My Fair Gentleman by Nancy Campbell Allen

I expect characters I will root for, sweet romance, a fairly accurate historical setting, and a story I will love. I have high expectations when I pick up a book from this A Proper Romance line. With humor and witty banter, societal expectations, and a slow-burning romance, this was an enjoyable book from beginning to end. The characters were fun and full of personality. Aided by Lady Ivy, who is too easy to tease, Jack seeks to become a gentleman of the ton. My Fair Gentleman is available from FAIR GENTLEMAN is another great addition to A Proper Romance line! Jack's dream is to captain his own ship and is only stopped by a dying grandfather's will and the love of his mother and sister. It will not cost you any extra, and I will be grateful for your support. This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn some money if you click on one and make a purchase.

My Fair Gentleman is a welcome addition to Shadow Mountain Publishing’s Proper Romance series, and an enjoyable light read whether or not you are a romance fan. Nancy Campbell Allen has demonstrated herself to be such a writer. Personally, I think it takes a much higher quality of writer to produce a romance based on relationship-building than defaulting to sex scenes to make a story. Yeah, I’m kind of old-fashioned that way. I also enjoyed the fact that it was a clean read and I knew I was not going to be unpleasantly surprised by graphic scenes. I have to admit when I got to the end of this book, I wished for a sequel because I enjoyed it so much. Even some of the supporting, incidental characters were more well-rounded than often happens in novels.

The main characters in My Fair Gentleman were well-developed, multi-dimensional and likable. Nancy Campbell Allen writes with an easy, engaging style that draws the reader in, and unfolds the characters much as you would come to know a person in real life.

And Ivy is not without a few surprises of her own as we learn she is the secret author of a popular advice column, a job that would be mightily frowned upon in regency-era society.īeyond the main story, I found the side stories to be equally engaging, as Ivy begins to build a friendship and then a shared mission with Jack’s sister. The story takes on some complicating twists as it becomes apparent that someone is conspiring to take Jack’s life, and his biggest challenge is not learning to fit into a society he despises, but merely staying alive.

My Fair Gentleman by Nancy Campbell Allen