By: Maya Rodale
Releasing
December 27, 2016
Avon
Avon
Tour Host: Tasty Book Tours
Her Brains
Claire Cavendish is in search of a
duke, but not for the usual reasons. The man she seeks is a mathematician; the
man she unwittingly finds is Lord Fox: dynamic, athletic, and as bored by the
equations Claire adores as she is by the social whirl upon which he thrives. As
attractive as Fox is, he’s of no use to Claire . . . or is he?
Plus His Brawn
Fox’s male pride has been bruised
ever since his fiancée jilted him. One way to recover: win a bet that he can
transform Lady Claire, Society’s roughest diamond, into its most prized jewel.
But Claire has other ideas—shockingly steamy ones. . .
Equals A Study In Seduction
By Claire’s calculations, Fox is the
perfect man to satisfy her sensual curiosity. In Fox’s estimation, Claire is
the perfect woman to prove his mastery of the ton. But the one thing neither of
them counted on is love . . .
So we are
back with Maya Rodale's Cavendishes series and I was excited to get stuck in.
So this book
centers around Lady Claire Canvendish; who is the oldest and the
bluestocking of the family; but her highly intelligent mind and Math talk
bores the men of her acquaintances to tears. But Lady Claire has plans, she
wants to meet the Duke of Ashbrooke, in order to talk about his new invention,
but you can't just walk up to someone and talk to them about that, not as a
women anyway. The only way to be able to talk to the Duke, is to make friends
with Lord Fox, which is easier side than done, if she hadn't insulted him the
first time they had met!
Maximilian
DeVere, Lord Fox; was a handsome man, and a man that was used to getting his
own way, but when his fiancée ran off with another man, it left him is a rather
embarrassing predicament. But like all idiot men, Fox enters in to a
wager...his goal is to help bumbling, bluestocking, and wallflower, Lady Claire
Canvendish in to a sparking diamond of the first water.
But even
though Claire and Fox entered into this unusual arrangement, in order to
fulfill their own needs; it turns into much more for both of them...even when
it seems someone who is supposed to be a friend is plotting against them, their
romance blooms, but when Fox's ex fiancé returns, where do that leave them.
I have
to say, that Maya Royale, has truly knocked it out of the park with this book.
I found her plot charming and unique, which I enjoy it immensely. Her writing
is superb, and I have to say that I have really begun to enjoy her writing
style A LOT!
But, oh the
characters! They are superb!! Fox is the cocky aristocrat, who relies on his
charm a little too much, but quickly realizes just how much of a gem Lady
Claire is. Oh and Lady Claire! Oh my! She is my favorite Canvendish so far! I
love her intelligence and her bluntness! She is so logical and clever! And I
can totally relate to her character!
Over all,
Lady Claire Is All That is just an enjoyable and heartwarming read, that once I
started it it couldn't put if down!
I give Lady
Claire Is All That 5 stars!
London,
1824
Lord
and Lady Chesham’s ballroom
It was a truth universally
acknowledged that Maximilian Frederick DeVere, Lord Fox, was God’s gift to the
ladies of London. He was taller and brawnier than his peers and in possession
of the sort of chiseled good looks—above and below the neck—that were more
often found in works of classical art. By all accounts he was charming and
universally liked by men and women alike, though for different reasons, of
course. He won at two things, always: women and sport.
Fox strolled through the ballroom as
if he owned the place. He nodded at friends and acquaintances—Carlyle, with
whom he occasionally fenced, Fitzwalter, who he had soundly thrashed at boxing
last week, and Willoughby, who was always game for a curricle race.
Fox flashed his famous grin as he
heard the ladies’ usual comments when he strolled past.
“I think he just smiled at me.”
“I think I’m going to swoon.”
“God, Arabella Vaughn is one lucky
woman.”
“Was,” someone corrected. “Didn’t
you see the report in The London Weekly this morning?”
Fox’s grin faltered.
That was when Mr. Rupert Wright and
Lord Mowbray found him. Their friendship stretched all the way back to their
early days at Eton.
“We heard the news, Fox,” Rupert
said grimly, clapping a hand on his shoulder.
“I daresay everyone has heard the
news,” Fox replied dryly.
It didn’t escape his notice that the
guests nearby had fallen silent. It was the first time he’d appeared in public
since the news broke in the paper this morning, though Arabella had so kindly
left him a note the day prior. Everyone was watching him to see how he would
react, what he would say, if he would cry.
“Who would have thought we’d see
this day?” Mowbray mused. “Miss Arabella Vaughn, darling of the haute ton,
running off with an actor.”
“That alone would be scandalous,”
Rupert said, adding, “Never mind that she has ditched Fox. Who is, apparently,
considered a catch. What with his lofty title, wealth, and not hideous face.”
Fox’s Male Pride bristled. It’d been
bristling and seething and enraged ever since the news broke that his
beautiful, popular betrothed had left him to elope with some plebian actor.
Not just any actor, either, but
Lucien Kemble. Yes, he was the current sensation among the haute ton, lighting
up the stage each night in his role as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. Covent Garden
theater was sold out for the rest of the season. The gossip columns loved him,
given his flair for dramatics both onstage and off—everything from tantrums to
torrid love affairs to fits over his artistry. Women adored him; they may have
sighed and swooned over Lucien Kemble as much as Fox.
To lose a woman to any other man was
insupportable—and, until recently, not something that ever happened to him—but
to lose her to someone who made his living prancing around onstage in tights?
It was intolerable.
“Just who does she think she is?”
Fox wondered aloud.
“She’s Arabella Vaughn. Beautiful.
Popular. Enviable. Every young lady here aspires to be her. Every man here
would like a shot with her,” Mowbray answered.
“She’s you, but in petticoats,”
Rupert said, laughing.
It was true. He and Arabella were
perfect together.
Like most men, he’d fallen for her
at first sight after catching a glimpse of her across a crowded ballroom. She
was beautiful in every possible way: a tall, lithe figure with full breasts; a
mouth made for kissing and other things that gentlemen didn’t mention in polite
company; blue eyes fringed in dark lashes; honey gold hair that fell in waves;
a complexion that begged comparisons to cream and milk and moonlight.
Fox had taken one look at her and
thought: mine.
How
did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
All
the novels in my Keeping
Up With The Cavendishes series are inspired by my favorite romantic
comedies. Lady
Claire Is All That is based on the 90’s rom com She’s All That. Basically, I write stories that I want to
read—funny, witty, happy ever afters—and I delight in seeing mash ups of modern
times and pop culture with historical romance.
What
gave you the most trouble with this story?
The
heroine of Lady Claire Is All
That is a math genius and I am...not. At all. There isn’t much math in
the novel (phew!) but what does appear is thanks to one of my dearest romance
writing friends Caroline Linden, who happens to have a math degree from
Harvard.
Name
one thing you won’t leave home without.
Besides
the obvious phone, wallet, keys, etc, I never leave home without my lipgloss.
I’m addicted! My husband hates it.
Name
three things on your desk right now.
Three
things always on my desk: laptop,
phone, caffeinated beverage.
A la Twitter style, please describe your book in
140 characters or less.
In Lady
Claire Is All That sparks fly between a brainy heroine and the hot jock of
the haute ton in this Regency remake of the rom com She’s All That!
What types of scenes are your most favorite to
write?
I love writing the funny, teasing, loving banter
between the four siblings in my Keeping
Up With The Cavendishes series. Writing some good flirtation between the
hero and heroine is also a favorite of mine.
How
long have you been writing, and what (or who) inspired you to start?
I’ve
been writing romance novels for about twelve years now (though I’ve been
writing for longer than that). Then, and now, I write the book that I’m in the
mood to read because I’m still a reader first!
What
do you like best about being a writer? What is the most challenging part?
The
best part of being a writer is not having to wear pants or interact with
humans. The hardest part is when I have to put on pants and interact with
humans J
Maya Rodale began reading romance novels in college at her mother’s insistence and it wasn’t long before she was writing her own. Maya is now the author of multiple Regency historical romances. She lives in New York City with her darling dog and a rogue of her own.
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