Lady Isabella’s Ogre

Emily Larkin

Dec 2017 · Emily Larkin

About this ebook

She’s one of London’s beauties ... he’s London’s ogre.

 

Lady Isabella Knox enjoys her independence. She collects strays—dogs, kittens, runaway brides—but she has no intention of collecting a husband.

Major Nicholas Reynolds returned from the Battle of Waterloo a hero. He’s had enough of soldiering; all he wants now is a bride ... but his scarred face sends young ladies fleeing.

When a slip of her tongue brands the major an ogre, his chances of marriage disintegrate. Determined to put things to rights, Isabella sets out to revive the major’s marriage prospects. How better than for the two of them to indulge in a make-believe flirtation? They both know it’s not real, so where’s the danger?

But Isabella is soon in over her head—and so is Major Reynolds.

 

An entertaining and delightfully heartwarming Regency romance from award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Emily Larkin.

 

Length: Full-length novel of 71,000 words

Heat level: A Regency romance with a mildly sensual love scene

 

If you love page-turning historical romances brimming with emotion, humor, and captivating characters, then this is the novel for you!

Ratings and reviews

I feel calling this a Beauty and the Beast retelling is misleading. Lady Isabella is 29 and while she enjoys the social outings of the Season, she's not looking for a husband. She's has a strong sense of decency and fairness. She's mortified when a notorious gossip hears her label Major Reynolds an ogre and sets out to correct her error. This allows the h and H to become better acquainted and makes for a more believable ending. I loved the main characters - both mature and self-assured. No thoughts of doubt ad nauseum here. The humor is subtle - mostly scenes involving animals and small children - which had me grinning.

About the author

Emily Larkin is the award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of the Baleful Godmother historical romance series, a series that readers are calling “sexy, unusual and vastly entertaining,” and "ridiculously wonderful."

When not reading or writing, Emily can be found hiking—preferably somewhere off the beaten track. She loves to travel, and has lived in Sweden, backpacked in Europe and North America, and traveled overland in the Middle East, China, and North Africa. Her varied career includes stints as a field assistant in Antarctica and a waitress on the Isle of Skye.

Emily writes historical romances as Emily Larkin and fantasy novels as Emily Gee. She has won multiple awards in New Zealand and Australia and has been a finalist in the Romance Writers of America RITA award, as well as the National Readers Choice, Booksellers Best, and Sir Julius Vogel awards.