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found this a really good book, Kate is a strong character, She saves her son from an abusive grandfather and hides away at the Earl of Kenrick's Yorkshire estate as a housekeeper but circumstances overcome her when she is discovered there but she is protected by a number of people including Jeremy the Earl.
The plots of the book are very good and give the book a great depth, When All Seemed Lost

Katherine Gardiner, a young English widow, has only one dream: to protect her sona future dukefrom her merciless fatherinlaw.
Determined and desperate, she has no option but to take the guise of a housekeeper and escape to Yorkshire where the only hope is the enigmatic Earl of Kenrick

Love Saved The Day

In all his years spent roaming the world, Jeremy Chilton never braced himself for the burden of a muchdamaged inheritance.
Now, the new Earl of Kenrick must save his family legacy and raise his motherless young daughter as a proper English lady.
His only salvation is his beautiful housekeeper, Kate, But as her secrets unravel, much that is puzzling about her falls into place, No wonder the Earl has caught himself imagining her more wife than employee, Clearly she belongs at Kenricksafe in his arms, Now, if only he can convince her to agree,stars.

Sorely lacking in romance, the convoluted plot seemed to drag on forever, and some terribly juvenile actions on the heroine's part.
the romance here was very awkward and did not seem to develop naturally, a bit boring and dry,


An Earl Like No Other by Wilma Counts is a wonderfully life like story, Jeremy Chilton is a third son and never expected to inherit the Earldom, He must leave the America's and his wife's indian family behind, and become the Earl, His wife died while birthing his daughter so he must take Little Willow with him to live in England with him.


He finds out that the family has many loans against them, and that he must earn the money before the deadline in order to pay the outstanding loans his father incurred.


Kate's husband has died and her son is the future duke, Her Fatherin Law is abusive to her son, and Kate must take herself and her son away from the estate and hide.
She becomes the head housekeeper, and keeps her secrets hidden away,

Her secrets have to come out sometime, and she is at risk of losing her son, She must protect him at all costs,

I liked this book, in some parts, it did not flow as well as others but overall it was a good read.


I recieved a free copy of this book in return for my honest opinion
I gave this bookout ofstars
Katherine Gardiner, Lady Arthur is running from her fatherinlaw, Duke of Wynstan.
Kate has to protect her son, Ned from the abusive behavior from the Duke, Her options are limited and she asks her sons guardian, Mr, Phillips for help. Mr. Phillips suggests she accept the housekeeper employment offered from the Earl of Kenrick, So Kate can hide from the Duke, Jeremy Chilton, Earl of Kenrick is an impoverish lord and father trying to regain what the previous predecessors have bankrupt the estate.
Jeremy is unaware about the Kates situation and where she comes from, He is grateful that the housekeeper position is filled so he is able to get his household in some kind of order.
Jeremy is unsuspecting feels a need and attraction for his new housekeeper, This is a fantastic book, I really enjoyed this story, With each new development, you will be taken in, I would love to read more from this author, I received a complimentary copy from the publisher thru NetGalley for an honest review, This was a sweet and different historical romance! I was getting tired of some of the same overdone tropes, and Wilma Counts provided a breath of fresh air, with a hero who spent years living among the Native Americans in Louisiana, only to be compelled to go home to Yorkshire when he inherits an earldom, and a woman who becomes a housekeeper to protect her son from his controlling and abusive grandfather.
It was a wellexecuted novel, and I definitely recommend it to someone who wants to try a slightly different historical romance.

The only complaint I do have is with the way the author does her sex scenes, They are relatively closeddoor/minimally detailed, but they were oddly placed, and didn't seem to fit in with the rest of the story.
Historical romance

I liked that the story had different obstacles than the usual historical romances, The characters experienced events that made them stronger and honorable, Nice enfing This story was just OK for me, It was pleasant enough, predictable enough, . . but it seemed lacking to me in a few areas, I felt the hero was a little too wimpy, the first love scene was very rushed and unsatisfying in the aspect of the writing.
. . not even close to being able to pull me in to be able to feel any emotions whatsoever, The heroine was understandably overprotective of her son, but when it came to whether she should accept the marriage proposal or not.
that's where I really lost interest in her as a character, I wanted to slap her, . . what was there to debate about I love every book I've read by Wilma Counts, I think she's an under appreciated author of regency romances, and could take her place with the top authors of traditional regency romances.
This book is no exception, The book has both an emotionally mature hero and heroine, who face serious external challenges both in their lives and their relationship.
And the author writes so well and tells a great story, Also, the secondary characters are so well done and integral to the story, it's like watching a top notch ensemble production.
Further, which is quite important to me, the book has a very authentic period feel, and seamlessly incorporates historical references, No wallpaper here.

The only reason I'm giving itinstead ofand it's really a,star book for me, is that the heroine keeps critical information about herself and her situation from the hero, It's understandable when she first meets him, and applies for a job as his housekeeper, why she would do so, However, she kept her secret for far too long, Two friends of hers who she trusted and respected told her many times to tell the hero her story, because they also trusted and respected the hero.
I did not find compelling the reasons she gave for repeatedly not telling him, especially after she got to know him and saw the decent and honorable person he was.


However, this one plot device did not spoil an otherwise terrific book, and I highly recommend the book, Too predictable This was a newtome author, The storyline was good. I loved the H, and the h eventually grew on me,

The book would benefit greatly from an experienced editor, There were numerous grammatical errors throughout the book, There were also multiple repetitive or unimportant passages that should have been condensed, and events which were written passively but could have contributed to the action if written differently.
At times, the writing and dialogue were awkward and unpolished, It took me a few days to finish this one because I set it aside and read a couple of other books before coming back.


Despite the problems in writing, it was a decent book and I don't consider the reading as time wasted.
With experience and a good editor, I think the author could turn out a very good story, DNF.

The writing was very dry, The romantic tension was next to nonexistent, Several times, a scene would pause for multiple pages to recall a conversation in the past in too much detail, all of it dry and boring.
I kept thinking to myself, "Why is this conversation here It's not adding anything to the story and could be summarized in one paragraph.
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One scene had the H/h meeting unexpectedly in the library at night, and the resulting conversation was so polite and bereft of desire that I wondered what the point of it was.


I began skimming, which is never a good sign, Then the H/h had their first kiss, I did a literal doubletake because it was so out of nowhere, There's no buildup. The H/h are still just so polite, What is going on

I feel this book would've greatly benefited from another round of thorough developmental edits, Rearrange conversations, cut the unnecessary detail, and dig deeper for more meaningful interactions or at least more unspoken longing, The writing overall is competent, but the story itself was, in a word, boring, : i liked it. I enjoyed the earl and the housekeeper romance, I also hopes she continues to write more about other characters in story, I can't really think of a better way to describe this besides "serviceable, " It does what it says on the tin, and well enough that I never considered not finishing it, Definitely a bit anachronistic in some of the attitudes and language and the women's underwear not a thing in the Regency, but a perfectly fine read.
AN EARL LIKE NO OTHER : is a nice easy read, well written with nicely stated characters, I liked the book, however, it never started a “fire” in me, Mrs A was good, kind and caring, Jeremy loves her, Many things happened but it didnt seem exciting, I've given this a C at AAR, so,stars.

This is the first book Ive read by this author, and I feel compelled to explain up front that in spite of the middling rating, I actually enjoyed it very much.
The novel tells the story of a man struggling to make a go of an unexpected inheritance, and a widow who is trying to protect her young son from his harsh and dictorial grandfather.


Jeremy Chilton, the third son of the Earl of Kenrick, has spent the past decade living with a tribe of Arapaho Indians in America, and is content with his life.
He enjoys the freedom and the company of his fouryearold daughter, Cassandra or Little Willow, as she prefers to be known.
But all that is about to change, as he discovers that both his elder brothers have been killed in an accident, and that his father died shortly afterwards.
He had never intended to return to England, but he now realises he has no alternative, While he is not overjoyed at the idea of taking up his place among the British nobility, hes an honourable man and feels a strong sense of responsibility toward the tenants and farmers on the Kenrick estate.


One year later, Lady Katherine Gardiner has fled the home of the Duke of Wynstan with her young son Ned, who, following the death of her husband, is now the dukes heir.
Thinking that it would be a good idea for Ned to grow up on the estate he will one day own, Kate took Ned to his grandfather, only to discover that the old man planned to impose a very harsh regime upon the boy and to treat him cruelly.
Mother and son were virtual prisoners until she managed to find a way for them to escape,

Arrived in London, she presents herself to Mr, Phillips, who, as well as being the family solicitor was a friend of her late husbands, Kates family cast her off when she married a penniless younger son, and she has no one else to turn to.
Phillips is also the solicitor for the recently returned Earl of Kenrick, and thinks he might be able to do both Kate and Kenrick a favour.
Kenricks estate is in Yorkshire, miles from Wynstans Devonshire estate, and he has only recently applied to Phillips for help in engaging a suitable housekeeper.


His father and brothers never spent any time or money on the estate with the effect that things are in a very poor way.
Jeremy believes it is possible to turn things around, but not without a massive effort and lots of hard work on his part, so he spends all his time working on the land or drawing up plans for improvements

and has no time to devote to the management of his household.
Kate readily agrees to the plan, although she begs Phillips not to disclose the truth of her situation to the earl, and travels to Yorkshire as plain Mrs.
Katherine Arthur.

I became quickly caught up in Jeremys battle to save his estate, not only for himself, but for all his dependents.
Like so many aristocrats of the time, he is landrich, but cashpoor, and until he learns of the outcome of some of the investments he has made in certain trading endeavours, he is operating on money from mortgages and other loans.
To add to those worries, he is concerned that his daughter has lost her sparkle and become quiet and withdrawn, and he also has to contend with the fact that his neighbour and sole creditor, Sir Eldridge Mortimer, is trying to blackmail him into marrying his daughter.


Kate and Jeremy are likeable, welladjusted characters with no wagons of emotional baggage or dark and tortured souls, Kate is an efficient housekeeper, although Jeremy begins to have his suspicions that she is not quite who she seems to be, suspicions which are further increased when his younger brother comes to visit and reveals that he had known Kate in Spain and Portugal when shed followed the drum.


I said at the beginning of this review that I enjoyed the book more than my rating would seem to indicate.
The reason for that grade is that the romance is rather underdeveloped, Kate and Jeremy are obviously attracted to each other, but their relationship is very lowkey, and I would have liked a little more of a spark between them.
I like that Kate is no simpering miss, and is honest with herself about her feelings for her employer, but her “Im in love with him!” moment comes rather out of the blue, as does his.
On the positive side, theyre clearly comfortable together, and the fact that their children are playmates brings them together both physically and emotionally, providing a sound basis for their relationship.
I just didnt buy that they were passionately in love with each other,

My other main criticism is that the ending drags on a bit, Its difficult to explain fully without spoilers, so Ill just say that its somewhat anticlimactic given previous events, and things should have been wrapped up a chapter or so earlier.


Those issues apart, An Earl Like No Other is a good, solid read, and the author certainly tells an enjoyable story.
The romance could have been played a little more strongly, but if youre not expecting a steamy romance, and want an engaging story featuring decent, unemotionally scarred protagonists facing realistic situations, then with those caveats in mind, Id certainly recommend it.
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