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Waaaaaaay too much side story about the servants between the two houses. I couldn't even keep them straight at first because there were so many of them. And they took up whole chapters. I started skipping through then I got tired and quit reading.

Although disappointed this time, I've enjoyed other titles by this author. I won't give up yet.


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A Rake by Any Other Name Somerfield Park Mia Marlowe 0760789247217 Books Reviews

Lord Hartley is having the time of his life on the continent when a letter arrives, insisting he return home. His father has had a serious accident. Mute and wheelchair bound, the marquess has seen better days but it’s the estate’s finances that have Hartley worried most. The family is broke and it’s up to him to resolve the situation, and ensure his three sisters’ futures, by marrying a wealthy heiress. Or so his mother and grandmother insist. And they’ve helpfully installed an heiress, Sophie, in the old dowager house. Unfortunately neither he nor Sophie has any interest in being shackled to one another. Especially not when Hartley’s fiancée is due to arrive any day. But there’s something about Sophie that has Hartley intrigued. She’s not afraid to get dirty, fix up a garden herself, or ride horses until she’s breathless yet she can behave with decorum if she likes just as easily. She isn’t even a virgin. That only makes Hartley want her more. And just when he decides on what he wants, fate seems to tear it away. Or perhaps it’s the hand of someone a little more real and a whole lot more devious. But never fear, there will be a happy ever after.

Having recently returned from being raised in exotic India, A Rake By Any Other Name’s heiress and heroine Sophie is rough around the edges. She takes to her responsibilities as a woman of means with amusing aplomb and shapes up to be an admirable woman by the end of the book. I had no trouble understanding why Hartley falls for her. Our hero Lord Hartley is decent man even without his title and estate. He insists that Sophie deserves a man who wants her for her rather than for her dowry, and he concocts a plan to resolve the estate’s money problems without her money. But he still wants to marry her anyway. If that isn’t romance then I don’t know what is.

Hartley’s friend Seymour and Hartley’s family is amusing, giving the story more layers. But layers it isn’t lacking. This book had at least twelve point of view characters, so if you’re into stories that feature two or less points of view, you may want to slide on by this one. There are also several plotlines that are begun and go nowhere. Two of those are love plots between the downstairs folk (read servants). I assume they’ll be resolved later in the series, but a good amount of word count is spent on them without any kind of pay off in this book, making it a little frustrating.

The drama below the stairs has a very Downton Abbey feel to it. If you’re going through Downton withdrawal, this might be a good story to tide you over. Hartley’s grandmother certainly has the same plucky feel as Downton’s dowager.

All in all, the writing is good and the primary romance between Sophie and Hartley is tied up nicely. Readers new to Mia Marlowe like me can pick this up without fear of being lost.
Too much sex too little story --sorry--I'm not opposed to sex but I do like a good story when I take the time to sit and read.
Delightful and unusual perspective in regency romance. Very much recommended!
It was good to read
like author
This book was a joy to read. I know that I will read this book again and again. Thank you.
This was ok- fun to read . I just finished a a dissapointing Marlowe rewrite so this was new. It was a twist and way out of doing ones duty in marrying to continue the bloodline. Our hero was somewhat
of an ass and not very heroic but I'm guessing that was part of
the plan. I will tell you, I will buy the next in the series to se what happens..
Waaaaaaay too much side story about the servants between the two houses. I couldn't even keep them straight at first because there were so many of them. And they took up whole chapters. I started skipping through then I got tired and quit reading.

Although disappointed this time, I've enjoyed other titles by this author. I won't give up yet.