Too Clever By Half by Nancy Yeager

Too Clever By Half Series: The Harrow’s Finest Five series book 6
on August 1, 2019
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Victorian
Pages: 90
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Two brilliant scholars engaged in a battle of wits...and seduced by the lure of passion.

Mr. James Alcott has carved out his place in the world with an esteemed position at Harrow School. But when the school changes direction, he’s set adrift. He can redeem himself by founding a scholarship program if he wins the annual Duke’s Trust competition for seed money. A seemingly simple task. Until a mysterious competitor enters the race.

Lady Tessa Harmsworth has fabricated the reclusive Mr. Pettibone as the champion of her women’s education fund. It’s the only way a woman can enter the Duke’s Trust competition, let alone win it. And Tessa intends to win. Until her annoyingly clever opponent sets out to uncover her ruse.

As Tessa and James match wits, their spirited rivalry turns into a passionate affair. With the coveted prize hanging in the balance, they must choose between their lifelong dreams and their reckless hearts.

Too Clever by Half is the kickoff novella of the Harrow's Finest Five series, Victorian Romances about smart women, sexy, men, steamy passions, and the occasional scandal.

Too Clever By Half is book six in The Harrow’s Finest Five series by Nancy Yeager. This is a short, sweet novella. I thought that this story was very unique. Set in 1869 Victorian England, Yeager shines the light on the plight of women and their need for access to higher education at the time. Lady Tessa Harmsworth is competing against James Alcott for the coveted Duke’s Annual Trust Scholarship. Tessa wants women to receive access to education and James wants poor boys to have the means to enter Harrow. But what happens when James finds himself attracted to his enemy? I thought that this novella was very well written and set at such a pivotal time in history for women. Truly a great book.