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Review:

The premise of this book is ridiculous... and I just love it! Prim and proper English lady goes to Texas to dispose of her good image to escape being forcefully married to a creepy (he was SOOOOO disturbingly nasty) duke. What she finds is a town, Wynette, full of colorful and wacky inhabitants, but none as frustrating and irresistible as the lazy but sexy golfer (slash “freelance gigolo”) Kenny.

As with other SEP books, the humor took the number one spot on what made this story good. The hilarious banter, the spot-on one liners, the laugh out loud situations, ... I could go on an on. Here are some scenes that definitely go to my hall of fame: when Emma buys ridiculous things from the pharmacy because she thinks the duke’s lackey is watching and the subsequent conversation with Kenny regarding those items, Kenny explaining what his “fee” includes and what not, anytime Kenny mentions the Antichrist, Tories emus, etc.

The wide cast of characters is another thing I appreciate about SEP books and, again, we meet all sorts of colorful characters, from respectable citizens to total oddballs. The romance was also sweet and awkwardly cute, even tough the end result and the latter quarter of the book was a slight letdown. Still, Emma and Kenny were like a couple of kindergarten kids who didn’t know yet that you can actually like each other without any agenda or pulling the others braids.

The secondary romance was kind of halfway there, I didn’t completely feel it, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Even tough, I would usually dislike a character such as Torie (spoiled, slightly vain, expert in cussing, too in-your-face), in this book I found her flawed and slightly messed up yet charming. Dexter was a stud in geek’s clothes. Was I the only one who notices that he was kind of kinky?

Characters:

As much as I liked this book, I had a hard time warming up to Emma. I appreciated that she had quite a distinct personality with her own arsenal of quirks, but I couldn’t help thinking her extremely selfish. Yes, I did sympathies with her predicament and understood that she was tolerating everything for her beloved school, but the way she turned the already over the top lives of specific Wynette’s residents totally upside-down, causing mayhem and misunderstandings to everyone she saw as having a part in her escaping the clutches of the evil duke and her reputation, was too careless. It made for some hilarious situations and the cause was noble, but in most cases she didn’t really take into account what her victory might mean for the pawn in her plan. And a couple consequences weren’t really justifiable. Having said that, Emma was a refreshing heroine, no guesses, however, on who will wear the pants in her and Kenny’s relationship, Emma holds the reigns and I don’t think Kenny will mind being in the “service” of this composed and well-mannered English rose with an impeccable reputation (well not anymore when Wynette is through with her but it was dull reputation anyway) for the rest of his life.

Kenny was sexy talented, smart and full of potential, unfortunately, he didn’t like to show that part of himself outside of golf, instead he relished being this lazy and easygoing hunk. I adored Kenny, he was fun, wicked and misunderstood, but oh so swoony .

Overall:

Another win for me from SEP, not that I was expecting anything less. I enjoyed it less than other books I’ve read from her, but this was a great romantic and hilarious read and I recommend it fully.


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Lady Be Good Susan Elizabeth Phillips 9780380794485 Books Reviews

A terrific sexy romantic romp! This is one of Miss Phillips best! It's sweet and funny and sexy
And hilarious! The characters are complicated but grow and its just a greAt book!
Susan Elizabeth Phillips is known for her combination of humor and romance, and this book doesn't disappoint. I laughed so hard that I cried during the first 100 pages. This is the story of Lady Emma Wells-Finch, the very proper headmistress of a girl's school in England. She is visiting Texas to do some research on a book, and decides that this is the perfect opportunity to ruin her spotless reputation (something that is necessary to save the school for reasons that are rather implausible). Her friend Francesa Beaudine has persuaded Kenny Travers, a star golf pro currently banned from the PGA tour, to act as her chauffer and guide. Kenny is drop dead gorgeous (think Pierce Bronson) and has a quirky sense of humor. He plays on the fact that Emma has no idea who is and actually persuades her that his escort services are comprehensive - for a fee. Emma seizes the opportunity to play the bad girl and hires him for the night. Up until this point, the book is absolutely hilarious. While it remains funny (Kenny's sister is particularly amusing), it then takes a more serious turn as Emma travels to Kenny's home and helps him struggle with the ghosts from his past. This is where I had a little trouble with the narrative. Kenny is supposedly a decent, hardworking man who encourages everyone that he is an obnoxious oaf. Huh? Believe it or not, Phillips almost makes it work. In any event it provides the background for a very sweet romance between Kenny and Emma. This isn't SEP's best, but it's still a very enjoyable read. P.S. It'll be interesting to see what she comes up with for Teddy Beaudine.
LADY BE GOOD is the second book in the Wynette, Texas series. It is the story of Lady Emma Wells-Finch who has come from England to Texas to do research and also to ruin her very proper reputation in order to avoid a marriage that she doesn't want. She meets Kenny Traveler, playboy, hothead and pro golfer. Kenny has been suspended from the pro golf tour and hopes to restore his status by doing the favor of chauffeuring Emma around. The two are striking sparks off of one another immediately.

The love story here is sweet and funny. While there are some serious issues, this is one of the SEP books that is more lighthearted than serious. The humor takes precedence here. Emma is so determined to make herself disreputable. She wants a tattoo; she's drinking too much, flirting with men, buying tabloid magazines and condoms. At the same time, she is driving Kenny crazy because she is bossy and stubborn. I like the story because she has Kenny all twisted and he can't figure out why.

As one might expect with a SEP romance, there is also a secondary romance dealing with Kenny's sister. Kenny has a messed up family and part of the resolution of the book is putting this family to rights again.

For fans of the first book in the series, FANCY PANTS, there are appearances by Francesca and Dallie and their son Ted.
Review

The premise of this book is ridiculous... and I just love it! Prim and proper English lady goes to Texas to dispose of her good image to escape being forcefully married to a creepy (he was SOOOOO disturbingly nasty) duke. What she finds is a town, Wynette, full of colorful and wacky inhabitants, but none as frustrating and irresistible as the lazy but sexy golfer (slash “freelance gigolo”) Kenny.

As with other SEP books, the humor took the number one spot on what made this story good. The hilarious banter, the spot-on one liners, the laugh out loud situations, ... I could go on an on. Here are some scenes that definitely go to my hall of fame when Emma buys ridiculous things from the pharmacy because she thinks the duke’s lackey is watching and the subsequent conversation with Kenny regarding those items, Kenny explaining what his “fee” includes and what not, anytime Kenny mentions the Antichrist, Tories emus, etc.

The wide cast of characters is another thing I appreciate about SEP books and, again, we meet all sorts of colorful characters, from respectable citizens to total oddballs. The romance was also sweet and awkwardly cute, even tough the end result and the latter quarter of the book was a slight letdown. Still, Emma and Kenny were like a couple of kindergarten kids who didn’t know yet that you can actually like each other without any agenda or pulling the others braids.

The secondary romance was kind of halfway there, I didn’t completely feel it, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Even tough, I would usually dislike a character such as Torie (spoiled, slightly vain, expert in cussing, too in-your-face), in this book I found her flawed and slightly messed up yet charming. Dexter was a stud in geek’s clothes. Was I the only one who notices that he was kind of kinky?

Characters

As much as I liked this book, I had a hard time warming up to Emma. I appreciated that she had quite a distinct personality with her own arsenal of quirks, but I couldn’t help thinking her extremely selfish. Yes, I did sympathies with her predicament and understood that she was tolerating everything for her beloved school, but the way she turned the already over the top lives of specific Wynette’s residents totally upside-down, causing mayhem and misunderstandings to everyone she saw as having a part in her escaping the clutches of the evil duke and her reputation, was too careless. It made for some hilarious situations and the cause was noble, but in most cases she didn’t really take into account what her victory might mean for the pawn in her plan. And a couple consequences weren’t really justifiable. Having said that, Emma was a refreshing heroine, no guesses, however, on who will wear the pants in her and Kenny’s relationship, Emma holds the reigns and I don’t think Kenny will mind being in the “service” of this composed and well-mannered English rose with an impeccable reputation (well not anymore when Wynette is through with her but it was dull reputation anyway) for the rest of his life.

Kenny was sexy talented, smart and full of potential, unfortunately, he didn’t like to show that part of himself outside of golf, instead he relished being this lazy and easygoing hunk. I adored Kenny, he was fun, wicked and misunderstood, but oh so swoony .

Overall

Another win for me from SEP, not that I was expecting anything less. I enjoyed it less than other books I’ve read from her, but this was a great romantic and hilarious read and I recommend it fully.