Name: My Fair Lover
ISBN: 9780553392579

Nicole Jordan

Tasked with turning American privateer Brandon Deverill into a proper English lord and finding him a suitable bride, matchmaker Lady Katherine Wilde agrees to his demands only if he protects her from pirates during her search for buried treasure.

My Fair Lover

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This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance

I will have to say that I was so excited to be granted a copy of My Fair Lover...this series has been very close to my heart. I love retellings, especially those with famous tales or fairy tales and this author has done a wonderful job with these retelling. My Fair Lover follows My Fair Lady. So for those of you who love that play...this book is for you. I personally have never seen My Fair Lady yet, but now I definitely want to. Our delightful tale starts with the return of Brandon Deverill, who once was a Privateer for the American's, but now is a English Noble and the man that spurned Kate Wilde six years previous. Now she is to help him find the perfect English wife, perfect for his new title. Kate still cares for Brandon, but doesn't trust him. But he is the perfect man to help her locate the ship wreck that killed her parents. Thus begins Brandon and Kate's adventure from the cities of London,  to the beaches and coves of France.

I will say that I was looking forward to this couple, most especially Kate. She is the infamous matchmaker that brought her siblings and cousins together and had the idea of "Legendary Lovers" and now this is her story. I first want to point out that even though this was a likable story, it isn't my favorite of the series. The story line is steady and strong, but I tended to lose interest in and out of the story at random moments. Which was disappointing, since that doesn't happen when I pick up this author. Despite that, I still liked this story quite a bit. I enjoyed seeing a couple that finds their way back to each other like these two do. At first, Kate is trying to set up matches for Brandon even though she is pretty jealous. But Brandon wants Kate and wants her as his wife, even if he doesn't believe in love like Kate Does. But Kate refuses to marry without love. I had a fun time seeing the dynamics of their relationship change, and the search for treasure and dealing with pirates and have some sexy times on the deep blue seas.

My only other complaint is that I fell out of touch with the love story here, I just didn't feel their chemistry and connection like I wanted to. And since this was a book I had high hopes for, I was disappointed and let down at times through the story, but there were many other aspects that I enjoyed and recommend you pick this author up and try out this series....unique and sexy fun!!!


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b.andherbooks

A historical romance that is somewhat inspired by Pygmalion. The banter between the characters was not my favorite, but overall a fine example of the genre.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC

My first instance of book amnesia. Totally re-read this without realizing it until about 1/2 way through. Still pretty meh for me. Shallow character development and a bit too much prancing around naked to impress the lady who said a lot of "no" and was ignored because obviously she means yes.

Jolie

My Fair Lover is the 5th book in the Legendary Lovers series. While this is book 5 in the series, this is a book that you can read alone. The author has skillfully kept almost all the characters from the earlier books in their books, only allowing the other characters in to help with the plot line. Which made for a truly wonderful read.

Now, I am going to warn you all, My Fair Lover isn’t your typical historical romance. Kate and Brandon have sex. Lots of sex. What was even more interesting to me was that birth control was talked about…mainly between Kate and her aunt Rachel. I have read a few Regency-era romance novels and I call tell you this: A)sex was a now until the main characters were married and B) birth control was not mentioned at all. So reading that passage, after they had arrived in France, was very refreshing and a bit educational. Read the book if you want to find out what I thought was educational about it.

I was kind of on the fence with Kate. While I liked her, I also kind of wanted to strangle her a bit. I liked her because she was a minx, she wasn’t afraid to be the odd duck out (and in Regency Era England that is a huge thing) and scandal really didn’t bother her. But at the same time, she was bothered when Brandon was attracted to her cousin and when a notorious widow had her sights on him. It was so conflicting and honestly, I didn’t know what to think of it or her. Also, she kinda was a busybody and kept interfering in Gabrielle and Jacque’s relationship…even after Brandon told her not too.

Brandon was a bit of an enigma during this book. I could never tell what he was feeling for her except when they were bumping uglies. I really thought, at one point, that he was actually going to go through with letting Kate find a bride for him and keep her as his side piece. So when it came about that he had feelings for her, I was pretty surprised.

The whole storyline about going to France to find the bodies of her parents and aunt and uncle was heartbreaking. I couldn’t even imagine losing loved one that way and no wonder Kate had nightmares about shipwrecks. I would too. I also loved that her family and herself was able to get some sort of closure at the end of the book. Like I said, I can’t even imagine.

The sex scenes were pretty hot too. They weren’t page burning hot but they were very steamy.

The end of the book was pretty typical but I do like that there was a hint of a next book. If there is, I can’t wait to read it!!

How many stars will I give My Fair Lover: 4

Why: Well written, steamy, historical romance that definitely keeps your attention.

Will I reread: Yes

Will I recommend to family and friends: Yes

Age range: Adult

Why: Sex and some mild violence

**I chose to leave this review after reading an advance reader copy**

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