Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord

This book was meh...

The plot to this book was the first of it's kind for me in a regency romance. It was so different and so interesting. I loved Isobel's character, her strong resolve. I thought the romance was realistic seeming and overall I really enjoyed this book!

Nick is asked by his friend to go searching for his sister who has disappeared. So Nick yearning for a escape from London, after being names the most eligible bachelor in a ladies magazine. He finds himself in Yorkshire, England. Isabel Townsend, when in town stumbles across Nick, after he saves her life, and asks him to look at her marble statues, and has a hope that she will be able to sell them for money, because she has to have the funds that she needs. But then Lord Nicholas and his friend, through a twist of fate, find themselve stuck at the manor due to a terrible rainstorm. After sharing a passionate kiss withg the handsome and irresistable Lord Nicholas, Isabel knows that she is in deep deep trouble. Not just for her girls, younger brother, or the manor, but also her heart.Ten Ways To Be Adored When Landing A Lord is the second installment in the Ralston's series, and a pure delight. I love reading the first one of the series, and I was eager to read Nick's story, and I am so glad that I was able to get my hands on it.This is probably one of my favorite romances of the year! I truly loved everything about this story, it was such a delicious romance, definitely packed with romance, intrigue, a bit of danger, witty humor and passion, what more could a girl ask for right? I truly loved all the characters involved in the story, as well as the plot for the story. There were moments that made me laugh, moments that made me wonder, be surprised and even cry at the end. I have no complaints as far as this one goes, defnitely one I would consider buying to put on my shelves to re read as much as I would like. I have truly enjoyed reading from this author, and is at the top of the ladder when it comes to well written and riveting historical romances!

This was a whole lot less stressful than the first, but I think that's largely in part because I... may have already read the sequel series......................... whoops.

3.75 stars This is not my favorite Sarah MacLean book. But it is growing on me for sure. And the ending gets me every time

I’m so in love with Sarah Macleans books, I can’t wait to pick up the rest of them!! Ahhhh I’m still SWOONING over Nicholas!!! Review to come!

I enjoy romances where the man is just a simp. Yep. There I said it.

I have to say the ending felt a bit drawn out, the ridiculous understandings began to put me off a bit. But it was brought back by Maclean with the ending.

Not as good as first. But the h not wanting to fall in love with H was good.

This was waaaaay too long. The story took place in one spot the entire time and I was just so bored I wanted to DNF constantly. I should've.

Esse livro é TÃO RUIM minha nossa! Eu odeio o Nicholas, acho ele um personagem chato, mandão, possessivo e totalmente ridículo. A Isabel se perdeu totalmente no personagem, no começo do livro ela começa falando que não confia em homem e de repente COM APENAS 4 DIAS DESDE QUE CONHECEU O CARA JÁ GOSTA DELE!!! COMO ASSIM?? Sinceramente não da pra mim, o cara chega em um dia e no outro já diz “eu quero que você confie em mim e me diga todos o seus segredos”, sem falar que no mesmo dia que ele a conheceu já tava cheio de ordem pra cima dela e falando o que ela não pode ou pode fazer. Ah para né! Esse livro é estupidamente dramático e sem sentido, literalmente sem pé nem cabeça, eles brigam e transam, brigam e transam. Literalmente isso!

Read partial in 2020 for #SummerofSarahMaclean In which we meet Nicholas, on the search for his frenemy's runaway sister (who goes on to lead Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover) and in the pursuit comes across a household of feisty women who only want to keep their refuge a secret. Running the house is Isabel, who has been gambled away to various suitors by her horrible gambling addicted drunkard of a father (who is now thankfully dead). All she wants is enough money to keep Athena House running and when notorious eligible bachelor Nicholas saves her from death by carriage, the best opportunity has basically fallen into her lap. He thinks she is trying to catch him by scandal; she wants him to buy her fancy marble statues. Of course, sparks fly, and oh the sexy times. Super fun. I really love Sarah MacLean!

Find this review and more at kimberlyfaye reads . In the second book in her Love by Numbers series, Sarah MacLean tells us the story of Nick. (You know, Gabriel's twin.) I was really looking forward to this after being introduced to Nick in the first book. It started off a little slow, but I still really enjoyed it. Isabel was wonderful. I loved her and the residents of Minerva House. She was strong and independent, which of course led her to have a difficult time with Nick when he came around. She was keeping plenty of secrets and had far more pressure on her than she should. I knew it would be difficult for Nick to live up to his brother Gabriel, in the first book, but he came pretty close. He was charming and I loved the pairing of him and Isabel, even if they did run hot and cold at times. But there was plenty of witty banter and swoon-worthy scenes that made up for the cooler moments. This series is just wonderful. I love how the characters' stories are building and I'm already looking forward to learning more about the Duke of Leighton and, eventually, his sister Georgiana. (Though I know that's part of another series...) Sarah MacLean gives good historical romance. :)

Infuriating immature heroines are a landmark of a regency romance and this one was no different. St. John really had his work cut out for him. I like the little side story about Rock though, bless him.

I agree with Catherine, I was told all about how smexy and smart and blah blah blah Nicolas was, but I never actually believed it. As for Isabel? Can I get "Slap That Bitch" for $200, Alex? She had a distinct whiff of Bella Swan about her for some reason. Perhaps because she felt all the responsibility for the entire fucking world rested squarely on her shoulders. Or perhaps it was her "I'm just a plain Jane, why should this god-like creature ever be interested in me?" attitude. Maybe it was just because she spent more time disagreeing with people who kept telling her how amazing she was, then thinking to herself that they could be right, but she had to disagree with them just to eat up page time. And what the fuck was with all the damn beats? Everyone waited a beat before they'd speak their next sentence. Once or twice for dramatic effect? Sure, I can get behind that. When it happens multiple times within two or three pages? Nuh-uh. Get a new gimmick. I'm really not sure I want to bother with the third book. That Duke-dude was extremely off-putting. I already know he abandons his fiance to marry that Italian chick, so I'm not finding any impetus to spend my time rolling through the train wreck of that relationship.