Get Your Copy Lord Lightning (Unrepentant Scoundrels #1) Drafted By Jenny Brown Published As Visual Format

at first but wore me down

First the positives the astrology aspect was novel and certainly lent a different view and the writing flowed well enough so hence thestars.
Even so I skim read after half way through and the backdrop story and characterisation just tested my belief too far.
Too unlikely, too long and I just didnt engage with any of them, to/stars It was ok, Too Much Sex. And very silly descriptions. I mean, come on. Luxuriant orbs Twirling nipples New to me author

This is my first book by this author.
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the read, You can tell the author did her astrology homework, The included astrology references were just enough for my taste providing enough details to legitimize the heroine as a serious professional, but not so much that I was bored with their inclusion.
The hero is a man capable of great love who was bullied by his mother throughout his childhood.
The result is a man as profligate as he can accomplish in order to spite his mother.
When he stumbles upon the heroine things begin to change, The end result is a HEA truly worthy of them both, A fun read. This novel is intelligent and wellwritten, but could use a few more characters, The couple's emotional struggles, misunderstandings, and changing moods are absorbing and well drawn, but because the few other characters are unsympathetic and undeveloped, the duo's alternating inner turmoil gets kind of exhausting.
Still, a promising debut. A fun read

This is a fun read, even if it gets off to a preposterous start.
The astrology adds an interesting element to the story and the characters are solid, Recommended for fans of the genre, I'm going four, not five, only because of the ending, I am so sick of authors not letting bad people be bad and the heroes forgiving them everything and loving them right away.
If they did horrible, horrible things for the hero's entire life, then let them remain bad.
Especially between a mother/child relationship, Feeling guilty over cheating is NO EXCUSE for leaving scars on a child, And yet, we are expected to believe that at the end, he forgave his mother to the point of harboring no ill feelings toward her So let's set the situation up:
abusive, hateful mother
purposely ruined his life and his engagement
had heroine imprisoned wrongly
heroine was almost raped and sold to brothel in prison
hero is so magnanimous that he can forgive all that because her guilt was enough reason to understand her actions

WTF I loved this book.
I loved everything about it even the very, very detailed astrological descriptions, Until the end. I have two words for the hero author: "Man up!!" This is not my usual genre, but I enjoyed it.
I read it because Jenny Brown is also Jenny Ruhl, whose interesting and intelligent nonfiction writing about diabetes has changed my eating habits and improved my health.
It's always fun to see somebody you know in a different context, putting on their superhero cape or transforming into their alter ego.
Not surprisingly, her fiction writing is also interesting and intelligent, Their futures were written in the,

Edward Neville, Lord Hartwood aka Lord Lightning is proud of his unrepentant libertine reputation.
He is selfabsorbed and driven by his own agenda, He is definitely not a peer to be crossed, Which is why Eliza Farrell, ayear old unrepentant spinster slashastrologer, finds herself alone in a carriage with Lord Lightning heading for his London townhouse.
She has just unknowingly sabotaged Lord Lightning's agenda,

I almost didn't download this book because of the negative reviews, However, I'm glad that I followed my own seasoned instincts,

Not only was the story of Lord Lightning original, but Jenny Brown did a marvelous job of morphing Edward and Eliza from their flawed characters into their better characters.
I enjoyed being in each characters head as they schemed and interacted with each other, and as they slowly began to understand and respect each other.


All in all, this was an enjoyable read, even for one such as I who is not into astrology.
The writing was good, the dialogue sparkled, the descriptions were very visual, the villain was believable, and the ending was very happy.
Since I personally like an epilogue at the end of a novel, I was disappointed that the author did not take their HEA ending just that one step further.
Otherwise, I really liked this book,

Content alert: There is some light swearing da, he and a few uses of Go, but otherwise there are no hardcore vulgarities.
There is some very passionate kissing, and there is one artfully described bedroom scene, Lastly, there is an inept attempted rape that is not too descriptive,

FYI: I also posted this review on Amazon as Rural Reader and with BookBub.
Although this book will not appear in print for another three months, I had the fortune of reading it in manuscript form a couple years ago.
I'm very glad to see it coming out, although I'm disappointed with the cover they saddled it with go to Amazon and see what I mean.
The following is an excerpt from my initial feedback to the author:

Telling fortunes seems very much in keeping with what I imagine of the era in which this is set.
And the idea of accuracy in such things will surely provoke interest in many readers, I think all wellwritten fiction in which a character wields some such gift has an advantage.
Leif Enger's Peace Like a River comes to mind, Eliza's inner doubts and striving to do well make it all the more believable and make her easy to identify with, especially when she begins questioning whether she should have given more weight to Uranus in her calculations.
You do show a lot of arcane knowledge of the subject!

As you no doubt know, the writing is very good.
More importantly, the story itself, as it unfolds, is captivating and just keeps building momentum as it goes along.
The inner complexity of the main characters, too, is wonderfully handled their stray thoughts and aborted impulses, their ways of sorting out problems.
There's even strategically placed humor, . .

The remaking of Eliza into a mistress of course echoes the Pygmalion story, which you surely have in mind.
What I particularly like about this story, however, is its redemptive nature, Fairly early on, it becomes evident that Lord Hartwood is at least as much in need of rescue as is Eliza, and that despite their expectations the two of them will be good for each other.
I read entirely too few stories that take such an upbeat direction, Not bad!

For all the ridiculous romance novels so eagerly consumed by the reading public, this one is actually pretty good.
The plot here is not so predictable as to make it boring and the astrology aspect made some difference.


The year isand the setting is Britain, The characters are well described and developed, Although I'm not a great fan of the regency romance novels, I would recommend to those that are.
Some funny moments. I love the way this book interweaves romance, history, and astrology, The heroine is resourceful without being superpowered, and the hero is both dangerous and thoughtful, The interactions between them just zing from the first to the end, as Lord Lightning is alternately admiring and appalled of his new "mistress's" lack of artifice.


This a great "meaty" historical romance! Yes, I know, another romance novel but one with a surprising cast of characters that are not your typical romance stereotypes.


Sure, you have to have your penniless/innocent heroine from the earlys but she is far from the "twistyourankle"/"help me!" damsel in distress that usually turns my head in disgust.
When her good for nothing father suddenly appears in her life and then just as quickly spends the rest of her small dowry before being thrown into a debtors prison, Eliza Farrell sucks it up and uses her skill in astrological fortune telling to try and make enough to save her most precious possessions her books and yes, her father.
The fact that Eliza would do what she could to save her books and not only that but she is also a big fan of Jane Austen, had me cheering for her from the get go.


When Eliza consults the and unknowingly describes the infamous rake, womanizer amp emotionally unavailable yet seriously hot Lord Edward "Lord Lightning" Hartwood as being "capable of great, passionate love", among other things.
. . in his hearing her destiny is changed forever, Determined to teach Eliza a lesson for convincing his mistress to leave him and prove her wrong about her characterization of him, Lord Hartwood strikes a bargain with Eliza.
. .

If Eliza accompanies Lord Hartwood to his mother's house for a fortnight as a replacement mistress to help him fulfill the conditions in his dead brother's inheritance will, Lord Hartwood will not only save Eliza's books but pay for her father's release and then give her further funds to do with what she wishes at the end of their contract.
The only conditions are that they will not sleep together, Eliza must not fall in love with Lord Hartwood and that she stops trying to find redeeming qualities in Lord Lightning.
Eliza, confident in her assessment of Lord Hartwood's character and in her own acting skills, agrees.
How hard can it be right

Throw in a evil/conniving mother from hell, a few scandalous scenes, some interesting exchanges and a couple of family secrets revealed, what follows is a quite entertaining series of events which proves Lord Hartwood and Eliza have no idea what they have gotten themselves into.
Lord Hartwood begins to realise Eliza is far from the usual delicate ladies he had known before and Eliza catches glimpses of a kind, caring man hiding behind the mysterious facade that is Lord Lightning, much to Lord Hartwood's surprise and possible horror.
Hilarious!!!

Corniness was kept to a minimal and even though my surprising need for revenge wasn't quite satisfied enough you'll have to read to find out why, overall it wasn't a bad read and I wouldn't mind reading it again.


Note: Received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads, Everyone knows the man they call "Lord Lightning" is a coldhearted rake with an unsavory reputation except Eliza Farrell, an innocent young astrologer fresh from a small country village whose horoscopes tell her he is a man who was born to love.


When Eliza's predictions drive away Lord Lightning's mistress, he indulges in one of his famous pranks and abducts her, telling her she must take his mistress's place.
It's just a joke. But when Eliza shocks him by taking up his offer, the dissolute lord meets his match in a woman as passionate and unpredictable as himself.



Originally published inand nominated for an RT Book s ers' Choice Award for best hero, this second edition has been edited and improved.
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