Lady Meets Earl by Christy Carlyle

Lady Meets Earl Series: Love on Holiday Series Book #2
on November 29, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Enemies to Lovers, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
Pages: 356
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USA Today bestselling author Christy Carlyle sweeps readers away on an all-new romantic holiday to the wilds of Scotland where a young woman discovers her vacation home is unexpectedly owned by a strange, devastatingly handsome earl.
After a lifetime of living for her friends, family, even strangers, Lady Lucy Westmont knows something must change or she’ll lose herself forever. An invitation to visit her free-spirited and scandalous aunt in the wild Scottish countryside is the perfect opportunity to discover how to live the life she wants. James Pembroke just learned that not only is he the new Earl of Rossbury, he’s also inherited his late uncle’s debts and a manor house deep in Scotland. Already owing money to an unsavory man because of a business deal that went awry, he has no choice but to travel to Scotland to sell the manor. On his way, he finds himself sharing a train car with a rather pretty but wild young woman. When Lucy manages to make it to her aunt’s home, she discovers her aunt is missing and the incredibly rude man who shared her train car is claiming that he owns the house instead. Nevertheless, Lucy is determined to have a true holiday, even if she is accompanied by the man who has upended her plans—and her heart.

Lady Meets Earl is book two in the Love on Holiday series by Christy Carlyle.  I loved this book. This is an enemies to lovers trope with some grumpy sunshine. It has a charm and a beautiful rhythm to it that is rare to find. There are a few laugh out loud moments as well. “Finally. For the first time in her life. Here, in this chilly field under a Scottish dawn, a man who made her tremble was going to kiss her. His fingers strayed beyond her chin, sweeping gently down her neck, then up to tuck back a strand of hair that fluttered in the breeze. He leaned in. She drew in a breath so deep it nearly left her dizzy. ‘I thought,” he whispered, his lips already curved in a dazzling smile, “that you might give me a lesson.” I have not read the first one in this series, so this is definitely a stand alone. Can’t wait to read the rest in this series.