Emmeline and Will find themselves in quite a predicament that could leave them losing their house. They soon come up with a plot that ends up changing their lives. In the end they are much happier then they thought they ever would be. Lots of humor and some really cute characters.

Something in the Heir is historical romance that goes very lightly on the romance. Emmeline is in danger of losing her childhood home if she doesn’t marry before her cousin who is already engaged. She offers a partnership to her childhood friend William Pershing, she will be the perfect politician’s wife if he will help her safe her home. Eight years pass, ( yes eight years), when Emmeline’s grandfather summons them to his birthday celebration. The only problem is they never met the five year requirement for heirs and she just happened to create a son and daughter. Now in a mad dash to borrow some children, the couple race around the hillside looking for suitable matches before they borrow some from the local orphanage. The children are precious little street urchins that’ll have everyone falling in love with them. The story is full of a lot of “ but we can’t keep them” before finally concluding in an acceptable HEA. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from NetGalley.

"Something in the Heir", by Suzanne Enoch, centers around Emmeline and Will Pershing, who have lived a marriage of convenience for many years. While there was a bit of romance at the beginning of their marriage, that has quickly cooled. However, one day they receive some distressing news: her grandfather is going to kick them out of their family home unless they have some children to pass it down to. This leads the Pershings to the orphanage, where they want to "borrow" some kids for a few months. Along the way, the Pershings begin to fall in love, not only with each other, but with the kids as well.

I enjoyed the creativity of this storyline, but had a few issues. I didn't really enjoy the idea of the Pershings "borrowing" orphans. I guess I could overlook this since they become a real family at the end. Also, while Will and Emmeline become a happy couple at the end, I didn't feel any chemistry between the two of them.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Something in the Heir is unique and delightful to read. The characters are well-written and beautifully explored. You enjoy every one of them in one way or another. This was so fun to read and had me hooked from page one.

I usually like Suzanne Enoch books but unfortunately not this one. I liked the storyline idea for the book but there was not enough romance and too much craziness.

This was a really cute story. A little repetitive at times, but a fun, enjoyable and quick read.
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I loved this Regency Romance! It’s about a couple that has been married for 8 years and a problem they face together. Fun read!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

In Something in the Heir, Emmeline and Will Pershing enter into a marriage of convenience so that Emmeline can continue to stay in one of her family’s homes. A number of years later it comes out that Emmeline pretended the two had children in order to hold on to the home. They then rush to adopt two orphans to trick their family.

This book was not for me. I liked most of the characters, and there was some entertaining dialogue, but it just kind of felt like nothing happened. The dilemma the main characters faced felt repetitive throughout the book and the chemistry between the main characters felt forced. The book was described as “sexy” and it definitely is not. Overall I didn’t hate it, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

I didn’t really care for this book. So I usually stay away from romance books with kids involved. I guess I’m just more interested in the romance aspect and how these two people work out their issues with each other. And kids just always throw too much of a wrench in things. But I was intrigued by the concept of “borrowing” kids to hide the fact that this couple has been lying to their families for 8 years of their marriage. I figured it would be humorous and in the end they would all truly become a family.

I suppose there was humor, especially from the kids, however it didn’t quite hit right for me. The children’s plight was drawn out (constantly preparing to run) when the audience knew that the couple was going to keep them eventually. But it just took too long for all realizations.

And the romance was…meh. It took them 8 years to realize that they wanted an actual marriage instead of just a partnership. When they finally got their heads out of the sand it was just anti-climatic in every sense of the word. They didn’t romance each other and just kind of…were. Their “romance” took a secondary role and I was just left unfulfilled.

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for releasing this ARC to me in exchange for an honest review.

This was fun and totally silly. A marriage of convenience
between a pair of childhood friends, Emmeline and Will, takes a turn when Emmeline confesses her family thinks they have two children that don’t actually exist. They married for the sake of keeping a childhood home/mansion (her reason) and advancing a political career (his reason, plus he is in love with her!) and now it seems that they may lose the home after all as they haven’t produced an heir. They have two months to figure out a solution…and the one they come up with is borrowing two orphans (yikes!), a brother and a sister, who match the ages and description Emmeline has conjured up in her letters to her family. High jinks ensue as the two little angel children turn out to have a penchant for petty theft.

Overall, there were charming moments though I was hoping for more romance and interaction between the two leads. There was a lot more focus on the children which left less room for exploring Emmeline’s and Will’s relationship. 3.5 stars. Read it if the plot description appeals to you!

Thank you very much to the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC via NetGalley.

Something in the Heir by Suzanne Enoch is a sweet story full of mischief. It was not what I expected, however, it was good and I enjoyed it.

It tells the story of Emmie and Will who "borrow" two orphans Rose and George to be their children, whom Emmie made up so that they could keep their home, to go to the Duke's birthday party. It is told from many different points of view not just our romantic leads. It had me smiling at the things that two children under nine could get up to. I enjoyed the story and the characters and especially the humor.

What surprised me is that there wasn't as much of a romance as I expected. This is a clean novel. There is kissing and reference to sex but none on the page. I didn't feel like the story needed it through as we did have a couple whose lives are turned upside down by a letter and a little subterfuge.

If your looking for a light hearted, laugh out loud read I would recommend this novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

In this “modern” historical romance, a marriage of convenience leads to a scramble to find fake children in order to not lose an inherited home. I do appreciate that more recent historical romances don’t get as bogged down in the details as the old bodice rippers did. By now we all know what the time-period appropriate behavior is and what their clothes looked like.

Honestly, the process of looking for children to borrow was weird and actually ended up ruining the book for me. It was unbelievably cruel to read that the kids would temporarily have a good life, on almost every page for the first 30% of the book. But don’t get too comfortable small children, it’ll be back to the slums for you soon. Obviously it’s going to be a happy ending, but I don’t see the entertainment value in mentally tormenting a fictional 5yr old and 7yr old child.
I’m not normally such a fun-sucker but this one bothered me.
Thank you to NetGalley, Suzanne Enoch, and St. Martin’s Press for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 1.5
The characters in this book were boring and didn't have any chemistry. They were supposed to have been friends for years, but they hardly ever see or talk to eachother. I also didn't like the eight year time jump, but that was mentioned in the synopsis, so that's my fault for not paying attention.

DNF - I got to the part where they started asking people for their kids and were turned down because of how weird it was, and then they donate a large amount of money to temporarily take two orphans to pose as their children and I just could not continue. I know it would probably have a happy ending for the couple and the child but honestly I didn’t want the couple to have one after this.

This was such an unexpected delight-the most perfect historical rom com! (I did know there was such a thing, but THIS is IT!). Something in the Heir is creative in its plot, a bit quirky, and certainly quite heartwarming. A must read for all who need a little more joy in their reading life! Thanks to St . Martin's Press and #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I thought this book was absolutely delightful. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but what it ended up as was even better than my initial expectations. Emmie and Will have a marriage of convenience, and when some well-intentioned lies finally catch up to Emmie, her workaholic husband Will jumps right into the deep end to save her from the situation. I'll be honest, what Will & Emmie decided to upon made me feel a little hesitant at first. Renting orphans sounds horrific at the onset, but these two really did have the best intentions and frankly, their growth as characters after they added two little scamps to their household really solidified my feelings about the book as a whole. I thought I'd be enjoying another regency romance, but what this was actually closer to regency little orphan Annie, and felt like a breath of fresh air for what I expect from the genre. Along the way, we see a family come to life and it really left me smiling by the final pages. Definitely give this a read if you're looking for a feel-good palate cleanser.

I was intrigued by the premise of the book based on the publisher's note. However, I was a little disappointed in the story.

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As an adoptive mother, it was difficult to read about Emmeline's handling as she attempts to borrow children in multiple ways, exclusively to secure this estate, which just felt particularly wrong. She gets drunk and inappropriately asks some society friends, who say no, then goes to a local farmer, who has a dozen children he can't feed and tries to borrow them instead. Having not found what she is doing highly inappropriate, she then goes to an orphanage in London and makes a sizeable donation to secure George and Rose. (Keep in mind she had particular ages, hair colors, and eye colors in mind she needed!)

It really took me out of the romance and left me wondering why I was supposed to be rooting for Emmeline to keep her beloved home when she had so little care for others.

Emmie is going to lose her dearly beloved childhood home unless she she gets married. Emmie's grandfather has declared he will inherit Winnover Hall to the first grandchild to wed and have a heir within five years.

Emmie begs her childhood best friend, Will, to enter this ruse. In return, she agrees to support every step in his political career - an offer he tepidly relents to.

Eight years have passed, soon it will be Emmie's grandfather's seventieth birthday and he has requested all his children, and their children, and their children to attend. Which would not be a problem, expect Emmie and Will never conceived. Now, they must find two young children to pass as theirs. What could go wrong?

A lot went wrong. I was truly excited to start this book but, unfortunately, I could only read a quarter of it. The writing was unnecessarily dense. It dragged, and dragged, and dragged until I could not breathe anymore.

The characters were not likeable, not even the young children. The lies got so convoluted, I was not even sure what was real and what was not. I do not understand why they could not admit they adopted the children.

The romance was extremely lackluster. There were any domestic moments between Emmie and Will. Their lack of intimacy - physical and emotional - hurt the book.

Overall, not worthy of anyone's time.

Very standard marriage of convenience book. It was funny in some places but other than that I could have lived without reading it.

Something in the Heir was not what I was expecting. This book is a roller coaster of a tale. The premise sounded like a unique and fun offering from the historical romance genre. Unfortunately, it didn't really end up being a romance novel at all.

Emmeline and Will need to borrow some kids to keep their mansion due to an agreement made with her grandfather. Unbeknownst to Will, Emmie has been lying for years telling her family that they have two kids, and now the time has come to present these mythical children. When they borrow two kids from an orphanage to act as their children, hijinks ensue.

The whole story revolved around the two children and how they were chosen and then trained to act their part. There was almost zero romance in this book. In fact, I felt like we got more romance from the maid and groom than we did from the two main characters. The kids story line was very far-fetched and felt pretty icky for a large majority of the book. These kids will need therapy.

Ultimately, it was one over the top scene after another, including a long lost nefarious older brother, the children stealing and selling household goods, and servants getting involved in the shenanigans. The story lacked the balance of comedy and heart that I was searching for. This book does have an audience. I'm just not sure I'm it. It was a light and fun read, but not the romance novel I was expecting. If you are in the mood for a romp of a story involving kids, servants, and antics galore, give this a shot!

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for the e-book in exchange for my honest review!