Counting on a Countess audiobook

3.5 stars. Counting on a Countess by Eva Leigh was a fun read with interesting characters and some twists in the plot that made it a light and easy read.Both Kit and Tamsyn need a wife/husband and its not long before they meet up and the plotting and planning to tie the knot is done, making a perfect marriage of convenience. Kit is an ex soldier - a bit of a profligate and a pleasure seeker. He fought for his country and is rather black and white about anyone that might break the law of his beloved country.Tamsyn on the other hand is altruistic and kind hearted, and she's a leader when it comes to some smuggling. I thought I wouldn't like a smuggler but this one was rather delightful and had her eye on the goal of helping others, a bit of a Robin Hood really. When they marry the tables are turned on Kit when he discovers there is an addition to the will that has gifted him with an inheritance. And there is another shocking revelation for him on the way.These two are perfectly suited for each other and if they can just stop circling each other and lay it all out for each other they are going to really make a difference.A very light hearted enjoyable Regency romance.

Miss Tamsin Pearce has been helping the locals in her Cornish village make enough money to live on by smuggling. Now, however, her Uncle is planning to sell the only home she’s known and their smuggling days are numbered. She travels to London for her season as a debutante but is really looking for a way to sell the brandy they have stored and hoping to find a suitable husband who will support her endeavours to help the villagers or be too unaware to notice her doing so. The Earl of Blakemere, Christopher (Kit) Ellingsworth, has been left s considerable fortune but to access it he has just a month to get married. No one attracts this lethario until he meets Tamsin. With secrets and schemes aplenty can these two discover that marrying in haste means rejoicing at leisure or will they be repenting instead?This is a fun historical romance that I thoroughly recommend. It has well developed characters, a plot full of intrigue and dilemmas and plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing right to the end. I’ll definitely be looking for more by this talented author in future!I requested and was gifted a copy of this book via NetGalley and this is my honest review after choosing to read it.

Kit: 3rd son without many expectations, distinguished himself in war and returned to find a newly-minted title of Earl. But that hardly sorts out his problems: the memories of war haunt him, his pursuits of pleasures to keep those memories at bay are expensive, and a bequest that could solve his mon

The main plotline is supposed to be on the marriage of convenience between Tamsyn, a lady smuggler from Cornwall, and her rakehell but law-abiding war veteran husband Kit. Probably an equal amount of time and effort is dedicated to their relationship as it relates to his status as a very experienced rake and hers as a virgin. As a reader of Regency romances, most books of this genre I read involve a virgin leading lady and so I never both with the "virgin heroine" tag in my reviews. Her virgin status was made such a big deal out of in this book that I almost feel like I need to tag it as a "virgin heroine" romance because of it. It's definitely a large focus for at least a third of the book, I assume partially to introduce the reader to the Orchid Club, which one presumes will feature heavily in the third book in this series. I also appreciated the heavy focus on consent in this book, which is something you don't see much in historical romance (but does seem to be becoming more prevalent in the genre). I do love a romance where the leads are married for the sake of convenience, and fall madly in love despite fighting it tooth and nail. Kit and Tamsyn both have ulterior motives for entering into their whirlwind marriage, so when they begin to develop genuine affection for each other those ulterior motives (which they were both so forthright about having even though they didn't really reveal precisely what said motives really were) of course come back to haunt them. And bit them in their rear ends. HA! Tamsyn is bold and fiery, and I love her country spirit, and that Kit doesn't try to change that about her. Kit is a bit of an enigma to me, being a war veteran who cares very much about the law, which would make you think he'd be a straight-laced stick in the mud but you would be wrong, because he's the veriest rakehell trying to drown out his demons by chasing pleasure. Both leading characters have their flaws and foibles, which just makes them that much more genuine and lovable (both to each other and to the reader). I really loved their witty banter, and look forward to hopefully seeing more of them in the next book in this series. This is the second book in The London Underground series, but it can (as in most Regency romance series) be read as a stand alone. There is interaction with the couple from the first book, From Duke Till Dawn but no real spoilers for the first book. The author does sort of assume a familiarity with these side characters, who are Kit's friends, so I felt like I should know more about them than I did and was a bit lost as to some of their conversation. That being said, while this can be read as a stand alone, if you want the full experience it may be better to read From Duke Till Dawn first. *I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss+ and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

Great storylines, wonderful characters.

My thanks to Net Galley and MILLS AND BOON for the opportunity to read COUNTING ON A COUNTESS.I loved this sumptuous REGENCY tale of a marriage of convenience, intrigue...and hot sexy scenes. A real bodice ripper....made all the more sensuous because the main characters insist on keeping us waiting....

Counting On A Countess is book two of The London Underground series of historic romances.The story opens with an introduction to Kit, an ex-soldier from the Napoleonic war and a recently appointed Earl. Haunted by traumas of war, Kit spends his days wenching, carousing and gambling. But suddenly he’s informed that he can be the beneficiary of a large sum of money. All he must do to receive it is find a wife within thirty days. See here for full review https://wp.me/p2Eu3u-c8F

Reviewed on my blog, Becky on Books, on 3/29/18.In many ways, the second London Underground book is a cautionary tale of the dangers of marrying someone you barely know. Kit and Tamsyn both go into their relationship wanting the same thing--money--but each has their own need for it and their own secrets to hide. Even as they're growing to care for each other, each constantly goes back to the earlier conversations they'd had (Kit telling her he wouldn't be capable of fidelity, for example, and saying that once she'd given him an heir they could both pursue their own separate amorous entanglements, for example) and keep their budding feelings to themselves rather than mention them to the other.And did I mention they have secrets? Honestly, at times reading this book was exhausting, watching them tiptoe around each other and knowing how each felt all the while knowing that they were hurtling themselves toward heartbreak...Through it all, though, both Kit and Tamsyn were sympathetic characters who you can't help but hope will somehow manage to find an HEA in spite of themselves. They do, thank goodness, but OMG does Ms. Leigh make them work for it! I have to admit that there is a stretch of the book where I wasn't Tamsyn's biggest fan--in getting upset at what she discovers about Kit she really does expose herself as something of a hypocrite, even taking her difficult childhood into account--but when we finally see the reasons behind what she's been doing for eight years (when she finally tells Kit!) I'll admit she almost had me willing to jump into the fray beside her...even as I hoped that there'd somehow be a different way to do things.Fortunately, Ms. Leigh had an even better solution in mind, giving everyone an HEA that was much more palatable than the one I was afraid we'd have to be happy with.Now all we need is Langdon's story! ;)(Counting on a Countess is second in the series but works fine as a standalone.)Rating: 4 stars / B+I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

3.5 StarsChristopher “Kit” Ellingsworth, war veteran and newly minted Earl of Blakemere, buries his demons under every sort of pleasure and vice. His scandalous ways have all but emptied his coffers until a wealthy mentor Lord Somerby leaves him a sizeable fortune. The only stipulation being that he must marry within one month to inherit the money. Kit needs a bride and the bold, mysterious Miss Tamsyn Pearce seems perfect. Husband hunting isn’t Tamsyn’s top priority she’s in London to sell her new shipment of illicit goods but she’s desperate for funds . When a handsome earl offers to wed her and send her back to Cornwall with a hefty allowance, Tamsyn agrees.Once they are married an unexpected proviso in the will grants Tamsyn control of the inheritance, their arrangement becomes anything but convenient. Now, Kit’s counting on his countess to make his wildest dreams a reality and he plans to convince her, one pleasurable seduction at a time.This is the second book in the series however it could easily be read on its own. It was a slightly different twist on a marriage of convenience. I really liked Kit who was battling to mentally recover from his experiences as a soldier & he’d held onto a dream for so long & wanted to make it a reality. I found Tamsyn to be selfish & she wanted every single thing on her terms, I couldn’t quite make myself believe she actually loved Kit. The pace of the story was good & it held my interest all the way through. I look forward to Langdon's story.My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

I must admit that at first I wasn’t keen on either Kit or Tamsyn. They both looked upon the marriage as using it for their own benefit. However as the story progress and their feelings for each other developed into something more meaningful, I began to like them better. At times the pace was a little slow and there was an odd visit to the Orchid Palace. Overall, though, I did enjoy reading this story and found it an entertaining read. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book started out a bit slow but gained some momentum as it went along and turned out to be a nice read. I really, really didn’t think I would like Kit at the beginning of the book. His whole, “I’ll marry and just continue with my bachelor lifestyle” attitude bothered me and I expected him to continue it. He turned out to be a great guy hiding behind shallow pleasures. I like Tamsyn too, even if I felt like she was a hypocrite some of the time. I still felt like she had her heart in the right place and she was dealing with some difficult issues. I did feel like the book got a little slow in a few places and like I had to force myself to keep reading. Those places were few and far between, though, and I enjoyed most of the book. *I received an eARC from Edelweiss and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.