The Unlikely Lady

Finally Jane and Garrett s book with a plot based on their much debated play Much Ado About Nothing

3 3.5 starsReview to comeI was expecting the humour of Benedict and Beatrice antics, but not the drama of Hero and _ what s his name _ Claudio relationshipWell, at least no one had to fake one s death Arc provided by St Martin s Paperbacks through Netgalley Release Date May, 5thI have enjoyed Jane s and Garrett s banter since day one Meaning, since I first read An Unexpected Duchess.And it wasn t before long that I knew I could count on them, to help downplay things when the drama would get too [...]

Miss Jane Lowndes and Lord Garrett Upton have always enjoyed a bit of chiding banter back and forth, but the bluestocking and the lord never thought they would never come to terms with the attraction they have for one another Hoping to thwart her parent s insistence she find a husband, Jane continues the concoction of an upstanding companion so she can attend her friend s pre wedding celebrations without hindrance of a proper chaperon Jane is happy being a single lady and if she can hold out lon [...]

There is nothing wonderful than finding a new author and truly enjoying their work, with the exception of finding one that also has a backlist This was my experience with The Unlikely Lady by Valerie Bowman, a new to me author but definitely one worth discovering.This story treats us to the romance between Jane Lowndes and Garrett Upton Jane is a confirmed bluestocking spinster at the ripe old age of 26 She s quite happy in this role, spending her time reading as much as possible and avoiding s [...]

Jane loves books and has glasses Seriously, not many heroines have glasses Wohoo glasses Though, I did not like when he went all oh you are so beautiful without them Excuse me grumbles something Oh right, she is a bluestocking too and speaks her mind A proud spinster.Garrett fought in the war and feels guilt about a friend dying That has implications later on But so, Garrett, he thinks Jane is a bluestocking yes she is duh Garrett and they always argue when they meet Fun times The book takes fro [...]

I have so many objections to this, I don t even know where to begin.I picked it up because it appeared to be a Regency adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing Now, on it s own, that sounds delightful In fact, I really, really want someone to write a regency adaptation of Much Ado that is not this I m not saying this book does nothing interesting There is a nonexistent chaperone called Mrs Bunbury a previous book in this series is based on Importance of Being Ernest It s also a gender flipped Much A [...]

4.25 StarsI received a free e ARC of this book from St Martin s Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Jane Lowndes and Garrett Upton have been circling around each other for the past two books in the Playful Brides series Now, in The Unlikely Lady, their bickering comes to a head and an unexpected attraction emerges I found this book to be the most well developed and entertaining of the series and I am excited to read from Valerie Bowman in the future.Jane is a self described blu [...]

This is the third installment of the Playful Brides series Miss Jane Lowndes inspire to be a bluestocking spinster and has no desire to ever marry While she is happy that both of her best friends have found their mates Jane desires to be left alone with her books This book has me rolling with so much laughter I truly enjoy the intellectual banger between Jane and Lord Garrett Upton Their day would not be complete without some cross swords with words with each other Garrett tries to keep the time [...]

Oh my what a lovley romance Jane is one of my favorite hs so far I can relate a lot to her since she is a bookworm like me which is so refreshing to see and refreshing that Garrett isn t some rake like I witness in pretty much every historical romance I ve read so far Lovely setting, which is a wedding, the relationship between Jane and Garrett is sooo wonderful, there is only one sex scene in the entire book but it is very steamy A light and fluffy romance Five stars.I won this book as a giveaw [...]

I can t remember the last time I read the book that had a female villain that I despised It was gleeful how much I despised Isabella I know that when I review a book I should start with the plot or the characters or the sex, but it was so much fun to hate the evil seductress.While I hated Isabella, I really liked Jane She s a determined bluestocking and she liked being that way She has two close friends who love and support her Things are good in her life except for the annoying friend in her gr [...]

Originally published at Rookie Romance.The Unlikely Lady is the third book in the Playful Brides series and finally gives us Garrett and Jane s story These two have been prominent characters through the series and their contentious relationship has provided plenty of entertainment, but it s time for these two to realise they ve been blind to the possibility of true love right in front of them.Jane is the definition of a bluestocking She s happiest when she s left alone with a book and the last t [...]

Originally Reviewed For Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and FantasyI find that reading Valerie Bowman s work just makes me smile Sensual best describes it Strong heroine with dreams of something and fun heroes with dreams of a bit of fun The Unlikely Lady is book three in Ms Bowman s Playful Brides Series and I apologize now for only having reviews of books 1 and 3 seems I missed book 2 on Netgalley and I was so looking forward to it and now I have to pay grrrrr But sometimes my missing a book is [...]

Fantastic and Delightful The Unlikely Lady is the third book in the Playful Brides series I have been waiting to read Jane and Upton s story since the first book in this fabulous series.Valerie Bowman s writing is captivating, delightful, funny, charming with adorable characters I could not put this book down and was chuckling from the first page.Miss Jane Lowndes is a bluestocking and her dream is to be a confirmed spinster and hold intellectual salons.Lord Garrett Upton is a confirmed bachelor [...]

I really enjoyed this book The story picks up right where the second in the series ends However this story is about Jane and Garret Honestly, from the previous books, I was curious on how the author would get these two characters together It didn t feel unnatural or too quick a turn about from their conflicting feelings in book one and two I loved the dynamic between all the characters, the dialogue, and unexpected characters There are delicious twists and turns that kept the plot at least at a [...]

This book was not a flawless but nevertheless an enjoyable read the beginning I had some real troubles with the heroine, as I did not find her so much witty as plain unfriendly.but that changed over the course of this book and in the end I quite enjoyed it

fun Find every synonym for fun and insert here.The Playful Brides historical romance series by Valerie Bowman is a pleasure of mine and not an ounce of my pleasure is so much as tinged with guilt The merriment The mischievous heroines and clever, cheeky dialogue The distinguished gentleman dressed in a rake s clothing Ohh I love it all I reviewed the first book in the series, The Unexpected Duchess, last year ,and it totally made my best of 2014 reading list The second book in the series,The Acc [...]

Fun Story and pretty good narration audible review This was an enjoyable story I really liked Jane She was smart, witty, sarcastic and funny I liked Garrett too He was handsome and mysterious They had some good chemistry that was real and genuine There was also a very nicely written sex scene.The story line and plot was pretty good There was some fun antics done by Lucy and crew that made you LOL There was a couple surprises you didn t see coming and a lot of fun moments.I am bummed that the fir [...]

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THE UNLIKELY LADY Blue Stockings Rakes Who Aren tORIGINAL POST 5 29 15 fangswandsandfairydust 201Brilliant and bespectacled Jane and Garrett, who is not really a rake have been at odds with each other forever It takes their friends to help them each see that they have found in each other their intellectual match First, Jane has to stop seeing Garrett as a rake And he has to stop seeing her as an unattractive shrew I talked about thematic clusters in my Sunday Post on May 17, this Blue Stocking, [...]

The Unlikely Lady is Bowman s latest installment in her Playful Brides historical romance series, and it is my favourite to date As one of my most anticipated spring reads, I m happy to say it lived up to my expectations.Miss Jane Lowndes is a bluestocking and she likes it that way She would gladly give up her mother s enthusiasm for the marriage mart and place herself firmly on the shelf Alas her mother is determined that Jane make an advantageous match So what s a girl to do One fictitious cha [...]

London April 1816Jane Lowndes, ages 26, is a bluestocking, book reading, follower of Mary Wollstonecraft, and wears glasses Her idea of a perfect day is spending the day in the library reading books Therefore, when she is forced to attend a soiree, she can often be found in a corner reading having secreted a book in via her reticule Jane s father is Sir Charles Lowndes and her mother has been pushing her to find a husband and settle down.Jane s friend, Lady Cassandra Monroe Cass , is soon to mar [...]

Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favourite plays, so when I found out this book was inspired by that, I knew I had to read it Not to mention that they ve been teasing us with this potential couple since book one of the series True to it s inspiration, there s a lot of banter, comedy and mischief Garrett and Jane have been at each s throat since the day they met, but with some scheming friends, a masquerade, and shared moment, the rules of engagement get thrown out the window Despite what they [...]

Jane was a bit on the intelligent side of life She was a wallflower with strong friends and a bit of a competitive streak She had a on going thing with Lord Garrett Upton Garrett was the one man that could push her buttons every time he came in the room For years they had this little game going Was it really over the play Much a Do about Nothing or something I loved watching Jane become than the books she carried I in turned loved watching as Garrett became the man that I thought he was from t [...]

An Unlikely Lady is a fun and entertaining historical romance I liked the main characters, Jane and Garrett, and really enjoyed reading their story The interaction and banter between them was what made the story for me It was great Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an ARC in return for an honest review.

A twist on Much Ado About Nothing with delightful leads and successful secondary characters The vile Mrs Langford adds the high drama I totally loved the banter between Jane and Garrett, had a smile the whole time getting to know them Got a little lovey dovey at the end but, as Will says all s well that ends well.

ARC courtesy of Netgalley and St Martin s Press

Valerie Bowman writes fun, enjoyable romances that keep you interested the entire story This book is my favorite in the series so far I definitely connected with the heroine I recommend it highly.

Original post at Doing Some Reading Woohoo Finally their book is here I got to tell you I ve been waiting for these two since the very beginning and finally they re here This is book three in Valerie Bowman s Playful Brides series which follows three wallflower friends as they use their skills to help one another achieve their personal goals But as each uses their skills, one always falls metaphorically speaking Miss Jane Lowndes is a bookish bluestocking spinster At Twenty six, she s still bein [...]

DNF at 20% and then skim I did not like the h through the first 20% She was an obnoxious know it all just like the H said I had forgotten it was based on Much Ado About Nothing except the roles are kinda reversed I was hoping for clever love hate repartee, but there s not so much of that Shakespeare s play is a comedy of errors but I didn t laugh as it was annoying than funny view spoiler Plus Garret upton p ssy is such a dweeb I hate it when the h has to save the H because he s can t tell the [...]

Read this review here as well paperbacksandfrostingMiss Jane Lowndes feels like who I would be in this time period She s a bookworm who is interested in finishing her novel than having any social interaction that isn t from her best friends Dances and other fancy occasions just aren t her thing Her mother insists upon her attending these events though in hopes that one day she ll meet a man and get married, which is something Jane has no intention of doing She wants to become a confirmed spinst [...]