4.5 Stars
Oleana Honeywell’s found safety as a housekeeper in the Earl of Montieth’s household, but she can’t stay hidden forever. The earl’s butler, Wilbert, is determined to have her fired. Oleana doesn’t know the first thing about managing a household. She can’t even find the linen closet. And Carrot, her overly large, very spoiled cat has taken a liking to Lord Montieth. Carrot’s affections are not returned. However she loves Elizabeth, Montieth’s young daughter & under Ollie’s care Elizabeth is blooming,
But it is the attraction growing between Oleana and Jason that worries her the most.
The third book in the series & it’s easily read on its own. I loved both Jason & Oleana, oh my, the chemistry just grew & grew. Oleana is so bad at being a housekeeper, a running joke throughout the book is her inability to find the linen cupboard! Plus she’s so clumsy is there's a pin on the floor Ollie will trip over it. Jason is stern & dour at the start but gradually smiles & even laughs as the book progresses. However when Oleana’s past arrives can Jason rescue her in time? I thoroughly enjoyed is captivating read but felt whilst all ends were neatly tied up the climax was a bit rushed
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

This story has a lt of interesting things that will hold your attention. The main characters are a widow who is pretending to be a housekeeper and an Earl who pretends to be gloomy and intimidating. This story has mystery, secrets, suspense, in-law and mother issues and of course, love. I do wish the story would have went on just a little longer or if there had been an extended epilogue to give a little more detail into the future life of Jason and Oleana.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I honestly do not know who I loved more in this book – Jason, Oleana, or Carrot (a large, orange, ornery cat)! Jason and Oleana’s story is a class difference romance. Oleana is hiding out as a servant in Jason’s household. I loved Jason’s arrogant, staid demeanor and his dry sense of humor. Oleana’s kindness and patience towards Jason’s daughter were sweet and endearing.

The couple together was pure fire. Their sensuality was primal and fierce yet still held a softly romantic feel. This story moved! The fast pace kept my full attention. The plot was full of passion, yet the main focus was on character development. There were scenes so vibrant and eye-catching that they took the book to another higher level of storytelling. I was laughing out loud in scenes with Jason and Carrot. Oleana and Elizabeth’s scenes were sweet and endearing.

Enticing The Earl is the third book in The Arrogant Earls series. All three of these books have displayed excellence in romantic storytelling. I was captured on page one with Jason and Oleana’s journey. Each character – primary and secondary, even the cat, was vivid and complimented the plot. This series has been phenomenal and Enticing The Earl was the icing on the cake. Kathleen Ayers has become an “instant buy” author, and this book is a testament to why. Do not miss this easy-to-read, passionate, charismatic romance!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book through Netgalley and the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Enticing the Earl by Kathleen Ayers is the third book of the Arrogant Earls series. Oleana Honeywell has found safety as a housekeeper in the household of Jason, the Earl of Montieth. She knows she and her secrets can’t stay hidden forever, especially since the earl’s butler is dead set on getting her fired. Oleana is clumsy and she doesn’t know the first thing about housekeeping, but the earl’s six-year-old daughter Elizabeth adores her and her company. Carrot, Oleana’s large orange cat has taken a strong liking to Jason, much as Oleana has. Jason loves how happy his daughter is with Oleana, and he quickly realizes he has strong feelings for her himself.

I am quickly becoming obsessed with the works of Kathleen Ayers. I feel so strongly for these characters that she writes. Oleana and Jason are just so irresistible. I am addicted to the chemistry the author builds between her characters. Not to mention the great humor!

The Plot
Poor Oleana. She is such a sweetheart and has been through so much! Married to the vicar who grew tired of her marriage and eventually died, she was left to his horrible mother and step-brother. She managed to escape and hide out in London working for Lord Monteith. There she battles not only her attraction to Monteith but also his horrible butler who wants her gone!



Monteith is a widowed father, who’s wife was an adulterer and died years ago. His daughter, Elizabeth, immediately connects with Oleana, which only adds to Monteith’s attraction to Oleana. He knows she isn’t really the housekeeper that his deceased grandmother recommended for him, but he just can’t let her go. Eventually the pull is just to much and they give in to their mutual attraction.

I thought the story was adorable. Oleana was so sweet and I was rooting for her the whole book. Monteith was a bear, but he softened with Oleana who made him smile and laugh for the first time in a long time. I appreciated that there wasn’t too much angst being a Peer-servant love story; sometimes the ‘throws her hand over her brow’, ‘oh woes me’ we can’t be together angst is just annoying. But there was only a little of that, just enough to make it feel true.

Overall, an enjoyable read and of course Oleana and Monteith get their happy ever after!

Tropes
Historical Romance, Grumpy Hero, Single Dad, Starchy Hero, Titled Hero, Experienced Heroine, Widowed Heroine, Widowed Hero, Working Heroine, Desk Steam, Kitchen Steam, Library Steam, Kidnapping

Hiding out as a housekeeper doesn't always work, when you are not use to cleaning and keeping house. No, it really does not work well!

Oleana, who brings her wonderful cat Carrot with her, is not doing a great job at housekeeping, but she loves the Earl's daughter. If she can just stay hidden....

The Earl of Montieth sees that Oleana is not doing a good job, but he is having a hard time fighting his attraction to her!

A delightful story, with wonderful characters, and a few terrible people who have been trying to find our heroine, bring this journey full circle!

Jason, the Earl of Monteith, is my favorite kind of hero. He's cold and arrogant. A single dad with a rigid outlook on life. Oleana is his inexperienced housekeeper. Luckily, Jason's daughter loves her, which is probably the only thing keeping her employed. Well, that and Jason's unwanted attraction to her.
Oleana, a widow, is hiding out from her dead husband's family. They're evil and diabolical helping to nicely round out the plot.
This book was my favorite of the series. It was thoroughly enjoyable and sexy with lots of yummy chemistry between the main characters.

I received a free review copy of this book.

I have mixed feelings about this one. I enjoyed the previous book in the series so much, and this one seemed to be so isolated from the others—not much mention of characters from the other books.

Good news, you don’t need to read the first two books in the series to read this one.

Oleana is nominally a housekeeper for the Earl of Monteith (who has appeared in previous installments). She tricked her way into the position, is useless at it, and has ended up as companion/governess for Monteith’s young daughter. She has it bad for Monteith.

Turns out the curmudgeonly Monteith thinks Oleana is hot, too, but doesn’t want to get involved with the help. His resolve doesn’t last long, since this is a short book.

The book isn’t long—a good one sitting read—and is moderately spicy (don’t read if you like clean romance). There is some mystery surrounding Oleana, but it’s not so complicated. The book length and story match better here than they did in the last book in the series. It felt more like everyone got their due in this one.

My main reservation—I really hate the “she’s so clumsy, it’s charming” trope. It got hit hard in this one, with Oleana tripping, falling, stubbing herself on, or bumping into everything. It’s not that charming and I wish this particular trope would just die a quiet death. Heroines who can’t stop themselves from bumping into furniture just seem stupid. Oleana wasn’t stupid—she figured out how to teach Montieth’s daughter math. Now that was charming.

Do I recommend the book? Yes, just beware that Oleana is a klutz and that Monteith somehow thinks this is endearing.

You can't miss reading this book.
The new housekeeper with an overly large orange cat named Carrot, disrupts the Earl of Montieth's household. Oleana known as Mrs. Honeywell, isn't really Mrs. Honeywell, nor a housekeeper.
Oleana does love the Earl's daughter and spends more time with her than keeping house. Besides her real enemy in the household is the Earl's butler, Wilbert, who can hardly wait for her dismissal. "Tick-Tok." It is just matter of time before she is dismissed, but the Earl is fighting his attraction to Oleana, even though he made a vow to never take advantage of the help. In his heart he wants to lay in the garden with his daughter Elizabeth and Oleana and gaze at the stars moon bathing, but society and his mother expect a different lady. A clumsy copper-haired goddess has the Earl rethinking his life. Snicker and laugh until it could break your heart.
Heat level 3🔥🔥🔥+
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

Of the three books in the series this is probably the easiest to read without having read the others. Although some of the characters are mentioned in the other books, there is not a lot of overlap between them. That being said, I was glad that we got to check in with Huntley and Emmagene (even if it was just for one scene). My biggest complaint about the story was that the romance is based completely on physical attraction. Neither character really ever mentions being interested in the other for who they are as people, only what they look like. I'm sure that existed but it's just not played up enough. The twist involving Oleana's former in-laws was somewhat unexpected but added much needed action/drama to the story. I would have liked to have had a chapter showing the aftermath of what happened in the chapel rather than just hearing a quick summary of it in the epilogue - who doesn't want to see the villains during their downfall?

Oleana is playing at a housekeeper in an earl's house to escape her terrible in-laws. Jason is a stuffy and serious earl who is widowed with a young daughter. Even though he should not be lusting after his servants, he's attracted to Oleana and the way she interacts with his daughter. Quick steamy read.

Will her secrets be the end of them …

After the previous book, I was curious about this one. And while it is not the laughing out loud sort, I smiled and snorted often wit Carrot as the heroine sort of knight, one that shred his furry armor everywhere.
But the heroine is also in dire need of a Hero with a capital H.
Oleana is many things but not a housekeeper or a governess, she is even probably one of the worst housekeeper any English household has probably even seen. She is a walking danger, mostly for herself, living on bruises and broken furnitures.
Of course she is more than her failing, she is also a creature trying to survive, on the run to protect herself, even if she does a poor job at it.
Jason knows it is wrong, he can not lust after his housekeeper turned governess when he should have been firing her from the start as how bad she is at any task. But his motherless daughter is found of this woman trying to pass for what she is not.

They both fight their attraction, reason with themselves about the whys they can not give in the pull they feel all the while being unable to stay away. Even more when a giant ball of orange fluff meddles with their life.

This is a fun, entertaining and steamy second chance for two people who should have been worlds apart.
4 stars

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 hot

I have been granted an advance copy by the publisher, here is my true and unbiased opinion.

As always, I love reviewing Ms. Ayers' books! This couple, Oleana and Jason, are a bit different. Oleana is
not the typical heroine of this genre. She's lovely and intelligent, BUT she's also clumsy and gets into interesting situations because of this trait. Now, Jason, Lord Monteith, is well known in the previous books. He's cold, arrogant, and very typical of the uptight male aristocrat of the Regency period. BUT he's really not. It is all a smoke screen to protect himself from predatory young ladies looking for their rich, trophy husband. Together Oleana and Jason manage to find each other, with the help of Jason's little girl and an overweight cat named Carrot. Now, Carrot, a.k.a.cat menace, is the star of this book! What a personality. (LOL)

Jason and Oleana bring the heat and steam, however, it was not a slow build-up as is norm in many books. It's BAM, right there. I felt it happened too fast between them. I really like a slow burn, so it is the reason for my 4 instead of 5-star rating. Notwithstanding, enjoy the heat and bring a fan.

I highly recommend anything Ms. Ayers pens. She's my favorite author of the Regency romance period. So, please read everything she writes, especially the Wicked series. Enjoy!

I received an advanced read copy for my honest review and received no compensation for my opinion.

A former vicar’s wife masquerading as a housekeeper and an earl widower. Upstairs/downstairs pairings are usually something I avoid, but this one worked. They’re brought together by a tubby orange cat and the widow’s young daughter who disappears after the romance together! I don’t like it when kids are used as props, but it was otherwise an enjoyable story.

Oleana is hiding, in a role that really doesn’t suit her. Jason isn’t hiding - he’s an Earl, he’s not allowed to - but he is avoiding his duty to marry again. There’s no place in either of their worlds for a mutual attraction, but it happens nonetheless and they have to deal with it.

This is a fairly short novel and it trips along at a good pace, with no filler. Oleana’s past is revealed gradually, and her character is an interesting one: she’s strong, but at the mercy of outside forces. Jason doesn’t feel quite so three-dimensional; I’d have liked more of his relationship with his daughter to humanise him a bit more. There’s action and plenty of steam, and overall this is a solid, satisfying read.

I have recently been introduced to Kathleen’s books and four books in I am still loving her writing. I thought I laughed a lot at the previous book in this series. In this story I was chuckling so much. Carrot. Enough said. Anyway, I thought Jason was written as a hero who was grumpy,es, but had a sense of humor even if he didn’t think so himself. Even though the story isn’t deep, it brings happiness to whoever reads it. It is a fantastic book to read to lift your spirits. Amazing. Thank you Kathleen.

I recieved a free copy from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
While the first book was only okay, I really loved this one. While the third in the series it is not necessary to have read the previous books to enjoy this one.
Oleana is an awful, clumsy housekeeper who was hired based on a letter from Jason's great aunt.
Jason doesn't believe that story and wants to know the truth. In part because his daughter loves her, in part because he is infatuated.
The attraction is mutual.
The clumsy, falling over every 5 seconds trope usually bothers me but it didn't in this book. Maybe because this is a relative short book.
Jason's reactions bugged me a few times but because of the pace of the book, I didn't have time to stay mad at him.
A great HEA.