Perfectly charming and heartwarming characters. Vivid descriptions. Very engaging plot that drew me in and held me delightfully-captive from beginning to end. Enjoyed every minute of it!

With her stepfather and mother dead, Lady Adel is left in the care of her stepbrother, who has no use for her sharp tongue or stubborn way. To escape an arranged marriage to a near penniless lecher, she chooses to be a governess. One marriage of convenience later, and her life will never be the same.

Oh, how I pitied Adel’s poor stepbrother. All of my sympathies were with him and no one else. I wanted to take a bar of soap to the woman for the language she used and her overall disrespectful, offensive speech. How had her mother allowed her to grow up to be such a glaring contrast to most ladies of the era?

Adel takes on the Irish, earning the respect of by people before she does a thing. She rebuilds a destroyed estate with little trouble at all.

Although there was an attraction (and then lust) between Adel and Liam, the reader was not allowed to see romance grow between them. We are told they fell in love through letters, but they make only brief appearances.

The book cover was a bit misleading as I thought it depicted Regency era dress. However, this begins in 1854, which is well after the Regency ended.

This was not a tale I enjoyed. I would only recommend it to romance readers who don’t mind sex scenes.

A woman about to be pushed into a loveless marriage with a horrible man much older than herself. A man with a young motherless daughter who is about to go to war far away for five years. Marriage seems the answer to the problems of both, but turns out to have problems of its own. The home Adel is sent to turns out to have been burnt to the ground, and Liam's premonition that something will happen to him while serving comes true. When he comes home a cripple, will the relationship that has developed through letters while the two were apart grow into something stronger, or fall apart completely?

None of the reviews that I looked at suggested that this would have any content that I would object to, but sadly there was - see comments below. The writing was okay - it didn't grab me, but I did complete the book and mostly enjoyed the overall storyline as long as I could ignore the various problems with it. With some good editing and making sure that the content is clean, I think the author could write a book that I would enjoy - but I probably won't try more of her books because of the problems I had with this one.

Language: Some (in some parts lots of) swearing and blasphemy.
Content: Some explicit scenes, and insinuation at intervals throughout.
Characters: Adel grew on me a bit (I disliked her at the start), but neither Adel nor Liam seemed quite realistic or logical in their behaviours and reactions.
Setting: I can't comment about the Irish setting, but the Indian parts didn't ring true - sending from Lucknow to Dum Dum for help in an emergency seems unrealistic given how far apart the two are (and the author seemed unsure where Liam was injured, Meerut or Dum Dum - which are on opposite sides of the country!)
Overall rating: 1.5 stars

Note that I received a free copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book.

" Lady Adel's Captain " by Loretta C. Rogers is beautiful Regency Romance set against the backdrop of Regency England , Ireland & India.. this is the 1st book by Loretta i ve read & can happily vouch her success ... she has penned out a very superb book... her writing style is simple with a no nonsense attitude. thinking. thoughts, vision, plot ,script very clear & well developed ... It is also a very inconventional story pertaining as against the Regency Era where women didnt ve a say or independence to live there lives on there own or rather support of a Man...

THis story introduces us to Lady Adel Fitzhugh who is Disinherited by her stepbrother because she refuses to marry as he wishes & needs a miracle to save herself .When a storm drives a coach of travelers to their door, her miracle arrives in the form of Captain Liam O'Shea. Captain O'Shea is taking his motherless young daughter to live with the nuns during his five-year deployment to India. Adel seizes the opportunity to begin a new life, offering her services as governess, but ends up marrying him for mutual benefits . The build up of love,trust, feelings over the years between Adel & Liam is the story ..

there is passion, romance, action ... the characters r well defined & adorable... The concept is unique... the Character of Adel is stubborn , headstrong , immature , A bit indecisive at first but the author has developed & shown d changes in her character superbly ...How she turns into a strong, dependable, lovable , mature women has been portrayed excellently in the book ... i absolutely loved d character of Adel as she makes a success of watever she was handed over by grit , determination , sensibility & hardwork...

The pace of the book was fast , not boring at all ... The author has done a marvellous Job on research over the settings ,times, culture of the locations in the book ...

Its a must read & i would definitely recommend it ...A very promising & upcoming author readers have got In Loretta ... good work & keep it up ...Thank u for a very superb read

Lady Adel Fitzhugh is twenty-one and has a very sharp tongue. She has absolutely no use for her stepbrother's wife. She prays for a miracle. Captain Liam O'Shea is caught in a storm and has to take refuge at Adel's house, along with his daughter and Lieutenant Robert Beck. Adel puts forward an idea to the Captain that she could be governess to his daughter than a convent. Her stepbrother wants to force her into a marriage with Baron Wishingham, the problem is he is almost broke and he has syphilis. Her stepbrother knows the rumors. Captain Liam O'Shea wants to get married so his daughter will be protected even if he should die. Secondly, he wants the two girls to live in Ireland on his property.
I loved this story, it was complicated but also humorous. Liam was suppose to be in India for five years, he wanted them to be happy. The author did a great job on this book. It is well written, easy to read, and it is mesmerizing. So many things happen in this tale. I read it thru in one setting, I kept wondering what was happening next.

I can’t even say how much I loved this story. The h is a young lady desperate to avoid marriage to an old, widowed Lord whom her brother has betrothed her. In inclement weather, a military friend visits and she offers herself as governess to a Captain traveling with the friend. Despite some objections from the brother and the betrothed, she leaves with the travelers, which include the young daughter of the captain. While traveling toward London, the Captain proposes they marry, out of convenience, so she could be guardian to his young daughter in case something should happen to him while he is in India for several years. They marry, he ships out within hours, and she is left to travel to his estate in Ireland. The estate has fallen into disrepair and she endeavors to make it a home. During this time they write letters, falling in love and looking forward to making it more than a marriage of convenience. This story was so well written and interesting, the characters well developed and lovely. Parts of the story are heartbreaking, but the ending was wonderful. Truly loved the book and will look for more by this author. I received a free arc in exchange for an honest review.

“Lady Adel’s Captain” is a good, classic-style historical romance that spans an extended period and follows the hero and heroine’s journey, as Liam changes from the handsome, confident man in the beginning to the wounded broken soldier in the last part of the story. It’s a well written take on the trope of the wounded hero being rescued by a caring heroine. Not original, but well done, nonetheless, and a pleasure to read.
The gradual build up of the romance between Liam and Adel happens with them apart most of the time, but the dimension of yearning and missing, the feelings related to it, is skillfully explored by the author. I loved the way Loretta C. Rogers wrote these elements while they were apart – closing the physical distance through letters, longing and daydreaming – all this was very enjoyable to read and felt very fetching to me.
I also liked the vivid descriptions of war scenes in the faraway India, where the captain is stationed, and even the realistic depiction of medical care (or the lack thereof) in such harsh conditions, giving a good portrayal of what our hero endured.
Liam’s change to a miserable person and his behaving like a bear with a wounded paw is not very pleasant to watch, all the more because of the contrast with the nice, well-balanced person he was in the beginning of the story. Yet, his adaptation to Adel’s devise and rehabilitation was too rushed, but I didn’t mind suspending the disbelief when rescuing his lady in distress was the goal.
Liam and Adel are great characters and there’s a cast of solid secondary characters too. Adel is a vulnerable, yet strong woman, who makes the best of a bad situation. She is a beauty, of course, but her personality goes beyond her looks. I liked that hero and heroine were honest with each other and their problems were due to Liam’s difficulties overcoming his dramatic war experience and its life-altering effects and not some silly matters, as so often happens in historical romance.