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A Husband For Hire (The Heirs & Spares Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Patricia A. Knight (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Lady Eleanor Russell needed a husband. Immediately. With her father’s death imminent and no male heir to be found, her ancestral home, Rutledge, with its famous Thoroughbred racing stable and the 100,000 acres of surrounding villages and tenant farms would revert to the Crown—never mind that her family had administered the lands for over a century. But no man in his right mind would choose an unattractive, outspoken, thirty-year-old spinster of strong opinions and stubborn independence to be his bride. Well, she’d buy a husband—and send him on his way.
An impoverished third son of a duke, Lord Miles Everleigh, tall, elegant and immensely handsome, relied heavily on the generosity of his friends and the kindness of wealthy widows to keep himself clothed, housed and fed. That he was as well-spoken and congenial as he was handsome won him acceptance into the highest of social circles—and into the beds of the most influential women, but it was a life-style that wore at a man’s self-respect. He was more than the male whore his step-brother named him.

When Lady Eleanor Russell contracted to buy a husband, she never intended to lose her heart.

When Lord Miles Everleigh accepted her contract, he never imagined he’d desire much more than money.
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    The Heirs & Spares
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07QDK8VXB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Patricia A. Knight; 3rd edition (6 April 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4433 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 347 pages
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Patricia A. Knight is the pen name for an eternal romantic and died-in-the-wool hermit who hides out in Dallas, Texas with her horses, dogs and the best man on the face of the earth. With the BMOTFOTE as navigator, she travels the US in her motorcoach, affectionately dubbed, the Taj-ma-haul. Look for her coming to your state! (Seriously, look for her... her driving skills are sketchy.) When her PA Pam forces her to, she writes.

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Janeelynne
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful story with well drawn and believable characters
Reviewed in Australia on 30 May 2018
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I found this book to be quite delightful. Even though I read for entertainment and not for education these days, it was refreshing to find such a well researched and true to period novel. I adore this period in history and this author certainly seems to understand it. I will be eagerly looking forward to the rest in the series. The hero and heroine were likeable and I enjoyed their journey to love from an uncertain beginning.
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avid reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Australia on 28 August 2018
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Well written and witty. I enjoyed the historical detail and the author's lively sense of humour. An easy weekend read!
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Calyad
5.0 out of 5 stars A Husband for Hire - A great read!
Reviewed in Australia on 4 May 2018
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I have to say I really enjoyed this book. It has all The elements I like in a love story, the characters were interesting, they had their problems to solve , but they found solutions to them and some other nasty things. I liked them too - and if this happens, it is almost as if they are friends, and you wish them well. Description of the places they were in refreshingly enriched the story too. A Highly recommended read!
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tmdastoli
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly beautiful story of love and ...horses😀
Reviewed in Australia on 22 October 2018
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A new author to me and what a delight, Patricia A Knight has written a truly lovely romance that should delight everyone who finds it. A hero who is all that a true gentleman ought be and a wonderful heroine who delights us with her entangled path to a well earned HEA .... Enjoy.
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MarMarBinx
5.0 out of 5 stars A few deviations from the standard couples, and very well written.
Reviewed in the United States on 12 August 2018
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Well researched with very few discrepancies. Likeable imperfect characters who all have some issues to overcome. Engaging plot with a few twists that make it slightly different than the usual- such as the heroine being several years older than the hero, and a very minor but sweet sub-plot involving well intentioned parental meddling.
One part became slightly confused to me, but overall it was easy to follow along and enjoy the love story as it unfolded. Looking forward to the next in the series.
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renee parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny
Reviewed in Canada on 20 April 2018
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I had some good laughs
Like a book that makes me smile
Recommend this book .
Will look for more.
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Élodie Nicoli
5.0 out of 5 stars When the Spinster meets the Corinthian
Reviewed in France on 23 June 2018
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I just do adored this book, the author did a great deal of researches to bring us this story.
It has the classic scheme of a marriage of convenience, it was treated from a different perspective.
First it is the woman who is looking for a groom, second she is older than him for a change.
Many reviews I read talked about a long time appart between the h and H due to some misunderstandings, it was not as long as I thought, only few weeks, plus in this period, time was different, everything was slower.
Whatever, it was a great story, with not to many angst, some subplots with bad guys, a funny and sweet duet of matchmakers/fairy godparents plus a quest on both side for love.
Eleanor is no debutant, she was on the shelves for a long time and spinster life suited perfectly until she might lost all which is important to her because she is the only child of an Earl with no other heir in view. I liked she took matter in hands and tried to do at best with the little she has. She is no beauty and taller than usual but with the proper cares, she can brighten some of her traits. She is naive about many things as it was the way girls were raised but she is no weak woman, she stands her ground and makes her decisions even if they are not always for the best.
Miles is an adorable kind man, I know saying he is cute is not very appropriate for an handsome gown man but his ways around Eleanor were adorable, when he is around her, he is all for her. Despite what life has thrown on his path, he did for the best with what little he has. While living off the generosity of others, he still has his pride, even if he has to compromise with it a little, but he stayed true to himself and when he had the means, he immediately took care of what he was unable become of his lack of funds.
Add to it the so sweet couple that are Eleanor’s parents, her funny friend Florence plus Miles’ mother and younger brother and you have an hit!
Can’t wait for the second book in this series.
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folkdancer
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative fiction.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 June 2018
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At last an American writer that has done some research on the 19th century in the UK, even down to the language used from that time and the mode of address used by the upper classes. So many use the every day language of the United States today which isn't even the same as that used in the UK today and is completely irrelevant and irreverent in historical fiction.
The story was very interesting too although I would recommend that the author reads 'Mrs Robinson's Disgrace' to find out exactly how women were treated in that century by even some of the most enlightened men.
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Stephanie R.
4.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Regency Romance
Reviewed in the United States on 27 March 2018
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This is the first book I've read by this author, which is always a bit of a gamble; but this book grabbed my attention from the first paragraph and managed to hold my attention throughout. I'd give it a strong four, possibly even a four on GR, but on Amazon where anything under a four is negative, a four almost doesn't seem good enough. I really liked it, but didn't absolutely love it. I can see "absolutely loved it" books from this author in the future though.

Now for the specifics:

The characters were likeable and well developed. The heroine was strong, but with an underlying vulnerability that made her seem more human and relatable. The hero was your typical romance novel fare- handsome, strong, tall, well endowed, good natured, masculine and loyal. Even though he is willing to marry a virtual stranger for money, the author creates a background story to make his actions understandable, without making too many excuses for him.

The sex scenes were good; explicit, but not vulgar. On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being no sex and 5 being erotica, I'd put it at a 3.5. I wouldn't recommend this book to a tween or someone who is offended by sex, but it should be fine for most adults, even those who get bored reading about sex. The first sex scene tales place right around the 60% mark and take up less than 10 pages of the entire book.

There is no cheating. There are a few minor references to the hero's past experiences with other women, but from the time he meets the heroine, she is the only woman who holds his interest, even when she alienates him.

The writing is good with only a few minor misedits. A couple times the hero was Mile instead of Miles, and one missing apostrophe (Miles attention). There were two gerunds missing their "ing" and a run on sentence or two. All in all, very few errors. The dialogue seemed authentic and I didn't notice any anachronisms. Clearly a lot of research went into writing this book, as evidenced by the author's notes following the story.

I did notice one sentence that had me questioning if the author had mistakenly used the wrong word. "Ned's mount, deciding he had behaved long enough, leaped and farted and generally behaved so poorly that Ned had to pull up or risk being unseated." I haven't ridden a horse since adolescence, but I seem to recall that their bodily functions are considered an acceptable trade-off for the service they provide us. I wouldn't think a horse fart would even be noticed, let alone considered bad behavior on the horse's part, especially if the horse was being ridden (as opposed to pulling a curricle). Maybe horses were expected to hold it in back in Regency England (or at least say "excuse me" afterwards)? I don't believe I've read about a flatulent horse in any other romance novel.

Though this was my first read from this author, it definitely won't be my last. I look forward to the rest of the books in this series.
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