The Best-Laid Plans

Back: Newton Hughes has long dreamed of pursuing a career in law, an acceptable choice for a gentleman of status and wealth. His parents, however, disapprove of his ambition, urging him instead to take his rightful place as a gentleman of leisure—with a suitable wife of their choosing, of course. 

Ellie Napper would like nothing more than for her parents to abandon their incessant efforts to marry her off to the greatest possible advantage. Her lack of matrimonial enthusiasm drives her family mad, but she refuses to feign frivolity in order to make herself more palatable to potential suitors. 

When Ellie and Newton are introduced through their mutual acquaintance, Charlie Jonquil, they commiserate over their shared plight. In desperation, they hatch a plan: Ellie and Newton will feign an interest in each other—enough to convince their parents not to push them toward unwanted matches but not enough to cause whispers or expectations. Their plot quickly spirals out of control, but the greatest complication is the one they didn’t see coming: their plan never included falling in love.

N: Sarah M. Eden has done it again! I can not get enough of her books and this one is no exception. As a segway into the final Jonquil Brothers book coming out in October, it introduces characters in a phenomenal way. I have waited so long for Charlie's story; Charming Artemis to come out, that reading this book was a nice treat. It's a beautiful love story between two young adults who just want the freedom of choosing their own lives. As they grow closer together through the story, I could feel my anticipation and worry for them. Yes, I want them to fall in love but wouldn't that be giving their parents exactly what they wanted? Such a great read and I would highly recommend all of Sarah's books!