I also really loved how each character has good qualities and value that the other respects and admires. I really enjoyed watching her face her fears and become part of something more, living life and experiencing adventures vs simply watching and waiting from the sidelines. Indeed, Eleanor is used to being an invisible person, a spectator, and lives her life for her business. “He leaned down and whispered in her ear, “You’re now part of the story.” The music began and they started to move. They were making bold and overt statements to themselves, and to everyone, about what they wanted from each other. Experienced, she might be, but not in this way. Only this time, they were in full view of dozens of other people.Ī new thrill pulsed through her. His hand at her waist, hers on his shoulder, their other hands clasped. A candid admission of her own carnal wisdom. “Can you waltz?” he asked with heat and intimacy, as though asking if she was a virgin.

From the smoldering chemistry between Eleanor and Daniel to seeing the ton through the eyes of a reporter firmly on the outside – this book never had a dull moment. I miss that adventure in this book, though it does have plenty going on. What I loved most about Archer’s books was the rich, strong female characters and the sense of adventure. As you can imagine Daniel has secrets, and Eleanor must make choices about the Earl and what to print…Įva Leigh is a new pen name for the author many of us have known and loved as Zoe Archer. So when Daniel Balfour, a notorious scoundrel of an Earl walks in her office with an offer she can’t refuse what is a good writer to do? She follows him of course, on adventures and into places she never dreamed of seeing. She lives to share the exploits of the ton through her gossip rag, and rakes in the profits while doing so. Forever Your Earl by Eva Leigh (The Wicked Quills of London #1)Īs the editor/owner of The Hawk’s Eye, Eleanor Hawke is no stranger to scandal.