When an Earl Meets a Girl - Lauren Royal

When an Earl Meets a Girl

By Lauren Royal

  • Release Date: 2011-01-12
  • Genre: Historical Romance
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 1,561 Ratings)

Description

♥  A nobleman and a common girl
♥  A close-knit, meddling family
♥  A trunkful of jewelry
♥  A dastardly kidnapping
♥  Steamy romance!

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal comes the first novel in her beloved series featuring the “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family.

Descended from generations of jewelers, Amethyst Goldsmith loves her craft nearly as much as she loves her family. But she hates that her wedding is mere days away. Amy is promised to her father’s small-minded apprentice, the last man on earth she could ever love, honor, or especially obey. But the date is set, the dress is ordered, and there’s no way out—until the devastating Great Fire of 1666 sweeps through London, shattering her workaday world and recasting her fate…

Colin Chase, the Earl of Greystone, doesn’t believe in fate. He believes in hard work and securing his family’s future, which means marrying the wealthy, high-born Lady Priscilla Snobs—er, Hobbs. When he rescues a lowly jeweler’s daughter from the inferno, he’s only taking pity on a broken young woman. But as the pieces begin to mend, Amy emerges. Beautiful, passionate, playful Amy, who maddeningly captures his family’s hearts. Soon Colin fears that if he lets his guard down for even a moment, he might find his own heart held hostage as well…

Snowed in together at empty, crumbling Greystone Castle, an earl and a common girl can’t help surrendering to desire. But when the dream is over and reality catches up with them, can they find a way to make their two worlds one?

PLEASE NOTE: This book was formerly titled “Amethyst.”

BOOK DETAILS

A complete, standalone story—no cliffhangers!

Series: Chase Family Series, Book 1
Style: Humorous historical romance
Length: 120,000 words (about 480 standard pages)
Bonus Material: Author’s Note, preview of next book, link to giveaway
R-rated Content: Steamy love scenes!*

* If you prefer to read Sweet & Clean (kisses only) romance, look for “The Earl’s Unsuitable Bride” by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal.

AWARDS

• Top 10 Bestseller on Apple Books
• Nominated by Romantic Times for Best First Historical Romance

REVIEWS

“A captivating historical romance. Fans of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series will love Lauren Royal!”
—Glynnis Campbell, USA Today Bestselling Author

“A wonderful read! With a deft pen, Lauren Royal captures all the pageantry, excitement, and color that was Restoration England.”
Romantic Times

“This passionate story will keep you up long after bedtime, laughing one minute and crying the next.… Sure to be an instant favorite of every historical reader.”
LoveRomances.com

“Exciting characters, snappy dialogue, and a wonderful love story. This book will capture your heart.”
Under the Covers

CONNECTING BOOKS

While When an Earl Meets a Girl can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of Lauren’s books feature Chase family members. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:

Chase Family Series
When an Earl Meets a Girl
How to Undress a Marquess
If You Dared to Love a Laird
A Duke’s Guide to Seducing His Bride
Never Doubt a Viscount
The Scandal of Lord Randal
A Gentleman’s Plot to Tie the Knot
A Secret Christmas
A Chase Family Christmas

Chase Family Series: The Regency
Tempt Me at Midnight
Tempting Juliana
The Art of Temptation

New in 2022
Alice Betrothed

Specially Priced Boxed Sets
Chase Family Series: Collection One
Chase Family Series: Collection Two
Chase Family Series: The Regency Collection

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LAUREN ROYAL is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance. Her “truly enchanting” novels have won many awards including Booklist's “Top 10 Romance of the Year,” and they’ve earned raves from reviewers including Publishers Weekly, who calls her “an impressive talent.”

All of Lauren’s books are complete, stand-alone stories, and yet they are also all connected—because they all feature her beloved “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family!

Lauren writes steamy historical romance on her own and sweet/clean historical romance with her daughter, Devon Royal. She lives in Southern California with her family, two constantly shedding cats, and a stupendous collection of fuzzy socks. When she's not busy writing, she enjoys singing along (off-key) to Hamilton, dancing (badly), and (wasting time) watching HGTV.

CONNECT WITH LAUREN

• Become an honorary Chase cousin (and get a historical cookbook)! Join Lauren's Chase Family Readers Group on Facebook at: facebook.com/groups/ChaseFamilyReaders

• Sign up for Lauren's twice-monthly newsletter at: http://royall.ink/Newsletter

• To learn about the real people and places in Lauren's books, enter a contest to win jewelry, and see the ever-growing branches of the Chase Family Tree, visit her website at: LaurenRoyal.com

Reviews

  • When an Earl Meets a Girl

    5
    By Ms. English Teacher
    Good book. Long and involved. I liked that it was so much more than a short story.
  • Extremely delightful characters

    5
    By CGMurp
    I love the characters in this book. They are primarily a close, loud, funny family with definite ethics. When London is on fire, the three sons run forward to help fight it with the king. When a young boy runs to them for help when his brother is trapped, Colin runs to help. He ends up rescuing nine children and pays a man for his cart. As they race to escape he hears a familiar voice. Amy is trying to get back in the shop to get to her father who had run up the stairs, but the roof falls in on him. Colin has to put Amy into the cart to keep her safe. This book has everything, suspense, action, turmoil, drama, romance. You really need to read this book.
  • When and Earl meets a girl

    5
    By C Conti
    A must read, the story was fantastic!
  • Hmmm

    2
    By Lavone116
    159 in and getting bored. There over 400 pages. Don’t know if I can get through it.
  • When a Earl Meets a Girl

    5
    By RAD5047
    Loved this book. I usually read short stories but this one was not. The author invested her time in the history of the time and the characters in the story. I found it hard to put down. I applaud the author in completing the story and not cutting it short and leaving you wondering what happened to characters. An epilogue is a must in all stories I believe.
  • A great read!🤩😍

    5
    By Sam-311
    Unlike many other historical books, the events seem real and the true history behind them is preserved. I truly enjoyed reading the book. The characters are well-developed. I laughed at times and cried at times, the signs of a great book.
  • When a girl meets an earl

    4
    By BluntToker
    Wonderfully heartwarming. You fall in love with the characters and you will find yourself rooting for them to overcome. R. K. Carulli
  • Nice story

    4
    By rckcollector
    I really liked the characters and the way they seem to love pulling pranks is a very real brother sister thing!! I read this book as a free download and I will be buying the rest of the Chase books, I love this kind of series for the return of previous characters who are as close as the Chases are! Definitely give it a go, if you like this level of romance, you truly won’t regret it 🙂
  • Interesting all the way thru!

    5
    By EisaE
    I found the plot unique and wondered about the story even as I was in between readings as I became emotionally involved with the characters!
  • Such a Great Read

    5
    By HCS80
    This book and it’s characters are fantastic!!!! You will not be disappointed!!!!!

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