Get It Now Tempt Me With Diamonds (The London Jewels Trilogy, #1) Compiled And Edited By Jane Feather Disseminated As Digital Copy

the start of thisEnglishset novel, Diana Sommerville returns from South Africa to discover that the London home she thought her recently dead soldier brother left to her alone was left to both her and to her former fiancé, Rupert Lacey.
Everyone in England thinks that the two married while in South Africa, and they decide to pretend it is true, because stubbornly neither wishes to give up the house to the other.


"Rupert subverted everything she tried to do to assert herself, her own control of events.
. . He made her feel like an obstinate child in the throes of a tantrum" Kindle Loc.
Both of these statements felt only too true to this reader, Rupert is controlling and obnoxious, dealing out "punishing kisses" and upbraiding Diana for jilting him because he wouldn't tell her the truth behind gossip she had heard, while Diana swans about and is thwarted at every turn, mostly because she's TSTL.
And of course, the two keep falling into bed,

The sexual politics here are not at all amusing, even though they are meant to be:

"I give you fair warning, Rupert Lacey, that I shall never hesitate to ask you anything I want to, and if you don't give me a proper answer I shall withhold my favors.
So there. "

"Oh, mercy me," Diana murmured, . . "What's a poor maiden to do"
"Exactly what she's told," Rupert responded smartly,

Old Skool romance published inSave us, please, I wanted a quick and light reading since I'm sick, this book was meh. I've read better romance books than this one, I just didn't get too much into it, The couple was boring. Was disappointed I received this ARC from Net Galley in an exchange for honest review, Oh lord what have you done Ms Feathers Here was I waiting with anticipation of this instalment, You an old time favourite of mine,

To get a simpering ninny in the form of Dianne Sommerville and an obnoxious, overbearing brute of Rupert Lacy! Honestly both are annoying and to be perfectly honest deserve each other.


Theyre forced to share a house together, . . theres no rhythm or reason to it other than her brothers will and that both are too stupid to leave.
They come to an empath, Sexual chemistry ensues and the stupidness continues,

I have to say, . . I really didnt like it, It was missing the essences of what made Jane Feathers older books a delight to read.


Advanced copy provided by Netgalley Interesting storyline but the "heroine" seemed a little too childish to me.
This is the first book I've read by Ms, Feather and I thought the book had great potential, The first chapter set the stage for an interesting story, but that's the only thing I liked about this book.
Diana Sommerville is shocked to learn that her beloved dead brother has left half of his estate to her former finance, Rupert Lacey.
Diana had called off the engagement when Rupert wouldn't answer her questions about rumors that he was unfaithful to her.
So sets the stage when Diana learns that/of everything means Rupert is also living in her family home.


I didn't like either of these characters, Diana is vindictive and Rupert is controlling on the verge of obnoxious, Both of them pushed each other's buttons and the only time they weren't fighting was when they fell into bed together.
Pretending to be married was supposed to be a way to avoid scandal, but Diana goes out of her way to be overly friendly to a male friend just to incite Rupert's jealousy.
The book continued on this wayfirst they're fighting and then they're having sex, Not much of a plot here and it wasn't until the end that we found out any details about her dead brother and his motives for leaving/the estate to Rupert.


I received a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest review and was not obligated to leave a review.
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Diana Somerville and Rupert Lacey have a past, and that is exactly where Diana would like to keep things between them in the past.
She arrives home from South Africa after losing both her brother and father to find that her former fiancée is living in her family home.
She learns that her brother Jem named Rupert his heir and now owns half of the Somerville estate, including shares in a diamond mine, properties in England and a race horse.


Rupert didn't expect Diana would be overjoyed to learn that he was now going to be a permanent fixture in her life, but he is still a little surprised how angry she is.
He refuses her offer to buy him out and refuses to leave the house, He says that they were engaged when she left for South Africa and never told anyone she broke with him, so they will live together as husband and wife to prevent scandal.
Secretly, Rupert hopes his close proximity and forced cohabitation, will rekindle their love,

Diana is beyond furious and feels betrayed by her brother, She is unhappy and she won't make this transition easy for Rupert, nor will she forgive him for not fighting for them, when she broke their engagement.
Is their love still alive Can they both move beyond the hurts of the past or is their reunion doomed

I really wanted to love this story, but a confusing timeline, a "I hate you / I want you" relationship and a just plain spoiled and nasty heroine ruined the book for me.
It is well written, has steamy love scenes and Rupert, while far from perfect, is a mostly likable hero.
But I just couldn't get past Diana's attitude and her underhandedness, I understood her anger and even accepted that she might feel betrayed, but instead of empathizing, I found myself thinking she was being unreasonable and childish.
There were also some storylines that felt like they were dropped however, this is the first book in the series and those things might be mentioned or resolved in future books, I am also relatively sure the ending couldn't have happened the way it was written, because of Lord Brougham's "Cooling Off" Act ofand this book is set in.


I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that was provided to me by NetGalley and the publisher.
.from me because I liked our hero,

After the death of her brother in the South African Boer War and her father soon after, Diana is left alone in the world and the sole heir to her family's South African diamond mines and fortune, including estates in England as well.
Or so she thinks. Upon returning to England, however, she finds that she must share her inheritance with her brother's heir and best friend, and her former fiance, Colonel Rupert Lacey.
Rupert fought at her brother's side during the war and feels guilty for his survival and his friend Jem's death.
Despite their estrangement, he has always loved Diana, whom he has known forever, and harbors a small hope that their relationship may yet be repaired.
Diana, on the other hand, is fiercely determined to maintain her independence and exclude Rupert from estate business as much as possible.


It took me awhile to get into this and get it read, but overall it was enjoyable and I would recommend it.


Potential spoilers ahead
Full disclosure: I hated Diana, She just came off as a spoiled little brat and once the reasoning for her year long estrangement from Rupert and their broken betrothal was revealed, it was just ridiculous to me.
Their problem was nothing more than a minor tiff which could've been easily resolved by communication, which Rupert was too hurt to endure and Diana was too stubborn to hear or ask for.
While their was indeed some fault on both sides, I felt that mostly it was just Diana being determined to believe the worst and being set in her beliefs and refusing to hear anything else.
Upon being forced to share a house with Rupert, who tries to be gentle and caring with her, Diana is just hateful to him at every turn and tries to make his life a misery, except at night when she basically just uses him for sex.
Then the end is rushed, The two finally talk as they should have done from the beginning, both realize their assumptions were wrong and they really do want to be together and boom, without any real words spoken, they're just going to live happily ever after, the end.
So while the ending was happy and all, it wasn't entirely satisfactory more development would've made it better to me.


I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book, All thoughts and opinions are my own, It has been a while since I have read a Jane Feather Historical Romance, and for the life of me, I can't remember why.
I love her books. Her writing is superb and her unforgettable characters, I thoroughly enjoyed this love story, Renewing and reacquainting a love that was lost due to words unspoken and a loss of trust.
Both are stubborn and have a short rein on their tempers which makes the sparks fly and the sex great.
Can they learn to trust each other and think before they act You will have to read this wonderful book to find out.
I am so glad I found Jane's books, Enjoy this love story. Colonel Rupert Laceys best friend, Jeremy Sommerville, died in South Africa leaving him half of everything in Jeremys parents estate.
The other half goes to Jeremys sister Diana, who at one time was engaged to Rupert.
The estate consists of properties, homes, gold and diamond

mines and a race horse, When Diana returns to London from South Africa, she is shocked to realize she must share things with Rupert.
Part of her anger is not knowing exactly how her brother died and something else Rupert refuses to talk about.


They decide that sharing the house may scandalize her elderly aunt and others, so they pretend to have married in S.
Africa. However, they cant seem to keep their hands off each other, Her best friends, Fenella and Petra, are sympathetic to her but have no problems with their arrangement.
Diana and Rupert get along, but there is always something keeping them from admitting they love each other.
He finally gives up and moves out, but that doesnt make her happy, Of course, there is a HEA and my favorite quote from Fenella: “To the most unromantic but perfectly matched couple that ever was.
” Im looking forward to Fenella and Petra having HEAs,
Three friends who met at an elite English boarding school take on the townand the tonone by one, in this sparkling new series about love, loss, and lustrous gemstones, from New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather.
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A FINE ROMANCE

Diana Sommerville seems to have it allbeauty, brains, and vast wealth, thanks to her family's ownership of a diamond mine abroad.
But when her beloved brother dies in battle and leaves a lion's share of his estate to his best friend, Diana finds herself in a situation that seems scripted for the stage: Sharing her family home with the man she used to loveand now loathes.
Worse, her unfaithful former fiancé has already moved in,

OR AN EXCELLENT FAKE

Rupert Lacey didn't expect Diana to take the news without a fight.
Still, he didn't expect her to bring the battle directly to their newly shared doorstepcomplete with a full set of trunks, and a full set of orders to the staff.
Yet there she is, bold, regal, . . magnificent as ever. Now they would face a formidable challenge: to ignore each otherand the unanswered questions that stood between them.
The only sure thing is their still blazing desire, But with a woman like Diana, it will take nothing less than a momentous misunderstanding, a missing prized mare, and a shocking revelation to restore a love that hasn't lost its shine.
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