Educated by the Earl

Second Sons of London, Book 1

De: Alexa Aston

Narrado por: Gary Furlong

First sons inherit all. Third sons are promised to the church. Second sons do their duty and serve in the military—unless fate intervenes and turns their lives upside down.

A dutiful army officer who shuns intimacy. A selfless beauty ready to start living for herself. A chance meeting in the street that leads to love.

When Major Spencer Haddock’s father dies, he returns to England as the Earl of Middlefield. He seeks a typical ton marriage, where his wife will provide him with an heir and possibly other children and then they go their separate ways. He intends to find his countess quickly and not waste time at boring social affairs.

Lady Tessa Foster delays her come-out for several years in order to care for her ill parents. Now out of mourning, Tessa is eager to be introduced in Polite Society so she can find a husband and start a family of her own.

When Spence attempts to save Tessa from a thief brandishing a knife, she turns and attacks Spence. He quickly learns that instead of the pliant woman he thought he wanted as his countess, he desires Tessa—a woman of beauty and valor who stands up for herself and those she cherishes.

Can Spence change Tessa’s poor opinion of him and win the heart of the woman he has come to love?

Educated by the Earl is book one in the Second Sons of London, a regency romance series where seven men—who are second sons—lay claim to fabulous wealth and lofty titles and fulfill their destinies upon finding their soulmates. All books in this series can be enjoyed as standalones.

©2022 Alexa Aston (P)2023 Podium Audio

Spencer is the biggest green flag 💚

What a wonderfully written MMC, really adored his thinking, attitude ans character. Tessa is sort of annoying but Spencer made up for it. Plot is very thin but this is a pleasant listen. Gary Furlong ia a new narrator for me and he ia absolutely fantastic.

EXCELLENT

Loved this little “ naïve lady virgin” and accidental Lord and how their love story developed and almost was cut short before it even happened. Good narration too!

Genuinely sweet

The heroine was a little insufferable for a bit but it wasn’t something that was so bad I’d say not to listen to this book, I actually enjoyed it a lot.

Girly squeals

I love reading a sweet love story! I can’t wait to spend my weekend finishing the series.

the romance scenes

loved the romance. a little steamy which I love. the narrator is spectacular and gives the mood more depth.

Unrealistic

Why do I want realism in romance? It is almost an oxymoron to ask for it, Yet still I want it. When I’m reading and I get to a place where I tell myself, this could never happen, this is nonsensical, it actually kills the mood for me. It takes me out of the story, and as it goes on and there are more instances, I lose interest and stop reading often. Not this time. I finished this one, but I was not glued, and did not rush through trying to get to HEA.

I did like the fight scene. It felt well researched, and two young men fighting over a lady in a gym seems plausible and wasn’t the cliche duel at down. It was new, but other scenes were melodramatic. The scene of Tessa intimidating violent men with a knife—not plausible, especially when she was untrained. I didn’t see a consistant temperament that could make it plausible. The main reason Tessa would not have done anything like that was she and her love interest are bland, with character development that did not back that kind of personality. There are two incidents that indicate a hot temper but she doesn’t display it anywhere else. When Tessa decides to make a girl with a knife into her lady’s maid—unlikely. The girl having actual talent for it—not likely when she has no background. Tessa as a Boudicca, she didn’t exhibit the right kind of personality to match the declarations. Look at Heyer’s The Grand Sophie. She has the moxie.

Start of New Series

This book was a little slow moving for me. The characters had great potential and the plot was good but in my opinion both could have been better developed. I never felt any emotion. It also had some gratuitous sex which didn’t add anything to the story, again my opinion. Hopefully the series will improve.
The Audible narrator did a good job.