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Never Less Than A Lady (Lost Lords) (original 2010; edition 2010)

by Mary Jo Putney

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The sequel to Loving a Lost Lord. "Intensely emotional, lushly sensual . . . expertly spiced with intrigue, and infused with a wickedly subtle wit."â??Booklist

New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney continues her stunning Lost Lords series with this stirring, sensual story of a rebellious nobleman drawn to a lovely widow with a shocking past.
As the sole remaining heir to the Earl of Daventry, Alexander Randall knows his duty: find a wife and sire a son of his own. The perfect bride for a man in his position would be a biddable young girl of good breeding. But the woman who haunts his imagination is Julia Bancroftâ??a village midwife with a dark secret that thrusts her into Randall's protection.
Within the space of a day, Julia has been abducted by her first husband's cronies, rescued, and proposed to by a man she scarcely knows. Stranger still is her urge to say yes. A union with Alexander Randall could benefit them both, but Julia doubts she can ever trust her heart again, or the fervent desire Randall ignites. Yet perhaps only a Lost Lord can show a woman like Julia everything a true marriage can be . . .
Praise for Loving a Lost Lord
"Intoxicating, romantic and utterly ravishing. . ."â??Eloisa James
"Entrancing characters and a superb plotline."â??Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Will leave readers smiling, breathless, and anxiously awaiting the next adventure."â??Library Journal (s
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Title:Never Less Than A Lady (Lost Lords)
Authors:Mary Jo Putney
Info:Zebra (2010), Paperback, 352 pages
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Something seemed missing here. I've read all of Ms. Putney's books except the few dealing with magic. Almost all are on my keeper shelf. I don't think this one will be.

This one did not have the great historical details of the Fallen Angels series or the Silk Trilogy. This seemed like a plain old regency anyone could have written by throwing in a carriage, a long dress and a trip to Gretna Green. The characters seemed static not growing or changing realistically. Alexander was a grump in the last book, but here that was dealt with by a few sentences saying "That was just because I didn't want you to know I liked you." I would have liked to see him change before my eyes.

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Julia has a fear of men from having an abusive first husband bad enough that she demands the ability to divorce Alexander after a year. Yet she is over it almost the first time they get together. Whoops non issue. It seemed there were too many irons in the fire. Was it the story of woman learning to trust again? The story of him saving her from bad guys? No real sense of danger was ever developed. Introducing her to society? We skipped most of the only ball/social outing. None of these issues was developed fully, leaving them all feeling underdone.

It was really only when they went to find her first husband's bastard son that I got interested. I liked that kid. I could have used a lot more of the three of them learning to be a family. And it would have been a stronger story if Julia had indeed been barren, making this part of the story more important.

Most of the book was formulaic and predictable. Of course Julia is really the daughter of a duke. Of course the boy was decent. Of course her brother didn't hate her. Of course the Earl of Daventry had a daughter and of course Julia, who thought she was barren, ended up pregnant.

This was just missing the depth of emotion that I have become accustomed to in Ms. Putney's works. Most of her works get 4 or 5 glowing stars from me. Sadly not this one. I will read the next one though because everyone is entitled to a not so good book now and then and Ms. Putney has long been one of my favorite authors.

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  Luziadovalongo | Jul 14, 2022 |
I swear I read this one before, but GR never lies lol. It's a good book about two damaged people who marry despite their reservations. While I liked how well both Alex and Julia communicated about their pasts, I was a bit frustrated by them being unable to express their feelings toward each other as they changed, but then that's what makes the story. Both are lovely people and truly deserve each other. This is a well-written romance as one would expect from Ms. Putney and even if I maybe did read it before, I really enjoyed the book. ( )
  N.W.Moors | Mar 6, 2022 |
Great plot, great characters ( )
  Bookjoy144 | Mar 2, 2022 |
3.5 rounded up. This was a little predictable and the characters were a bit daft about their feelings, but overall it was fun and I liked the characters and where they ended up. It had several aspects that gave it some interest and kept it from being run of the mill.

*Just as a heads up, some serious physical/sexual/emotional abuse is discussed a decent amount, though from a previous time before the start of the book. And some regular violence from villains happens on page. ( )
  JorgeousJotts | Dec 3, 2021 |
The best thing about beta heroes is that you don't realize how badly you want one until he shows up ♥

I adored this sweet, low-angst romance. It had so many elements that I love: marriage of convenience; a competent, strong-willed heroine; a chivalrous beta hero; a huge found family of friends...I could go on. I'm finding myself drawn to sweeter, less angsty romances these days, especially when I'm under a lot of stress IRL. These are fun, frothy escapes from life and they make me feel all warm and happy inside. Isn't that what we ultimately want from our reading experience? ( )
  eurohackie | Dec 9, 2020 |
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Fiction. Romance. Historical Fiction. HTML:

The sequel to Loving a Lost Lord. "Intensely emotional, lushly sensual . . . expertly spiced with intrigue, and infused with a wickedly subtle wit."â??Booklist

New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney continues her stunning Lost Lords series with this stirring, sensual story of a rebellious nobleman drawn to a lovely widow with a shocking past.
As the sole remaining heir to the Earl of Daventry, Alexander Randall knows his duty: find a wife and sire a son of his own. The perfect bride for a man in his position would be a biddable young girl of good breeding. But the woman who haunts his imagination is Julia Bancroftâ??a village midwife with a dark secret that thrusts her into Randall's protection.
Within the space of a day, Julia has been abducted by her first husband's cronies, rescued, and proposed to by a man she scarcely knows. Stranger still is her urge to say yes. A union with Alexander Randall could benefit them both, but Julia doubts she can ever trust her heart again, or the fervent desire Randall ignites. Yet perhaps only a Lost Lord can show a woman like Julia everything a true marriage can be . . .
Praise for Loving a Lost Lord
"Intoxicating, romantic and utterly ravishing. . ."â??Eloisa James
"Entrancing characters and a superb plotline."â??Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Will leave readers smiling, breathless, and anxiously awaiting the next adventure."â??Library Journal (s

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Midwife Julia Bancroft has hidden her past. But what will she do when Alexander Randall, the dashing heir to the Earl of Daventry, rescues her from abductors and then, upon learning her dark secret, proposes they wed?
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