In The Arms Of An Earl

Alexia Praks

Aug 2017 · Alexia Praks Media

About this ebook

Worldly and influential, Merrick William Hasting, Earl of Huntingdon, is the catch of the season. It is expected of him to propose to the belle of the ton. On his way to his country estate, Merrick saves a youth name Chris from being beaten to death and takes him to his grand home. Suddenly, Merrick begins to feel an undercurrent of emotions toward Chris, emotions he has lost since the mysterious death of his wife. Not to mention an attraction of the sexual type so powerful, he thinks he has gone mad. The desire is entirely unnatural and against God's rule of nature, and he must, at all cost, annihilate his sinful craving.

 Shy and loyal to her boots, Christine Smith is disguising herself as a lad in order to protect herself and her family. After Merrick has saved her and fostered her in his home, her devotion and love for him knows no bounds. She, however, is very confused and hurt when he starts pushing her away after the arrival of his guests. She knows those vile, scheming, beautiful women are competing for his hand in marriage, and she uses her wits and tricks to protect him. Trying to convince the stubborn man so, however, is very hard indeed, especially where his heart is concerned.

Ratings and reviews

I wish I could give this story four stars instead of two, but the author should have spent more time on this rough draft. The main characters weren't fully thought out in how they thought, viewed the world, and ultimately acted based off of experience the author detailed. The overall plot didn't have holes to pick at, just how the characters behaved. Yes I am constantly repeating this, because it was the greatest flaw in this story that has so much potential to actually be good (dare I be bold and say great even). The other huge flaw with the story is the lack of keeping to separating the viewpoints of the characters in segments. I was able to keep up with the different view points smashing together, but I kept thinking how it would have been better had the author separated the viewpoints. I had to constantly remind myself that Merreik didn't know at first that Chris wasn't female. By separating the viewpoints, the author would have had greater clarity on which characters thought what, mystery would have heightened in suspense, and sexual tension would have had the audience gasping for far more than what probably felt in this rough draft. I really would love for this story to be rewritten.

I couldn't get through the first 20 pages because the writing was at such an elementary level. There are multiple other reviewers that point this and other flaws out so I've saved myself some time, thankfully. I wanted to like it for the concept but I'm losing brain cells trying to keep a clear viewpoint to follow the plot. If you can make it through the whole thing, then I applaud you.

The main character supposedly comes from humble origins, in those days poor children were not as innocent and clueless as Chris was, just way too clueless to the point of being annoying. It sounded like a man in a relationship with a child!! Also too wordy, I was like get to the point already, make every word count!! I found myself skipping through paragraphs. The story started on a good note and just went downhill from there! No imagination! Certainly won't be reading the series. Thank God it was free!

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