An Accidental Courtship

The Leighs, Book 1

De: M.A. Nichols

Narrado por: Madeleine Brolly

Two sisters, one beau, plus one poorly addressed love letter equals one tricky courtship.

Prudence Leigh is well on her way to being a spinster. That dreadful future may be a few years away, but with every man chasing after her beautiful younger sister, Prudence has little hope of finding love. But when she receives a letter filled with heartfelt declarations, she discovers it’s not too late for her.

But for such an ardent beau in writing, the gentleman acts quite strangely in person…

Penmanship is not an important skill. Or so Dr. Parker Humphreys thought—until his love letter is delivered to the wrong sister!

Surely, this must be a jest. When Parker arrives at the town ball, he hopes to discover if Miss Rosanna Leigh accepted his declaration of love. Instead, her plain elder sister is hanging at his elbow, gazing up at him with stars in her eyes. Now, Parker is stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place.

What lady would accept a beau after he broke her elder sister’s heart? Yet he cannot let this mistake stand—he loves Rosanna! If only he can get Prudence to realize how poorly they suit each other. Then she would break with him, and Parker would be free. Yes, a temporary courtship might be the ticket. Surely, that can work.

Yet despite his oddest behavior, Miss Leigh seems determined to keep him.

And Parker isn’t so certain he wants to be free of her.

©2023 M.A. Nichols (P)2024 M.A. Nichols

Loved book one of this series

Great listen! I’m looking forward to the rest of the series coming out on audio.

Entertaining, healing, and thankfully clean

If you've read any of my other reviews then you know I have come to acquire a very deep appreciation for stories that give off a "real life" nature and vibe. Stories where you feel like you are reading the historical account of how certain characters lived and loved in that time period. I like feeling like I'm reading about real people with experiences that humanize them and causes me to feel empathy and appreciation for their journey. This book gives off that in spades. But what I like about this author's way of writing her stories is that she will keep things real without depressing you. There is always hope for a bright future threaded into every one of her books that I have read (5 completed so far).

This particular book is a lovely story about self-esteem, self worth, a bond between sisters, and what makes true love true. I really enjoyed it. It was both heart warming and inspiring. Left me feeling all the cozy fuzzy feels of a happy ending romance, but also appreciative of who I am as person and how it is important to treasure that.

As to the heat level, it is a clean romance 🎊 BUT there are few references here and there that are slightly suggestive. They are not numerous (thankfully 😥 ) but they are there once or twice in the book. Nothing overly sensual happily. Some "clean book" authors out here have me shookkk with their tagging their stories as clean when just a few chapters in you are forced into a "dnf" (did not finish) situation because they are so steeped in sensual innuendo. My. This book is not that 😭🙌 .