Kate has been acting as the mother figure for her younger sisters for a long time now, and while she loves them all that responsibility at a young age might be turning her into a bit of a shrew. She has been engaged to her childhood sweetheart Greyson, Lord Colter, but has conflicting feelings about taking on further responsibility as a wife and possibly mother. However, when her fiance breaks the engagement she is not exactly happy about that either. Enter her aunt, Lady Alameda, who takes Kate and her sisters to London to become the belles of the ball.

I liked the writing style and the characters. The aunt is fun and outrageous, the sisters are a lovely bunch, and the hero is sweet. The heroine could have been a bit more decisive. I see from my reviews that I have read another book in this series before but I had no recollection of it besides the aunt's character seeming familiar. The editing is mostly flawless but at one point there is a "Sophie" who says something, and I can only assume it was meant to be Sadie as there was no character named Sophie.

I got a free review copy from Netgalley and I'm leaving a honest, voluntary review.

Since the death of her mother, Kate has gladly raised her younger sisters. Though engaged to Lord Colter for two years, she has been reluctant to set a wedding date as she finds faults in him. Her constant mention of those faults results in him breaking their engagement very publicaly. Her notorious aunt, Lady Alameda, offers to give her a season in London to escape the gossip. But this just brings more trouble as Lord Colter follows her there.

Kate was hard to like at first and Lord Colter was not much better. We meet Kate after the engagement was broken. In short, Lord Colter calls her a shrew and it's easy to understand his frustration with her. Just as Kate is to leave for London, he arrives to make amends and I'm not sure why. This is a story where the first blossoming of romance happens before the story begins, so it is difficult to understand what drew him to Kate in the first place.

The story is told from Kate's point of view only. She struggles with reconciling having her own life and feeling as though she has always had the responsibility of children long enough. She does come across as bossy and overbearing. But it was amusing to see her sisters and aunt manipulate things to get her back with the man they believe best for her.

Historically speaking, this isn't quite as accurate as I would have liked. I didn't find it as funny or amusing as others might. But for readers who enjoy a light, sweet Regency read might enjoy this one.

The Persuasion of Miss Kate is a very funny romance novel set in the Regency period that must not be missed by someone that wishes to spend a few hours of pure entertainment.
Kate is a young woman that begins this tale in a precarious situation. Her long-time fiancée just jilted her in the middle of a ball after being angered by her admonitions. She is considered a shrew and is thus unmarriageable.
The solution presents itself in the form of her aunt that comes to fetch her and take her to London where she can meet new potential suitors. But her three sisters and her former fiancée, that is not very happy with the end of his engagement, decide to go with her.
It follows a series of increasingly funnier events during their travels and in London that make this a very refreshing and unique romance. Kate is an infuriating heroine, always saying and doing the wrong things with comic but also endearing results.
A wonderful story brilliantly told that leaves you wishing for more.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

This was an easy read with a nice pace and story. The main character's story and commitment issues made her much more relatable than others in the genre and as a former young carer, it was nice to feel seen.
The battle of wits with the unconventional Aunt was a nice touch and added dry humour throughout.
A great read for a snowy, rainy, sunbathing afternoon!

Miss Kate Linnet, publicly pilloried by her ex-fiance, heads to London for the season to heal her own heart and steal more.
But Kate is no ordinary, helpless Regency lady; she is steely and practical (albeit with a tendency to catastrophise), having raised her three younger sister after the death of her mother, and is fiercely determined to be independent.
Her chronic overthinking and sensible practicality set her at odds with her rascally Aunt, and lead her into a multitude of scrapes. And while shes a girl who doesn't NEED rescuing, her ex-fiance is by her side helping remedy rhe situation.

This was a light, humorous read, very much in the style of Regency novels but with a healthy dose of modern irreverence to prevent it being saccharin sweet. While the story itself was somewhat predictable, the characters and dialogue were richly crafted, so that the reader is able to overlook any flaws.

This was a good story! The heroine us talking to fiance at the local dance because he had been looking like a slob. He stops dancing, calls her a shrew and walks away. The wedding is off. The heroine is humiliated and since she is 22, and lives in a small village, she doesn't have any alternative. She has been in love with her childhood friend all this time and he abandons her. She is very mad. The hero has lived the heroine all her life. He has seen her over and over again give up what she wants for her sisters, who she has to raise because their mother passed away at the birth of the youngest daughter. Her mother apologized as she was dying, but the heroine knew what she was expected to do. And she raised her sisters to be as honest and lively as she was. But to have the wedding called off because he left her on the dance floor!!!. Her father writes to his sister to take the heroine to London for a change of scene. The heroine is excited and wants to go because she wont have to watch over her sisters for the first time in 10 years. But who should show up right before she decides to leave and forbids her going?
This story just read itself I truly enjoyed all the details of life at that time. I liked the development of the main characters and the sisters. I am glad I don't have any sisters. This book had no grammatical errors and the plot and story were enjoyable. I recommend this book with 5 stars.

This book really surprised me.
I spent the first chapter thinking it would be a run-of-the-mill Regency romance, and one in which I wouldn't like the heroine very much. She is full of self-pity and dramatic forebodings about what her future will be, now that her fiance has publicly jilted her because she nags him.

But then things really kicked off when her aunt Honore arrives from London, ready to take Kate back with her and help her get over her broken heart. Her aunt is a piece of work, one of those characters who says the most shocking things and gets away with it, but who, you are <i>almost</i> sure, has a good heart. Somewhere.

And her <i>three</i> younger sisters all manage to get invited too.

And her ex-fiance follows the whole gang, because he really does love her and wants her back.

And then they all stop at an inn along the route. And then there's an incident with a gun, and things start to veer a bit away from the tried-and-true Regency tropes I am so accustomed to.

The scenarios sometimes feel absurd, especially if one is used to reading more earnest Regency romances. Ultimately I just assumed that the absurdity was by design and rolled with it, because the humor was so good! The dialogue had me snorting my laughter in various passages.

Take this exchange between Kate and her 10-year-old sister...
<i>Tilly harrumphed the same exact way Aunt Honore does. "You heard me. He's acting like a lovesick donkey."
"Monkey," Kate corrected and tried to rub the sleep out of her eyes.
"I said donkey because I was trying not to say jackass. But if you prefer--"
"No. No, donkey is fine."</i>

Yes, this is a clean romance, but slightly more irreverent than what you might be used to from this genre. I really liked it.

By the end of the book, I was also moved by deeper themes. Children handling the responsibilities of an adult. Doing it all on your own vs. asking for help. Learning to be ok with the fact that love means both good things and hard things will come your way.

Like I said, really pleasantly surprised!

This book is part of a series, but I had not read any of the others, and it easily stands on its own.

A brilliant and humorous novel, I have read nearly all of the author's novels, and this one did not disappoint me. Kate is steaming away, cutting the roses far too enthusiastically, as she thinks of Lord Colter, in a rage at him criticising her in public, which she is sure will make her an old maid. Then her aunt Honore appears, to take her to London. Lord Colter follows her, and they have numerous encounters there, and her sisters accompany her to London, with her aunt. Tilly, Sadie and Nora are her sisters. Their comments made me laugh out loud. I cannot give any more of the plot away without spoiling it, but I found it very entertaining and would recommend it without hesitation.

I haven't read the other books in the series. They appear to be about the Aunt but it's Kate and Lord Colter who have the lime light in this one.
Kate lives in the country and has taken charge of her sisters since her mother died in childbirth ten years before. She had become engaged to Lord Colter, a neighbour and childhood friend.
When he gives her a dressing down in public at the Assembly, she is mortified and considers herself ruined. Her father, unknown to her, has written to his sister, (the notorious aunt) asking her to take Kate to London.
There, the fun and adventure begins.
It's a short, witty read. There's a lot of farce in it and it's not quite spot on with the traditional regencies that I've read. Even though I found it a pleasant read, I didn't take to Kate. She was bossy and nit picky and at the end when everything is solved and sorted out, I still didn't like her. The youngest sister is good fun and lightened the mood of the story. Not sure if I'll read the rest of the series.

The Persuasion of Miss Kate is a light historical romance. I'd call it a Regency "style" book — there's a lot of anachronisms that make this clearly modern but it does have a sense of Regency-ness to it! I liked reading about Kate and her sisters. Kate and Tilly were probably my favorite out of the four, mainly because the other 2 didn't have the most interesting characterizations. I also thought Greyson was very sweet. Before reading this, I had no idea it was part of a series of books which all feature Aunt Honore. She is a feisty character and I think she'd add that mischievousness and scheming that always pushes romantic leads together.

Overall, this was a short and sweet read that'll wrap you up in sisterly (and auntly) shenanigans and an endearing romantic story.

Thanks so much to the publisher for providing an ARC of this book via NetGalley!

4 stars

A quirky read. Kate has been nagging her fiancee Lord Coulter and in the middle of the assembly dance floor he throws a wobbler and ends their engagement. She's traumatised by this and her father arranges for her to visit his sister Honore. At first Kate is happy to be getting some me time away from her sisters and her ex fiancee but the sisters inveigale their way onto the trip. There's lots of amusing things that happen and as we are getting Kate's view of the situation it's only towards the end that we see the full story and fully appreciate the put upon and kindly hero.

It's a clean, funny read and looks like there's three other books related to the Aunt's antics. I might look out for them. I think you'll enjoy this book.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this story. It's a clean historical read with characters with flaws like the best of us, but it was nice to see how they all interacted with each other. I'm hoping the author is setting things up for a series as I'd love to read Nora's story, as well as the other sisters when they're older. I must admit with this story to feeling rather frustrated at times with Lord Colter but then when you remember their ages and how poor their communication with each other is about emotions, it all becomes much more realistic and life-like the way the author has written it. I'd recommend

This was a quick read and I think the chemistry between the two was pretty well done! My only criticism is that it was all a tad predictable so it didn't really grab my attention

I received this novel as an advanced reader copy from NetGalley In exchange for an honest review. Although the plot was predictable, the chemistry between two main characters is well done in this quick read. It follows the Regency Romance style and I liked how it dealt with having to care for one’s sisters.

What can I say about this book. I did not gare for it. I guess i expect certain things from hr, but this book did not give me those things. But it was a humorous book that was a good thing about the book. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion