{"id":11380,"date":"2019-01-12T21:18:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-13T02:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=11380"},"modified":"2022-10-30T19:47:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T23:47:25","slug":"counting-on-a-countess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/11380","title":{"rendered":"Counting on a Countess"},"content":{"rendered":"

Counting on a Countess<\/a><\/em> (2018) Eva Leigh<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in England in 1817<\/p>\n

Christopher \u201cKit\u201d Ellingsworth was made an Earl for his service during the war. But since returning his done little but attempt to drown his memories in alcohol and women. Until he receives an inheritance–with strings attached.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll have money, won\u2019t I?\u201d Kit demanded hotly. \u201cThey gave me an earldom. What more could a girl ask for?\u201d His could feel his pleasure garden slipping from his grasp, and the obstacle in his path was himself. <\/p>\n

Langdon sent him a wry glance. \u201cOh, not much. Only temperance, fidelity, and fiscal responsibility.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cBah,\u201d Kit scoffed. \u201cWho needs such a dullard?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cMost women of marriageable age,\u201d Langdon replied.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tamsyn Pearce has spent the last eight years smuggling to try and help the members of her village from starving to death after her father died and her uncle who inherited cared for nothing but his own pleasure.<\/p>\n

I really liked both characters quite a bit. They’re essentially good and caring individuals. But they lie to each other. And… I just couldn’t really care that much about them. They were nice people. I wanted them to do well. But I wasn’t the slightest bit invested in their coming to do so.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Avon
\nRating: 5.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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