A Most Enticing Enigma Review

ABOUT THE BOOK

Elena Williams has been living at her intended’s estate, Fenmore Park, for three years while he tours Europe. With permission to run the estate in his absence, she has taken the liberty of secretly becoming the actual estate manager as well, seeing to the business aspects and running of the farms and livestock and tenants. Her work has brought prosperity to the estate that has been unexpected, and she is well aware that her time in this role is limited. When word reaches her of her intended’s passing, Ellie waits anxiously for the future of Fenmore—and herself—to be determined.

West Howard, the new Lord Bickham, is pleased to be taking over his half-brother’s estate and is determined to bring the place back to the bounty and comforts he recalls as a boy. What he does not expect is the fiery woman living at Fenmore as lady of the manor. Her blunt opinions, involvement in estate manners, and infuriating habit of wearing breeches to the farms threatens to disrupt all of his plans, and the secret she holds makes her the most unusual—and fascinating—woman he has ever had the misfortune to meet.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rebecca Connolly is the author of more than three dozen novels. She calls herself a Midwest girl, having lived in Ohio and Indiana. She's always been a bookworm, and her grandma would send her books almost every month so she would never run out. Book Fairs were her carnival, and libraries are her happy place. She has been creating stories since childhood, and there are home videos to prove it! She received a master's degree from West Virginia University and is a hot cocoa addict.

REVIEW

In A Most Enticing Enigma, Elena Williams has been running her intended's estate while he's away. When her intended unexpectedly dies the estate's ownership passes to his stepbrother, West Howard. Elena has no other place to go and tries to get along with West Howard.

The premise was unique. It seemed like the estate fell in disrepair rather quickly (within a few decades). It seemed like that would be something that would happen over several generations. The romance between the two characters was interesting and developed slowly throughout the book. The dialogue was entertaining and the story was easy-to-read. I love that the story involved also getting to know the community around the estate. To learn more, click here.

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