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Lord Dashwood Missed Out: A Spindle Cove Novella
Summary
A snowstorm hath no fury like a spinster scorned
Miss Elinora Browning grew up yearning for the handsome, intelligent lord-next-door…but he left England without a word of farewell. One night, inspired by a bit too much sherry, Nora poured out her heartbreak on paper. Lord Dashwood Missed Out was a love letter to every young lady who’d been overlooked by gentlemen—and an instant bestseller. Now she’s on her way to speak in Spindle Cove when snowy weather delays her coach. She’s forced to wait out the storm with the worst possible companion: Lord Dashwood himself.
And he finally seems to have noticed her.
George Travers, Lord Dashwood, has traveled the globe as a cartographer. He returned to England with the goal of marrying and creating an heir—only to find his reputation shredded by an audacious, vexingly attractive bluestocking and her poison pen. Lord Dashwood Missed Out, his arse. Since Nora Browning seems to believe he overlooked the passion of a lifetime, Dash challenges her to prove it.
She has one night.
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Reviews
2.5 stars
“Do you know,” he said, “you’re ravishing when you’re trying to hate me forever.”
Was fun to get glimpses of past main couple's from the series. Alas, the novella format alludes me again with rushed romance and a not quite historical feel.
“Do you know,” he said, “you’re ravishing when you’re trying to hate me forever.”
Was fun to get glimpses of past main couple's from the series. Alas, the novella format alludes me again with rushed romance and a not quite historical feel.
I love Dare's writing, especially her novellas. She manages to make your care in so few pages. Some of this book was silly, but the romance was sweet and fun.
Nice quick read. I usually don't like it when a heroine is so certain she is "the one" for the hero (I skip over romances where the woman chases the man), but this one wasn't really like that. The plain and spinster aspects are barely referenced but they're there. I liked this installment!
Audiobook: Narrator – Eva Kaminsky
This performance was pretty good. The male and female voices were smooth enough without giving me that ugh feeling when a female performs a male voice. The narrator’s voice was never monotone or droning which is a huge plus for me. Overall, a very nice listen.
This is a short, fast paced story that actually took me by surprise. The hero and heroine knew each other when they were younger and sometimes that trope can go completely wrong for me. I felt like that was the case for most of this book. The hero was a total jerk during the first part of the story and even after knowing how it all ends I feel like the author was a little too heavy handed with his character. Nevertheless, I did enjoy this couple and their banter/arguments/confrontations. They were quite vocal and it helped to keep me engaged the whole time.
This performance was pretty good. The male and female voices were smooth enough without giving me that ugh feeling when a female performs a male voice. The narrator’s voice was never monotone or droning which is a huge plus for me. Overall, a very nice listen.
This is a short, fast paced story that actually took me by surprise. The hero and heroine knew each other when they were younger and sometimes that trope can go completely wrong for me. I felt like that was the case for most of this book. The hero was a total jerk during the first part of the story and even after knowing how it all ends I feel like the author was a little too heavy handed with his character. Nevertheless, I did enjoy this couple and their banter/arguments/confrontations. They were quite vocal and it helped to keep me engaged the whole time.
This novella comes between books four and five in Spindle Cove series and if you haven’t read the stories in the previous books, you just might be a bit lost, so I do recommend you read them first before getting to this one.The series is set in Spindle Cove which is home to many women who’ve made this place their refuge from society. They made it their home and are trying to discover ways and means of getting on and accepting themselves for who they are and each one will learn to stand for what she believes in. They are a ‘motley crue’ of women, with one thing in common: freedom from men.This is Nora's story and out of all the books in this series, this one is my least favorite. I just had a hard time with the plot as well as with the characters. They just didn't click in my mind and when that happens, I just can't enjoy the road to happily ever after.However, I had a lot of fun reading and catching up with the characters from the previous books, so in the end I do recommend this story to all of you that have invested in this series. Melanie for b2bGift copy provided by the publisher for an honest review
Lord Dashwood Misses Out by Tessa Dare is a 2015 Avon publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. I have enjoyed most everything I’ve read by this author, but I haven’t been able to read as many of her books as I would like, but when I saw this was a novella length story, I was sure I could squeeze it into my review schedule. I’m so glad I did! Years ago, Elinora Browning was humiliated by Lord Dashwood, leaving her frustrated, angry and heartbroken. She never recovered, unfortunately, and began to write about her feelings. She never dreamed her essay, entitled “Lord Ashwood Misses Out”, would actually be published and become wildly popular among other women, so much so, she is invited to speaking engagements. On her way to one of these gatherings, she finds herself stuck on a coach ride with none other than Lord Dashwood himself!! Has he read her pamphlet by chance? This story has a huge heart and lots of charm, a few laugh out loud moments, and is very romantic. I loved how Dash helps Elinora realize she can be a strong, independent woman, and still have a marriage and children, and continue setting a positive example for her readers. Naturally, once I started reading this story, I wished it could have been longer and fleshed out more, because it was so much fun! 4 stars