Across a crowded room!

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How to Live Happily Ever After (Happy Ever Regency #7) by Bree Wolf         

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A persistent suitor and the unbelieving recipient of such pursuit. A twisted romance if you will. Miss Agnes Bottombrook at the ripe old age of twenty-nine firmly believes she’s on the shelf. When Grant Barrett, Earl of Wentford, spies Agnes across the ballroom his heart is irrevocably pierced by Cupid’s arrow. Unfortunately the woman he’s fixed upon is so sceptical about anyone wanting to court her, she believes he’s either pursuing her for a joke or a wager.
I did like Agnes’ father who is most delightfully encouraging. On the other hand, Wentford’s mother is the schemer we all love to dislike.
A charming fluff and bubble story where we’re treated to Agnes’ meanderings and doubts, as we wait in the wings willing Agnes to see the treasure, the HEA she could have, that Wentford would be.
Of course there are reasons why Nessa (as Wentford has charmingly dubbed her) not only is suspicious of Wentford’s attentions, but her belief that to love only leads to suffering. It’s here I really appreciated Mr. Bottombrook. Wentford just has to conquer Agnes’ fears and misgivings—and his mother! Mind you I do appreciate that Wentfords a bit over the top, rushing his fences as it were. But us readers can be in no doubt that we are being robustly pointed down the HEA tunnel. Just look at the title and the series names!

A Dragonblade ARC via NetGalley 

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