Lighthearted Romance

This is a Regency romance, holiday novella. Isabella witnesses an altercation, and that should have been the end of the story. However, Guy Partridge would not disappear from her life. He would become the Partridge in her pear tree—the pear tree beneath her window, that is. As for the Partridge part, you cannot blame a man for his last name even if you might blame him for climbing a lady's pear tree. How would it all end? If you like steamy, holiday, Regency romance, you might enjoy this entertaining story.

This was one of my least favorite in the series, although it started out promisingly. I just couldn't connect with either lead or my desire for them to get together

The final installment of The Twelve Days of Christmas series brings us Isabella's story, the final Fitzroy to find love. Isabella does not like attention, especially the way her family acts around her given the fact that she is still not married. When she decides to escape for a bit and takes a walk, she meets Guy and is instantly attracted to him. The feeling was mutual and their chemistry was off the charts. Guy was not the type of man Isabella should associate with, but that didn't stop her from giving in to her attraction.
This was a delightful end to what has been an amazingly entertaining series. I'm definitely looking forward to what Ms. Murdoch brings us next!
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This is the final story of the 12 days series, and about the final single female Fitzroy, Isabella. She just wants to escape all the Fitzroys for a day alone. It must be overwhelming at Christmas to be surrounded by all the hubbub of the expanding family, with all the cousins, their various spouses, and growing next generation... especially when you are one of the few singletons left, so Isabella just wants a day to to herself in Bath, and finagles this around the same time as Joy has her story told in Two Turtle Doves.

During her alone time, she runs into Guy Partridge who boldly pursues her back to her family farm and climbs up the pear tree outside her window, and secretly seduce her while the family gathers.

OK, I found that some of the other stories tried too hard to fit the 12 days themes, with varying levels of success... but I did like it here with the persistent Guy Partridge climbing her pear tree for their illicit liaisons. This was a cute ending to the series with the gathering of the clan and a nice continued HEA for another of the Fitzroy couples from earlier.

3.5 stars out of 5.

Generally a fun themed series centered around the holiday season, for a light reading treat.

Enjoyed this book! It was a good novella. I did not enjoy it as much as the previous one in the series but it was a good conclusion!

4 stars

When we started this mini series the heros were soldiers, doctors, noble men, as we get to the end we have dodgy solicitors come journalists who betray Isabella and now a 'sharker' aka a retired? con man, I'm feeling sorry for Isabella. As with the other books lots of heavy petting or sex outside of marriage.

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

Isabella and Guy's story was fun to read. Definitely a good conclusion to the series. Hope to continue into the next generation at some point in the future.
Thank you Emily EK Murdoch, Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me an advance copy for my honest feedback.

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A lovely end to the series. I loved the last scenes with all the family gathered for Christmas together.

I would have never imagined how she was going to incorporate the title in this one bit it was wonderfully done.Wow all 12 girls in the group of books. Some were little slower than others but seeing the girls come to terms with where they are and where they were going. I wish for an epilogue that gives a little something on each of the 12 girls in order starting with the 12 drummers drumming. Overall a great series for Christmas.
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This was a short and sweet book about a young lady not sure about what her future holds but she wants some freedom from her sisters and family. She takes a trip to her aunts house and has a little excite once there and things spiral from there.

The final installment in a really enjoyable series that evolves around the theme: The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Isabella, on a quest for a spot of solitude, finds adventure and spontaneity in the arms of the intriguing Mr Guy Partridge. In this love at first sight tale where a chance encounter sparks an intense attraction and a well placed pear tree gives them the opportunity to come together and explore the instant connection that blooms between them.
Ending the series with a touch of whimsy as each tale has brought a smile to my face and provided a fun, quick, read that's brimming with the chaos of family, from the point of view of each Fitzroy lady as they attempt to deal with their insecurities and just happen to fall hard as they stumble across love in the process. With a spot of steam to heat up the attraction and add a touch of naughty to the innocence interwoven within.
With some welcoming news at its conclusion that I, like so many others I am sure, who have read the series in its entirety have been hoping for, to round off this cute, heartwarming series!

There are three Fitzroy brothers, each with different interests, each the father of daughters, twelve in total. This story is about Isabella, the last of the Fitzroy cousins to find her happily ever after. During a stroll in Bath, she watches a gentleman thwart a robbery. He then tips his hat and steals a kiss. This is love at first sight for both of them. Isabella doesn’t believe it; Guy wants to convince her. A noise outside her bedroom window draws her attention. What does she see? Guy Partridge in her Pear tree. This brings the song and the series to a close. It is a heartwarming story with an abundance of humor and a bit of steam. The story and the series end with the family gathered at Chalcroft for Christmas, and with more than one happy surprise. Cute story and happy holiday series.
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The final book in this sweet series with Isabella the final Fitzroy to find love. A well written quick read, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I really liked both Guy & Isabella they fell for each other at first sight. It was also good to catch up with the other couples from the series. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

A Partridge in a Pear Tree is a romantic novel by Emily EK Murdoch, the last of her Twelve Days of Christmas series. I think she just ran out of time, or out of ideas, or who knows what. This last novel is short, thankfully, and ridiculous. A man she doesn’t know meets her by climbing the pear tree outside her window. Mr. Partridge. This was a huge project, one Murdoch took on, presumably by her own choice, and she handled fairly well until the end. The books got shorter and the plots lamer. She should have started sooner, and released one at a time. I didn’t get that sense. Pointless.

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Not my favorite of the series, as I don't think consent is handled well in this novella. I did, as usual, enjoy checking back in with various Fitzroys and would have liked much more page time devoted to the cousin reunion. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for Murdoch's upcoming releases!

A good conclusion to the series! Isabella, the last of the Fitzroy cousins, finally finds love.

I liked the creative use of the theme in this book even if it was a bit campy. Guy Partridge, sneaks up to see Isabella many times via the pear tree outside her window.

This was definitely close to a love at first sight type romance. The only thing I would have liked was a little more about Guy's background. It is explained, but very generically. Even so, the climbing the tree part was very romantic and really every girl's dream event.

I really loved this series from start to finish and the variety it brought while sticking to the 12 Days of Christmas theme!

I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.

The final Fitzroy to find love, Isabella is not one for attention. She longs for solitude, and though she loves her family, and her many nieces and nephews, a bit of peace and quiet is more than enough. Especially when her parents tip toe around her, as do her sister, over her lack of a husband. So when she comes across the handsome and alluring Guy Partridge on a walk in Bath, she wants to see him again and again. And when he climbs the pear tree outside her bedroom for the very same reason, she's not about to say no to spending the night with him. But is he ready for marriage, or is it all just a fling? This one was perfect for tying up the entire series. The whole family were descending on Chalcroft for Christmas, and Isabella, Joy, and Sophia were the last to become engaged, but all did over the course of the period. I think the last few pages in this book were fantastic, and we get happy news for one couple I've been longing to hear from again. Such a good series to binge in the lead up to Christmas!

Isabella Fitzroy should never have been there. The lane in Bath was a completely random accident, as was the vicious attack she witnessed. But when the man who defended himself so powerfully steals a kiss and then appears in the pear tree by her bedchamber window that evening, Isabella knows she’s in trouble. After all, Guy Partridge is not the sort of man she should be associating with.
The final book in this delightful series & Isabella is the final Fitzroy to find love. A well written quick read, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I really liked both Guy & Isabella they fell for each other at their first meeting & their feelings quickly grew & deepened, I loved that he was honest with her. It was also good to catch up with the other siblings & cousins but I would have loved an epilogue to draw everything together
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This was a cute novella! I was looking forward to it because I've read about half of the other novellas in this series, so am starting to get familiar with everyone. It was a really fast read. I liked it, but it kind of was everywhere and nowhere, all at once. I did find the novella really lacked a story, however. It was fun to read about the Fitzroys at the family estate (only ones I've read are the Bath and London Fitzroys), and I like seeing the other characters' life updates at the end when they all got together!
If you like an entertaining work night HR read during the holidays, this would be a good book to get!

This is the final of the 12 book series of hot and steamy regency romance novellas by Emily EK Murdock. The nice thing about novellas is that you don’t have this long drawn out girl loves boy, girl loses boy, girl gets boy back. It is more like girl gets boy again and again. Like the other books, the gentleman is hot and heavy to bed the women before marriage, and they have no problem with this. Well, not so much no problem. They do think of their repulation, and then they give in, because, what the heck.

It is kind of fun, as long as you realize that all will get married in the end, so no out of wedlock babies here. Just a little premature, as one of the women noted in an earlier book.

In this one Guy Partridge climbs Isabella’s pear tree, which is right outside her bedroom window. There are also scenes in her carriage as well. All fun and games.

So, if you want a quick, sweet, slightly innocent regency romance, I would suggest this final book in the series, as well, I presume the rest of the books.


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