests, including volunteering at an orphanage. Then she meets the very proper Evan Locke, Earl of Winthrop, who comes to the orphanage seeking his young half brothers, whom his late father had never owned up to and with whom Frances already has a great rapport. Though Frances remains determined to stay single, she can't deny her feelings for Evan, who has his own secret reasons for avoiding marriage. They embark on a steamy affair—until Herbert arrives back in London determined to restore Frances's reputation by marrying her. Readers will adore Frances's candor and Evan's efforts to take his brothers under his wing. These admirable and defiant characters keep the pages turning.
Customer Reviews
A Botheration of Brothers
Frances would rather remain a spinster than be forced into the marriage mart. She wants to marry in her own time, and for love. When Evan told her that she had two options, she suddenly thought of a third, ruination. Evan has problems of his own. He has just had disturbing news, and he has started collecting brothers. The two of them unexpectedly find a common cause and begin to spend time together. They become friends, the began to have feeling for each other. Will they be able to work through the scandal around them and find a happy future? There are some bumps along the way. The worst one is Frances’s brother. This is an interesting and an emotional story with a slow-burn romance, a scandal or two, some tough family interaction, an unreasonable brother, and three little boys who find a family.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed it.
Excellent
A LADY’S RULES FOR RUIN by Jennifer Haymore is the second in her Lions and Lillies series.
Frances Cherrington knows herself fairly well, and one of her great frustrations is that alas, her family seems determined not to. She knows she is considered abrasive and too forthright, not demure or pliant or at all eager to marry or pursue other supposedly feminine interests. She determines that the best way forward is to find herself ruined, and that she can weather the immediate storm for the peaceful existence she hopes to achieve after. However...
The Earl of Winthrop is a seeming thorn in her side. He's far too handsome and congenial, and cannot possibly be as pleasant as all that.
As Frances and Evan are thrown together and then ultimately opt to spend more time together, they have the chance to get to know each other and see the person they typically don't show the rest of the world. And they discover that they not only like but trust the other with their true selves.
Ms Haymore's writing is immersive and she captures Frances's and Evan's feelings and circumstances beautifully. I loved seeing their slowly unfolding feelings for the other. I also wanted to gnash my teeth at the incredibly frustrating people and circumstances they faced at times. It is a testament to how well Ms Haymore brings these to life as well, that my emotions were fully engaged. And ultimately I couldn't stop reading as I cheered for this unconventional couple to find their way to a life where they could express their love and happiness as they desired. Well done, Ms Haymore!
4 Stars!!
4 Stars! Such a cute read! This is the second book in ‘The Lions and the Lilies’ series and can be read as a standalone. The main character are Frances Cherrigton and the Earl of Winthrop, Evan Locke. I liked both main characters and I enjoyed their banter. This book is a slow burn with naive decisions, friends to lovers, historical romance with an overly controlling brother and some spicy ‘sexy times’!
The only thing I wasn’t loving was how easily solved the issue could have been but how difficult they made it seem. Other than that, I really enjoyed reading this book. I enjoyed the first book in the series also so I’d recommend both of these books.
*I received this book at no charge & I voluntarily left this review.*