*high pitched scream* i was sat from the summary, i read it and i was like please give it to me now, and let me say that it didnt disappoint one bit, it was everything i wanted and moreeeeeee.

I enjoyed this story with all the characters within. The main characters were Miss Sophie Everett and James Halloran.

Miss Sophie Everett wants her cousin to find a happy match with a gentleman of the ton. She decides to help her with this at a country house party that they are attending. But things don't go a planed.

James Halloran is the Earl of Dearborn he must find a wife to marry again. His first wife something happened and now he looking for a new one. He visits a country house party that his best friend mother is having. While there he meet a woman that is trying to stop him from get to his goal in marriage.

This was a fun story to read. It had action, adventure, and drama throughout. It had a few giggles within.

I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. This is my honest unbiased opinions.

Miss Sophie Everett decides to play matchmaker for her beloved cousin Olivia. She knows Olivia loves Griffin, the Marquees of Keswick. He may follow Olivia with his eyes, but makes no effort to court her, only avoid her as mush as possible. Sophie has no interest in marriage, until the one man who makes her body feel different comes back into her life. Eight years ago, Sophie wrote a twelve page sonnet professing her devotion to James Halloran, the Earl of Dearborn. She was only twelve. As embarrassing as it was, she must act as if it's forgotten. Soon she is caught up in finding him a wife, but the game changes when an enemy from the past returns to England. A very passionate story with the possibility of love unrequited and no happy ending. A new author writes a love story that absolutely breaks your heart and instills the impulse to hit the earl up the back of his head. VERY HOT!!!
I voluntarily read reviewed a copy of this book from NetGalley.

SPOILERS


I need to gather my thoughts about this one.
But I didn’t like that H “moved on” and married someone else while h was still crushing on him. She made her crush pretty clear and he was a manho that thought he was in love with ow. In my opinion, I needed even more resolution that he wanted h more than he wanted ow (before ow died)
I got that h was younger when she had a crush on him but if I remember correctly it was like 2 years or something like that but I did like the book. I thought they were cute together and I liked the h.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

Amazing! These characters are delightful. I couldn't put it down. Just the right amount of spice with two very independent lovers. *****

I liked this book and the romance and the characters and look forward to the next in the series as well.

Such a great book! The friendship between the main characters is... there's so much love between all of them even if they don't know how to show it. I also liked how Sophie and James have a relationship even if they don't want to acknowledge it from the very beginning (that happens in this time you know?). I would love to read the sequel.

Thanks to Booksprout and NetGalley for a copy of this ebook and this is my freely given opinion.

This is a debut novel for this author and it was a lovely historical romance with themes of childhood crush, enemies to lovers, young women under pressure to wed, unrequited love, and a man seeking to marry for convenience/afraid to love again.

Sophie Edwards is forced to confront her old childhood crush, James, the Earl of Dearborn, to thwart his plans to marry her cousin. She overhears his plans seeking a bride for a marriage of convenience, to obtain an heir. But she knows her cousin is seeking a love match and wants to help her find happiness, and is willing to do what she can to help her beloved cousin. James is seeking a wife of beauty, intellect, and status, but definitely is done with love, after having had a regretful marriage a number of years ago that ended with the death of his first wife, Cassandra. He carries regrets and guilt over his role in their marriage, and has no desire to go through that again. He has determined that Olivia would suit him nicely. It only Sophie Edwards was not there interfering all the time. So for awhile, they conspire to thwart each other with various amusing schemes. Of course, it does not help that no matter what his plans are, James is inconveniently attracted to the stubborn, willful, bookish Sophie.

Sophie manages to convince James to seek a bride elsewhere, but as part of their bargain, Sophie has to help James in his bride search, forcing them to continue to meet and talk, causing them to transition to being friends. But then James' past comes back to haunt him as the man he betrayed in wedding his first wife comes back to seek revenge, using Sophie as a pawn against James.

I enjoyed this novel, including the various characters and their relationships with each other, including Sophie and James and their various friends, and the two matriarchs. The dialogue was fresh, and there was a good dialogue and tension. The childhood crush component of it did not really seem a large factor in play in the story, other than as a point of embarrassment for the FMC at times, because they do not really hit on the past interactions or childhood experiences together much.

A good debut and enjoyable story, with a build up to book 2, but not in an intrusive or distracting way that took away from the main plot.

4 stars out of 5

A lovely sweet regency romance with great characters. Sophie and James finally get together after overcoming obstacles and other suitors. Very well written and I will be looking out from more from this author.

I received an ARC from Net Galley. This is the first time i have read and heard of Sylvie.
The books cover, and title is definitely eye catching and interesting. The book was easy to read and follow along with the main characters.

My first novel by this author and it was a fun read! Miss Sophie Everett, who is fearlessly protective of those she holds dear, including her cousin, Olivia and determined to put her own happiness on hold till Livvy’s love match happens with Griff - the love of her life.

Sofie and James met as children at Griff’s parent’s house. Sophie develops a major crush on James and follows him and Griff around in the hopes they would include her in their games. Following the death of her beloved parents, she goes to live with her aunt, (Livvy's mum). Sofie sees herself as the champion of Livvy and Griff getting together for their own HEA, if only both would acknowledge they are in love and perfect for each other! This situation is further complicated with James’ return and his decision to marry and after speaking with Livvy, decides she would make his perfect Countess. It is up to Sofie to set him straight and have him move along so Griff and Livvy can get together.

The villain in this story is Lord Fitzgerald, James' former friend who left London some time ago under mysterious circumstances and is back... he is there to add a little spice to an otherwise sweet story.

Enjoyed reading it and I hope this helps you decide to read this too. I received a copy of this romance as a gift through NetGalley and the author and this is my honest and voluntary review.

I liked this book. Sophie has been in love with the earl since she was a child. Sophie hasn't seen the earl in years. Once they meet up again as adults the connection starts to form. There was some spice in this book but I never felt the chemistry between the characters.

It was my absolute pleasure to be a beta reader, arc reader, and (I just had to) KU reader for Earl of my Dreams by Sylvie Sinclair.

Thank you, Sylvie. 😍

Earl of My Dreams is the story of Sophie and James. Sophie is a bit of a wallflower and she’s on a mission to protect and match make for a friend. James is a popular dashing widower resigned to marry again, but not for love this time. 😉

Sophie and James knew each other as children and she might have mildly (hugely??) embarrassed 😳 herself as a lovestruck 💘 young teen with a sonnet, yes a sonnet.

But now it’s years later and somehow in all her matchmaking attempts for others, Sophie finds a match of her own.

These two go from friends to enemies (of a sort) to a proposal of convenience (when a “villain” makes a move against them both), to heartbreaking confessions, and finally, honest and romantic declarations.

Sophie is a wonderful heroine. She’s a devoted (if occasionally overzealous) friend. She knows her own mind and how to protect herself. She’s kind, honest, and funny.

Earl of My Dreams is a lovely romance but it’s also a story about growing up, confronting past mistakes, and learning to be proud of yourself.

This novel is a sparkling debut and I can’t wait to see what Sylvie gives us next! Ahem, Olivia and Griffin?!?!

You can find Earl of My Dreams on KU.

CW: Sophie’s parents died from yellow fever when she was a child.

I really enjoyed this debut by author Sylvie Sinclair. Sophie and James have known each other since childhood and after writing a sonnet to James professing her love for him at a young age, Sophie has been trying to forget about it ever since. When she overhears James claiming that he will marry only for convenience, she attempts to thwart his advances towards her cousin Olivia who is the perfect example of what a bride should be. James respects Sophie’s opinion so much that he seeks her advice on helping him look elsewhere for a bride. As they say, keep your friends close, and James and Sophie find themselves working together a little too much. Of course they would never fall for each other and would only desire one another because you want what you can’t have, right?

I thought the relationship between James and Sophie was flirty and entertaining—they fall for each other yet still are stubborn enough not to quite recognize what they could have. This romance is full of long looks across ballrooms, mutual pining, steamy secretive scenes, and the right amount of teasing by James. The only reason this isn’t a five star read for me is because the conflict with the villain seems to resolve a little too easily—I kept waiting for him to show up again towards the end. This debut still shines with all the things I love about historical romance and I eagerly await Olivia and Griffin’s story next. I received this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review. All opinions are my own.

I enjoyed how Sylvia Sinclair developed the characters of James and Sophie. It was refreshing to read about an intelligent woman that was aware of her strengths and a male character who acknowledged his flaws. My favourite part of the book was when James mentioned the enormous library and how he knew Sophie would appreciate it. The initial banter/flirting was light and sometimes made me giggle.

There are some parts of the plot that felt dragged or over explained, however, this did not impede the flow of reading.

Miss Sophie Everett wants is to see her beloved cousin Olivia happily married to the man she loves. James Halloran, the Earl of Dearborn, is in need of an heir, but first he must find a wife. He thinks he's found precisely what he wants: a girl possessed of both beauty and breeding, one who will make few demands and never touch his heart. The perfect countess. Unfortunately, Olivia’s cousin the maddening Miss Everett does not share his enthusiasm for the match, and vows to prevent it, no matter the cost as Olivia is in love with someone else. The fact that Sophie was once in love with James definitely has no bearing on it.
A very good debut by the author & a very entertaining read with a twist of the enemies to lovers trope. I loved the witty banter & how James & Sophie’s relationship changed & developed. I really liked the couple & loved the chemistry between them. A captivating, entertaining & sparkling debut romance, which I thoroughly enjoyed & look forward to more from the author
My review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

For a debut novel, it's fine. The premise of the story was good, but I couldn't really connect with James and Sophie. He didn't want love again, (I liked that he recognized that he was very wrong with Cassandra and that made him vulnerable, and also later we know about his mother's attitude) but he changed his mind very quickly in wanting to marry Sophie when he passed a good time saying he didn't want to marry her. Even though he said the marriage would help both of them, I thought he could have just said he was an idiot and loved her but was afraid of getting burned again. She, in turn, was always in love with him (the exchange of barbs was funny), but she protested too much when he asked her to marry him and then she wanted to break up (I know it was because of the "agreement" with Fitzgerald, but frankly. ..what a meaningless bargain!)

To summarize:: "I love you, but I can't marry you because you don't love me"

...And

"I want to marry you, but I don't want to fall in love with you because I'm afraid of hurting you and getting hurt again"

But I liked the epilogue, it was pretty sweet. And like I said, it's a debut novel and the author did well and I'm sure it will get better and better. I'll be waiting for the next book about Olivia and Griffin.

PS: Is it too much to ask, Mrs. Sinclair, that you write a book telling the story of Fitzgerald?

First of all, I didn’t know that this was a debut. Second of all… it was fantastic! I can’t wait to read more from the author.

The story was refreshing. The characters were mature and there was no need for unnecessary drama to keep tension in the story.

It kind of made my teenage self cheer on the inside. I don’t know how about you, but I did use to fantasise how my old crush would suddenly fall in love with me hahaha and this story just made my day!

And omg it was hot! The slow burn worked so well.

Now I am waiting for the next book!

A very solid debut by Sylvie Sinclair! It sucked me in from the very first page. And it was unputdownable. I enjoyed it so much that I finished it at one sitting.

The opening set this up to be a sort of enemies to friends to lovers kind of relationship. The main couple, Sophie and James had a very sizzling chemistry! It was delivered in the very typical historical romance ways. Stolen glances, accidental grazes. These two had me smiling and giggling so many times. The banter between them was so witty, clever, and cute!

As for the side characters, there should be a book for Olivia (book 2) and hopefully Emmy (book 3)? Olivia was alright, I actually found Emmy more intriguing. She seemed to be so up to date with all the happenings in the ton. The mothers here, Lady Augusta and Lady Keswick, were not the pushy and overbearing Mamas that we typically found in historical romance. And I loved that too.

One thing that I wished could be explored more was the situation with Fitzgerald. It was resolved too quickly? And he gave in too easily? I somewhat felt that he might make a comeback? Well! I actually wished that James was the one that resolved the situation.

For a debut novel, this was absolutely lovely! I cannot wait to read the instalments of this series!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing the ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A fantastic start to the series.
Great plot and character development. Sophie and James are a great pair, although I was a bit sad for Sophie who had to put up with James disregard.

Sophie is witty, sharp and caring. Her love for Olivia comes through as does her acceptance of her position (which is not warranted).

James slowly evolves in the book to be someone who can be loved.

Witty conversations, steamy sexy scenes and a hea that makes it a good read.