About An Earl by Diana Lloyd

About An Earl Series: What Happens In The Ballroom Series Book #2
on January 14, 2020
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
Pages: 310
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An outsider at her first English ball, Jewel is fascinated with the beautiful dresses and the lovely dancing, but she’s vowed to save the Earl of Winchcombe from her cousin’s marriage trap. When she first glimpses the handsome lord, her heart beats faster. As they plan to thwart her cousin’s machinations, she discovers a kindred spirit in Oliver—even if he’s a peer and she’s a lowly colonist. Caught kissing the earl, the ball ends in disaster and Jewel’s displeased uncle whisks her away to Scotland.

Lord Scar, as the ton calls Oliver, would rather be anywhere than at a godforsaken masquerade ball and when he learns from the free-spirited colonist about the nefarious marriage plan, he grudgingly accepts her help. Jewel intrigues him and sets his heart racing. Yet, when the ball is over and the mask is off—Oliver curses the scar that will send her screaming away.

When her uncle banishes her, Oliver comes to her rescue by offering Jewel his hand in marriage. She agrees, despite his disfigurement. But what’s a beastly lord like him to do with such a beautiful wife—especially when he discovers she’s delightfully saucy?

About An Earl is book two in What Happens in the Ballroom Novel series by Diana Lloyd. I really enjoyed this book. I think it is witty and extremely creative. The plot was unpredictable and kept me reading late into the night. Set in England in 1775, this story briefly touches on the American War for Independence.The heroine Julianna Latham is sent from the Colonies by her father to England to escape the Revolution. When she overhears a plot against a lord, she does what she can to rescue him. I liked Jewel’s character. She is young and naive but she develops into a mature young woman by the end of the book.  Oliver Chalford is not a typical hero. Scarred as a child, he earns the name Lord Scar by those who disdain him. There is a small resemblance to Beauty and the Beast here. I thought the pace was good. There were a few confusing moments in the middle of the story, when some history was introduced. But overall, a very good read. There are several steamy sex scenes. I am looking forward to more by Lloyd.