There are times when a novel comes along that invites you to sit back, relax and allow yourself to be transported to another time, another place.  Undone By His Kiss by Anabelle Bryant is such a novel.

Undone By His Kiss Story Description

A most delicious challenge…

Experience has taught Emily Shaw that men are best avoided, so she’s determined to take her place in society alone and unrestrained by marriage. Renting a room in the heart of London, she establishes a Women’s League to promote equality between the sexes and teach women to be independent.

Jasper St David isn’t looking for distractions, but he’s fascinated by beautiful, fiercely opinionated Emily when she moves into the office above his. And when he learns of her determination never to succumb to male charms, he can’t help but see it as a challenge! After all, Jasper’s always found nothing more tantalising than the thrill of the chase…

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A Mini-Review

Emily and Jasper may each seek independence in their own ways, but it certainly has set off sparks and disagreements between them.  Sharing spaces in the same building will bring them into each other’s paths often, and with interesting results.  Jasper has never been a man to back down from a challenge.  Emily has never desired a man enough to change her mind about the confusing creatures.  Put these two stubborn, intelligent, independence seeking people together and you will have fireworks of the most splendid explosions.

I enjoyed Undone By His Kiss tremendously.  And I have to admit that I enjoyed the secondary characters almost as much as the main couple.  There is a mystery here, as well as eccentric relatives, strong friendships and a love that will work hard to get beyond issues and events of the past in order to bring Jasper and Emily together.  And our couple have enough sparks going on between them to set a pile of fireworks ablaze.  Emily will discover that not every action of a man is a bid to strip away her own thoughts or her independence.  Jasper will find that what once was a challenge became a need that will not end until the stubborn woman he loves is at his side for a lifetime.

This is the second novel in Ms Bryant’s series, Regency Charms.  I adored the first, Defying the Earl, and I have no doubts at all that I will love the next novel in this series.  It is always an enjoyable touch to encounter characters from previous novels in a series.  For me, it ups the believability of the entire series, as no couple exists in a vacuum.  And a hint of who the next couple will be is also a winning point for me.  A series is a continuation of an overall arch that needs to include all of the characters, in some small way, to make it a true connecting series – to me.  That is just one of the reasons that I follow Ms Bryant’s series.  I get exactly what I’m looking for.. a believable story, endearing characters, a touch of mystery and a very, very good story. What more can a reader ask for?

My full review for Undone By His Kiss can be bound here:  My Review

A Bit About Anabelle Bryant

Anabelle began reading at age three and never stopped. Her passion for reading soon turned into a passion for writing and an author was born. Happy to grab a suitcase if it ensures a new adventure, Anabelle finds endless inspiration in travel, especially imaginary jaunts into Regency England, a far cry from her home in New Jersey. Instead, her clever characters live out her daydreams because really, who wouldn’t want to dance with a handsome duke or kiss a wicked earl?

Though teaching keeps her grounded, photography, running and writing, counterbalance her wanderlust. Often found with her nose in a book, Anabelle earned her Master’s Degree and is completing her Doctorate Degree in education. Thrilled to be an author for Harlequin’s Carina line, Anabelle’s historical romances are character driven. She strives to provide a heartfelt connection between her hero, heroine, and the reader, believing the emotional journey on the path to true love is the most important bond. Clever secondary characters and lively conversation keep the pages turning.

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Final Thoughts

If you love Historical or Regency Romances this is a novel written for you.  Are series your passion?  Then hop on to this one because the stories are lively, the characters believable and the love flows from the pages.

My thanks to Anabelle Bryant and Jenny of  Neverland Blog Tours  for inviting me to be a part of this amazing blog tour.  Hope you found a great story to read and amazing new blogs to follow.
 

One of the fun parts of taking part in blog hops (aside from getting to visit new to me blogs) is finding great ways to interact with other book lovers.  This is one:

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers

“We have invested a lot of time and capital with the promise that Isabella would one day be the Duchess of Gage.”  The countess spoke with a confident, arrogant tone that made Nicholas’s skin crawl even as he admired it.  She would not be distracted or deterred by anything he might do.

“You can see my predicament,” Nicholas replied, spreading his hands out.  “I have just found out that not only am I the duke, but that there is an impending duchess.  That’s a lot to digest within a mere twenty-four hours.”

“Of course,” the countess said, “but the truth of the matter is that this agreement was done in good faith and we expect the terms to be fulfilled, even if the representative has changed.”  He hoped to God that the countess’s daughter wasn’t nearly as terrifying.

I enjoy Historical or Regency Romance, and have a friend who supplies me with bags of them.  Last night I picked this novel off the top of the pile and was immediately charmed.  It’s good to have friends who love to read as much as you do.  🙂

Here is the story description should you find this taste interesting.

He was once happily bedding and boxing, but in the newest Duke’s Behaving Badly novel, Nicholas Smithfield has inherited a title and a bride . . .

To keep his estate afloat, the new Duke of Gage must honor an agreement to marry Lady Isabella Sawford. Stunningly beautiful, utterly tempting, she’s also a bag of wedding night nerves, so Nicholas decides to wait to do his duty—even if it means heading to the boxing saloon every day to punch away his frustration.

Groomed her whole life to become the perfect duchess, Isabella longs for independence, a dream that is gone forever. As her husband, Nicholas can do whatever he likes—but, to Isabella’s surprise, the notorious rake instead begins a gentle seduction that is melting every inch of her reserve, night by night . . .

To his utter shock, Nicholas discovers that no previous exploits were half as pleasurable as wooing his own wife. But has the realm’s most disreputable duke found the one woman who can bring him to his knees— and leave him there?

Mmmm… I love a reformed Rake, guess I just have a soft spot for bad boys no matter the era.

So, what are you reading?