Enticing the Earl

ENTICING THE EARL BY KATHLEEN AYERS

Arrogant Earls #3

Time is running out for Oleana Honeywell.

She’s found safety as a housekeeper in the Earl of Montieth’s household, but she can’t stay hidden forever. The earl’s butler is determined to have her fired. Oleana doesn’t know the first thing about managing a household. She can’t even find the linen closet. And Carrot, her overly large, very spoiled cat has taken a liking to Lord Montieth. Carrot’s affections are not returned. But it is the attraction growing between Oleana and Montieth that worries her the most. No housekeeper, not even a fake one, should engage in trysts with their employer. Or worse, fall in love.

What will happen when Montieth finds out everything Oleana has told him is a lie?

The Plot

Poor Oleana. She is such a sweetheart and has been through so much! Married to the vicar who grew tired of her marriage and eventually died, she was left to his horrible mother and step-brother. She managed to escape and hide out in London working for Lord Monteith. There she battles not only her attraction to Monteith but also his horrible butler who wants her gone!

Monteith is a widowed father, who’s wife was an adulterer and died years ago. His daughter, Elizabeth, immediately connects with Oleana, which only adds to Monteith’s attraction to Oleana. He knows she isn’t really the housekeeper that his deceased grandmother recommended for him, but he just can’t let her go. Eventually the pull is just to much and they give in to their mutual attraction.

I thought the story was adorable. Oleana was so sweet and I was rooting for her the whole book. Monteith was a bear, but he softened with Oleana who made him smile and laugh for the first time in a long time. I appreciated that there wasn’t too much angst being a Peer-servant love story; sometimes the ‘throws her hand over her brow’, ‘oh woes me’ we can’t be together angst is just annoying. But there was only a little of that, just enough to make it feel true.

Overall, an enjoyable read and of course Oleana and Monteith get their happy ever after!

Tropes

Historical Romance, Grumpy Hero, Single Dad, Starchy Hero, Titled Hero, Experienced Heroine, Widowed Heroine, Widowed Hero, Working Heroine, Desk Steam, Kitchen Steam, Library Steam, Kidnapping