Just when I thought the book was almost over, another plot twist takes place. Easy to say that No Earls Allowed, is quite the page turner.

I'm a fan of Shana Galen's previous books so I was excited for this read and it did not disappoint! Neil was such a great character; I love alpha males who are protective and kind. Neil was this and more. He and Juliana had great chemistry and their romance never felt forced. Juliana was a great character too and I liked the backstory of why she chooses to care for orphans. I totally understood her motivations and felt sympathetic for her losses. I really enjoyed this read and would definitely recommend it!

I love the hero! Neil, any woman who doesn't fall in love with him, needs therapy! He is struggling with PTSD, after suicide missions during the Napoleonic War. He is the illegitimate son of a Marquess, acknowledged, but not loved. His father hands him jobs go to, being a soldier, he carries his missions out! His father, and the Earl of St. Maur , very close friends, have a new mission for him, bring the Earl's daughter home! The biggest problem is, she is totally an Earl's daughter! She is running an Orphanage, not helping, running it, daily, she spends nights there, in Spitalfields, the very dangerous part of London. Neil figures this will take one afternoon, gather her up, take her home. He did not count on a house full of little boys, roof leaking all over the place, general chaos. Nor, did he count on meeting the most beautiful woman, that he had ever seen! Love the story, love the children, love his witty friends! I love what one of them said, "The two of them together, were too pretty go look at"! Love that!
I highly recommend! Thanks! Enjoy!
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No Earls Allowed (The Survivors, #2)
by Shana Galen
Definitely a buy buy buy book!
A historical that is completely different then the norm. It is not set among the ton, instead it is set in a more poverty area of London. While there is interaction of course in the ton, the main part of the story is in the other area. I found the read to be refreshingly different. It does not center only on the wealthy but how others perceive and interact with different levels of society. The story has heart, pathos, confusion, romance, compassion. It has levels of life that is not the normal in a historical and I found it to be a good read. I like the authors style of writing in this story and found myself wanting more from her. I will be on the look out for her writing now. So buy and enjoy the book. I was given this arc on request and voluntarily and honestly wrote my review with no bias. Anna Swedenmom

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Absolutely loved this book , Shana gets better every time I read her work .
A story of a retired Major , with a death wish , who ends up helping an Earls daughter to run an orphanage.
The daughter, is still mourning the loss of her sister and nephew, the boys at the orphanage are her replacement family , when the major appears a slow appreciation between the two also starts.
With fantastic characters, settings and Witty banter galore, and not forgetting the rats ,this is a must for all fans .

I was gifted a copy of this book and chose to submit a review.

Neil would do anything for his lady, "his arms circled her, the gesture purely protective. “Tell me his name, and I will see that he receives the punishment he is due.” Neil amused me he doesn't let on he's nervous and if his lady suspects as much he denies it:
He gave a brief laugh. “I’ve never done this before either.”
“Is that what’s troubling you?”
He straightened. “I’m not troubled.”
I liked this book, I loved Neil.

Loved it! A regency era set in London, but based in the lesser visited neighborhood of Spitalsfields, I found this romance to go out of it's way to not fall into too many cliches (or avoid as many of them as is possible while still remaining a romance!) The heroine is the wayward daughter of a peer who just wants to be left alone to run her orphanage. Where sometimes these types of characters are hardened and proselytize too much, I found Juliana to be a keenly intelligent woman who was able to be both a woman who enjoyed dressing up AND taking care of others. I found this unusual arc to be absolutely refreshing. Not to mention how damn delightful the boys (and pets!) of the house she cared for were! For our hero, we have an acknowledged bastard (again... not a usual trope. I very much enjoyed this author switching things up for a regency romance!) who is sent to provide assistance and falls into infatuation pretty quickly. The romance was somewhat fast paced for my liking, but I appreciated so much of the rest of the story I was able to look past this one con. This is the second one in the series, and while reading the first one is not necessary to enjoy this story, the first one is equally strong and you should definitely indulge yourself! Definitely an author I need to read more of.

In return for an honest review, I received an ARC.

Couldn't but it down. Charming, fun, dangerous and entertaining. Shana Galen never fails to capture and hold my attention with her stories. Her heroine is strong willed, independent, determined and a bit naive. Her hero is a bastard son, war hero, and a "gasp" virgin. She's set on living at and running a ramshackle orphanage and he's been sent to bring her home where her father thinks she belongs. Mothing 11 boys by day and dancing at balls by night, can she keep the orphanage running, take care of her boys and keep a notorious slum Lord at bay all while trying to get this "handsome" man to understand she is already home? Can he make the orphanage safe and secure, protect her all the while trying to complete his mission of g3tting her to go back to her father house? The story leads you down an adventure from beginning to end and won't leave you disappointed. Can't wait for more