Reluctant Lords Historical Romance Book Series by Andie James

Lost and Found by the Duke by Andie James (2023)

Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Reluctant Lords series. This one is a pretty straightforward marriage of convenience between two strangers who meet at a house party. Grace is a widowed countess at her friend’s house party hoping to make a connection to find work as a companion or governess and is nearly accosted by her friend’s brother. Henry a recently inherited duke witnesses the encounter and rescues Grace. These two get to know each other a bit more over the next several days and Henry realizes that his troubles with matchmaking mamas can be solved by selecting his own bride. He proposes to Grace but she is hesitant and wary due to her previous poor experiences in marriage. They talk out their issues and Henry attempts to assuage all of Grace’s concerns. We get to see this romance slowly develop with clear and open communication, with Grace slowly regaining some of her confidence and poise after her horrible first marriage. We get a teensy bit of drama when Henry’s aunt and dowager duchess appears back at home, but the relationship does ultimately come out stronger at the end.

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Ruin and Redemption for the Earl by Andie James (2023)

Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 2 of the Reluctant Lords series. Lady Elise is ruined for the dumbest reason ever when she’s caught giving medical care to a footman. Three years later, she’s living at the dower house of an earl’s land and hoping that the new earl doesn’t kick her out. Reid had no idea that his father had rented out the dower house and is surprised to find and meet Elise. He quickly sees that she has endeared herself to the village and made improvements to her home. Reid had been estranged from his father, joined the army, was injured, and come back to England as a politician. He’s disgruntled about changing roles and even more irritated to find his estate in poor financial condition. Reid and Elise form a friendship and then an attraction, though she does not believe she’s a suitable wife for Reid due to her former ruin. I enjoyed the slow emotional build up of the romance and the rallying of Reid’s friends in supporting Elise.

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Once and Again with the Viscount by Andie James (2023)

Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Reluctant Lords series. Angeline is a widow who is slowly re-entering society after mourning her beloved husband. She’s been struggling with seeing her friends marry and have children, as she was unable to have any children of her own in the time that she was married. Meanwhile, her neighbor, childhood crush, and brother’s best friend, Sidney is around to notice her and offer comfort. Sidney has been in love with Angeline after he notices her in a new light during her debut; however, he lost out on the chance to be with her when he left society when his father died, and returned later to find her already married. Now that she’s widowed, Sidney has a second chance to woo Angeline. There’s actually tons of tragedy up ahead though as Sidney’s older brother unexpectedly passes away, leaving Sidney as the next viscount. Angeline is even more distressed with her inability to have children because of this. It’s a lot of angsty emotional upheaval to get through before these two can find a happy ending.

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