4.5 stars
I found this book to be an enjoyable read. The story moved along at a good pace and I liked the main characters. Jasper was still finding difficulty in coming to terms with his wife’s death. Frederica had to deal with prejudice because of her colour and illegitimacy. Theirs was very much a friends to lovers romance, there was also a mystery to solve. It was good to catch up with the characters from the previous books in the series. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Rating 4/5

This is the third book in a series in which I haven't read any of the previous novels. With that said, this could be read as a stand alone and you would still be able to appreciate the story. I received a free copy by NetGalley and the publisher for my honest review.

I really liked the idea of a regency era woman conducting a 21st century method to attempt a shot at love - an advertisement! This hints at how instrumental her bravery will be to allow Lord Hartwell to learn to open his heart again after being widowed. It's not often that I read a novel in which the male lead has such a tragic past and that was the main focal point of his struggle throughout the read - how to overcome his love for his former wife in order to love another.

The author kept this very clean too - there's mention of God but it's not so heavy to term this a completely Christian read. Overall, a nice, clean romance.

The Butterfly Bride is a well written romance. I enjoyed the plot and the author’s writing. I look forward to reading more of her books. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my digital arc this is my unbiased review.

I have not had the pleasure of reading anything from this author before but I will certainly be looking out for more of her work, this is a lovely story, with a good plot and wonderful characters.

I received a copy from Netgalley and I am voluntarily leaving my own honest opinion

Frederica Burghley is the half caste daughter of a Duke and his coloured mistress. Her father loved her mother desperately, so when she died Frederica moved in to live with her father. No matter how perfectly she behaves everyone still treats her as the daughter of a whore. The only way to be totally respectable is to marry. Unfortunately the adverts she put in the paper have encouraged a dangerous man.

Jasper Fitzwilliam, the Viscount Hartwell is a widower with three young daughters. He is very good friends with Frederica but left his heart firmly in the grave of his wife. However he will protect her from the mysterious villain.

A sweet Victorian historical romance that is part of a series featuring the lives of women of colour in a difficult time. Emotional and amusing with a sprinkling of danger. A very entertaining read.

TBB is a delightful historical romance from a new-to-me author who wrote a biracial black heroine who gave me so many feelings and a widower hero who comes with a ton of fear and worry for his family and for his "butterfly." The Butterfly Bride definitely made me want to yell at them to just...kiss already but the slow-burn was worth it. At some times I thought I should have read the previous books in this series to get more of their banter but at the same time, I liked that they got the chance to fight and banter and makeup all in one book dedicated to them. This book also deals with a lot of racial injustices, especially ones that the hero handles. I liked that the author went there and brought forth discussion worthy topics such as racial prejudices within the society as well as child labor and how dangerous it was for women. I felt so anxious but also relieved and happy at the end. This book could be rated very mild since there are no explicit sex scenes but very nice kissing ones. I am sure historical romance lovers would enjoy this tremendously. Rating: 4.5 stars.

“Butterfly” charmed me, despite a strong thread of the “communication failure” trope that runs through it. Tempering that failure were the reasons for it, Frederica’s strong desire to protect the people she loved, and Jasper’s still overwhelming mourning for his dead wife. Frederica is determined on a marriage of convenience to take her out of the home of her distant father and his new wife. Jasper wants Frederica, his best friend, to have the love match that she deserves.

Toss in a number of evil doers, a cast of supportive friends, and some pretty dang cute children, and you get this pleasing historical romance!

So I’ve been curious of Fredercia’s story ever since I read book 1 in the series. There was something about her that I found interesting. And in The Butterfly Bride we see the many faces Fredercia must wear because of her parentage and the prejudice against women of color and her background.

Now Lord Hartwell made an interesting hero. He’s a widower with three kids and has seen a lot of heartache. I found his background endeared him to me and I wanted to know if he could overcome his fears and take a risk at love.

There’s also a suspense thread in this book that I found very interesting. I put on my thinking cap trying to figure out who did it. I was happy I was correct and enjoyed following along as all the little pieces lined up.

And another note, as we stated in previous posts, we would introduce clean reads. In my personal opinion, The Butterfly Bride would classify as a clean read and not a CF one. There is mentioning of God but I didn’t see a spiritual arc throughout the read. Also, there are some intimate moments that were a little much for my preference but nothing I feel crosses the line for a clean read. Hope that helps!

*I received a complimentary copy via NetGalley. My review was not influenced nor required.

Just like the earlier books in the Erie’s, The Butterfly Bride was just lovely. While a love story at heart, the sad prejudices of many of that time are openly shared. Fortunately, Jasper is open and accepting of Frederica, first as a dear friend and later as his wife. Readers ere able to follow them as they fell in love, despite enormous obstacles, including his mourning for his late wife and their racial differences. Will there be another book in the series?

I received an ARC of this book to read through NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. The Butterfly Bride is the 4th book in Vanessa Riley’s Advertisements For Love Series. I found this book difficult to read as a stand-alone, many times I was confused and felt that I was missing something and so would recommend that you read the other books in the series first. I also had a problem with the narration of the book in the beginning because the narrator has been drugged and is confused and then later and then later because the narrative was like a butterfly flitting here and there and I had to struggle to make sense of the story. I don’t think I ever came to a true understanding of the characters in the book. Frederica Burghley is the daughter of a duke but her mother was his mistress not his wife and so even though Frederica lives with the duke her position is precarious, in that she doesn’t feel secure as she is of mixed race, the Duke has never made her feel secure in his love, she’s been receiving threatening letters and the Duke has recently remarried and she is sure that the new Duchess will not want her around. She has placed an advertisement in the paper looking for a husband. Jasper Fitzwilliam Lord Hartwell is a friend to Frederica and the duke charges him with her care while he is on his honeymoon. Jasper is to help her interview the prospective husbands and keep her safe as the letter writer has become more dangerous. Mildly Steamy. Publishing Date October 30, 2018
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Frederica Burghley feels the stigma of being the offspring of her father’s mistress and yearns for a stable marriage to erase the shame and everyone’s poor expectations. Everything starts to go wrong after her advertisement results in a sinister admirer who threatens her. Widower Jasper Fitzwilliam cannot get over the loss of his wife but finds some joy in the antics of Frederica and decides to dissuade her from such a swift marriage even though he hasn’t the heart to take the plunge himself. Enjoyable with a lively storyline. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Butterfly Bride (Advertisements for Love, #3)
by Vanessa Riley

A nice read. It was a story that kept my attention but did not hold me riveted all the time. I enjoyed the read. I enjoy the way the characters are as well as the plot line itself. However, I do not know why I had moments that felt boring then all of a sudden it would pick up engrossing me again. All in all it is a nice read. I was given this ARC via NetGalley. All opinions here are my own. Regards, Anna

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book three in the Advertisements for love series. I was definitely interested to read Fredricka’s story. I was a little disappointed the Vicount was just so determined to remain single and it kept overpowering the story. I was glad to see the romance grow though between the two.

All in all, it's a good read, but there were some parts that bored me while I was reading and I had to take a break before continuing with the story. I found it a little bit slower for my taste. Other than that I liked it a lot. The story is good, characters are well-developed and it's quite intriguing. I especially enjoyed the whole mystery/danger aspect of it.
Frederica Burghley is an illegitimate daughter of a Duke. All her life she has tiptoed around society, careful of not causing any scandals, she fears being compared to her mother and just wants a respectable life. That's why she must marry now because the Duke himself has a new bride and her status in his household has become precarious. She is hoping to find a husband among the candidates who responded to her newspaper advertisement. There is only one problem; one of them could be a potential psychopath bend upon hurting her. That isn't going to deter her though, she must marry soon and she will find a husband for herself at any cost. Love can wait until after marriage.
Jasper likes Frederica and hates the thought of her marrying someone else. However, he can't marry her. So, he must let her go. He can only ever be a friend to her. The kind of friend she deserves. When he finds out that she is in danger he appoints himself as her guardian. But will he be able to keep his distance, find her a husband, and keep her safe all at once? Or are they both running towards an imminent disaster?
It's an enjoyable read that I would recommend to all historical fiction fans. Although, it's a standalone novel, it is better to read the series in order if you plan to read all the books in this series because characters from previous books made an appearance in this one. And it will be more fun to know their backgrounds and history as well.

This book was an interesting book. I loved that the author left finding out who the bad guy was until the end of the book. The beginning was catching. The middle...was quite repetitive and was a bit slow. Overall, decent read.

The Butterfly Bride reminded me of Leap Year when all get married on a leap year, their family is blessed with good luck for the rest of their life. In the Butterfly Bride Frederica finds luck in wanting to get married by Cheistmastime. She seems help from her friend Jasper and then while he helps her he falls for her. This will do very well in the romance collection and our patrons love a great romance story. A hallmark-like story that pulls you in and want to be invested in such a fascinating journey.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. We will definitely consider this title for our Fiction Romance collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

3.5 Stars
Frederica Burghley wants to be married by Yuletide or risks her father marrying her to one of his friends, however the illegitimate daughter of the duke wants to choose her own husband. Advertising in the newspaper seems like the way to go. But a sinister response, with threats against her life, leads her to enlist the help of her very handsome, dear friend Jasper Fitzwilliam, Lord Hartwell.
A father and widower, Jasper is not only tasked with keeping Frederica safe but also with helping his vibrant friend choose a suitable husband. The more he tries to keep the ever-surprising woman alive and find her a good match, the more Jasper realizes he cares for her.
This is the third book in the series but is easily read ob its own. It’s another well written, well paced story. The characters have plenty of depth but whilst I enjoyed the book I didn't love it. I liked Jasper & Frederica & liked how they came to care for each other, the path from friends to lovers was well handled. There was intrigue as well as romance, it had everything which I love in a book but for some reason that I can't put my finger on it didn't keep me enthralled from cover to cover.

My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

Frederica is in search of a husband by Christmas time and needs to escape a villain who’s anonymous threats have been escalating.
As the illegitimate daughter of a duke and a black mistress, Frederica had to learn from a young age how to survive in surroundings where she faced hardships. She had to blend in, be perfect and counter people’s racism and ill expectations of her. Yet, she still counts herself as ‘one of the lucky ones.’ - for reasons we get to discover as the story unfolds.

Jasper, Lord Hartwell, father of three daughters, doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to love again after losing his wife and son. Yet, he finds himself being drawn to Frederica over and over again. Still grieving for and loving his wife, he doesn’t propose to Frederica once she declares her urgent need of a husband. Instead he somehow finds himself in a position to aid Frederica in her search and be her protector.

While I would have liked for Frederica’s background to be explored a bit more in the book, I did get a good understanding of her motivations and struggles she had to go through. To be truly accepted for who she is, not just someone’s expectation or view of her skin colour, or her mother’s background , is very relatable and understandable. I love how she holds on to her goal and that she knows what she wants.
I would have wished though that she’d listened to her heart a bit earlier and more thoroughly. The same goes for Jasper.

There are some emotional scenes that pulled on my heartstrings; especially with regards to Jaspers wife and also the revelations as to why Francesca is helping at that particular charity or the reason she has such a young maid by her side.

Romantic scenes just before and after the wedding, are painted beautifully. And while I would have loved for them to be a bit longer and earlier on too, I may have gotten some inspiration for this years Christmas themes - silver and white all the way ❄️🌲🕯

This was my first book by Vanessa Riley and I’m intrigued to find out more about the other couples mentioned in #TheButterflyBride .

Release date: October 22nd
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Bride-Advertisements-Love-ebook/dp/B07DC425XY/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1539026629&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=butterfly+bride&dpPl=1&dpID=51cSQVqOWkL&ref=plSrch

PS: I received an advanced copy of this book via #NetGalley. Views and comments are entirely my own though.

PPS: I’d rate this at solid 3.5 stars.

Frederica may be illegitimate, but that doesn't mean she wants a marriage arranged by her father, to one of his friends. With a deadline looming, she decides to place an ad to find someone of her own choosing. She never imagined she would be putting her very life in jeopardy. Frederica's friend, Jasper, Lord Hartwell, is enlisted to help keep her safe and find her a husband. The only problem is that the more time he spends with her, the less he wants her to belong to someone else. Unfortunately he doesn't want another wife and she doesn't want a loveless marriage. This story shows how people can know each other for some time and still not see every part of the other person. A really great story!!

This is the story of Frederica, the illegitimate, mixed race, daughter of a duke, and Jasper, a viscount and heir to an earldom. Jasper is a widower with three young girls and is very much still in love with his wife and will only consider Frederica as a mistress. Frederica is determined to have a respectable marriage and sets herself a timeline to stick to, thinking that once she is married the mysterious threats against her and her friends will cease. This flawed logic bothered me, as well as the fact that she was supposedly in love with Jasper, but willing to do this anyway. Jasper, of course, did love her, he just wasn't ready to admit it, then when he finally was she wasn't ready to hear it and we ended up with a marriage of convenience for awhile. This one just didn't quite do it for me. I got annoyed with the two main characters constantly dancing around each other and never being on the same page. There was some unbelievable and rather random dialogue that killed the flow and authenticity for me in some parts, and there wasn't enough steam for me. This is a sweet read with a bit of intrigue that most will probably enjoy, it just wasn't for me.

ARC provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.