I found Something in the Heir to be utterly delightful! Every character and every scene built a story full of hijinks, laughter, and heart. The premise felt fresh and new. I loved the sweet, clean romance between Emmie and Will and their relationship with the two children they borrow. If you want a book that will make you smile and tug at your heart, look no further.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for access to this arc.

Are you looking for multiple POV, found family,adorable kids, and a sweet romance then Something in the Heir is perfect for you. I started reading it beginning of a four hour flight and I was finished by the time we landed. The entire time I was content and happy. Seriously sometimes books are just like a warm hug and exactly what you need. Not all romances need to be heavy on the spice to be enjoyable. Also it’s rare to see a multiple POV in a romance novel but I really liked it. If you are looking for something to warm your spirits, Something in the Heir is for you.

Thank you #Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was not it for me. I found it repetitive and lacking the romance that I typically want from a book. It was very victorian era, just too clean.

This book is about a married couple. They don't have children, but the wife decided to lie about it. Now they have a party to attend with said children. They borrow a couple of children to save face.

This description does not cover the whole book, but I wanted to explain simply the plot. I enjoyed the slow burn from the couple. But sometimes it felt way too slow. The children, the butler and the other's working for the couple make the story funny.

Again it was a bit slow and that's why I give it 4 stars.

I really enjoyed this book! The characters are fun and well-developed. I really loved Georgie and Rose so much. The setting is gorgeous and I can only imagine living on this grand estate. The plot moves along quickly and there are several great life lessons peppered in. I recommend this sweet romance!

I love historical romance books and I tried so so hard to get into this book, but it was a mess. I got about 35% through before I gave up completely.

First, the plot had SO MANY holes in it. I'm ok with some plot holes since historical romances aren't that serious, but this was too much for me. It stars with Emmeline propositions marriage to William because in order to keep their family land, her uncle made the stipulation that she must get married and have a child within 5 years. He agrees to marry her, then the story jumps ahead 8 years. I love a fake/platonic marriage to love trope but that's not at all what this is. Instead, we get none of them getting to know each other and instead they just talk to each other like complete strangers. You then find out Emmeline lies and tells their uncle they have two kids so that they can keep her inherited estate. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN YOU LIE ABOUT HAVING TWO KIDS AND NO ONE SEE THEM FOR 7 YEARS?! Make it make sense!! And how could William have gotten away with not knowing about this lie?

Things get worse though when they decide the best plan is to BORROW someone else's kids and pass them off as their own. They ask two separate families who tell them absolutely not before they decide to borrow kids from the orphanage. This is where I stopped reading (Ch 9). Although I didn't finish, my guess is they grew to love the children, adopted them, then fell in love with each other and lived happily ever after. I personally am not a fan of reading romances (or books in general) with children being a main plot device.

This is the 2nd book I've read (or attempted to read) by Susan Enoch and I had a lot of issues with the dialogue in both. Enoch writes a lot more "proper" than many historical romance authors. I prefer the language to be more casual and modern. Historical romances are almost never historically accurate. The reason I love them is because the society rules make every interaction so much more impactful and meaningful. I personally don't enjoy having to read "lord", "ma'am", "sir" etc repetitively in every sentence. In this book in particular I was screaming at the fact they called each other "Mr" and "Mrs" like they hadn't been married for 8 years.

3.5/5 stars

I was skeptical about this book at the start, 8 years for the love interests to be married but barely talking felt like too much to overcome. But I was pleasantly surprised by the novel and the way Will and Emmie came back together after all those years barely talking.

The plot of this book was a little far-fetched but I can go along with just about anything if it's going to give me some good entertainment. I liked that this book addressed (if only slightly) the class divide and extreme poverty in England during this period. While it certainly didn't cover it at length, it was noted, many novels of the genre cannot say the same.

Overall, I think this is great for anyone who likes historical romances and is willing to give a silly plot a chance.

Book received for free through NetGalley

Read 11% of the way into this book but kept starting and stopping and ultimately forgot about it. Figured it was better to review as is. It was written well just not my cup of tea.

This was a good time! If you're looking for something cute and fun with a dash of romance, you'll enjoy Something in the Heir. I honestly love historical romances and it's refreshing to read one that's heavier on the comedy.

I did have a few issues with the book that prevented me from giving it 5 stars (namely, a certain character, some contrived drama, and the pacing at times) but all in all I had a lot of fun!

thank you to netgalley for providing me with this arc in exchange for an honest review!!

the plot for this was extremely promising so i was excited to read. but after reading a few chaptwrs i simply couldnt get into it. i don’t think this was for me.

When Emmie Grandfather requires her to get married in order to keep her home. Emmie sets out to find a husband and kids fast to show her grandfather. What she doesn’t tell him is it’s not a real family.
This friends to married lovers romance is filled with mischief, secret identities, and hilarious mishaps and a sweet funny story with great characters

I want to preface this review with the fact that I love Suzanne Enoch’s books. This book just didn’t land for me.

I didn’t feel the chemistry between the two main characters at all - I literally didn’t even care if they kissed - it interested me zero.

The children were very sweet but not sweet enough to carry the story. It just fell flat unfortunately.

Looking forward to the next Suzanne Enoch book - I do love her work!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Suzanne Enoch for the advanced copy of this lovely book.

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I thought this historical romance had a few charming moments when the orphaned children were introduced. Unfortunately the romance lacked real, heated chemistry. Both protagonist enter into a business type marriage but 8 years later they realize that may not be enough. I thought both characters were pretty plain and the children brings life to this story.

Thank you NetGalley and St.Martin's Press for my copy of Something in the Heir.
Let's say in order to keep your beloved childhood home you have to be the next to marry. Although you have some suiters you can't wait because your cousin is ready engaged so you propose to your best friend and marry three days later. However, this only grants you five years to keep the house permantly you need kids. One problem you guys have no children and decide to lie and say you have two. Now you have a huge problem on your hands.
I could not put this book down. I absolutly loved it and wish I read it slower to truly appriciate it. The best part of the book was relationships between the characters but escpeically Rose and George.They just stole my heart. I really did not want it to end. One of my favorite reads of the year.

Regency and marriage of convenience is as a combo I have to read when it gets on my radar. This is the first book by this author which I have read. Rose and George really brought charm and humor. I liked the premise, it was a bit silly, but amusing.
If you’re a fan of Bridgerton and want a quick, easy, light-hearted historical rom-com then definitely give this one a shot!

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

2.5 starts rounded to 3. I was not a big fan of this book, I thought there was a lot of repetition throughout the book and did not find it very entertaining. There was also not much romance throughout the book at all which I was disappointed about. I would not even categorize it as a romance novel.

I liked the storyline of Emmeline and her husband Will needing to secure children in order to keep their home. Emmie had married Will her childhood friend in order to be able to keep living at her beloved childhood home according to her grandfather's , the Duke, rules. The second rule was that they needed to have children within 5 years in order to keep their home. Emmie had been lying to the Duke about having children all along and when it came time that he wanted to meet them, her husband and her "borrowed" children from an orphanage in order to maintain the lie. Throughout the novel Emmie and Will give the children Rose and George lessons on how to be proper in order to fool the duke. The novel does have some humor and small twists in it however I felt like I kept waiting for something more to happen throughout it.

I did like the ending, however it was very predictable. The novel is told through many different points of view and at times I had to stop and try to figure out which character I was at that time. Some points of view I also found to be completely irrelevant to the plot line and could have been left out. There could have been much more romance involved between Emmie and Will and I think that I would have enjoyed the book more.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin for this ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review.

Emmie and Will married 8 years ago to keep Emmie’s childhood home in the family. To fulfill her grandfather’s requirements to keep the home forever, they had to produce an heir, so Emmie has been lying for years about having kids. When her grandfather invites her family to her birthday party, Emmie and Will borrow two orphans, George and Rose, to pass off as their kids.

This was quite a different novel for me than what I normally go for. I’ve not read much historical romance and this one was right up my alley. I love a bit of Found Family and I fell in love with the kids so easily. The love stories in here were sweet.

Suzanne Enoch is a one click author for me, but I gotta be honest- this was a huge miss.
I honestly didn’t connect with any of the characters and the whole thing was just way to much for me.
I feel like I would’ve liked this a lot more if one or two plot points had been edited out.
I might get a lot of flack for this- but George and Rose made me want to rip my hair out. I know they were supposed to be cute- whatever. I couldn’t stand them.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Emmeline and William Pershing have enjoyed a partnership of a marriage for 8 years. Emmeline married her best friend William in order to keep her family home. Now 8 years later that family home is in jeopardy because Emmeline created two fictional children to meet the requirement of her Duke grandfather for keeping the home. With the Duke's big birthday celebration coming up, Emmeline has to tell William of their fictional children. Ever the planner, Emmeline devises the idea to borrow two children to meet the Duke. Instead of being appalled, William is intrigued with the creativity of his wife. Soon they add two orphans, Georg and Rose, to their lives and what ensues is some mayhem, and just a little bit of romance.
This story is a sweet look at what a family is. It also examines what happens when our carefully crafted lives get a little craziness thrown in. I did not find it to have very much romance and wished for more sparks early in the story. It is a fun story though.

This historical fiction has a fun, unique premise with well-developed characters. I loved seeing their change and growth throughout the novel. It was also eye-opening to the horrible challenges and struggles faced by orphans.