The Reluctant Countess

A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Would-Be Wallflowers series with an enemies-to-lovers romance between a proper earl and an entirely improper lady—whom he can’t stop thinking about.

Giles Renwick, Earl of Lilford, has never made a fool of himself over a woman—until he meets Lady Yasmin Régnier. Yasmin is ineligible for his attentions in every way: not as a wife, certainly not as a mistress (she is a lady!), nor even as a friend, since they vehemently dislike each other. Her gowns are too low, and her skirts are dampened to cling to admittedly lovely thighs. She loves to gossip—and giggle.

She isn’t dignified, or polite, or even truly British, given that her father’s French ancestry clearly predominated. Not to mention the fact that her mother had been one of Napoleon’s mistresses, a fact she makes no effort to hide.

So what—in heaven’s name—possesses him to propose?

And what will he do if she says yes?

Great book!

This was a great book. Wonderfully narrated. I could not stand the horrible sister but I suppose we weren’t meant to like her and her ill mannered personality. Enjoy!

sing song narration

The story is sweet, enjoyed the fluff and romance. I am a bit put off by the sing song style of narration, preferring a more realistic conversational tone.

Loved the heroine

I fell in love with storyline. The author is a wonderful storyteller and she makes the reader fall in love with the hero and heroine.

Another Outstanding Story!

I waited a few months for this book and to read Yasmine and the Earl of Lilford’s story and it was definitely worth the wait!Once again, the author did a great job in helping the reader understand each character—even the antagonist(s). It was also nice to see Cleo as well as the Duchess of Trent once again.

Enjoyed

For the first half of this book, I was convinced that Eloisa James had selected the wrong hero! But she won me over.

Susan Duerden is still obnoxious but not as throbbing as she was for Jo Beverly’s books. Ms. James deserves better however.