The Unexpected Heiress
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4.4 • 27 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
For fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dazzling world of America’s 19th century elite in this lush series of sparkling, page-turning love stories…
Kaitlin O’Riley continues her charming series set in Victorian London, where the Hamilton sisters’ bookshops are the perfect setting for romance to unfold . . .
The latest American sensation to grace London’s ballrooms, Meredith Rose Remington has beauty,
wit—and a shocking secret. At her aunt’s insistence, Meredith is posing as an oil heiress, but she is utterly destitute. In truth, Meredith would rather spend her time writing than trying to snag a wealthy husband.Yet the stranger who flirts so outrageously with her in Hamilton’s Book Shoppe surpasses even the heroes of her vivid imagination . . .
Phillip Sinclair, the Earl of Waverly, has seen ambitious heiresses come and go. Only the enchanting Meredith could make him curb his reckless ways and settle down. But jealous rivals and meddling gossips are far from the only obstacles that must be overcome if love is to secure a happy ending . . .
Praise for The Heiress He’s Been Waiting For
“This charming romance is a strong start, and readers will eagerly anticipate the next installment!”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“The same mix of engaging characters and an emotionally compelling love story found in O’Riley’s Hamilton Sisters books provides a solid foundation for the launch of her series.”
—Booklist
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In O'Riley's mixed final Hamilton Cousins romance (after The Irish Heiress) a lackluster pairing navigates a lush, well-rendered Victorian London. Twenty-year-old Meredith Remington, a gorgeous American heiress, would rather be writing novels than husband hunting. But with her father's company on the brink of bankruptcy, she sets sail to London to get a ring on her finger before anyone can learn her true financial circumstances. There she meets 24-year-old Phillip Sinclair, the Earl of Waverley, a toxic combination of extreme privilege, lust, and debauchery. His private agony, he tells Meredith, is that no one appreciates how hard it is to be an earl. Though Meredith has a respectable duke on the hook, and Phillip introduces his mistress to Meredith in a very public display, Meredith can't fight her feelings for the roguish earl and impulsively falls into bed with him. The characters' juvenile choices will have readers struggling to sympathize, but cameos from the cast of previous books keep things entertaining, the period details are delightful, and the lovers' tryst in a bookstore is worth dreaming about. Despite its flaws, series fans will be glad for this final trip with the Hamilton family.
Customer Reviews
3.5 Stars!!!
3.5 Stars!! This is the 3rd book in the ‘Hamilton Cousins’ series but it’s the first book I’ve read in the series! Can be read as a standalone and has a HEA ending. It’s a good book! I really did like it! I like the main characters, Meredith/Merry and Philip, most of the time! In a few instances I was annoyed with them. (This book shows how important it is to COMMUNICATE in a relationship!) He was just too immature and whiney most of the time! And who breaks up over something soooo stupid?! If you REALLY love someone, you need to LISTEN to why they did what they did and if you’re still mad, THAN you can break up! Merry forgave him WAAAAY too easily too! Make him WORK FOR IT!! This was a typical historical romance with the usual happenings and break ups and make ups! There was one or two little surprises that I didn’t see coming!
Also, I LOVED Simon, Philips little brother! I’d love for Simon and Philips ex-mistress, Lady Katherine Vickers, to have their own HEA stories too!
All in all, it’s a good book.
*I received this book at no charge from the publisher and I voluntarily left a review.*