{"id":26971,"date":"2021-02-11T07:34:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T12:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26971"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:32","slug":"review-a-ladys-formula-for-love-by-elizabeth-everett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/11\/review-a-ladys-formula-for-love-by-elizabeth-everett\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f  A Lady&#8217;s Formula For Love by Elizabeth Everett"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26971\" data-postid=\"26971\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26971 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/a-ladys-formula-for-love-elizabeth-everett.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f  A Lady&#8217;s Formula For Love by Elizabeth Everett\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f  A Lady&#8217;s Formula For Love by Elizabeth Everett\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Lady Violet is keeping secrets. First, she founded a clandestine sanctuary for England&#8217;s most brilliant female scientists. Second, she is using her genius on a confidential mission for the Crown. But the biggest secret of all? Her feelings for protection officer Arthur Kneland.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Solitary and reserved, Arthur learned the hard way to put duty first. But the more time he spends in the company of Violet and the eccentric club members, the more his best intentions go up in flames. Literally.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When a shadowy threat infiltrates Violet&#8217;s laboratories, endangering her life and her work, scientist and bodyguard will find all their theories put to the test&#8211;and learn that the most important discoveries are those of the heart.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg?resize=146%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 9, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Secret Scientists of London<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1 &#8211; <em>Debut<\/em><br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A Lady\u2019s Formula For Love<\/strong> is the debut novel by <em><strong>Elizabeth Everett.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 It takes place in London, 1842.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lady Greycliff, Violet Hughes<\/strong>, is considered to be eccentric by London society.\u00a0 She tried to fit in, to be a proper Lady, to be a proper hostess, to please her husband.\u00a0 It was too big a challenge for her as she is more science minded and less concerned with fashion or society.\u00a0 When her husband died, she decided to open a lady\u2019s club catering to other like-minded, eccentric ladies of London: \u00a0Athena\u2019s Retreat.\u00a0 Violet\u2019s stepson greatly respects her abilities and has brought her a special assignment from the government.\u00a0 This work has put her in danger.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Arthur Kneland<\/strong> has known and worked with Lord Greycliff for many years.\u00a0 He is ready to retire but has agreed to help Lord Greycliff with one last job, to act has bodyguard for Violet Hughes.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0He comes to her rescue upon his first meeting with her.\u00a0 While he expects the job to be dangerous at times, he does not expect, nor want, to put his heart on the line.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The primary story line is well thought out.\u00a0 However, there are several problems with this book. \u00a0While I like the personalities of the characters, the author overwhelms the reader with the number of characters.\u00a0 By chapter five there are sixteen recurrent players; many come with titles or nicknames.\u00a0 I found it difficult to keep up with the connections between characters.\u00a0 The primary characters of Violet and Arthur are given relatable characteristics and goals.\u00a0 I found them, and the situations they find themselves in, to be quite enjoyable. The author does a good job of giving the reader their background information and telling their stories.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A second issue I had with this story is that where the language used seems appropriate for the times it becomes flowery.\u00a0 If I tried to read this book at night, it put me to sleep.\u00a0 The love story evolves naturally but quickly.\u00a0 Arthur initially fights his desires for Violet, he thinks he can stick to physical passion without emotional involvement. \u00a0I think the author did a good job of advancing this part of the story.\u00a0 The love scenes build in physicality and intensity and are quite descriptive.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, if\u00a0you can get past the flowery language and overabundance of characters you might enjoy it.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~ <em>Andrea<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MYXNr3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/a-ladys-formula-for-love\/id1519675044?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_a_lady%27s_formula_for_love&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-ladys-formula-for-love-elizabeth-everett\/1137207445?ean=9780593200636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-lady-s-formula-for-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Elizabeth_Everett_A_Lady_s_Formula_for_Love?id=tHXsDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Violet is keeping secrets. 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First, she founded a clandestine sanctuary for England's most brilliant female scientists. Second, she is using her genius on a confidential mission for the Crown. But the biggest secret of all? Her feelings for protection officer Arthur Kneland.<br \/><br \/>Solitary and reserved, Arthur learned the hard way to put duty first. But the more time he spends in the company of Violet and the eccentric club members, the more his best intentions go up in flames. Literally.<br \/><br \/>When a shadowy threat infiltrates Violet's laboratories, endangering her life and her work, scientist and bodyguard will find all their theories put to the test--and learn that the most important discoveries are those of the heart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 9, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>The Secret Scientists of London<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1 - <em>Debut<\/em><br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $9.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A Lady\u2019s Formula For Love<\/strong> is the debut novel by <em><strong>Elizabeth Everett.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 It takes place in London, 1842.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lady Greycliff, Violet Hughes<\/strong>, is considered to be eccentric by London society.\u00a0 She tried to fit in, to be a proper Lady, to be a proper hostess, to please her husband.\u00a0 It was too big a challenge for her as she is more science minded and less concerned with fashion or society.\u00a0 When her husband died, she decided to open a lady\u2019s club catering to other like-minded, eccentric ladies of London: \u00a0Athena\u2019s Retreat.\u00a0 Violet\u2019s stepson greatly respects her abilities and has brought her a special assignment from the government.\u00a0 This work has put her in danger.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Arthur Kneland<\/strong> has known and worked with Lord Greycliff for many years.\u00a0 He is ready to retire but has agreed to help Lord Greycliff with one last job, to act has bodyguard for Violet Hughes.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0He comes to her rescue upon his first meeting with her.\u00a0 While he expects the job to be dangerous at times, he does not expect, nor want, to put his heart on the line.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The primary story line is well thought out.\u00a0 However, there are several problems with this book. \u00a0While I like the personalities of the characters, the author overwhelms the reader with the number of characters.\u00a0 By chapter five there are sixteen recurrent players; many come with titles or nicknames.\u00a0 I found it difficult to keep up with the connections between characters.\u00a0 The primary characters of Violet and Arthur are given relatable characteristics and goals.\u00a0 I found them, and the situations they find themselves in, to be quite enjoyable. The author does a good job of giving the reader their background information and telling their stories.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A second issue I had with this story is that where the language used seems appropriate for the times it becomes flowery.\u00a0 If I tried to read this book at night, it put me to sleep.\u00a0 The love story evolves naturally but quickly.\u00a0 Arthur initially fights his desires for Violet, he thinks he can stick to physical passion without emotional involvement. \u00a0I think the author did a good job of advancing this part of the story.\u00a0 The love scenes build in physicality and intensity and are quite descriptive.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, if\u00a0you can get past the flowery language and overabundance of characters you might enjoy it.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~ <em>Andrea<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2MYXNr3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/a-ladys-formula-for-love\/id1519675044?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_a_lady%27s_formula_for_love&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-ladys-formula-for-love-elizabeth-everett\/1137207445?ean=9780593200636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-lady-s-formula-for-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Elizabeth_Everett_A_Lady_s_Formula_for_Love?id=tHXsDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}