A Brilliant Match ~ Review

A Brilliant Match

The Earl's Sisters #1

By Jennie Goutet

Lady Dorothea Rowlandson is determined to make a match this season. She needs to if she hopes to save her family from themselves. Her father's death the previous year delayed her debut into Society and she will do everything possible to ensure her younger sisters success with her own successful marriage. And then her brother as a 13-year-old earl is most definitely in need of her help.

Miles Shaw is in need of a wife with a large dowry. His estate is in shambles and the only way to save it is with an influx of funds. And he is determined to let his heart do the choosing for him. And the lady who catches his eye is Lady Dorothea Rowland.

Dorothea is determined that her heart not be turned by anyone. And Miles Shaw is not on her list of eligible men. Unfortunately Miles is most persistent and her heart refuses to listen to her head and its logical dictates. 

A Brilliant Match is a delightful series debut. Dorothea's has misconstrued her place and duty to her family. She is determined to have everyone fall into the plans she has set into place. But the first thing to go awry is her young brother's early arrival in London, but as the Earl her brother is equally determined to make his feelings known on matters he deems important. I think my favorite moment comes when Miles confronts Dorothea concerning her view of her family and her perceived limitations regarding them. I loved getting glimpses of her sisters and their personalities and look forward to better getting acquainted with them at a later date (additional books in the series). 

I think what is most telling is how Dorothea allowed her father to shape her and her views of others. This is the driving force behind her decisions and choices. And considering how she viewed him, extremely interesting. I will admit Dorothea was hard to get to like. She had moments that made one feel a connection and then the moment was gone. While I did like Miles from the beginning. He was a caring and kind person. He went out of his way to make Dorothea's family feel that they mattered, that they were important just because they were alive. While this is a work of fiction and an enjoyable one at that, it is also a study of the human heart and mind. What makes one do a certain thing and not another.

 

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion. All thoughts expressed are my own. 

About the Book:

A love match would not do.

She would make an advantageous match—a brilliant match!

At the age of 19, Lady Dorothea Rowlandson was practically on the shelf. Had she not suffered her father, the earl’s, untimely death weeks before last year’s season, she would surely by now be a married lady—the established wife of an illustrious peer.

With such a regrettable delay, time was ever more of the essence if she wished to secure her own future and that of her sisters.

Miles Shaw holds an encumbered estate. It is only logical, therefore, that he commence the London Season on the hunt for a well-dowered wife. His personal code of honor requires he be upfront about this goal, so that he deceives no one. And as he fully intends to love and cherish the wife of his choosing, he will naturally bring as much to the union as he receives. After all, he is a landed gentleman with no shortage of charm.

When chance forced Miles and Dorothea to partner one another for the first dance of the first crush of the season, Fortuna could only have been in a funning mood. To have fostered so unsuitable a connection was nothing short of absurd. For what could a peer of the realm’s daughter and a gentleman of no consequence, with his pockets to let, possibly have in common?

Book Facts:

 Title: A Brilliant Match
 Series: The Earl's Sisters (Book 1)
 Author: Jennie Goutet
 Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Romance
 Publisher: Millefeuille Press (November 21, 2023)
 Length: (244) pages
 Format: Trade Paperback and eBook 
 ISBN: 978-2494930186
 Book Blast Dates: November 27– December 4, 2023

PRAISE FOR TO A BRILLIANT MATCH

 “This book was an absolute delight and without a doubt belongs on the reading list of any fan of sweet regency romance!”— Merilee Loves to Read
 “A creative and delightful historical romance, especially for lovers of a good P&P-type story!"— My Literary Love

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AUTHOR BIO

Jennie Goutet is the best-selling author of twelve Regency romances, including the Clavering Chronicles, Memorable Proposals, and Daughters of the Gentry series. Her books have received first place in historical romance for the New England Reader’s Choice Awards and have hit the number-one spot in Regency Romance on Amazon. They have been featured on BookBub and Hoopla and been translated into five languages.

An American-born Anglophile, Jennie lives with her French husband and their three children in a small town outside of Paris. Her imagination resides in Regency England, where her best-selling proper Regency romances are set.

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