Author: Sophie Jordan
Grade: A-
Description from Amazon: Intended for one man ...
All her life, everyone assumed Paget Ellsworth, the vicar’s daughter, would marry the Earl of Winningham’s youngest son. And when he left for war with his older brother, Jamie, words and promises were not necessary. She would wait. But destined for another …
Four years pass, and the death of his father forces Jamie home to take up the reins as the new earl, leaving his brother fighting on the front lines a world away. Maddening, infuriating, sexy Jamie makes Paget question her feelings. One glimpse, one word from him awakens desire in her heart. When a simple kiss spirals out of control at the annual Valentine’s Day ball, she realizes the man she never wanted is the man she needs ... but will Paget cast aside all she’s ever thought to be true to win the man of her dreams?
Review:
So, I just finished surreptitiously reading "The Earl in My Bed" by Sophie Jordan at work during my planning period. It was borderline EXCELLENT! The story had a lot of tropes that I really, really like. 1. H/h were friends of a sort in childhood. 2. Hero is a spare Earl. He was the younger brother of the Earl. 3. Hero is cold to heroine because he felt jealous of her relationship with his siblings but it's mostly to hide his feelings for her even if he doesn't actually acknowledge them. 4. Everyone believes she is promised/in love with/awaiting the return of the hero's brother. My only niggling problems were that it was supposed to be a Valentine's novella and yet Valentine's Day was hardly mentioned and that it was a novella. It was too short although the story completely fit the size it was. I did not feel the slightest bit cheated, I just wanted more! I immediately put the other two books in the series on hold at the library.
** I received this book as from Avon Publishing because I am an Avon Addict!
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