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To Love an Earl

  • ★ 3.2 (5 ratings)

To Love an Earl is a historical romance and Regency romance book by Elizabeth Thornton. It takes readers to Britain and Brussels in 1815. It features Deirdre Fenton, Earl of Rathbourne and Gareth. It deals with man-woman relationships.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 39 more have it on their want-to-read list.

About To Love an Earl

A woman of remarkable beauty and indomitable will, 24 year old Deirdre Fenton is determined to extricate her incorrigible brother from his latest escapade - a dalliance with a renowned actress rumoured to be enjoying carte blanche with the infamous rake and war hero, the Earl of Rathbourne. Despite her memories of the night the Earl nearly ravished her senseless - inflaming her fury and her passions - Deirdre intends to straighten out her brother, and then find a husband who will be steady and faithful. She wants no part of love, or its inevitable heartbreak. A master strategist on the battlefield and off, 30 year old Gareth Rathbourne discovers trying to breach the defenses of a woman who refuses to believe in happy endings is an uphill battle. And after five years of waiting to put Deirdre in her rightful place - in his home, his bed, and his heart - he's not above putting his considerable powers of persuasion to work. Firmly convinced passion is a battlefield where love conquers all, he vows to lead them both to victory...with the tender mercies of the heart
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Deirdre Fenton
  • Earl of Rathbourne
  • Gareth

Subjects

  • Regency Historical Romance
  • Man-woman relationships

Quick answers

Who wrote To Love an Earl?

To Love an Earl was written by Elizabeth Thornton.

What genre is To Love an Earl?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

What books are similar to To Love an Earl?

Readers who like it often enjoy An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley #4), The Five-Minute Marriage and Persuasion.

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