How To Train Your Baron by Diana Lloyd

How to Train Your Baron by Diana Lloyd
Series: What Happens in the Ballroom Series Book #1
on July 23, 2018
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / General, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Scottish
Pages: 333
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When Elsinore Cosgrove escapes a ballroom in search of adventure, she has no idea it will lead to a hasty marriage. The youngest daughter of a duke, all she wants is to make her own choices. Now she's engaged to an infuriating, handsome Scottish baron who doesn't even know her name! Using all her feminine wiles, along with advice gleaned from a training guide for hunting hounds, Elsinore is determined to mold her baron into the husband she wants.

Quin Graham is a man with many secrets. If another scandal can be avoided with a sham marriage, so be it. Only his fiancée isn't at all what he's expecting, and the clumsy, curious, and clever Elsinore refuses to be set aside. For reasons he's unwilling to explain, the last thing Quin needs is to fall for his wife.

Each book in the What Happens in the Ballroom series is STANDALONE:
* How to Train Your Baron
* About an Earl

How to Train Your Baron is book one in the What Happens in the Ballroom series by Diana Lloyd. In this book,the heroine Elsinore Cosgrove is constantly looking for adventure and subsequently almost always getting herself into trouble. The character of Elsinore is a challenging one for me. She is insistent on doing things her own way and generally makes a mess of things. At times, she is petulant and immature. Baron Quin Graham of Menteith comes to Elsinore’s aid when she gets herself into one such predicament. Unfortunately, being alone with a lady at a ball is a scandalous situation and Elsinore and Quin are forced to marry. “His voice was mesmerizing, low-pitched and rich. Coupled with the soft burr of a Scottish accent, it was the auditory equivalent of warm caramel.” Quin is a very likable character. But he has several scandalous secrets that he hides from Elsinore. As a written work, this book is problematic. Perhaps it needed a more skilled editor who could help the content flow better and pin point plot holes. I found myself confused at times and I found myself searching back in the story for lost or missed content. Maybe the editor deleted some scenes but forgot to tell the author? On the positive side,

Lloyd infuses humor throughout the book which is delightful. But on the whole, this novel needed more editorial work for a better flow. As far as the cover goes, I normally like handsome heroes portrayed but this one just needs to pull his pants up a bit. Yes, we all know that you are ripped. Good for you buddy.