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How Not to Chaperon a Lady

von Virginia Heath

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His childhood nemesis is the woman he can't resist! Part of The Talk of the Beau Monde. Chaperoning Charity Brookes while she's on a singing tour should be easy for Griffith Philpot - he's spent his whole life sparring with her over her flighty ways! But when he discovers that she's much more than the impetuous girl he thought he knew, a passion ignites between them. Sharing a steamy kiss leaves him torn - he's supposed to be responsible for guarding her virtue!… (mehr)
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Charity is a kind soul with a flirtatious nature that she uses to her advantage...but not exactly how that might sound. Yes, she enjoys the attention, and no, she's never short on male suitors, but she wants more than all that. She wants what her sisters have with their husbands. She wants all the bells and whistles love can bring, but it's been illusive to say the least. Could it be despite her heavy handed attempt at swaying a particular Lord her way, he cap was already set without her actually knowing? Could it be that the one man that would definitely protest too much in spite of it all, actually likes her...or more? Could her happily-ever-after that started with less pomp and A LOT of circumstance be the unusual ticket that eventually gets her and Griff exactly where they need to be? You'll have to read it to find out, but suffice it to say that the story takes some unexpected twists that really take it out of BOTH their hearts, but in the end, the music they make together is THAT much sweeter for having gone through it.

All in all, a grand read from a wonderful author with characters you'll love and a story you won't soon forget. If you're a Historical Romance or Fiction fan, this is definitely an AUTHOR YOU NEED TO KNOW!


**ecopy received for review; opinions are my own ( )
  GRgenius | Jul 31, 2022 |
What an absolutely glorious historical romance! Ms Heath’s stories keep on getting better and better. This is the final book in the Talk of the Beau Monde trilogy and concerns the youngest Brooks sister, Charity. If you have not read the first two books, The Viscount’s Unconventional Lady and The Marquess Next Door, I urge you to read them first. They are both wonderful stories but also set the scene for this novel.

I think that Ms Heath’s greatest skills lie in her creation of warm, relatable and three dimensional characters and her beautifully constructed plots in which the protagonists lead each other in a merry dance to a wholly satisfying conclusion. I always finish a Virginia Heath novel feeling uplifted, joyful and with a huge smile on my face.

This was exactly the case with How not to Chaperon a Lady. At first, I wasn’t altogether sure I would love Charity as she seemed a little too effervescent and full of herself in the first two stories. However, I needn’t have worried. In this story, we quickly see how hard she works, how committed she is to her career and to bringing pleasure to others. She is charming, kind and puts people at their ease, Yes, she has a sharp tongue, can be stubborn and a little reckless but her self awareness and innate honesty mitigate these flaws and help us see that her less than lovable characteristics are a reaction to the effect Griff has on her.

As for Griff, what a gorgeous character. I loved how his surface gruffness and occasional (catastrophic) eruptions into anger are fuelled by his deep and overwhelming love for Charity. However, I really fell in love with him for his practical, yet tender care of her when she is ill. How did she not realise that these were the actions of a man deeply in love? Despite the fact that he goes to heroic lengths to mask his true feelings we are given delicious insights into the real Griff and he just makes me melt.

It is hard to say much about the plot without giving away spoilers but this is an interesting mash up of the frenemies to lovers and marriage of convenience tropes. I thought the obstacles to their happy ever after were believable because the author made them so and the way the story played out was consistent with the basic premise, explained in the first few pages that they were brought up like brother and sister even though that was not how either of them secretly felt.

As always with romances, it is how the protagonists reach their happy ever after that is the most important part of the story. I loved how their enforced proximity of the trip to the North gave them opportunities to get to know each other properly and to really communicate. It felt like a dance with one step forward and two back, a turn this way and then it’s counterpoint. I thoroughly enjoyed their torturous and somewhat tortured journey to a happy conclusion.

Thank you to the author for a free copy of How not to Chaperon a Lady in return for an honest review. I have read the story twice and I am still smiling at this lovely romance. ( )
  JillCurrie | Mar 26, 2022 |
3.5 of 5 Stars

he Talk of the Beau Monde series features the three daughters of the famous portraitist Augustus Brookes and his premier soprano wife, Roberta. The first book, The Viscount's Unconventional Lady, featured Faith who is as gifted an artist as her father; the second book, The Marquess Next Door: A sexy, funny Regency romance, features Hope who is a talented author; and this last book in the series features Charity who is even more gifted than her famous mother. The first two books in the series were outstanding, but I wasn’t quite so enthralled with this one. I liked it, but I didn’t love it. I found it a bit draggy with much too much angst and constant introspection. I just couldn’t really get invested in the characters because emotionally, they seemed to remain at the same age as they were when they met as children. Like most children of opposite genders who ‘like’ each other, they had no idea how to express that, so they spent their time antagonizing each other – and that continued into adulthood.

The Brookes family and the Philpot family have been friends – as close as family – for many, many years. The children have been raised to think of each other as brother and sisters. Griffith (Griff) has been just fine with that as far as Faith and Hope were concerned, but he was never able to think of Charity as a sister. He’d always wanted her; cared about her. He also thought she was a spoiled, reckless, hedonistic scandal who had kissed many more gentlemen than she should have – he was also sure she’d done more than just kiss those men. Griff is quiet, academic, introverted, proper – and Charity is a whirlwind – wild, free, and uninhibited. That sounds like a recipe for an explosion of stupendous proportions.

When Charity is booked to perform at several theaters in the north and invites Dottie – her best friend and Griff’s sister – to accompany her, Griff insists on chaperoning them because Charity isn’t a good influence on Dottie. Along the road, Charity acts like a complete twit by constantly trying to thwart Griff’s travel plans for them. There isn’t a good reason, she just wants to thwart him. When he finally calls for a three-day respite on the road – because Charity has worn herself out – she agrees. So, you start to think, well – maybe we’ll get some progress. It even seems as if that is the case – but then the petulant children show up again and we are back to where we were. I had honestly decided that I thought the two of them really needed to find someone else for themselves. If they had done less internal dialogue and more external conversation, they would have been much better off.

I always enjoy this author’s work – and I enjoyed this one – I just didn’t love it as much as I normally do. So, do I recommend it? Yes, I do. Just know that it isn’t the best book of the series, but if you’ve read the other books, you’ll definitely want to read this one.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. ( )
  BarbaraRogers | Sep 22, 2021 |
Terrific book. The Philpot and Brookes families have been friends for many years. While Charity's best friend is Griff's sister, Dorothy, she and Griff have never gotten along. Griff believes that Charity is flighty, spoiled, and selfish, while Charity thinks Griff is a humorless prig. But underneath the antagonism simmer feelings that neither wants to admit. Charity's singing career takes off, leading to a month-long tour in the north. Charity plans to take her BFF with her and enjoy some adventures away from London. Then Griff announces his intention to chaperon the trip, ostensibly to protect Dorothy from Charity's bad influence. Charity is understandably furious to have Gruff Griff the Fun-Stealer tagging along.

Griff is a practical man, an engineer by trade and by avocation. Charity drives him nuts with her flirting, stubbornness, and sometimes reckless behavior. There's something about her that gets under his skin, and even moving away for four years didn't get her out of his system. Finding out about her trip sends him scrambling to find a reason to go along.

The trip starts rough as Charity schemes to do everything she can to make Griff regret coming along. She comes across as something of a brat, pouting because she didn't get her way. Griff isn't much better; his smugness at thwarting her is not an attractive attribute. Meanwhile, poor Dorothy is caught in the middle. I enjoyed that first day, as Charity put a crimp in Griff's plans by forcing a stop at a different inn. It's there that Griff begins to get an inkling of the real Charity Brookes when she puts on an impromptu performance for some soldiers.

Forced together as they are, both Griff and Charity soon discover that their impressions of each other are not entirely accurate. While Griff is secretly a huge fan of Charity's singing, he never understood how much work went into it. I loved seeing his growing respect for her and how that respect opened his eyes to other feelings. I also enjoyed seeing Charity begin to see past Griff's gruff exterior. His passion for his work fascinates her. His rescue of her during a panic attack opens her eyes to the more sensitive man he keeps well hidden. I loved seeing his protectiveness come out when he saw the toll the tour takes on her.

But as their unexpected feelings for each other grow, so too do their insecurities. Charity knows what his opinion of her is because he's complained about her often enough. Even if she has feelings for him, they can go nowhere. At the same time, Griff knows he's falling for Charity, but with all of the fancy suitors she has, why would she be interested in a plain old Mister? But just as things start to look promising between them, Griff's jealousy (spurred by his insecurity) erupts in a burst of anger and accusation. I ached for Charity because she didn't deserve any of it. When she confronts him about it later, both of them fling hurtful words at each other. Their passionate anger turns to passion of another kind. Unfortunately, the next day Griff's reaction manifests in some boneheaded statements rather than telling her how he feels. Charity naturally wants something more that matches her feelings. So she runs for home, leaving Griff behind wondering what to do.

I ached for Charity, who buried her hurt in her work to exclude all else. When he returns to London, Griff's reaction shows that he still cares but has no idea what to do about it. That is until Charity discovers that she isn't just rundown from overwork, and they find themselves married. Neither knows how the other feels and because of it must find a way to live together. I liked Griff's determination to make their marriage work. In a hilarious scene with his two brothers-in-law, Griff comes up with a plan to win his wife's heart. He really won my heart with his sweet care of Charity when she was so sick, and I loved how that chipped away at the wall around her heart. But when her past runs up against his insecurities, Griff again allows his fears to explode in anger. I cried for Charity and her devastation at his words and cheered for the support she received from her family. Fortunately, Griff had learned his lesson and realized what a monumental idiot he was. He did a stellar job of groveling, with witnesses, in an emotional plea for forgiveness. I loved that Charity was woman enough to admit her own mistakes in a memorable final scene.

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  scoutmomskf | Sep 19, 2021 |
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His childhood nemesis is the woman he can't resist! Part of The Talk of the Beau Monde. Chaperoning Charity Brookes while she's on a singing tour should be easy for Griffith Philpot - he's spent his whole life sparring with her over her flighty ways! But when he discovers that she's much more than the impetuous girl he thought he knew, a passion ignites between them. Sharing a steamy kiss leaves him torn - he's supposed to be responsible for guarding her virtue!

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