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Provoking Lord Simmons: A Proper Regency Romance Adventure (Northcott Kinship) Hardcover – October 15, 2022

by Wendy May Andrews (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 464 ratings
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She’s the opposite of what he needs. Too bad she’s all he wants…

Viscount Simmons, Lord Robert Scranton, knows he’ll eventually marry. But that doesn’t mean he’ll choose the bride everyone keeps telling him he should. Especially when she might be a lovely (and entirely too tempting) enemy agent sent to thwart his case for the Home Office…

Isabelle Benedict wasn’t trying to thwart anything. She was just researching potential husbands. The fact that her options happen to include a man Robert wants to investigate is irrelevant. What is relevant, however, is how attached she’s quickly becoming to Robert…and how unlikely it is that he’ll ever let her love him…

With his work, family drama, multiple misunderstandings, and past betrayals between them, Robert and Isabelle’s path to happily ever after will not be easy. Fortunately, they aren’t likely to give up without a fight…

Provoking Lord Simmons, the next book in the Northcott Kinship series is a lightly angsty, sweet and clean regency historical read featuring an opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity romance. Download today and get ready to fall in love with Robert and Isabelle.
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    Northcott Kinship
  2. Print length
    213 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    October 15, 2022
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.73 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1989634605
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1989634608
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sparrow Ink (October 15, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 213 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1989634605
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1989634608
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.73 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 464 ratings

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Wendy May Andrews

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Wendy learned to read when she was four years old, listening to her mother read great stories to alleviate her loneliness when her big brother started school. Ever since, she’s had her head buried in a book. Wendy loves words - historical plaques, signs, the cereal box - but her first love has always been novels, especially of the historical variety.

About fifteen years ago, Wendy’s husband dared her to write a book instead of reading them all the time. While she didn’t think she could do it, she gave it a shot. To her shock, it grew into her new favorite pastime. It started out as a hobby and has become her full-time career.

Wendy believes firmly that everyone deserves a happily ever after. She creates worlds for her readers to escape the everyday for a little while, leaving them feeling upbeat and refreshed when they come out the other side.

When not reading or writing, Wendy can be found traveling the world with her husband, the best adventure companion. Follow those adventures on Facebook or Instagram or join her newsletter on her website wendymayandrews dot com

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Gayle Lee Fairless
5.0 out of 5 stars Late coming from the house party, a broken axle.
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2023
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Clean and sweet romance. Robert Scranton, Viscount Simmons, is surprised with the Bathurst visit and then suddenly his sister and brother. Lady Isabella, the youngest Bathurst daughter, is also surprised. The long slow courtship finally comes to a gratifying conclusion. Belle loves her husband, her sister in law Lucretia, and brother-in-law Bert is happy for his brother Robbie, Belle, and sister Lucy. ❤
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K. S.
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Read but Resolution is a Bit Abrupt
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
Previous books in series are nicely summarized toward the beginning in Belle's reflections. Then the story is pretty good, but not great. If you've been reading the series, I would go ahead and read it. If you thought of starting with this one for some reason, the first few in the series are better, IMO.

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The characters fall for each other without much of a courtship and each against their will, resisting positive feelings toward each other, and then he suddenly realizes at the end that he doesn't need to resist being attracted to her and immediately proposes. And she is very willing to agree to be his wife.

Not my favorite book in the series but I also didn't feel like I wasted my time reading it. I liked the epilogue at the end; it was very sweet.
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Phylis
5.0 out of 5 stars Provoking Lord Simmons
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2023
What a great read with suspense, some action, intrigue. The storyline was easy to follow and the characters and story flowed well. My free opinion. Thanks.
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Crazygirl
3.0 out of 5 stars writing good but repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2022
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I notice in Ms Andrew’s books, she has a tendency to make her characters very contradictory. And seems to think a reader won’t remember how they feel about each other. Constantly the characters are repeating the same thing over and over again. Why the Hero doesn’t trust the heroine, yet people he totally respects assure him she’s innocent and not a schemer. Then she constantly repeats that her parents want her out of the house and that she won’t be rushed into marriage, then the next line she feels she must rush into marriage. Then later she confronts her mom, but gets the exact same non committal answer. What really was the reason her parents wanted her out. I was never sure, the reason given was a bit flimsy. And over it goes again. Contradictions. Repetitions. That is the whole plot of this book. She seems to do the same thing in her other books.

Although her quality of phrases and writing is actually quite good, I wish she would develop the plot rather than focus on the same emotions and feelings of the H and h. The plot seems to be a background thing. All the focus in each paragraph often is repetition of the same feelings of each other and their parents. Over and over. Isn’t this review getting annoying because I keep repeating the same thing! That’s my point. I would have loved to read about the H work for the crown and how he found the evidence and what it was against the traitor. I enjoyed the developing relationship between his sister and the Belle. I would give 5 star ratings if the plot was the focus rather than repeating feelings. I got it the first 5 times it was mentioned.

The characters and their repetitive feelings drove me nuts by the time I got to the end of the series. Ok halfway through the series I noticed this same pattern.
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BearCubsMama
5.0 out of 5 stars Enemies to lovers Regency story
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2022
I have always enjoyed Wendy May Andrew's books. And this is a book I also enjoyed. This is the 5th book in the Northcott Kinship series. I'm excited for the 6th book, Defying the Earl but I have to wait until September, hope the months go fast!

This book is an opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity romance. Please keep this in mind when reading the story! Robert and Belle have many issues to deal with: his work, family drama, multiple misunderstandings, and past betrayals. The question you might ask yourself while reading their story is: will they have a happily ever after love story? They will not give up without a fight!

I was given an ARC from the author but was not persuaded to leave a positive review.
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Michelle
4.0 out of 5 stars Provoking Lord Simmons
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2022
This was a quick, sweet, fun read. It's clean and the editing is decent.
I received an ARC from the author. I was not required to write a review but chose to do so and the opinions stated are my own.
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HappyToBeHere
5.0 out of 5 stars I didn't want to put it down
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2023
I really enjoyed this book. I could have easily read it in one sitting, but life kept interrupting. I would definitely recommend this book.
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CATHERINE BURHANS
4.0 out of 5 stars A Lack of Trust
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022
Viscount Simmons, (Lord Robert) , works for the Home Office , and is suspicious of everyone. When Isabelle (Belle) Benedict ‘s family’s coach breaks down at his house, and they must stay at his house, he is very suspicious that Belle is an enemy agent. He is rude to her and doesn’t trust her. Lots of misunderstandings make a HEA look doubtful.
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