Megan Walker

Amelia Moore is worried about her future as well as her sister's with the imminent death of their stepfather when they'll be left penniless without an inheritance.

Lakeshire Park

Heather Wood

My favorite quotes:

 “Marriage means companionship. A merging of lives and loyalty. Yes, it is binding, and yes, sometimes it is more beneficial to one party than to the other in terms of monetary or social value. But it is more about what two people can be together than who they are individually.”

"Love is not a risk, Amelia. Love is an inevitable outcome of living."

"some things aren’t worth being angry over, but plenty of things are worth fighting for.'

"Nothing about me was too much for Peter. The more I admitted, the closer he moved."

Alicia Haws

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5 STARS

This was such a fun and well-written Regency Romance! I am obsessed with a good Regency and this one was perfect!

𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 is the story of Amelia. Her and her sister are on the brink of becoming destitute with their stepfathers imminent death. When an invitation for them to join a house party at Lakeshire Park arrives, Amelia is eager to secure a match between her sister and Sir Ronald to secure their future. Little does she know that another guest, Peter Wood, will be in the same party with the exact same goal. What begins as a rivalry, soon has the pair calling a truce, which may cause Amelia more complications than she had in mind.

This was such a well-written and charming story. The setting was of course the English countryside which is always beautiful, and I really enjoyed the way Walker described the lovely setting of Lakeshire Park. 

The real stars of this book are of course our MC's Amelia and Peter. I really enjoyed their characters, and I thought their chemistry and banter was fantastic. They are the perfect "opposites attract" couple, and their enemies-friends-lovers relationship was very fun to see play out. It made it so much fun in face, that I couldn’t put it down, and might have stayed up way too late to read it....I had to see how it ended!! LOL

The side characters were also intriguing in this story. I especially loved Amelia's sister Clara, her beau Sir Ronald, and Sir Ronald's mother Lady Demsworth. They added such a fun side plot to the story that I highly enjoyed.

The pacing was well done also, and I felt that there were never any parts that felt dragged out or rushed. I was able to zip through it, but wished that it wasn't over! This one will most definitely be going on my reread list!

Overall, this is a beautiful and sweet story and I highly recommend this one if you love romance, regency stories, or anything Jane Austen.


  Special thanks to Shadow Mountain Publishing for the advanced review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts and review.



  


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Kaylee Z

Two sisters about to become destitute unless the younger marries asap? Yes please! This trope is one that I thoroughly enjoy and found even more entertaining in Lakeshire Park.

When I was looking into Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson, this book was constantly popping up as well and I can certainly see why. It has that same fun, sweet romance that gives you all of the feels and a dash of humour akin to Jane Austen. Honestly, there is so much to love about this book!

Walker was able to do an amazing job at settling you in to the story and the precarious situation of Amelia and her younger sister. I was genuinely worried for them throughout my reading and I really appreciated how pragmatic Amelia is as a leading lady. She knows the score and will do whatever she can to save her sister from a life without the possibility of love. Then we have Peter who also has a sister whom he is helping to catch the eye of the same man that Amelia’s sister cares for. He is also relentless in his aid but you can’t help but love his character even if his ends are at odds with Amelia’s. 

The story takes place on the property of Lakeshire Park under the premise of a house party where everyone invited are all living under the same roof for a number of days which adds a lot of fun and games. There are hi-jinx, misunderstandings, societal plays, difficult truths, and flirtation abound!

I have already re-read this and will be likely doing so again in the near future. Amelia and Peter have such great banter and a playfulness that I love to see in two leads. I look forward to reading more from this author.

Lakeshire Park

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