Friday, February 16, 2018

Blog Tour: Review & Excerpt of Any Groom Will Do by Charis Michaels

Author: Charis Michaels

Publisher Avon Impulse

Publication Date February 13, 2018
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Lady Willow Hunnicut has always dreamed of living in London. With design talent and aspirations grander than London’s finest houses, she knows an unmarried heiress will never be allowed to live in the capital alone. But a married woman may come and go as she pleases. With a little imagination, a lot of courage, and one carefully worded advertisement, Willow concocts a plan to get everything she wants… even if she must take a husband in exchange.

Lord Brent Caulder, the Earl of Cassin, is destitute, his Yorkshire castle is crumbling, and his tenants are without work. He has an ingenious scheme that’s a surefire moneymaker—if only someone would invest. When he discovers an advertisement seeking adventurers to fund, he is determined to claim the money. But his world is turned upside down when the investor turns out to be a flame-haired heiress.

The deal is simple: In return for marrying Willow, Cassin will receive her substantial dowry—and nothing else. All she asks is that after the wedding, each go their separate ways. But for all her careful preparation, the one thing Willow couldn’t have planned is the way she feels about Cassin… or the desire that threatens to enflame them both.

My thoughts:

Any Groom Will Do was a surprisingly funny and sweet historical romance. I enjoyed my time reading it. It is the first in a new series involving Lady Willow and her two friends, Tessa ans Sabine. They all have substantial dowries and need to marry. For Willow, marriage will mean freedom to leave her home and pursue her career dream. Cassin is in need of funds for his mining expedition and marriage for money might be his best bet.

As I said, I enjoyed reading this one. It's well written and flows really smoothly with surprising little angst. I loved the banter between Cassin and Willow. They fit well together. My favorite part of their relationship, was reading their letters to each other while Cassin is overseas. I have always said that sometimes the best way to get to know a person is through letters. I also loved the ending and the plan to save the Caldera estate. I am eagerly looking forward to reading Tessa and Sabine's stories next.

Enjoy this excerpt:

“Are you ready to be my wife in every way?” Cassin breathed looking at her through half-lidded eyes. “Is that why you’ve led me here?”

“What?” she rasped, breathless. “I’ve led you nowhere. You followed me.”

“We were having a conversation,” he said, “and you continued walking away.” His mouth was so close she could feel his breath on her skin. Shivers rolled down her arms. She listed toward him, and he wrapped his large hands around her waist.

“No,” she said carefully, fighting for lucidity, “a conversation would be something like, ‘Now that we’ve had the ceremony, how should we manage these next few days?’ And I would say, ‘I cannot say for sure, Cassin. What do you think?’ And you might have said, ‘Let us weigh the—’ ”

He dropped his mouth to hers and kissed her.

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GIVEAWAY TERMS & CONDITIONS: Open to US shipping addresses only. One winner will receive a paperback set of The Bachelor Lords of London series by Charis Michaels. This giveaway is administered by Pure Textuality PR on behalf of Avon Romance. Giveaway ends 2/17/2018 @ 11:59pm EST. Avon Romance will send the winning copies out to the winner directly. Limit one entry per reader and mailing address. Duplicates will be deleted.

About the author:

USA Today bestselling author CHARIS MICHAELS believes a romance novel is a very long, exciting answer to the question: "So, how did you two meet?" It's a question she loves to answer again and again with different characters, each time she writes a book. Prior to writing romance, she studied Journalism at Texas A&M and managed PR for a trade association. She has also worked as a tour guide at Disney World, harvested peaches on her family's farm, and entertained children as the "Story Godmother" at birthday parties. She has lived in Texas, Florida, and London, England. She now makes her home in the Washington, D.C.-metro area.