Fool for Love

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

The Woman

Lady Henrietta Maclellan longs for the romantic swirl of a London season. But as a rusticating country maiden, she has always kept her sensuous nature firmly under wraps -- until she meets Simon Darby. Simon makes her want to whisper promises late at night, exchange kisses on a balcony, receive illicit love notes. So Henrietta lets her imagination soar and writes...

The Letter

A very steamy love letter that becomes shockingly public. Everyone supposes that he has written it to her, but the truth hardly matters in the face of the scandal to come if they don't marry at once. But nothing has quite prepared Henrietta for the pure sensuality of...

The Man

Simon has vowed he will never turn himself into a fool over a woman. So, while debutantes swoon as he disdainfully strides past the lovely ladies of the ton, he ignores them all...until Henrietta. Could it be possible that he has been the foolish one all along?

My favorite Eloisa James! Yes, I've read them all.

This is an extremely humorous but still quite romantic book. James has a gift for sly humor and the careful observation of the not-always-so-delightful way in which children enliven our lives. I read this book a few years ago and liked it so much I wanted to hear it performed. Of course, the reader couldn't outperform the voices in my head but she came very close. Wonderful! There is an order to these books. Cam and Gina's story comes before this - Duchess in Love. Esme's story runs through these books -Duchess Quartet series. Although there is no Duchess at the heart of this story

Love it! But then again I love this Author

Where does Fool for Love rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I loved the first book so I am trying to read these in order. I would rate this book near the top. It's an easy book to listen too and not get lost if you like to work and listen. While this book is definitely about Henrietta and Simon It also builds on the relationship of Esme and Sebastian. I was ready to read the next book in this series.

What did you like best about this story?

I liked the heroine. Henrietta was a strong character. I had a little problem with Simon being into so much lace but the reason came out and made sense. I tend to like the darker characters but this was a great romance story in the middle of a series.

Have you listened to any of Justine Eyre’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I love Justine Eyre and often look for a good book through her.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I can listen to her books while I work and loved it.

Any additional comments?

Looking for more stories by this author. I own them all!

Great second book in fantastic series

I loved the first book so immediately ordered the second one. I loved it also. In the first book we met all four women: Geni, Espe, Carol and Helene - the spelling is probably wrong on most of the names. We also met their lovers, husbands, and many secondary characters. Geni and her husband were the focus of the first book and it was enthralling. In the second book Espe and her lover are the focus, sort of, but new characters in the form of Espe's nephew Simon and a woman named Henrietta take center roles. Simon may be on the verge of losing his inheritance since Espe is pregnant and, if the baby is a boy, he will be the new heir instead of Simon. Henrietta is beautiful and very wealthy, but is lame and will never be able to have babies. She wants Simon very badly because he is gorgeous and he has two ready made children for her to mother. Simon has two very young step sisters that have become his wards because their parents died. He needs a wife to serve as mother to the girls. Seems that Henrietta and Simon would both be good for one another. The story is most entertaining and can be very funny at times - but also can be sad. All in all, it was a great listen and I did not want to shut off my device until I was through. I am now off to the third book, which should wrap up either Espe or Helene's story. Can't wait!!

I adore this couple!

Simon appears to be a superficial "dandy" but deep down, he is a caring man who just wants to love and be loved. Henrietta is a sweet, strong heroine and incredibly likeable. I loved their scenes and dialogues, and their love was palpable and believable. I took one star off for all the references to Esme and her story, I didn't read the previous books so wasn't invested in her story and resented all the time devoted to her instead of Simon and Henrietta. If you want to learn more about Esme then you'll be happy. If not, don't let it stop you. If you get annoyed like I did, just skip her scenes. Justine Eyre was fantastic as always.

I'M A FOOL FOR E.J.'S BOOKS

Because of a hip problem Henrietta is unable to have children as her mother had the same condition and died in childbirth so this takes her off the 'marriage mart' but she dreams of motherhood. However, she doesn't plan on meeting Simon, a devout bachelor and longs for a love that just cannot be - but she writes herself a love letter which has dire consequences for them both.

Enjoyable and fun romance with likeable main characters and a good supporting cast of other characters. It also catches up with Esme and Sebastian's story from book 1 but it could be a stand alone book.

Worth a credit? It's all you want from a Regency romance and it's written by E.J. so it's a definite YES from me.