The last thing the Earl of MacLaren wants is a wife, so when he awakens to discover a fair-haired enchantress at the foot of his bed, he behaves as any man might by taking full advantage of the delicious situation. Then his family bursts in, and the chit brazenly announces that she is his betrothed. So he finds himself well on his way to being legshackled for life! Beautiful, reserved Anne Royle had never done anything so mad in her life. She entered the earl's bedchamber with no intention of seduction. Rather, she hoped to discover a document that could contain the truth about her heritage. But now her world is turned upside down, and while she trembles at the thought of her wedding night, she finds she longs for it in ways she never thought possible.
Kathryn Caskie has long been a devotee of history and things of old. So it came as no surprise to her family when she took a career detour off the online super highway and began writing historical romances full time.
With a background in marketing, advertising and journalism, she has written professionally for television, radio, magazines and newspapers.
Kathryn lives in a 200 year old Quaker home nestled in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with her family, her greatest source of inspiration.
Apenas me he leído el libro en un par de horas (le dejé aparcado por otro tipo de situaciones, no porque no me gustara y cuando le he retomado ha sido un enganche total). Es una historia sencilla y con alguna originalidad que ha hecho que la lectura fuese aún más interesante.
La historia se retoma con el misterio que la autora planteó en el libro anterior, acerca de si las tres hermanas mellizas Royle son o no quien dicen ser y con Anne, nuestra protagonista, metiéndose en la boca del lobo para tratar de recuperar unas cartas que son la prueba que necesitan para probar sus sospechas. Con tal mala suerte, que la única persona que la nota, es quien la descubre en su cuarto...junto con media docena de invitados de la alta sociedad, lo que implica compromiso matrimonial para evitar el escándalo.
Es ahí cuando empieza la historia de Anne y Allan, conde de MacLaren, conocido por ser el mayor libertino de Londres. Ambos ven oportuno el mantener la farsa para lograr sus propósitos y comienza una amistad interesada que acabará en amor. La originalidad de esta novela radica en que el protagonista quiere ese compromiso para que ella le ayude a conquistar a su antigua prometida, una viuda que le plantó en el altar años atrás, a lo que ella acepta..hasta que se enamora.
Los personajes secundarios son parte importante de la trama, destacando a la madre de Allan, una mujer que me ha hecho pensar en algunas ocasiones si estaba enterada de todo y era parte del plan de los tres libertinos y Lady Upperton, que ya repitieron en el libro anterior y que siguen en su papel de carabinas de las hermanas.
Pero no todo ha sido miel sobre hojuelas y por eso ha perdido algunos puntitos por el camino. - El amor entre ellos le he visto demasiado express para lo que la autora quería contar, sobre todo con un amor de ex-prometida por medio. - Cuando encuentran las pruebas sobre su linaje, Anne decide cortar relación con Allan para no inmiscuirlo y evitar que si todo sale a la luz él pueda ser acusado de traición a la Corona, pero su hermana Mary, protagonista del primer libro también es hija de quién es y no se ha planteado en ningún momento que ella tuviera que hacer lo mismo, es decir separarse de su marido por si todo sale a la luz..sigo sin entender ese sacrificio. - Hacer lo que hacen con las pruebas tras dos libros buscándolas...¿No había otra solución, o decir una mentira piadosa?
En resumen, una relación sencilla, dulce, con toques de humor (la forma que tiene Anne de recuperar la reputación de Allan es simplemente hilarante) y un misterio que todavía no se resuelve y que hace que tenga ganas de leer el último para ver cómo acaba todo.
PD: Me encantan las notas de la autora al final del libro explicando si hubo o no veracidad en lo que explica y qué licencias se tomó para según que cosas.
En este libro vamos a conocer a Anne, la mediana de las trillizas Royle.
Anne es una muchacha que pasa desapercibida allá donde vaya, está convencida que nadie la ve. Con un cabello rubio y una piel blanca como alabastro, está segura de que puede llegar a ser invisible si se lo propone. Razón por la cual será elegida para adentrarse en la mansión en la que están celebrando una fiesta e introducirse sin ser vista en el dormitorio del conde, donde espera encontrar unas cartas que puedan ayudar a las trillizas a demostrar sus orígenes.
Laird Allan, tras la muerte de su padre, es el nuevo conde de MacLaren, se ha propuesto cambiar de vida y limpiar su reputación para hacer honor al título que ahora ostenta. Aunque la tarea no va a ser sencilla, pues años de vida disoluta y dedicado al libertinaje no serán fáciles de olvidar para la sociedad.
Cuando Anne entra en la alcoba para cumplir su misión, será sorprendida por el conde, que al principio cree que la jovencita ha entrado a su cuarto conociendo su reputación y buscando un escarceo amoroso, pero cuando ser da cuenta de que las intenciones de la joven no son las que él piensa, es demasiado tarde y ambos son sorprendidos en un momento cuando menos indecoroso y comprometido. Para salvar la reputación de la joven, y cuando menos se lo esperan los dos se ven comprometidos delante de toda la sociedad, y lo que es peor, de la madre de Allan, que no tolerará otro escándalo en su familia.
A pesar de la mentira, ambos hacen un trato, mantendrán la farsa del compromiso hasta el final de la temporada, mientras Anne ayudará a Allan a cambiar su reputación de libertino y él a cambio la ayudará a buscar las cartas que ella necesita para demostrar sus orígenes, después romperán el compromiso, para quedar libres ambos.
El primer libro estuvo centrado en la mayor de las Hermanas Royle, Mary (y el duque de Blackstone), a la vez que por la frenética búsqueda de la verdad de su linaje. « no recuerdo haberlo mencionado en la review anterior »
En este segundo, la historia para encontrar las cartas que confirmen su verdadero linaje, sigue muy presente, pero la protagonista es Anne Royle, la mediana de las hermanas, y su encuentro con Laird MacLaren. A grandes rasgos, el romance entre Anne y el Laird es muy parecido al de su hermana Mary y Rogan (el duque), pero de las dos, la de Anne me gustó más.
Veremos que ocurre en el tercero; con Elizabeth, la pequeña de las Royle.
The last thing Laird Allen, Earl of MacLaren wants is a wife. So he's quite surprised when he awakens in his bed chamber to find a beautiful blonde there with him, claiming to be his betrothed.
All Anne Royle wanted was to find the truth about her heritage - so she's none too happy that she's managed to snag herself the biggest rake of the ton. But as time, and the ruse, goes on, she finds herself wishing that their charade was real.
This is the second in a trilogy of books regarding the Royle Sisters, purported to be the "secret" daughters of the Prince Regent. There were quite a lot of characters that weren't introduced and situations that weren't explained so I'm assuming it would be beneficial to have read the first book in the trilogy,, before reading this story. This story then leads on to the final book in the series,.
I'm sorry to say that this story just didn't excite me or interest me at all. I read romance for the romance between the main characters and that seemed to take a back seat to solving the mystery of the triplets parentage in this particular book. There was one tepid, lacklustre love scene and little else to make me believe that Anne and Laird were really falling in love. The characters felt paper thin and could have been from any time period not to mention the fact that they weren't particularly likeable.
I'm also really not a fan of creative names in romance novels and while it's not the most idiotic name I've heard, 'Laird' as a first name for a supposedly Scottish Earl is still quite ridiculous. There's also Constance Henceforth, a butler called Festidious and of course the actual 'Royle' sisters - which is about as subtle as a brick considering the trio are supposedly secret princesses.
The writing was fair but not very thrilling and I personally didn't find any of the wit that was supposedly sparkling through the novel.
Perhaps if you've read the first book of the three then you will want to read this one however, apart from that it's really not a book I can recommend. There are much better romance novels out there that combine some action/mystery with romance so I can unfortunately only give this story 2 stars.
It had been a while since I read so I'd forgotten the basic outline of the plot here that the Royale triplets are (allegedly) the offspring of the Prince of Wales and his secret Catholic wife Maria (a true story if you subtract the triplets, which was a nice touch, in a regency romance book, some actual history).
Here is the story of the middle sister and it's one of my favorite tropes: fake!relationship. I like this spin on two unchaperoned peers are discovered in a compromising situation. Rather than being forced to wed, they act as if they were betrothed all along. So cute.
Because I read the first book, I snagged the second in the series from interlibrary loan. I read it in about 2 hours, but didn't seriously read it, mostly skimming. It didn't really catch my interest. The "mystery" is very weak and in this book, the male protagonist is weak as well.
I'm debating whether or not to waste my time with the final book in the series. I think I'll live if I never read another book by this author.
As far as a regency romance, this was pretty decent. The characters were written well. But that being said, I will not continue to read the series or re read this.
Good story Plot was interesting as the main characters included one of three daughters, being the possible daughters of George 111. At times amusing and at times sad.
Me gustó un poquito más que el primero. Fue más creíble el enamoramiento de los protagonistas, porque convivieron más (el trato entre ellos fue interesante por la reputación de él y la investigación de ella). Los libertinos me siguen encantando, sobretodo Lotharian, que es la mente maetra casamentera. En cuanto al misterio de sí son hijas del príncipe regente, me hubiera gustado que desarrollará más este tema.
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I think my expectations were low - so it was with great surprise that I really enjoyed this book! I liked both main characters ( which does not often happen!), the story was pretty good along with the ensemble and overall just a really nice quick easy read. I will probably try and read the other two books in the series.
There was much of "To Engage an Earl" by Kathryn Cassie that was delightful and very entertaining. But the plot toward the end of book took several rather predictable turns that seemed intended to lengthen the book for no logical reason. The book needed additional work in order to create a well written resolution. Contains graphic sexual content.
La verdad le doy 2,5 ⭐️, me costó bastante entrar en la historia, cómo a eso de las 70 pág pude conectar un poco más, es divertida la manera en la que ella trata de recuperar la reputación del conde pero más allá de eso es una historia buena, siento que le falto más desarrollo de los personajes
Charming Princess Cinderella triplet story. Way too many lies and elderly rakes. Bravo to the author for creating interesting core characters. I skimmed a lot but, enjoyed the love story. Cheers to 3 stars!
Bastante olvidable. Por algo lo eliminé definitivamente de mi biblioteca. Pero entretenido para pasar el rato. No dejes de leerlo si no tenés nada mejor que hacer.
No termine de leerlo, al principio me engancho íbamos bien, pero tiene cero romance entre los protagonistas hubiera Sido increíble si se desarrollaba de manera diferente, quedé decepcionada.
"Reticent and clearly "invisible" next to her vibrant siblings, Anne Royle sneaks into the bedroom of the Earl of MacLaren Laird Allan in search of letters that will prove she and her sisters have royal connections. MacLaren awakens and immediately assumes the beauty is here for a tryst. As he takes advantage of her seduction, his family charges into the room as if the devil is chasing them. They demand an explanation; Anne immediately says they are betrothed as MacLaren begins choking on the felicitations.
"His family dives into preparing for a wedding while MacLaren tries to figure a way out of this mess and Anne wonders if marriage is the answer to her woes although she plans to break the engagement for his sake. Still MacLaren realizes she was not in his room for a sexual encounter, but remains in the dark what she sought as she refuses to tell him. As he falls in love with her, he wants to marry his enchanting Anne, but she still feels she must free him from his obligation."
Love the ones where the hero and heroine are "faking" an engagement, but end up falling for one another... :)
Me ha gustado mucho! ...Solo hubiera deseado haber leído primero "Cómo seducir a un Duque", aunque me pareció que no es necesario que se lea primero ya que cada uno de los libros cuenta por separado la historia de una de las hermanas Royle.
En "Cómo atrapar a un Conde" conocemos la historia de Anne una chica que al parecer pasa desapercibida ante los ojos de cualquiera y al libertino Laird Conde de MacLaren que no desea otra cosa más que su reputación quede limpia. Ambos quedan atrapados en un compromiso que no desean pero se dan cuenta que ello les beneficiara a los dos y cuando eso suceda terminaran con su falso noviazgo.
En el camino de solucionar sus problemas Anne y Laird llegan a conocerse realmente y esa atracción que sentían se convierte en algo más...
Y ahora que inesperadamente este libro llego a mis manos, estoy deseando poder leer "Cómo conquistar a un príncipe".
An amusing story, though I quite dislike how all the big, strong, handsome men always turn out to have some Scottish in them. I mean, really, "Laird"? This one definitely reads like a contemporary romance, so if you're scared off by the "regency" label, don't be. There's very little Regency in there at all; the way the characters interact gives you the feeling that they're play-acting Regency society, rather than being part of it. If you're a stickler for historical details and are offended by anachronistic writing, then this isn't for you.
This was a really fun read!! Anne had me cracking up most of the time! It is a bit formula but still very enjoyable. The mystery behind the girl birth is kinda confusing.
I really liked the beginning of the story it was very amusing especially Anne sneaking in the bedchamber and getting caught! Plenty of steamy scenes to keep it interesting!
Now that I started the series I feel like I need to finish and that means I need to pick up the last book!
Just like with the previous one, I skimmed through this book. I didn't relate to Laird Allan, the hero. In fact, I rather liked Laird's friend, Viscount Apsley, more than Laird. Anne Royle is a great heroine, but her other half didn't cut it for me.
Overall, I liked Mary's (the first sister) book better than this one.
Laird and Anne become engaged temporarily to avoid a scandal from her being caught in his room. She wants to use this to find documents surrounding her parentage. He want to use this to show his desired spouse that he has changed. Little do they realize how this fake engagement will impact them and their families