Gentlemen Prefer Mischief by Emily Greenwood

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Gentlemen Prefer Mischief by Emily Greenwood
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (347 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

When adversaries clash, mischief ignites passion…

If it hadn’t been for the crazy rumors, Lily Teagarden would never have approached her neighbor, Hal, Viscount Roxham–the careless rogue who broke her fledgling heart. But strange noises and lights on his property are causing serious problems for her, and she needs his help.

Trouble is oh-so-diverting for Viscount Roxham, and what could be more amusing than what’s plaguing his prim, beautiful neighbor–haunted sheep, of all things. Every time he seems to make progress, though, she throws mischief in his path, and his attraction to her is becoming extremely distracting…too bad Lily’s the only woman in England who doesn’t think he’s Lord Perfect.

Lily Teagarden feels like she lives in an invisible cage and has for most of her life. So many secrets she guards and yet her strongest desire is to do something worthy and she does. She is driven by the desire to help improve the lives of the people in her community. She does not want to be a disgrace to her family because she sells her shawls: but she wants the money to do good deeds with it.

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Hal has earned his reputation fair and square. As the second son who always disappointed his parents, he seemed to work at being a wastrel until he bought a commission and went to war. As a Captain of Foot Guards in Spain, he learned some hard lessons and came to have a strong sense of justice and compassion. He was good at soldiering but had to come home when his older brother died. By Hereditary Rules of the realm, he became Viscount Roxham with responsibilities he had not been trained to handle. The viscountcy is onerous to him. He seeks diversions again. But Lily sets his life on a new course, one he had not anticipated.

The secondary characters have a side story or two of their own. But, for the most part, they serve to highlight the conflict between Hal and Lily. Eloise, Hal’s sixteen-year-old sister is finding her way into the world of eligible men. Her antic are entertaining yet touching as she finds what she imagined a man to be and what he is in real life. The stiff Earl of Ivorwood and the scientific, rather absent-minded Gregory Donwell have her young mind and body on full alert.

The side story about Nate Becket and his family’s connection to the Viscount’s family brings suspense and a touch of mystery into the mix of things. Nate and Lily have a unique arrangement that keeps emotions astir.

Gentlemen Prefer Mischief is most satisfying because the reader is in on the secrets for the most part that gives one a feeling of being right there in the thick of things.

The love scenes belie Lily’s saying she doesn’t trust Hal. The intimacy they share from Lily’s first kiss to the ultimate in lovemaking is precious and unique.

Emily Greenwood’s delightful characters that are so well developed and the humor that threads through the plot make Gentlemen Prefer Mischief captivating; plus,it gives the reader points to ponder about how childhood experiences shape one’s life in later years. Good reading!

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