Book Review: The Heir by Grace Burrowes

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About the Book:

An earl who can’t be bribed...

Gayle Windham, earl of Westhaven, is the first legitimate son and heir to the duke of Moreland. To escape his father’s inexorable pressure to marry, he decides to spend the summer at his townhouse in London, where he finds himself intrigued by the secretive ways of his beautiful housekeeper...

A lady who can’t be protected...

Anna Seaton is a beautiful, talented, educated woman, which is why it is so puzzling to Gayle Windham that she works as his housekeeper.

As the two draw closer and begin to lose their hearts to each other, Anna’s secrets threaten to bring the earl’s orderly life crashing down—and he doesn’t know how he’s going to protect her from the fallout...

About the Author:

Grace Burrowes is the award winning author of the "The Duke's Obsession," a Regency trilogy detailing the loves of the three sons of the meddling old Duke of Moreland. She lives in Maryland with dogs, cats, and horses, and absolutely loves to hear from her readers.

My Opinon:

This was an enjoyable romance. Typical in some ways and atypical in others. The Heir in question, the earl of Westhaven, is being pressured by his father, The Duke to marry and have children so the succession will be secured.  He wants nothing to do with his father's meddling and will find his own duchess and wife in his own time. He does not expect to find her in his housekeeper.  

Mrs. Anna Seaton is running away from a scoundrel of a brother and a forced betrothal. She takes the position in the earl's household to earn some money and keep herself and her sister safe. Little does she expect to fall in love with the earl.


The two go back and forth in romance fashion but this is a more intelligent story than most. I did start to feel it was going on just a bit too long though before the requisite happy ending. I enjoyed the writing and the characters and hope to learn more about the meddling Duke in the next book in the series. He is a bit of fun even if he is a pain in his sons' collective tails. A fun light read with a strong love story at its center.


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Disclosure:  I received a gratis copy of The Heir. Any opinions expressed are my honest opinions and were not impacted by my receipt of the free book. I received no monetary compensation for this post.