Charming Artemis by Sarah Eden
Charming Artemis by Sarah M. Eden Series: The Lancaster Series
on March 24, 2026
Genres: Fiction / Christian / Romance / Historical
Pages: 275
Goodreads
"Charlie Jonquil is mild-mannered and kind--except when it comes to his one true adversary, Artemis Lancaster. Though Charlie has a brilliant mind for mathematics, Artemis poses a problem he can't seem to comprehend: how can one be so lovely and so infuriating? A party in London brings him into the company of the maddening young lady, and it is clear that Charlie's disdain is mutual. But when an unfortunate incident between the pair involving Charlie's jacket and a glass of raspberry shrub leads to scandal, the sworn enemies are left with only two options: be ruined or be married. So it is that Artemis finds herself in a most outrageous predicament: she must wed a gentleman she's hated for years--and she pledges to avoid him at all costs. But it is only when they enter into this mockery of a marriage that Charlie and Artemis learn things are not as simple as they once appeared. As their tentative ceasefire leads to friendship, it seems their marriage born of desperation might lead them to a love that was destined to be."--Amazon.com
Charming Artemis is book seven in the Jonquil Brothers series by Sarah Eden. This is Charlie’s story. For years, he and Artemis Lancaster have been enemies. Charlie sees her as fake and pretentious. Artemis sees him as thoughtless and immature. But when scandal strikes both must make a life altering decision. This book ties up some loose ends . It reunites the Jonquil and Lancaster universes with clarity.
I will say that though I have enjoyed this book, I wished for more romance between Artemis and Charlie. My problem with Sarah Eden’s writing is that in her endeavor to spin sweet tales she’s missing an aspect of the “open door” romances that I so enjoy. I miss sexual tension. Not in any detailed acts but in the tension and attraction of two people falling in love with each other. She doesn’t really delve into longing looks or heated glances. In that particular lack, I find a constrained void. Almost a black hole or emptiness in the fabric of the story. Eden delves into her characters’ psyche. Each person portrayed struggles with some deeper issue that affects everyone around them. That’s fine. I enjoy a story with depth, but this is my seventh book to read by this author and I am finding a deep dissatisfaction with the lack of romance in her books.
