My Fair Gentleman

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In this Regency twist of My Fair Lady, Jack would rather be at sea than fixing the mistakes of his grandfather, the late Earl of Stansworth Instead, he finds that inheriting his grandfather s wealth and title and securing the welfare of his sister and mother means joining the ranks of high society and living with the aristocracy Luckily, Ivy Carlisle, the granddaughter of a dear friend of Jack s late grandmother, is willing to teach him etiquette and properly introduce him into society Jack soon learns that his challenge isn t surviving his new lifestyle but surviving the conspiracies against him as well as keeping himself from falling madly in love with his new tutor. Best Read [ My Fair Gentleman ] author [ Nancy Campbell Allen ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This has been nominated for a 2016 Swoony Award Share the love and vote for it here When I found out one of my favorite authors was writing a new book in my favorite genre I may have done a little happy dance I have really been looking forward to this one, and it did not disappoint Lady Ivy Carlisle is everyth.....I enjoyed The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell Allenso much that I decided to try another book by this author And I am certainly glad that I did This book is another great historical romance that entertains from page one all the way until the end, albeit with characters other than stuffy old societal types I read these books out of order Readers should begin with My Fair Gentleman first and then The Secret of the India Orchid Jack Eliot dreams of being the captain of his own..I enjoyed The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell A...I love a good Regency novel and when a twist on a classic favorite is added, I m in heaven Jack is a sailor who has no interest in becoming a part of the ton, but finds itimportant to take care of his mother and sister, so he does just that Lady Ivy s job is to teach him how to properly behave in society which is not an easy task Add a dash of mystery and some swoony moments and this story is the perfect recipe for a satisfying read I also love how each chapter is headed with a bit of I love a good Regency novel and when a twist on a classic favorite is added, I m in heaven Jack is a sailor who has no interest in becoming a part of the ton, but finds itimportant to take care of his mother and sister, so he does just that Lady Ivy s job is to teach him how to properly behave in society which is not an easy task Add a dash of mystery and some swoony moments and this story is the perfect recipe for a satisfying read I also love how each chapter is headed with a bit of advice from Mistress Manners Tips for Every day Etiquette...Jack Elliot is soon to take command of his own ship when a messenger from his estranged grandfather, the Earl of Stansworth arrives with the news the old man is on his death bed and demands Jack s presence Jack s first thought is to not go but he decides to go and thumb his nose in his grandfather s face The old Earl names Jack as his heir and while Jack would love to refuse, the old Earl knows Jack s sister and mother are on the brink of ruin Jack can hardly refuse what will make his mother Jack Elliot is soon to take command of his own ship when a messenger from his estranged grandfather, the Earl of Stansworth arrives with the news the old man is on his death bed and demands Jack s presence Jack s fi...Wow There is a lot of love on goodreads for this book that sounded so fun regency twist on My Fair Lady , but I struggled to finish it I couldn t get past the whole premise How anyone would send a young, unchaperoned girl who hadn t been presented at court to teach manners to a sailor turned earl and introduce him to society, when she wasn t out yet, but had apparently attended balls and danced with every other man in the book The tension wa...With a nod to My Fair Lady Nancy Allen has created a fun tale of a sailor transformed into a gentleman This book was very well done with great characters It s a quick read that left me smiling Reread June 2018 Enjoyed it as much as the first timeContent CleanSource Review copyJack Elliot is a sailor He has too much pride to bemoan the inheritance he should have had And he wants nothing to do with the man who disinherited his family But upon his deathbed, the old Earl pronounces Jack his heir, and Jack has little choice with his mother sister s livelihoods held hostage but to accept.Enter Ivy Carlisle Ivy s job is to help ease the new Earl into society It shouldn t be a difficult calling After all, Ivy even writes her own clandestine advice column on Jack Elliot is a sailor He has too much pride to bemoan the inheritance he should have had And he wants nothing to do with the man who disinherited his family But upon his deathbed, the old Earl pronounces Jack his heir, and Jack has little choice with his mother sister s livelihoods held hostage but to accept.Enter Ivy Carlisle Ivy s job is to help ease the new Earl into society It shouldn t be a difficult calling After all, Ivy even writes her own clandestine advice column on proper society manners The problem is that Jack isn t really amenable to advice Or fond of high society Or easy to ignore In fact, she finds herself spending pretty much every last waking moment trying not to think about him.Which naturally doesn t work out very well.I read My Fair ...Fun regency romance and a great spin off of My Fair Lady I enjoyed the characters a lot and the growth that they went through I found myself smiling and cheering on the MCs throughout the book.Content cleanMy own personal copy.Happy ReadingNice reading, nice time.First part it deserved four stars was better than the second I am not sure why it worsened.I liked Ivy and Jack Their conversations were very charming and witty I liked also Pug, Sophia, Blake and Nana of course.But then there were the plot lines that occurred in the second part which were interesting but not fully thought through, not used like it could have been used a school for former prostitutes, attempts to kill Jack, the character of Lord ...4.5 stars This book is part of A Proper Romance line of books from Shadow Mountain Publishing The writing and stories are excellent This is a line of books that I will not pass on reading I have loved all of them.This book is a take of My Fair Lady The difference is that the gender is reversed Ivy Carlisle helps a sailor, who came into a recent inheritance, become a gentleman It is pretty obvi...

My Fair Gentleman
  • English
  • 02 February 2019
  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • 162972095X
  • Nancy Campbell Allen
  • My Fair Gentleman