The Heir and The Enchantress

Hazel Trethow is infatuated with a notorious rake despite her father’s plans to betroth her to the heir of a wealthy barony. Her scheming to find a love match for her dearest friend and herself turns into a scandal that could ruin them both.When I started reading I couldn't put it down.Paullett Golden is magnifysent and amazing writer.I cannot wait to read more of there books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book.Can't wait for the next

I tore through The Heir & The Enchantress. I enjoyed Paullett Golden’s writing so much that I read all of her books back to back until there was nothing left for me to devour. I greatly enjoyed all of the books in the Enchantress series, but this fifth installment is one of my favorites.
The Heir & The Enchantress is a prequel story telling the love story of Hazel Trethow and Harold Hobbs. Enchantress series readers know Hazel as Walter Hobbs’ mother and Lizbeth Trethow’s beloved Aunt from earlier Enchantress novels. I absolutely adore Hazel and Harold individually and together they are even more wonderful.
I enjoyed that Hazel and Harold were very good people who typically made sound choices. The plot of The Heir & The Enchantress was one of my favorites from the series because it opened the usual romance trope of “will they or won’t they get together.” Scandal and obligation brings the two together early on and their love grows after their arranged marriage takes place.
My only minor criticism of the other Enchantress novels was that they all seemed a little long and padded with superfluous and drawn out internal thoughts from the characters, but I found these moments from the minds of Hazel and Harold to hold my interest more; perhaps because I found each character to be so interesting and lacking in self pity or worry. Hazel and Harold are strong and enjoyable characters who find that together they can overcome the challenges posed by greedy and selfish acts of their fathers.
I look forward to the next story Golden offers readers and highly recommend all of her books!
* I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley!

The Heir and The Enchantress by Paullett Golden

This is a standalone in a series. I have not read any of the other books and had no problems with the story.

Hazel and one of her best friends, Agnes is determined to marry for love. But due to an unfortunate incident, as the two are playing matchmakers and enablers for Agnes' governess, they are caught up in a disaster that causes Hazel to become married to Harold Hobbs, heir to Collingswood barony.

Hazel and Harold were already betrothed from childhood, but have not seen each other for years. Harold wanted to marry for love but instead offers up their match to save Hazel from disgrace.

How they decide to live with their choices is interesting. You can have a cheerless, loveless union or take steps to make it a glorious, heartfelt union.

Sincere thanks to #netgalley for the complimentary copy of #theheirandtheenchantress I was under no obligation to post a review.

I want you to know that I ABSOLUTELY loved this. It was a historical romance at its finest! PG is one of my favorite authors. She writes wonderful stories. You need to read this book. If you love Mary Balogh then you’ll love this. I highly recommend it. A terrific read. A story that was entertaining, deeply moving and read well. It checked all the boxes off the list of a great read. I’m totally in love with Harold. He’s everything honorable and swoon worthy.
I loved:
• The chemistry and romance
• The wooing events
• Almost every interaction between H and H
• Nana and her spirit
• HEA
Thanks to BookSirens and Netgalley.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Hazel Trethow dreams of marrying for love, but when she's caught in a compromising position at a hunting party, both her father and the host's father arrange for a speedy marriage to baron's son Harold Hobbs to avoid scandal. Harold has only recently returned from India and had planned on playing a call on Ms. Trethow, his betrothed since childhood, but being forced to marry without getting to know Ms. Trethow isn't want he envisions for his marriage. Despite that, Harold is determined to make the most of the situation and plans to court his wife. Can Harold and Hazel learn to do more than just tolerate each other?

I've read all the books in this series and I loved Harold and Hazel. Harold was so honorable and didn't hesitate to marry Hazel, but it's his attempts to woo his wife for a deeper connection and possibly love that appealed to me. This is a slow burn romance with the intended results. Harold also had to grow up fast to stop his greedy father from bankrupting the barony and I liked how he went about that. There was another good twist in the book with the secondary characters that added to the storyline. Ms. Golden is a talented writer who teases out details about the characters that keep you turning the pages until the end. I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

This book started out as one that I didn't think I would like. The heroine is unexpectedly caught alone with a Lord who is already engaged. So she is ruined. She was supposed to marry the son of one of her father's friends and this was not going to happen because his father needed more than the dowry offered. So the heroine had to look for another man to marry. They were both at the party where she was found with the roguish lord. Her father and his father come to an understanding and the hero marries the heroine. But both find that they have secrets from each other.
Like I said, I didn't like the direction this book was taking, but I am glad I kept reading it because after a while, I couldn't put it down. This book was very much about the relationship of the hero and heroine and how they grew to love each other. This was a very well written book and the story just flowed out. I liked the description of the settings and how the characters fit in the settings. I liked the supporting characters because they were not just thrown In the story, they actually made the book a better read. I liked how they weren't just caught up in parties, they actually worked on the estate and was concerned about the tenants and how what they did affected the world around them. I recommend this book with 5 stars. I read the book and it was so good, I wanted to read it again.

Though strangers, Harold and Hazel are forced to marry as part of an investment scheme arranged by their fathers. When Hazel discovers that they're on the verge of ruin, can Harold save their fortune—and their love?

This started off a bit slow for me, Once it got moving, I enjoyed the story. Hazel is incredibly naive in the beginning but is forced to grow up quickly. Harold is a good match for her, patient and kind.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

*Thank you to Net galley for sending me a copy of this book to reviw, all opinions are my own.*
RATING: 3.75/5
I was originally drawn to this book because of the cover, and the bridgerton vibes I was getting from the synopsis. This book was very enjoyable and I loved the characters and the writing style. Hazel and Harol are the cutest couple, and their relationship was lovely to watch. Though i feel like this book had strong characters, it lacked a bit when it came to plots. There were plot lines that started and ended far too quickly, and honestly i enjoyed the romantic aspects a lot more. Overall, i would give it a 5/5 stars for being entertaining, however i think the overall quality of the book would be closer to a 3.75 or 4 stars. I highly reccomend this book if you're getting into historical romances, and the author's writing style makes it easy to keep up with. Please support this book if youre interested as it is also self published by the author! Great read, and I will keep more Paulette Golden books on my radar in the future!

5 stars

I haven't read this author before but I shall look out for more work. A delightful story set in Georgian times. Harold has just returned from India, where he has been checking on one of his father's ivestments. Harold knows his father, Eugene, is sailing close to the wind financially, yet his father continues to entertain. They live in Devon and close to Cornwall. Harold has been promised to Eugene's childhood friends daughter, Hazel. Harold is not that bothered and in fact thinks he might have to marry money to improve the family fortunes. Eugene has one more scheme planned and so invites Hazel and her father, friends and other local people to a house party. Harold has a close friend Phillip and Hazel's friend who is in trouble is Agnes. Bear in mind Hazel is 17 and Harold is 20 so very historically correct in when marraiges would have been undetaken. There are betrayals, miunderstandings, passionate schemes and a delightful grandmother. It's realistic and builds well.

I heartily recommend this story. It's book 5 in a series but I think any link is due to Hazel's family name.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was so fun to go back a generation and get the love story between Hazel and Harold. Hazel has been one of my favorite characters in the series since the first book so this one was probably one of my favorites. I liked how Paullett Golden also made the Georgian time period come alive through her writing.

I think the characters have depth and the story itself was well written and lovely. One thing I’ve enjoyed about this series is how we get to see how all the characters grow but it was fun to go back and see who Hazel was prior to the wonderful aunt we see in the previous books.

The whole series is worth a read if you like historical romance and I’m looking forward to the next book!

3.5 stars

A flighty gentlewoman in search of romance & a baron’s heir recently returned from business in India are drawn to each other in spite of their preconceived disdain for one another. Smoothly written, with risky business schemes at stake, this is a fun romance with enough emotional depth to keep it engaging.

[What I liked:]

•As much as I like regency settings, it’s really nice to see historical romances from other eras, & I enjoyed this Georgian period novel. The descriptions of fashion & places were spot on.

•I like the writing style. Not too heavy on description, attentive to emotions amid the action, & decent dialogue.

•Harold is a stand up guy, a pretty sympathetic character, & someone who I respect. The descriptions of his artist’s perspective were pretty cool.

•Oh god! I love Nana! She’s so sexy & smart & funny :))


[What I didn’t like as much:]

•Harold’s big dilemma is being forced to go along with a bad plan cooked up by his father. He feels guilt about what he considers his father attempting to take advantage of his friends; so why not just privately warn them it was a bad deal?

•I know Hazel is young & naïve, but she’s quite shallow & flighty early on. I didn’t see much depth in her to respect at first.

•It’s unrealistic how casually Patrick & Harold tell others about Patrick being gay, considering how dangerous that would be for him if gossip spread. And also that everyone seems to just accept it without a second thought. I get why Harold trusted Hazel with it, but really, Patrick telling Agnes, who he’s barely met?

•Ugh. There is a bit of a “big misunderstanding” at the end that was unnecessary imo. Overreacting & refusal to talk, you know the drill. Fortunately it happened near enough the end not to overshadow most of the book, and wasn’t too dragged out.

CW: minimal physical violence (in a rapier duel)

[I received an ARC ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you for the book!]