This book is not for me.,,................,.,.................

I agreed to give a fair and honest review in return for this ARC. Christina McKnight writes such beautifully emotional stories. As this one conveys, be as kind as you can since you don't necessarily see all of someone's scars. Beautifully written.

An impressive slight of hand. She flipped the script on me. Adeline pays homage to a classic tale while reversing the roles of the main characters. The hero has a beautiful soul trapped inside of a damaged shell, while the heroine is beautiful on the outside and scarred by ugliness within. Adeline marks the first character of Ms. McKnight's that I did not like at first sight. She was rude, mean spirited and judgmental. Yet to love her is to understand her and through the eyes of a broken man and the heart of a gifted writer, readers are given that chance. Adeline proved that even the ugliest of hearts can change. No matter how many times I hear those words, it never tarnishes the value of the lesson.

Publisher's Description:

WHEN THE BEAST WITH A HEART OF GOLD

Everything changed for Jasper Benedict, the Earl of Ailesbury, the night his family died in a tragic fire—the same fire that left him disfigured. Now, his scars have given him the name the Beast of Faversham. But when he stumbles upon a damaged carriage during a tempest, the beautiful woman inside reminds him of the man he wishes he could be: free of his past, and able to love.

TAMES A BEAUTY WITH A WICKED PAST

When her carriage breaks down outside Faversham Abbey, this is just the most recent in a long series of misadventures for Miss Adeline Price. Her beauty hides a fatal flaw: she’s quick to judge, and rarely looks beneath the surface. But the longer she’s around Jasper, the more she begins to want to be better—someone deserving of him.

But when it comes time to reunite Adeline with her family in London, will Jasper believe that she sees not his scars, but the good, honorable man he is?

My Thoughts:
Having now read all of the first three books in this series, I can say without a doubt that they have all been very intriguing.
I am now looking forward to the final book in this well written series. All four of these young ladies each deserves her own HEA. I actually thought that Adeline's story would be the last as to me she was the least likely to find a gentleman that could put up with her at times waspish ways.
Along comes a man that in most people's opinions wasn't likely to find a woman that would look past his scared countenance to the truly honorable man that he is.
Adeline with her many misadventures can not possibly be that woman or will she be?
After returning to London and her family after this latest in a long string of misadventures will Adeline still feel the same about Jasper or will she let the opinions of London society sway her?
I loved this latest installment in the Lady Archer's Creed series. I gave it 4.5 of 5.0 stars for storyline and character development as I believe the character of Adeline improved greatly upon our previous knowledge of her. This is a sweet love story with no more than a few passionate kisses so the sensual rating I gave it is 2.0 of 5.0 flames.
I received a complimentary digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley to read. This in no way affected my opinion of this book which I read and reviewed voluntarily.

What a great story. Scarred hero, selfish heroine. The characters are great. They have so much personality and loveable characteristics. The plot and story line are interesting and captivating. The secondary characters where just as well written as the main characters. The author has an amazing ability to grab your attention and not let it go.

Beauty and the Beast is my all-time favorite fairy tale, and this book did a great job blending the traditions of the story with a unique twist and entertaining characters. While the Beast is scarred and Beauty is beautiful, the story was about much more than Beauty taming the Beast. It was about Beauty learning that she is not perfect and she can change to be the person the Beast sees in her. It was about the Beast realizing that he is not confined by his scars but rather his fear of what others will think, and he is loved by many more people than he expects.

Miss Adeline Price has been a hoyden all her life. Sent to a girl's boarding school at the age of twelve, she learned manners and deportment, along with more unique skills like archery. Now twenty, she is on her way home after dropping her sisters off at that same boarding school, when a storm causes her carriage to break apart and forces her to venture into the rain in an effort to fix it. Jasper Benedict, the Earl of Ailesbury, is on his way home after a long evening at his gunpowder plant. The last thing he expects to find on a lonely country road is a fine carriage with a lady within, let alone one with such startling beauty. Nevertheless, he offers her his home for the night until she can be safely taken home to London. But while he offers her shelter, he refuses to let her see his deformed body. After all, he is the Beast of Faversham, and she is a Beauty of London, and what beauty could fall in love with a beast?

Unlike other reviewers, I never really get the impression of Adeline as a spoiled brat. In the beginning, she is 12, and it is understandable. Even in "present day", she is only 20, and as such has a lot of growing up to do.
Although it is implied that she is impetuous and likes to get her own way, no true "brat" would behave so politely toward servants or a terribly scarred man. If she were vain and as selfish as others have called her, there's no way she could change like that over the course of a few days. She does have a tremendous transformation, as she realizes that she needs to improve how she responds to people and see how her innocent words can hurt their feelings. However, changing from a spoiled brat to a young lady with a heart of gold? That's not what happened. As someone who grew up acting very similarly and underwent a change in my early 20s, I will say that this is actually just natural maturation. Sometimes one incident and spark of enlightenment is all it takes for someone to alter their behavior. Jasper was that for Adeline. Jasper, poor man, has no idea what hits him when Adeline comes into his life. But her impetuous nature and love of life is exactly what he needs to break out of his shell and live again. They were perfectly matched!

Wonderful story, quick read, and a fairy tale to warm your heart! I eagerly anticipate more books by this author pairing.

Adeline’s story begins with her being ‘dumped’ at Miss Emmeline’s School of Education and Decorum for Ladies of Outstanding Quality at the age of twelve. In truth, this is the school at which began the Lady Archer’s series with a group of four ladies becoming fast friends each of whom are interested in archery. Adeline is the third book in the series following Theo, Georgie and yet to come, Josie.

As an adult, Adeline has just left two of her younger sisters at Miss Emmeline’s and while traveling home, her coach breaks down in a storm. The hero in Adeline’s life truly saves her and her servants from a cold, wet night on the road. Jasper Benedict, the Earl of Ailesbury, seems somewhat harsh and never lets Adeline see his face directly. He offers her shelter or she can stay with her coach. He leaves it up to her. Rather than take her into town, he takes her to his home.

Just as Jasper is determined to avoid her until her coach is repaired, Adeline is determined to seek him out. What follows is a sweet connection that Jasper does not seem to trust. He has blamed himself for the loss of his parents and several servants in a fire that also scars his physically and emotionally. Adeline saw the scars and was taken back momentarily, but became blind to them quickly. She saw past the scars to the heart of Jasper as she got to know him and saw what he did for his workers.

Once he takes her home to her family, Jasper realizes there is a lot to Adeline’s life outside of what he saw when she was at his estate. We get to see the kindness that is truly Adeline until she returns home to her huge family. What follows is the heart of Jasper and Adeline.

Ms. McKnight keeps the quartet of women together as fast friends while intermingling the lives of the good friends although two of them have already married. This could be a stand alone, but is probably best read in the series. Somehow I missed Georgie’s book and plan to go back and read it. This is a clean book, yet truly sweetly romantic.

Loved the courage of the Earl, Jasper! Loved the strength of Adeline, who recognizes a real man, when she meets him! Looks are fleeting, anyway, it's love that last forever! I highly recommend Today! Thanks! Enjoy!
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can't read this, its a book 3 and I can't get book 1 and 2... so no review here sorry! I wish it said that because I was getting ready to dig in and read it in a few days from now *pouts*. http://fkrants.blogspot.com/ Here's my blog.

3.5 stars

Everything changed for Jasper Benedict, the Earl of Ailesbury, when he was twelve & the stables caught fire leaving him disfigured & also claiming the life of his parents, several servants & some horses. Now, his scars have given him the name the Beast of Faversham. Adeline Price is returning to London after leaving two of her sisters at the boarding school she attended when there is a storm & her carriage is damaged. Luckily for her Jasper passes & offers hospitality whilst the carriage is repaired.
A retelling of Beauty & the Beast, Jasper is lovely as the Beast & I felt for him when people were so shallow as to turn away or cut him for his scars. Adeline is bordering on a spoilt brat but she didn’t judge Jasper & I felt they redeemed each other. The book was well written & the characters were well portrayed & had plenty of depth but I felt it was lacking passion, it was a clean romance but just lacked that sparkle. I’ve read most of the author’s books & she is a favourite of mine but much prefer some of her other books

I've read quite a few of Ms. McKnight's books and really enjoy her stories, but this retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" didn't quite capture me the way I had hoped it would. Ms. Adeline Price is a feisty heroine bordering on brattiness who always wants to have her own way. When she is rescued by Jasper, Earl of Ailesbury from a broken down carriage in a terrifying thunderstorm, he takes her back to home. She is further delayed from returning to London by a series of circumstances. During the 1.5 days she spends with Jasper, she glimpses his kindness and goodness as he takes care of his servants and the people in the village.

I loved Jasper as the Beast. Ms. McKnight did an excellent job of showing his compassionate side. The scarred beast of a man has a heart of gold. Adeline, on the other hand, wasn't very likable. Her fiery temper and arguments with her brother makes her unsympathetic to me. Then spending a few more hours in Jasper's company and she's totally in love with him? That seemed unrealistic--in less than 3 days, she's wants to spend the rest of her life with him. I realize this is a retelling of the fairytale, but I wanted more interaction between the two before they both fell deeply in love. And at the end there was a timing issue--was it a month or several months since she last saw him? Both timelines were mentioned and it was confusing. I'm a fan of Ms. McKnight, but this book just didn't speak to me the way some of her other books did.

I've read many of this author's books, but not this particular series. It is well written and the h and H are both lovely, but there really didn't seem to be any real passion. The book is sweet and the romance charming, but not as heated a romance as her other books that I have read. I would consider this a clean romance.

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Adeline (Lady Archer's Creed #3) by Christina McKnight
I received this book from the author for an honest review.
AHHHHH Beauty and The Beast!! This book is totally a retelling of Beauty and The Beast!!
So our girl Adeline is a bit of a spoiled brat right?? She pouts a lot ad gets her way a lot with her brother and new sister in law/bestie Theo. When Adeline has to take her 2 youngest sisters to boarding school she has a problem with her carriage. It breaks down in the coldest and rainiest of nights.
Jasper is a scarred man who only has the servants for friends. The town calls him the Beast and he is ok with the lonely life. He has duties to his people and that is all he can see for his future…his duty. When he offers to let Adeline in his house for the night, everything changes for the two
Adeline sees an imperfect person become the perfect match for her. Jasper learns that he too wants more than just his duty to the villagers. The couple have to learn how to communicate with each other on his lands with his villagers and when they are forced to return to London and deal with the ton.
I loved this book. I loooooved seeing Adeline grow as a person in the novel. We see the brat becoming a woman and taking a stand for what she wants. I loved Jasper for his heart. He may act like the shunning doesn’t hurt but he wears his heart on his sleeve. When Adeline is the first woman to look at him as more than a Beast, he is so confused and unsure what to do.
The ballroom scene made me have a few tears especially at how bare Adeline lays it all out for her family and friends regarding Jasper.