The Earl's Inconvenient Wife
By Ruth Ann Nordin
- Release Date: 2012-05-19
- Genre: Historical Romance
Description
When Nathaniel (Nate) Buford's brother died, the title of Earl of Roderick passed to him, as did the duty to get an heir, a duty he doesn't want. Now he must find a lady who suits him among the money-grubbing Ton and marry her, but it is not as easy as he would want. Fate is about to play him another unfair hand, as a moment's kindness to a lady has him trapped by scandal to a family that is reported to desire money above all else.
Miss Claire Lowell desires marriage to a kind and respectable gentleman who she could love, but one moment might destroy it all. Despite all her protests that the scandalous circumstances were merely an accident, her family forces to accept Lord Roderick's marriage proposal, and now she is tied to a man who blames her for trapping him into a marriage that neither of them wanted.
Can she convince him she didn't trick him into marriage or will she be confined to the loveless marriage she fears?
Reviews
Fantastic
5By Skiplayer1The characters were fantastic and the story was interesting and fun.Great Read!
5By 🙀Fab!Exciting, Romantic and Heartwarming! I Loved this book!Fairly nice
3By SillysideupAccidental scandal leads to a contentious wedding and some nice tension. Strong beginning with a lackluster ending.The Earl’s Inconvenient Wife
5By stresstomaxThis is a very good read. Strong characters, interesting story after initially dragging a little. I enjoyed it.Charming
5By Becky DarleneIt was slow getting into it but about halfway through it got a little better.4 stars
4By NewEarthorBustVery sweet!Enough with the eye rolls!
3By TheSassy1962I am not joking when I say that someone rolls their eyes every third page. Not only is that a modern day affect, it is also extremely juvenile, disrespectful behavior that would not be tolerated in anyone over the age of twelve. It doesn’t lend to expressing frustration.....please, stop using this affect in your stories unless you are writing a children’s book.Great concept, poor execution
2By Clare-BunnyI don’t want to say this book is bad, but I made it halfway through — trying desperately to keep an open mind — but still had to stop and not finish. The writing is fine, the plot is fine, but the characters are rather terrible and immature. We are told — repeatedly — that our heroine is sweet and shy, and yet — repeatedly — she throws fits, tantrums and behaves in a spiteful manner. Our hero behaves no better, acting petty and bullheaded at every turn. He is nothing short of rude and cruel to the heroine, and not in a clever way. He ignores the obvious truth when it cannot be ignored by a real person with half a brain. And the rolling of the eyes! Apparently all these characters do is roll their eyes at each other every five minutes. Seeing that repeated, again and again, when it is not even an accurate behavior for a high-bred lord and a gentlewoman, was a form of torture. This is not cute. It is the behavior of children. And really, the characters in this are all consistently childlike. I think those who enjoy constant fighting and an enemies to lovers trope might enjoy this, but for me, it was just too unbelievable and inconsistent.No
1By Ladykr682Skip please.Am I allowed to sue for the hours of my life I wasted reading this drivel?
1By DanjadeeThis author appears to lack an honest friend because someone co-signed in her idea that she can write; well, she cannot. The antics are asinine, the characters are as flat as crepes, and the story goes nowhere-slowly. This book should be reserved as an instrument of torture.It was ok
3By Blythe mama 2I liked the book. It seemed like she had a great story but not much to it to the build up of them getting along. Seems like the switch from cold to hot for them was turned on in one page. Wanted more.Eh
1By straighttalker198🥱🙄🙄👎😴😴🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️😴👎🙄🙄👎🙄🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️A great story
5By Eitel19I enjoyed this story and the way they used to trap couples into marriage. It was a good love story.Good concept poor execution
2By ElaNoraJemmI liked the idea of the story but it all falls apart to complacency three quarters of the way through. Did not finish.Review
2By My Passion Is ReadingI have read a lot of books by Ruth Ann Nordin and loved them! I really tried to like this book, but I just couldn’t. The book doesn’t use the vernacular of the time period. Also, conversations are awkward and don’t flow well. The plot could have made a good story. Getting married in this time period, due to being caught in a compromising situation, isn’t a new idea, but I have read quite a few books along this line and loved them. For the book to be successful, you have to like the main characters. Nate and Claire are very hard to like. They both act childish, especially Claire. She consistently acts like a petulant child. In the church right after the conclusion of the wedding ceremony, she demands an annulment and repeatedly tells her parents that she doesn’t want to go home with her husband. Then at the inn, she throws a tantrum and accuses him of lying to her about only one room being available. Also, as soon as they arrive at their country home, she demands to go back to London in front of their staff. I could go on and on, but you get the point. If she is really this immature, she shouldn’t be out in society, but back in the schoolroom learning decorum lessons. I love the author, but not this book.The Earl’s Inconvenient Wife
5By magslujanVery beautiful, romantic and sometimes funny story, I enjoyed it very much, I have read more of this author’s books and I truly recommend every one I have read, will keep reading your books.Excellent read
5By GoofifiSo nice to find a story that kept me interested from page one through the last. Loved the characters.I loved it!
5By CrazyBansheeThe Earl's Inconvenient Wife I a a really good beer, I hope others find it just as great as I do!The earl's wife wasn't really inconvenient.
4By Trappercat11This is a traditional regency romance. The beginning was in London during The Season. The sisters are looking for husbands. The author spent the time developing personalities and a minimum of time on describing locations. We really only know of about 5 or 6 of the characters. The sex scenes weren't great, and if there wasn't a "need", it would have been fine without the details. I like those scenes in contemporary books, but it doesn't play the same in historical books. I liked the book, but I wouldn't say I loved it.
