{"id":17437,"date":"2017-02-24T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=17437"},"modified":"2017-02-20T09:03:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T15:03:30","slug":"wotr-regencyromance-historical-review-regency-romance-the-mistress-enchants-her-marquis-by-christina-mcknight-book-2-in-the-craven-house-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=17437","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR #RegencyRomance #Historical #Review &#8211; Regency Romance, The Mistress Enchants Her Marquis by Christina McKnight, book 2 in the Craven House series."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/writers-on-the-river-attendingauthor-2017.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15539\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/writers-on-the-river-attendingauthor-2017.jpg?resize=300%2C204\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/writers-on-the-river-attendingauthor-2017.jpg?resize=300%2C204 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/writers-on-the-river-attendingauthor-2017.jpg?resize=768%2C522 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/writers-on-the-river-attendingauthor-2017.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/writers-on-the-river-attendingauthor-2017.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Mistress-Enchants-Her-Marquis-Cover.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17715\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Mistress-Enchants-Her-Marquis-Cover.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Mistress-Enchants-Her-Marquis-Cover.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/The-Mistress-Enchants-Her-Marquis-Cover.jpg?w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Mistress Enchants Her Marquis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Series:<\/strong> Craven House (Book Two)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Christina McKnight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Historical Romance, Regency<\/p>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> February 21, 2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6165\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/synopsis.png?resize=156%2C54\" alt=\"\" width=\"156\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>COURTSHIP WAS NEVER SO SCANDALOUS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The grandson of an unconventional marquis and son of a notorious woman, Elijah Watson, Marquis of Ridgefeld, has spent most of his life outside of London. His atypical upbringing has left him longing for roots and a traditional family life, and he\u2019s determined to live his life above reproach. When he meets Miss Samantha Pengarden, he believes he\u2019s found the woman he wants to marry\u2014except she has other far more sensual ideas for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Known throughout the <em>ton<\/em> as the illegitimate rebellious daughter of London\u2019s disreputable Craven House Madame, Samantha has never had to face the world without her shy twin by her side\u2014until now. Her sister\u2019s marriage and the return of her blackguard father leaves her alone and adrift. When Elijah agrees to escort her to the town\u2019s most infamous establishments, she thinks she\u2019s finally found a man with a taste for scandal and a knowledge of matters of the flesh.<\/p>\n<p>But she never counted on Elijah being so honorable. When Samantha is listed as the mistress of the Marquis of Ridgefeld in White\u2019s betting book, her reputation is in ruins\u2014and only Elijah can save her. Can two total opposites come together for a love certain to last a lifetime?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6154\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/angies-review.png?resize=230%2C50\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I received this book from the author for an honest review.<\/p>\n<p>I must admit I was a huge fan of Jude and Simon\u2019s book.\u00a0 So when I saw Jude\u2019s sister, Sam, was next I couldn\u2019t wait to see her settle down.\u00a0 She was the wilder of the two twins that is for sure.<\/p>\n<p>When we meet Samantha, she is lost and lonely.\u00a0 Her sister and confidant is getting married and her slimly father decided to come into her life after abandoning her mother and them.\u00a0 Sam is a mess when she meets Elijah.\u00a0 She decides to use him as a distraction to her life and misery.\u00a0 Little does she know that Eli understand everything she is talking about because he too has lived through it.<\/p>\n<p>When people get in the way of the couple, Eli is forced to leave but is still thinking about Sam.\u00a0 She is furious because yet again someone has let her down.\u00a0 When Eli returns to society, Sam is bound and determined to make him pay for hurting her.<\/p>\n<p>As Sam pushes Eli further and further, he openly agrees because he is so in love with her he can\u2019t not follow her through any scheme she as planned.\u00a0 When Eli makes a discover about Sam of the scandalous variety he goes a bit alpha in protecting her\u2026who doesn\u2019t like a hot alpha right!!??<\/p>\n<p>The couple have a lot to overcome with Sam mainly afraid to admit her real feelings for Eli. Her heart is so guarded a few times I wanted to hit her over the head with a lady\u2019s fan to get her to SEE Eli for the amazing and understand guy he was.\u00a0 The couple must overcome Sam\u2019s new \u201creputation\u201d and that of her mother Madam Sasha to try and see if a match is possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/giveaway.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6158\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/giveaway.png?resize=161%2C55\" alt=\"\" width=\"161\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow the tour and #enter to #win one of 5 paperback copies of The Thief Steals Her Earl (Craven House Book One)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_afu1nx3n\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/b050ef29326\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"b050ef29326\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Buy-Links.png?resize=158%2C45\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mistress-Enchants-Marquis-Craven-House-ebook\/dp\/B01N7L6EK9\/\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-mistress-enchants-her-marquis-christina-mcknight\/1125381273\"><strong>Barnes &amp; Noble<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-mistress-enchants-her-marquis\"><strong>Kobo<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/mistress-enchants-her-marquis\/id1189623310?mt=11\"><strong>iBooks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TheThiefStealsHerEarl.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17716\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TheThiefStealsHerEarl.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TheThiefStealsHerEarl.jpg?resize=200%2C300 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/TheThiefStealsHerEarl.jpg?w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Haven\u2019t started the series yet?<br \/>\nThe Thief Steals Her Earl (Craven House Book One) is on sale for just 99cents!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Available at:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thief-Steals-Earl-Craven-House-ebook\/dp\/B01I05Q460\/\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-thief-steals-her-earl-christina-mcknight\/1124079096\"><strong>Barnes &amp; Noble<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-thief-steals-her-earl\"><strong>Kobo<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-thief-steals-her-earl\/id1128133878?mt=11\"><strong>iBooks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/about-the-author.png?resize=231%2C55\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nChristina McKnight is a book lover turned writer. From a young age, her mother encouraged her to tell her own stories. She\u2019s been writing ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Christina enjoys a quiet life in Northern California with her family, her wine, and lots of coffee. Oh, and her books\u2026don\u2019t forget her books! Most days she can be found writing, reading, or traveling the great state of California.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/social-links.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6164\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/social-links.png?resize=173%2C52\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can visit her online at the following places: <a href=\"http:\/\/christinamcknight.com\/\"><strong>Website <\/strong><\/a><strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChristinaMcKnightWriter\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0| <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMcKnightWriter\"><strong>Twitter <\/strong><\/a><strong>|\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/6434806.Christina_McKnight\"><strong>Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><strong> | <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christina-McKnight\/e\/B0094RZ8SY\/\"><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: The Mistress Enchants Her Marquis Series: Craven House (Book Two) Author: Christina McKnight Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Release Date: February 21, 2017 COURTSHIP WAS NEVER SO SCANDALOUS The grandson of an unconventional marquis and son of a notorious woman, Elijah Watson, Marquis of Ridgefeld, has spent most of his life outside of London. His &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=17437\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#WOTR #RegencyRomance #Historical #Review &#8211; Regency Romance, The Mistress Enchants Her Marquis by Christina McKnight, book 2 in the Craven House series.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-4xf","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17437"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17735,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17437\/revisions\/17735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}