A wonderful, well-written story. Looking forward to reading more of Ms Taylor's work.

You won't be disappointed! <b> A Suitable Affair </b> is a light-hearted and entertaining read. Lady Susanna Macallistar, the heroine of the story, finds herself with a large dowry but she is falling short in her search for eligible suitors. The one gentleman who has offered to court her is too compliant and boring, a stark contrast to her own vibrant and adventurous personality. After a random and potentially dangerous encounter with a stranger in Hyde park, Susanna finds herself drawn to the newcomer, Ian Carlisle, the handsome Earl of Westcott. Ian has trouble ignoring the magnetism between Susanna and himself but his affection is clouded by his troubled past and his quest to bring a murderer to justice. Susanna turns out to have a few secrets of her own as she struggles between society's expectations of a Lady and her own ambitions.

The writing style at the beginning of <b> A Suitable Affair </b> is verbose in my opinion. The author uses too many words in the characters dialogue and some of the sentences and descriptions are awkward. Susanna does not need to describe in length her motivation behind everything and she often repeats the same thing in two different ways in one conversation. After the first few chapters the writing style becomes less forced and the characters conversations flow more smoothly. The plot is entertaining from the beginning with the murder mystery keeping the storyline complex and engaging. And of course the romance isn't too bad either! I appreciate that Susanna's character is not just adventurous and witty but she is also brave and intelligent. The more the plot progresses the more interesting and developed Susanna's character becomes.

I would definitely not hesitate to recommend <b> A Suitable Affair </b> to my friends and I think if some of the wordiness in the first few chapters could be edited out I would definitely raise my 4 to a 5 out of 5.

I also want to thank Amberjack Publishing and NetGalley for a chance to read an advanced copy of <b> A Suitable Affair </b>.

This is a good read with enough mystery and angst to keep the story moving along. Susanna is settling for a possible marriage proposal when she meets a seemingly enemy of her beau. She doesn't understand her attraction to him nor will he tell her why he hates her suitor. Eventually the story comes out with a mystery being solved about horrific murders that may or may not involve her suitor.

I loved the book The Suitable Affair, these days I am reading a lot of regency romance novels but this one was totally different. The relationship between Lady Suzanna and Lord Ian Wescott was a pleasure to read with the investigation of the missing girls. It added a thrill to the romance and the love scenes are so well written that you actually feel something deep while reading.

The book was very good, the story was quite good, rather then the run of the mill romance novel we all read, The romance was fantastic, and solving the mystery was fun. I just wish it went on a faster pace. That I didn't get bored in between. I would read another book by this author. Its worth a read

An unexpected excellent read in the genre.. A romantic story with suspense added to it. An unexpected climax as well to the story

A very enjoyable story. I connected well with the main character. I liked that she had weaknesses as well as strengths. There were some predictable aspects to the plot, but it was a very well written story.

A Suitable Affair was my first book by Erica Taylor, but it definitely will not be my last. I believe this is her first book, so I look forward to seeing more. I don't know if this is part of a planned series, but -- I think it would make a great series. However, I would have liked to see the story of Susanna's brother, the duke, and his wife as a first story in the series. The author alluded to it a number of times, but never really spelled it all out. I think it would have been a great first book in a series, followed by this book and then Susanna's sister's book.

I could have easily made this a 5-star rating except for the ending. It just ended too abruptly and didn't really 'finish' the story. If the author were to write an epilogue taking place about a year in the future where we see Ian and Susanna married and maybe expecting, him taking responsibility for the Marquessate and loving his new job with the Home Office, etc. that would have gotten it a 5-star.

The two main characters are fully developed and complex. We get to know them well and come to understand why they are the people they are today. Ian feels so much guilt for failing to protect his family, particularly his sister so he feels totally inadequate and unworthy of love. Susanna has taken her grief in another direction - she's started her own orphanage for boys. Both are flawed, but very loving and caring individuals.

I love Susanna's relationship with her family -- particularly her brother and his wife. They are such a loving and supportive family.

Along with a wonderful love story is a murder mystery that sure has a twist at the end. We sure didn't see that one coming!!!

"I requested and received this book at no cost to me and volunteered to read it; my review is my honest opinion and given without any influence by the author or publisher."

I quite enjoyed this book and would definitely read the stories by this author again. I agree with other reviewer who thought that multiple sets of twins (in this case, 3) was slightly implausible, but I still enjoyed the book. The heroine was smart with just the right amount of spunk. She didn't always seem to be understanding of his quest to find justice for his sister's killer, she did but then she would doubt why the H wouldn't commit to her first. It was a good read and the perfect way to spend a lazy Saturday morning.

Wow, what a story. She is the sister of a duke. He is an earl and a marquess when his father dies. He ran away from home and went into the army He left behind his parents and younger sister. During one of his few visits home, his sister had become engaged. Two days later, she was dead. There is so much going on in this story, betrayal, lies, deceit, and murder to name a few. There are some good things going on as well, laughter, love, consideration, respect, and kindness.. It is an amazing story, the author is very detailed and her characters are so full of life. I truly enjoyed and hope you do too. I was given this book free for an honest review.

This was such a wonderfully well written story that I could not put it down! The characters were well developed, and perfectly suited to one another. In fact, when compared to Riverton, I often wondered what Susanna had seen in the man in the first place.

I loved that while we got to watch Susanna's romance with Lord Westcott bloom, there was also that air of mystery happening in the background. Were his claims against Riverton's character true? Or were they merely the imagination of a man who had been hurt by the other's actions? Was Beth's murder random or was it a part of a much larger scheme?

The entire story comes together in a complexly woven story that will draw you in and keep you reading well into the night. I do wish there had been an epilogue giving us a glimpse into their wedding, or another aspect of their future together, but all in all this is a do not miss story for those who enjoy historical romances!

I will definitely read more from this author!

DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review. This has not affected my review in any way. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own.

I did not finish the book. I was interested in the characters but disappointed by their lack of proper rules. Historical romances do not need to include sexual actions to be romantic. I felt the story lost all value from the over emphasis on it. I wish the author the best.

Erica Taylor has become one of my favorite Historical Romance authors. She easily takes to England 1800s....

Lady Susanna Macalister is wealthy and has already made her debut to the Ton a few years ago, yet her prospects are lacking.... not that she is desperately looking. However, she is being courted by Lord Riverton, but feels like something is missing in the relationship. He's a bore, unemotional, and there is no spark... until she's nearly ran over by the Earl of Westcott, but then Riverton only seems angry that it was him on the horse.
The Earl and Riverton have a history, and its not a good one, The Earl is investigating a rash of murder of engaged Ladies, just like what happened to his sister. He's also very attracted to Lady Susanna, but because of his investigation and worry about her courtship with Riverton he warns her but tries to stay away. He finds he can't, so instead he decides to stay close and form a friendship.
Susanna finds the Earl irritating and he strays a bit to far from whats proper when around Society. She's afraid she could be scandalized, but when they are in private things get heated.
Just read it... and prepare to be swooned.

4.5 stars

***ARC received in exchange if an honest opinion***

This definitely isn't going to be the last book by Erica Taylor I'll read. It was a very good read!!!

In fact it was very very close to a 5 stars rating, the only reason I deducted 0.5 is because I feel like this book was so good through the whole story that it needed a better ending, or an epilogue. I don't need an epilogue in every single book I read, like some readers, but I do need a more definite ending, or better, an ending that wraps up the story better, specially if the story is good. There's no cliffy, it was just too fast and seemed rushed and the story is sooo good and it's a long one, which I love, that I believe it deserved a better ending.

That being said, this book was HILARIOUS! I loved the banter. It was very accurate, historically speaking, without being stuffy or stiff. It all flowed very well and I really enjoy the story and the writing. The author's writing style is so good!!!

I love a good historical book and this one is a great one! So good I wish I could unread it, just so I'd read it for the first time again, I predict some re-reads of it, for SURE!!

A Suitable Affair has everything a good historical romance needs, in my opinion. A swoon-worthy, yet cocky hero, a sassy and funny heroine, great dynamic between the characters, great supporting characters, a good storyline, a plot twist that makes sense (and what a twist this one have!!!) and some romance! It has everything I look for in a good (historical or not) book!

I really hope the author writes the story of Clara and Andrew, because they were such amazing secondary characters! The same for Norah, I'm really curious about her secret and why she chose to afiiliate herself with a mean girl.

I know that I'm lready missing Ian and Susanna's story. I really fell in live with them, while they fell in live with each other.

I DEFINITELY recommend this book, even if you're not used to reading historical romances, this is the kind of book that could convert you into a historical lover like me!

*An ARC was given in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the writer and the publisher for the opportunity to read this.*
After reading the description, I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunatelly it is not really compeling or even interesting enough, at least in my oppinion.

Overall, I liked this story. It had a few interesting twists and some unusual characters. I'm always amazed at the frequency twins occur in regency romances. The h and H are quite likeable, and make a charming couple, with unmistakable chemistry. His work with the Home Office seems a little odd, but it works with the plot, as does her charity work. Pieces fall together well, and though I've not looked, this seems to be part of a series, though it stands alone well enough. Enjoyed the book.

I normally don't read books like this, but thought I should broaden my horizons and try new genres. The story was ok, got a little bit more insight on how courting/standards were. Full of mystery and romance.

I have received the book A Suitable Affair of Erica Taylor as an arc. It was given to me in exchange for an honest review.

Blurb of this book:
Despite being beautiful and wealthy, Lady Susanna Macalister's marriage prospects are rather lacking. To avoid a life of spinsterhood, she decides a loveless marriage to the dull and unromantic Lord Riverton is better than none at all. But still, Susanna longs for true passionate love, the kind she grew up hearing stories about.

Enjoying a quiet walk with her insipid suitor one afternoon, Susanna is nearly trampled by the handsome Earl of Westcott as he rides through Hyde Park. Driven by his own guilt and despair, the earl embraces this chance encounter as an opportunity for vengeance, for Lord Riverton is the very man whom Wescott suspects is responsible for the untimely death of his beloved sister. But is his mission of seperating Susanna from Lord Riverton simply a desire to save another unsuspecting lady from his sister's fate, or something deeper?
As Susanna helps Lord Westcott investigate her future fiance, she realizes she might have found what she was looking for all along. Can the pair keep their budding romance a secret from everyone around them until the investigation is over? Or will the unsuspecting Lord Riverton win Susanna's hand in marriage before the truth comes out?


I love reading historical romance novels and it‘s been a while I read any of them, so I was really looking forward to reading this one. It did not meet my expectations which really came as a surprise to me, especially after seeing the high ratings and reading the lovely reviews on Goodreads.

The writing in the first part of the book felt off for me. Things were said in the book that didn't make any sense or didn't seem to serve any purpose, not even later in the book. Also, for example, I was annoyed by a remark of the hero of the book, the earl of Westcott. He was late for an appointment so he drove through the park fast. Because of that speed his horse almost trampled Lady Susanna in the park. When, later that day, he was thinking the situation over, his thought was that *it wasn't very gentlemanly of him to nearly crush a lady of quality with his horse, especially when that lady was the sister of a duke who was a friend of his cousin.* So, does that mean if it was some random poor flower girl in the park it would have been fine to crush her with his horse? Also he is annoyed he was late for his appointment and blames someone for no other reason than that he was present. Things like that make it very difficult for me to like a main character. They felt illogical and unreal.

The middle part (by which I also mean the biggest part, say the middle 200 pages of 260 total) was better for me. I'm not sure if that's because I sort of shut my eyes for these things or whether the writing really was a lot better. It was definitely better than the beginning. But then I got to the point in the book where the mystery was supposed to be solved. The final part of the book. And that was, in my opinion even worse than the beginning. To me the plot of the murder mystery was highly unlikely. Then things got wrapped up really fast and the ending was sort of abrupt.

I definitely had some good times reading this book, mainly reading the middle part, but I would not read it again. My rating is 2,5 stars which I will round up to 3. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't my type of book apparently.

i loved it , cant wait until the next book from the author, would love to read about the duke and clara story.