A Delightful Read.
In the next project by The Society of Sponsoring Ladies, a young lady with a penchant for rescuing wild animals (and restoring them to health within the house) and a Marquess unexpectedly become neighbours. This was a delightful story with plenty of humour, engaging characters (including a brazen and impudent butler), adorable animals and of course a villain. A highly recommended read.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This almost ended up as a dnf. I have not read the previous books and will admit that left me at a disadvantage as I started this one. The titles and the names of the ladies of the society are thrown around in such a way that I was 1/3 through the book before I felt I had a proper overview about who was who. When their first names were thrown around I was still confused though.

There is a side story with two butlers that I felt could have been shortened as I felt over all it didn't really have enough to do with the overall arc of the story.

However the main characters are Arabella and Peregrine.
I did feel at times Arabella was more Disney princess than normal human with regards to her animal handling, but I can't fault a character for their love of animals. I enjoyed both characters and Arabellas relationship with Lady Redfield.
Peregrin was maybe a little too easily swayed at times, but all in all their relationship is sweet and I enjoyed the progression of it. I would have liked more of the focus to lie there.
The hurdles they meet along the way feels a little to easy to beat at times, so I never felt the stakes were very high at any time. I would have enjoyed some more suspense in those instances.

This is perfect if you just want an easy read though, 3.5 stars.

The elderly ladies of the series of Worthy Young Ladies delivers again in The Champion with unlikely animal champion Lady Arabella. She charms her neighbor, Peregrine, Marquess of Blackwood with her personality, her love of animals, her dictation about her animals, and her ability to find herself in unusual situations. Although they are the romantic couple in the story, we again have the delightful ladies who wanted daughters, but have to ‘borrow’ someone else’s daughter to be able to show they could have been as fantastic at launching debutantes as anyone else.

Their frequent meetings allow plenty of time for Arabella and the marquess to spend time together. These ladies will bring you laugh out loud moments throughout Arabella and Peregrine’s romance. They slowly realize they each love the other as they are not even trying to be anything but friends.. But, not everything is roses; enter the guardian and all-around bad guy who works at keeping them apart. Never think a ladies society cannot get the HEA done!

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Rather like watching a Hallmark movie.... you stay for the light entertainment but you wouldn't consider it theater worthy movie.
I enjoyed the animals and Lady Arabella's interactions w/them. Lord Blackwood relies far too heavily on alcohol and is quite self-absorbed, making him a less than ideal hero. He continually seeks credit for what he does though he pretends not too.

Mr. Sindu was a ridiculous character 🙄 He promoted himself time and again within Lord Blackwood's staff and took advantage of his employer, including stealing items from the home for his own use, with ZERO consequence.

The author explains the same ideas more than once making it seem she has either forgotten telling us or we are stupid and in need of hand holding. A proper editor should have worked with her on that.

The old ladies were charming, each with their own quirks.

Favorite Quote:
"Peregrine could hardly control his laughter. Nobody in England ever ran out of tea. No household would ever allow the tea stores to dwindle in such a manner. The servants would stage a revolt without tea."

The name of God is referenced several times, but without substance e.g. "Everybody had been placed in their proper spot by God’s hand".

The wrap up: at the end the author gives a major wrap up telling in great detail what happened to everyone in their futures... rather like at the end of some movies when they write out what happened with a photo of the character just before the credits roll. I don't think I mind it; it was just different.

Clean read / some humor

3☆ I liked it - it was ok.
All opinions are mine alone without expectation or compensation.
Thank you to the publishers for a chance to read this eVersion for my honest thoughts.

Read 9/4&5/2022 via NetGalley

For high quality Regency Romance I would recommend Kristi Ann Hunter's Hawthorne House series.

The lady’s are back again matchmaking! I love each of these secondary characters. Ms Archer is brilliant in how she portrays their characters and how she makes them shine. Each lady has their own personality with their own foibles. They are very witty and make me laugh out loud at their antics.

This is Lady Arabella Berestock and Lord Peregrine Hadleigh, Marquess of Blackwood’s story into love. Arabella had been sent to live in the country out of the way by her guardian Lord Skeffington. She loved being in the country and was always rescuing numerous animals who had been injured and in need.

Lady Redfield one of the lady’s of society had decided to sponsor Arabella for a season in London and takes her back home to live with her. Pereguine has just bought the house next door, hoping to be away from the prying eyes and interference from his mother. He had decided to enjoy himself for a couple of years before he settled down with a wife. He knew one of his mother’s friends lived next door but she was quiet and wouldn’t interfere with how he lived his life.

What a funny, fast paced journey into their HEA which includes as with all great stories, problems from her unscrupulous guardian. Mr Sindu is a classic character and led Hemmings, Lady Redfield’s butler astray many times. I had to laugh at their various antics.

Each book in this series just gets better and better. What can I say! It’s an amazing read if you love clean, funny, witty, romantic stories, this is definitely for you. You won’t be able to put it down once you start reading their adventure and I cannot recommend it enough. Fantastic!

I voluntarily read and reviewed and ARC copy and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

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One should never underestimate a country girl! Not only did Lady Arabella Berestock take London by storm, but she bamboozled her sponsors, the butler and the charming rogue next door. With her love of animals and down-to-earth nature, Arabella has no need for artifice and is quite capable of handling her malicious guardian with the help of her pets. This hilarious comedy had me laughing out loud and despite the thread of suspense woven through the plot, it came to a happy and successful conclusion. I received a copy of this novel as a gift through Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.

Lady Redfield and the Duchess of Stanbury are a part of a group who want to sponsor ladies to bring them out into Society. Timid Lady Redfield has taken steps to sponsor her young cousin. Withe the Duchess of Stanberry and her son beside her to support the ladies nothing can go wrong!
Kate Archer is climbing my most favorite author list. This book is so engaging and wonderful I could hardly put it down. The topping on the cake is the Epilogue. I read her whole books just waiting to see what fun and exotic future awaits.
I recieved a free copy so that I might tell you what I honestly think. Hope you enjoyed my review. Now go enjoy the book

Another young lady to be brought out by the group. Arabella is to be given a season in hopes she can find someone to wed. As long as that someone is not Peregrine, the duchess’s son, everything should be fine. Helping her to avoid her cruel guardian and teaching her to ride a horse, throws them together quite a bit. Peregrine doesn’t realize he loves Arabella till it is almost too late. I received an ARC from NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for my honest review.

I enjoyed this book so much. This story, as the others in this series, are so uniquely written. Kate Archer does a fabulous job on not just the main characters, but the side characters as well. Lady Arabella was overly fond of animals that were in need and the author went into great detail incorporating the animals humorously into the story. Lord Blackwood's was also fond of his horse and large, unruly dog, Apollo. They made a perfect couple.
The ladies of The Society of Sponsoring Ladies are all interesting and entertaining characters, but Kate does an even better job on the butlers in the story. The Butlers are cleverly written and made me laugh out loud multiple times.
I received this book from NetGalley and Dragonblade Publishing for an honest review.

Regency Romance is a great way to spend a rainy afternoon.. I started reading about The Champion and I looked up and I was done. It leaves you with a feeling that this couple will live with their faithful love. I really enjoyed the characters and the plot. A must read for anyone who loves regency books.

A lovely romance and engaging characters. The story flowed and I enjoyed the banter and chemistry between Lady Arabella and Lord Peregrine. I always enjoy when animals are incorporated into the story and especially when the heroine is an avid animal lover.