Lisa Kleypas

Reckless, wild, and beautiful, Lily Lawson delights in shocking proper London society -- and now she is determined to rescue her sister from an unwanted impending marriage to the notorious Alex, Lord Raiford, by fair means or foul. But while she succeeds outrageously, Alex is a master gamesman who is not to be undone.

Then Came You

Reckless and wild, beautiful Lily Lawson delights in shocking proper London society and in breaking any rule to flaunt her independence. Now she′s determined to rescue her sister from an undesirable marriage to the ruthless Alex Raiford, the arrogant Earl of Wolverton. She succeeds in rescuing her sister, but in the meantime Alex decides that Lily must be his. He has resolved to make her pay dearly for her interference -with her body, her soul...and her heart.

Lover of Romance 

Originally Posted At Addicted To Romance. 
I was shocked to learn I hadn't done reviews on this series and that has GOTTA change now!! Because quite frankly both of these books are amazing. But let me discuss the first book in the series...Then Came You. Now what is so great about this book?? Well quite frankly quite a bit. We have our heroine, who is unconventional, wild and free and doesn't like to be tied to. She likes to ride, hunt, shoot, wear trousers and jump into freezing waters for a thrill. Not your typical debutante? Well she isn't any typical heroine. But she also has many vulnerabilities, including the fact that she is on the search for her daughter who was kidnapped. When she learns her young shy and quiet sister Penelope is set to marry the formidable Alex the Lord of Wolverton. Alex seems to be harsh and cold, but he just hides who he really is. He still suffers from grief of his fiancee who died while riding and broke her neck. But Lily wakes up his passions and his possessive nature.

 “I want to give you whatever elusive, impossible, goddamned mysterious thing it is you need in order to be happy. Does that frighten you? Well, it frightens the hell out of me. Don't you think I'd stop feeling this way if I could? It's not as if you're the easiest woman in the world to—" He checked himself suddenly.” 

These two are quite frankly....EXPLOSIVE!! Re reading this book was a fun ride and I can't believe I hadn't read this one in so long. I really adored both characters, I would have five starred this one but there were a couple scenes where anger gets the best of the heroine and I didn't exactly concur with her actions. But overall what a enjoyable story! I love the humor, the fabulous dialogue and the chemistry these two have. And we get some fun times with the hero of Dreaming Of You Derek Craven. He really pulls matchmaker a bit here, and I enjoyed his role in their story.

jenn kause

UM MY FAVE SO FAR 15/10

I read it so quickly that my family is concerned for me (lol). I’ve only read a few of Kleypas but holy moley did I really like this one.

Jaclyn

Loved the banter and the ending was so sweet!!

Shaana Juntunen Cooper

** spoiler alert **
           Read for the Historical Hellions book club.

Lily is a wild child with a secret. She quickly wins the heart of Alex. Alex is obsessively in love with Lily. There’s nothing she can do to push him away. But she doesn’t believe it. And she’s convinced that when he learns about her past, he will leave her heart broken. 

I love that Lily does all of the things women aren’t supposed to do. She’s the only woman (non sex worker) allowed to gamble at Craven’s establishment. She swears like a sailor and rides horses in pants! 

Alex comes off as a jerk at first because he’s trapping himself in a loveless marriage and knows how unhappy he will be. Once he’s free of that obligation, Alex is a much more agreeable person. He quickly becomes passionate about Lily and he’s not afraid to show it.

Amanda J 

I liked it more than I thought I would, but not as much as I liked Dreaming of You. 
This one is completely ott. Lily is a force of nature, I thought Kleypas did a good job balancing her many sides. 
This book has a distinctive first half/second half feel. First half is Lily being Lily and trying to stop a marriage. And the second half is well, a marriage, and trying to get Nicole. Both parts seemed utterly unconnected to one another. 
The chemistry between Lily and Alex is definitely there and you can see they love each other's "flaws". Somethings I wish were handled a little better. But still a very good book. Will re-read.

Lacey

I read this for the second time in 2021 and I have to bump up my 3.5 rating to a 4!

Then Came You

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