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All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I love reading new authors who reconfirm for me that the historical romance genre isn’t dead!
All’s Fair In Love and War is the delightful love story of an outspoken governess and a strait-laced naval captain stuck in a dead-end desk job in the Admiralty office. All of Georgie’s training at Ms. Prentice’s School for Girls may be for naught if she can’t keep her frank opinions about children and teaching to herself in job interviews. Harry might lose all hope for his dream promotion if he can’t find someone to discipline his nephew and nieces left temporarily under his care. Neither can decide if the other will be their destiny or doom as they spend more and more time together playing at parenting.
The author makes great fun with classic tropes like governess/employer and forced proximity from meet-cute to HEA, with lighthearted banter, sexual tension, and emotional obstacles that aren’t too serious but serve up a satisfying conclusion for the star-crossed lovers. I love the main characters, especially Harry, who is so tightly wound he can’t help but come undone when Georgie attempts to reign in the household havoc. I love Norbert and Cuthbert and that they’re just as responsible for making love come to pass as Harry’s family and household staff.
This is a perfect beach read for the summer as it’s light and predictable in that comforting way that regular hist-rom readers look for. It's also a great book for new readers to historical romance who are looking for something to satisfy that post-Bridgerton craving. I look forward to reading more novels by this author.
Thank you Netgalley and St Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review this novel. All opinions are my own.
All’s Fair In Love and War is the delightful love story of an outspoken governess and a strait-laced naval captain stuck in a dead-end desk job in the Admiralty office. All of Georgie’s training at Ms. Prentice’s School for Girls may be for naught if she can’t keep her frank opinions about children and teaching to herself in job interviews. Harry might lose all hope for his dream promotion if he can’t find someone to discipline his nephew and nieces left temporarily under his care. Neither can decide if the other will be their destiny or doom as they spend more and more time together playing at parenting.
The author makes great fun with classic tropes like governess/employer and forced proximity from meet-cute to HEA, with lighthearted banter, sexual tension, and emotional obstacles that aren’t too serious but serve up a satisfying conclusion for the star-crossed lovers. I love the main characters, especially Harry, who is so tightly wound he can’t help but come undone when Georgie attempts to reign in the household havoc. I love Norbert and Cuthbert and that they’re just as responsible for making love come to pass as Harry’s family and household staff.
This is a perfect beach read for the summer as it’s light and predictable in that comforting way that regular hist-rom readers look for. It's also a great book for new readers to historical romance who are looking for something to satisfy that post-Bridgerton craving. I look forward to reading more novels by this author.
Thank you Netgalley and St Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review this novel. All opinions are my own.