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beckymmoe's review
4.0
So, so much fun!
This is a prequel of sorts to Ms Burke's Untouchables series, but also (I hope!) the beginning of a new series? One based on the others at the house party, maybe? It can absolutely be read without having read anything else by the author, but if you've at least read [b:The Forbidden Duke|29509485|The Forbidden Duke (The Untouchables, #1)|Darcy Burke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1458004025l/29509485._SY75_.jpg|49675978], you're bound to love it that much more.
I really enjoyed watching Genie and Edmund fall in love--though technically, he was already in lust with her since the first time he'd seen her before she was married--and I LOVED that Ms Burke let Genie have a perfectly lovely first marriage and fall in love a second time (though of course she had to be dragged there kicking and screaming, otherwise, where's the fun?) The book's end nicely segues into The Forbidden Duke, if you haven't read it yet; I'm going to just sit here patiently, though, and see what the author has in store for us next.
Or *maybe* I'll re-read Eleanor and Titus's story in the meantime, just because :)
Rating: 4 stars / A-
The author included this novella in her reader newsletter; I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
This is a prequel of sorts to Ms Burke's Untouchables series, but also (I hope!) the beginning of a new series? One based on the others at the house party, maybe? It can absolutely be read without having read anything else by the author, but if you've at least read [b:The Forbidden Duke|29509485|The Forbidden Duke (The Untouchables, #1)|Darcy Burke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1458004025l/29509485._SY75_.jpg|49675978], you're bound to love it that much more.
I really enjoyed watching Genie and Edmund fall in love--though technically, he was already in lust with her since the first time he'd seen her before she was married--and I LOVED that Ms Burke let Genie have a perfectly lovely first marriage and fall in love a second time (though of course she had to be dragged there kicking and screaming, otherwise, where's the fun?) The book's end nicely segues into The Forbidden Duke, if you haven't read it yet; I'm going to just sit here patiently, though, and see what the author has in store for us next.
Or *maybe* I'll re-read Eleanor and Titus's story in the meantime, just because :)
Rating: 4 stars / A-
The author included this novella in her reader newsletter; I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
jillmlong's review against another edition
3.0
This was an enjoyable novella. The characters had depth. The romance had some spice but overall the characters themselves took center stage.
cakt1991's review against another edition
4.0
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I haven’t read the original Untouchables series (although I own the first several), just a few books of the spin-offs. However, while this is meant to be a prequel to that series and appears to relate most directly to the first book in the series, The Bachelor Earl is a wonderful story in its own right, also compelling me to bump the Untouchables books a bit further up my TBR.
I love the second chance love story between Genie, the widowed Duchess of Kendal and Edmund Holt, Earl of Satterfield, who once was infatuated with her.
One of the key hurdles for them is the issue of him needing an heir, something she can’t give him, and given the way some readers have reacted to baby epilogues, especially within the context of a heroine with fertility issues, I appreciated the way it was handled here, although I think it could also be for consistency with the already established world (something of which readers more well versed in the Untouchables will likely be more aware of).
Overall, this is a charming novella that serves double duty as a great starting point for newer readers and a sweet treat for those well versed in Darcy Burke’s backlist.
I haven’t read the original Untouchables series (although I own the first several), just a few books of the spin-offs. However, while this is meant to be a prequel to that series and appears to relate most directly to the first book in the series, The Bachelor Earl is a wonderful story in its own right, also compelling me to bump the Untouchables books a bit further up my TBR.
I love the second chance love story between Genie, the widowed Duchess of Kendal and Edmund Holt, Earl of Satterfield, who once was infatuated with her.
One of the key hurdles for them is the issue of him needing an heir, something she can’t give him, and given the way some readers have reacted to baby epilogues, especially within the context of a heroine with fertility issues, I appreciated the way it was handled here, although I think it could also be for consistency with the already established world (something of which readers more well versed in the Untouchables will likely be more aware of).
Overall, this is a charming novella that serves double duty as a great starting point for newer readers and a sweet treat for those well versed in Darcy Burke’s backlist.
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