Name: A Lady Awakened
ISBN: 9780553593839

Cecilia Grant

To protect her estate and beloved servants from her evil brother-in-law, widow Martha Russell devises a plan to conceive an heir with the help of her neighbor, a London exile with a wicked reputation.

A Lady Awakened

well-matched: slowly developed throughout the book 

accidental pastiche: the names of the hero's siblings

master shi-fu mic drop: "people either rise or sink to meet your expectations" 

top gear supercut: really really really funny. and i'm very fond of sardonic british humor

shaye

WOAH. knocked me off balance.

genre pinnacle: yeah this is all time

well-matched: slowly developed throughout the book 

accidental pastiche: the names of the hero's siblings

doing, not saying: heavily invoked

master shi-fu mic drop: "people either rise or sink to meet your expectations" 

top gear supercut: really really really funny. and i'm very fond of sardonic british humor

b.andherbooks

*3.5 stars*

A widow afraid to lose her dead husband's estate to his rapey brother hires the land owner in training next door to be her "stud" and help her conceive a baby she can pass off as the heir. Once per day, no passion. No lust. No orgasm (for her). Between their daily seed deposits, the two fall into friendship over learning about milk cows and farming, then fall in love near the end of their deal.

I was both compelled and exhausted by this romance. The sheer amount of described quick, seed depositing sex scenes made my body tired by proxy. Talk about awkward sex. I felt so awful for Theo who would have made it so good for Martha the entire time but also angry he didn't insist on it. I appreciated seeing a moment when Theo had difficulty performing, and I wish that was explored more.

I appreciate seeing awkward sex on page but I guess after reading this I like seeing awkward sex when both parties are trying to have sex enthusiastically because they want to, but having some issues because sex is awkward and needs talking. 

The whole "not in my backyard" concept of preventing the rapist brother from living on the estate but him still being free to live a life elsewhere was also a bit troubling.

A mixed bag for me.

sarvleen

Lorena

Kei demand 

In the emotionally rich and deeply passionate first book in a new series by Cecilia Grant, a deal with a rumored rogue turns a proper young woman into . . . A Lady Awakened.

A Lady Awakened

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