Author: Amelia Grey

Genre: Historical Romance

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Page Count: 352

ISBN: 1250218802

Goodreads Rating: 3.80

A roguish earl must fight using his honor and not his sword to win his lady’s hand in How To Train Your Earl, the third book in the First Comes Love trilogy from bestseller Amelia Grey. Brina Feld has settled into a life devoted to helping others since the sinking of the Salty Dove left her widowed. She has no need for a man in her contented life. But when the notorious and handsome Lord Blacknight returns and awakens her desires, her peace and serenity vanish. If she agrees to an alliance with him, she knows she will have to battle her heart to keep from being snared under his spell. Zane, the Earl of Blacknight, was never supposed to inherit the earldom, so he didn’t much care to lead a respectable life before then. Fistfights, card games, and drinking are the order of the day. Now he’s determined to change his rakish ways and he knows the proper lady who can help him. There’s just one problem: He's already bet he’ll win her hand before the Season is over. With her resolve to out-scheme him, how can he show her that his love is true?

As a lover of romance, I love reading Historical Romance. So when I was offered the opportunity to read ‘How To Train Your Earl’ I was immediately excited. This is the third book in the First Comes Love series, but it can be read as a standalone. And this was my first Amelia Grey read.

In ‘How To Train Your Earl’ we read the story of the widow Brina Feld. After losing her husband years ago, she is determined to stay a widow and to spend her days helping others. Brina is content with her life as it is, but this all changes when she meets Zane, the Earl of Blacknight. Zane is no gentleman and he never expected to become the Earl. And the ton definitely agrees with him since Zane never does things the way a gentleman should. But Brina might be the one who can help him.

Unfortunately for me, this book ended up not being the book for me. I just couldn’t really get into the story, and I didn’t really like the two main characters all that much. Sure, this book was unlike your ‘usual’ Historical Romance since Brina is no innocent debutant looking for a husband so and I enjoyed that. But it also made me didn’t really feel the chemistry between the two main characters.

Zane’s character was kind of funny of times. I enjoyed how he always did what he wasn’t supposed to do as a gentleman. But I also didn’t really understand how he could have loved Brina so suddenly. For one who usual spends his days surrounded with woman and gambling, he sure changed his ways easily.

The friendship between Brina and two other ladies who lost their husbands was fun to read about. And I definitely became curious about their stories in the previous books, but I’m not sure I will be reading those. I just missed the romance and chemistry with this one.

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Amelia Grey (aka Gloria Dale Skinner) grew up in a small town in the Florida Panhandle. She has been happily married to her high school sweetheart for over twenty-five years. She has lived in Alabama, Connecticut, New Hampshire and now lives in Florida. Amelia has won the coveted Romantic Times award for Love and Laughter, the prestigious Maggie award for best historical and Affaire de Coeur’s best American historical award. She has been a finalist for the Golden Heart and the Holt Medallion awards which are given by Romance Writers of America and numerous other awards. Her books have been sold to many countries in Europe, Russia and China. Amelia likes flowers, candlelight, sweet smiles, gentle laughter and sunshine.

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* I received an ARC of this book in exhange for my honest review *

Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram