An Accidental Courtship

by M.A. Nichols

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Two sisters, one beau, plus one poorly written love letter equals one tricky courtship.

Prudence Leigh is well on her way to being a spinster. That dreadful future may be a few years away, but with every man chasing after her beautiful younger sister, Prudence has little hope of finding love. But when she receives a letter filled with heartfelt declarations, she discovers it’s not too late for her.

But for such an ardent beau in writing, the gentleman acts quite strangely in person…

Penmanship is not an important skill. Or so Dr. Parker Humphreys thought—until his love letter is delivered to the wrong sister!

Surely, this must be a jest. When Parker arrives at the town ball, he hopes to discover if Miss Rosanna Leigh accepted his declaration of love. Instead, her plain elder sister is hanging at his elbow, gazing up at him with stars in her eyes. Now, Parker is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

What lady would accept a beau after he broke her elder sister’s heart? Yet he cannot let this mistake stand—he loves Rosanna! If only he can get Prudence to realize how poorly they suit each other. Then she would break with him, and Parker would be free. Yes, a temporary courtship might be the ticket. Surely, that can work.

Yet despite his oddest behavior, Miss Leigh seems determined to keep him.

And Parker isn’t so certain he wants to be free of her.

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Book Details

Genre

Historical Romance

Subgenre

General Historical, Georgian 1714 Inspirational Regency 1811

Series

The Leighs • Book 1

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

December 7, 2024

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Human

Fiction Form

Novel

10/10

I love the story and love the main character. She was a calm, homely and lovely lady but I love how she knows her self worth...I live how she carries herself doesn't let all pressure and comparisons her family gives bring her down. I randomly read this book in hopes I could get back to reading and lessen my socmed and it really did !

A very good traditional Regency romance.

A story comprising all the elements of a great traditional Regency Romance. The writing was true to the period, but not so archaic that made it hard to read. The story was also character lead and engaging, with growth for not just Prudence and Parker (not a great Regency name, I have to admit), but also for Rosanna. Prudence had a low self-esteem (due to years of being compared to her lovely sister), but she was still strong and didn't let this ruin her relationship with Parker in the end. At first I liked Rosanna, and although she wasn't written as a villain, her choices and behaviour left a lot to be desired. I totally understand why she behaved and thought the way she did though, but I thought too much of the book was centered around Rosanna and was perhaps only included to flesh out Prudence's story into a full novel rather than being a quite short novella if all of the extra scenes with Rosanna were taken out! On the other hand, it does set up the next book about Rosanna....A good, clean traditional Regency story. I'll definitely read more of this author's work.

Wait for it!

I am a fan of M.A. Nichols. This novel took longer than usual for me to get into, but as always, it was worth it. Prudence and Rosanna had beautiful and difficult moments, and Parker was a worthy - if slow - hero. The Leigh family is interesting and I will be rereading a different novel where some of the characters appear.

thoroughly enjoyed

This book nearly lost a couple of stars for having the hero named Parker, which is just not Regency (no one of a certain class would name their child after a trade in that era, no matter how popular it is at present - still, at least he wasn’t called Carter or Cooper), but aside from that indignity, this dealt with an interesting and unusual plot line, and held my attention throughout.

Romantique, type Orgueil et Préjugés en plus simple, tous publics

J'ai lu le livre en anglais mais j'ai vu qu'il était traduit et que des lecteurs français le lisaient. Je laisse donc mon commentaire en français vu que les nombreux commentaires anglais vont dans le sens de ce que je pense.C'est un roman sentimental qui est très intéressant, j'ai lu jusqu'à 3h30 cette nuit car je ne pouvais m'arrêter au milieu de l'intrigue ! Narrateur externe, trois points de vue. L'héroïne principale, sa sœur et le jeune homme qui complète le triangle amoureux.Aucune scène déplacée, un roman à la Jane Austen qui fait rêver de paysage anglais et remonter dans le temps.Je viens de voir qu'il s'agissait d'une série, je viens de mettre le numéro de dans mon panier ! L'histoire de la sœur de l'héroïne. J'ai hâte de le lire !!Je ne peux que recommander cette lecture agréable à mettre entre toutes les mains. Très bien même pour des adolescentes car il n'y a aucune scène déplacée contrairement à beaucoup de livres aujourd'hui!