{"id":27850,"date":"2021-12-01T06:30:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27850"},"modified":"2022-10-16T03:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T03:46:21","slug":"review-gentleman-seeks-bride-by-meghan-frampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/01\/review-gentleman-seeks-bride-by-meghan-frampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Gentleman Seeks Bride by Meghan Frampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27850\" data-postid=\"27850\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27850 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\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gentleman-seeks-bride-megan-frampton.jpg?resize=339%2C500\" width=\"339\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Gentleman Seeks Bride by Meghan Frampton\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Gentleman Seeks Bride by Meghan Frampton\">\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;\"><em>It\u2019s a well-known fact that when a man is in search of a bride, a good dowry is never a hindrance.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thomas Sharpe is handsome, well-bred, and desperately in need of a wealthy bride. His father has lost their income, his sister needs looking after, and so to save them all from a life of poverty he travels to London in search of an heiress.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Enter Lady Jane Capel. After her fianc\u00e9 ended their engagement two years ago, Jane boldly left her parents\u2019 home and moved in with her half-brother Percy. What does one more scandal matter to a family with such a curious reputation? Jane is independent, but not as well versed in life\u2014and love\u2014as she wants.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The two of them strike a deal: Thomas will show her all there is to know about the world \u2014and intimacy\u2014and Jane will help him find a bride. But the more time they spend together and the closer they get, the two of them soon realize that things aren\u2019t so simple when it comes to men and women&#8230;<\/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-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 30, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Hazards of Dukes<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thomas Sharpe<\/strong> needs a wealthy bride.\u00a0 He&#8217;s handsome and charismatic, but his father lost their family wealth on a bad investment.\u00a0 <strong>Lady Jane Capel<\/strong> was jilted by a no-good-ex-fianc\u00e9 and her parents cut her off financially.\u00a0 She&#8217;s living with her half-brother and trying to figure out what she wants from her life.\u00a0 Jane offers to help her brother&#8217;s friend, Thomas, make a match, in exchange for showing her all the things in life that men get to enjoy but young ladies are sheltered from&#8230;including intimacy!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the fourth book in the <em>Hazards of Dukes<\/em> series.\u00a0 Jane is the sister of book three heroine, Lavinia.\u00a0 Jane&#8217;s backstory is largely left out of this novel, so readers may want to read the previous story, <strong>A Wicked Bargain<\/strong> for the Duke, to find out about Jane&#8217;s failed betrothal.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I thought Thomas was the better developed character here.\u00a0 Often in romance novels, the female lead needs to marry to save the family but this time it was our hero.\u00a0 His parents are aging, he has a frightfully shy sister, and he needs to step up to the marriage plate in order to take care of everyone.\u00a0 He thought marrying for a dowry would be easy but, two years later, he&#8217;s no closer to finding a wife.\u00a0\u00a0 Thomas has a pretty face but is deemed too flirtatious and not serious enough to settle down with.\u00a0 Enter Jane, his best friend&#8217;s sister, who would be an excellent choice&#8230;if only 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His father has lost their income, his sister needs looking after, and so to save them all from a life of poverty he travels to London in search of an heiress.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enter Lady Jane Capel. After her fianc\u00e9 ended their engagement two years ago, Jane boldly left her parents\u2019 home and moved in with her half-brother Percy. What does one more scandal matter to a family with such a curious reputation? Jane is independent, but not as well versed in life\u2014and love\u2014as she wants.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The two of them strike a deal: Thomas will show her all there is to know about the world \u2014and intimacy\u2014and Jane will help him find a bride. But the more time they spend together and the closer they get, the two of them soon realize that things aren\u2019t so simple when it comes to men and women...<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 30, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>A Hazards of Dukes<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thomas Sharpe<\/strong> needs a wealthy bride.\u00a0 He's handsome and charismatic, but his father lost their family wealth on a bad investment.\u00a0 <strong>Lady Jane Capel<\/strong> was jilted by a no-good-ex-fianc\u00e9 and her parents cut her off financially.\u00a0 She's living with her half-brother and trying to figure out what she wants from her life.\u00a0 Jane offers to help her brother's friend, Thomas, make a match, in exchange for showing her all the things in life that men get to enjoy but young ladies are sheltered from...including intimacy!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the fourth book in the <em>Hazards of Dukes<\/em> series.\u00a0 Jane is the sister of book three heroine, Lavinia.\u00a0 Jane's backstory is largely left out of this novel, so readers may want to read the previous story, <strong>A Wicked Bargain<\/strong> for the Duke, to find out about Jane's failed betrothal.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I thought Thomas was the better developed character here.\u00a0 Often in romance novels, the female lead needs to marry to save the family but this time it was our hero.\u00a0 His parents are aging, he has a frightfully shy sister, and he needs to step up to the marriage plate in order to take care of everyone.\u00a0 He thought marrying for a dowry would be easy but, two years later, he's no closer to finding a wife.\u00a0\u00a0 Thomas has a pretty face but is deemed too flirtatious and not serious enough to settle down with.\u00a0 Enter Jane, his best friend's sister, who would be an excellent choice...if only she hadn't been disowned.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book is not for the pearl-clutchers!\u00a0 Jane and Thomas have a strong physical connection and they make use of it...repeatedly.\u00a0 From hot air balloon caresses to visiting a voyeur club, this book is definitely high steam.\u00a0 Give this one a shot if you like sexy stories that put a different spin on a popular trope.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Leslie<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31hYG5k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/gentleman-seeks-bride\/id1556028734?itsct=books_box_link&amp;itscg=30200&amp;ls=1&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/gentleman-seeks-bride-megan-frampton\/1138917133?ean=9780063011014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/gentleman-seeks-bride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Megan_Frampton_Gentleman_Seeks_Bride?id=4MEgEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27850","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=27850"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29083,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27850\/revisions\/29083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}