I love this book! I can’t wait to read more by this author. The characters are realistic and relatable. The romance is swoony without the spice. The side characters are great too. The enemies to lovers theme is well-done here and the events of the story kept me wanting more. I have no complaints.

An 1800's historical romance with witty banter, fierce rivals to more, a financially poor but love rich family, and a beautiful wealthy young woman -all come together to form an amazing story.

I absolutely loved the development of the relationship between Graham and Anna. It wasn't a quick 'enemies to lovers, but an understanding of the why of the other's actions, and the realization that they knew either well. They grew to appreciate the strengths that were first perceived as arrogance, and the kindness that was initially thought to be manipulation.

I would recommend this to anyone who loves a period romance, a strong FMC, witty banter, overcoming obstacles, or just a genuinely well written story.
I received an ARC from NetGalley for my opinion.

My thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC. Well written and entertaining, I enjoyed this novel. I usually don't read Regency romances, but I felt (as an impulse) to read something different and I'm glad I did.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 ♡
•Tabs
•the beach day
•early morning stalking
•lending library
•surprising and brave
•prawns
•“Red as roses, black at the heart.”
•the spectacles
•”You are my thoughts.”
•goat cheese
•fishing

“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥, 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘮.”
“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙖.”

UTTERLY BESOTTED! This is my new favorite Megan Walker book. I loved absolutely everything about this. I loved the true enemies to lovers start with all the banter and sharp barbs. The chemistry was THERE. But my oh my, the discovery phase is where this book absolutely shines. As Anna and Graham are forced to spend a week together, we see the walls come down as they truly get to know each other and my heart was absolutely giddy over every special moment they shared. This story brings all the FEELS and it’s the sweetest slow burn.

“𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧? 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧?”

The communication is just so beautiful and heartfelt. Graham is such a swoony hero. Such a man, but also has the most tender heart when it comes to the women in his life. The lengths he will go for them is absolutely darling! And I loved Anna so so much! Her relationship with Tabs - oh my heart!! How she let Tabs in and encouraged her curiosity and how Anna just became a natural part of the Everett family - I adored it all so so much. The romance completely swept me off my feet and gave me all the butterflies. I can’t recommend this enough for historical romance lovers!

Content: kisses

Thank you to Shadow Mountain for the gifted copy. My thoughts are my own.

“Needed is different than wanted. And you happen to be both.”

* Enemies to lovers is my favorite kind 😏
* If the dummies would only talk to each other, my goodness
* I am loving the slowly coming to know one another
* The teasing and banter is just 🤌

Oh my goodness I devoured this book! I love Megan Walker and everything she writes. 😍 And this one gave me major Pride and Prejudice vibes with the whole way their perspectives on each other changed.

I actually really liked Anna right from the start. Yeah she was maybe being a little stubborn and selfish at the beginning but.. I felt like her feelings were valid! And I loved seeing her grow and change and come to know Graham.

And Graham? Love him. I saw so much of myself in him and how he worries and plans and wants to make sure everything is perfect. And I loved how he came to know and love Anna.

And can we talk about the side characters? LOVE. Especially Tabitha. I so hope to see her again in another book because she is hilarious. 😂

In conclusion read this book and you’ll be happier. Hehe

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Anna Lane was a tiny bit autocratic. Born to wealth, the only child of a widowed father she had everything she wanted. Except genuine love from a partner. Having found out the hard way that her suitor was only interested in her wealth and was in fact engaged to another, Anna wanted to escape from London, and the gossip.

Graham Everett was of humble beginnings. Anna’s father was his mentor and guide and Anna hated it that her father gave time and energy to listen to Graham and to guide him. When the offer of going to stay with the Everett family in their modest home in Brighton came up, both Anna and Graham were not happy. Graham’s plans for a huge investment in the Brighton property market became wholly dependent on Anna’s recommendations to her father. Graham knew the situation looked bleak.

Moving to Brighton, the Everett family warmly welcomed Anna and Graham started showing her the best aspects of Brighton. Slowly Anna and Graham both discovered not antipathy but warmer feelings for each other.

The story depicted in both London and Brighton of 1816 was descriptive and provided a background for this family/love story.

Megan Walker delivers once again with this enemy to lovers romance that gave me Pride and Prejudice vibes! This dual POV story set in Brighton follows Anna and Graham as they learn to let go of their preconceived notions of each other and let their walls down to connect. I loved reading and learning about Brighton, a place I’ve heard of a lot in regency romances and did not know a lot about. It was the perfect backdrop to this couple’s story!

Oh my gosh I just loved this one. This is how Enemies to lovers should be written. I loved these two! There characters unfolded so well. There were so many great moments in this! This is one of my top reads for this year. I love how Walker writes a romance. Lots of swoon:}

Highcliffe House by Megan Walker is a sweet and swoon romance that will have you smiling the whole time.

This story follows two rivals that have never seen eye-to-eye. Anna is the daughter of Mr. Lane, who just wants to spend time with her father, and Graham is Mr. Lane's investment partner. They are unexpectedly thrown together on a trip to Brighton. While being forced to be in one another's company they start to learn more about each other, and they start to look at things differently.

I loved the setting of Brighton. It brought you to the sea with the salt air and quaint town. Along with the setting, the side characters were delightful with sweet family dynamics.

Anna starts off as somewhat unlikeable, however, she has great character growth throughout the book. You start to see that she is determined and outspoken, but also very thoughtful. Graham has your heart from the start and watching him show his home to Anna is endearing. The two have great chemistry and witty banter.

If you are in the mood for a delightful swoony romance that takes you to a quaint coastal town, this is the book for you! Thank you to Netgalley and Shadow Mountain. All opinions are honest and mine.

Highcliffe House is an enemies to lovers that slowly peels back the layers of why the hero and heroine feel animosity toward one another. The secondary characters add to the mayhem and make the read delightful. I was a huge fan of Graham and wanted the best for him. I loved the ending and how clever it played out.

*I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley. My review was not required nor influenced.

This ended up so cute and sweet!! It did take me 40% to get going and then it wasn't until about 60% that I was truly invested. Graham has my heart 💞💞

Another solid winner by Megan Walker! This enemies to lovers was so enjoyable. I loved the progression of the story.
Graham and Anna were so much fun! The banter and teasing was one of my favorite parts of the book.

🤍 Thank you @shadowmountainpub for the arc of this fantastic story 🤍

Megan Walker never fails to deliver a completely swoony romance, wrapped in an incredibly cozy package!

Highcliffe House is full of rivalry, tension, witty banter, and heart!

I loved how Anna and Graham each grew as individuals as the story explored the theme of not judging people before you know the whole story.

Read if you love:
• enemies to lovers
• seaside cottages
• character growth
• witty banter
• family love

★ ★★ ★ ★/5
Steam: kissing
TW: none

Highcliffe House is everything I could want in a regency and more! It's my idea of the perfect enemies to lovers tale, and there were multiple moments when I found myself giddy over these characters!
This author has established herself as an auto-buy for me. I can't wait to see what book she comes up with next!

In the beginning of the book, I felt right in the thick of the awkwardness and tension with Graham and Anna, it was one of those feelings that is so hard to trudge through let alone read, but Megan writes in such a way you can’t stop because you have to see it through!
Megan has such a talent of being able to write about the regency era, which can sometimes feel so distant, and yet be able to have the characters and their lives connect with the present reader so well.
I loved the back and forth reading from Anna and Graham’s perspectives throughout the book and I was constantly being impressed by the minor details Megan would add in to build up a character, place or just background information.
I knew I adored Megan Walker’s writing style after Lakeshire Park and Miss Newbury’s List and that adoration has now grown with the addition of Highcliffe House.

It seems Megan Walker just isn't for me. I see her name mentioned with all my favourite historical romance reads on Instagram but somehow none of her works have worked for me. Actually I know the reason. The premise always sounds exciting and just my type but the writing is a let down. It's lacking in depth and fails to grip the reader (or, well, me). I like simple writing but this is too simple.

London - 1813

Graham Everett is considering a large investment opportunity and is planning on getting with Mr. Lane with whom he has partnering on other occasions making both of them good money.

Arriving at the Lane home, Graham knows he will probably encounter Mr. Lane’s daughter, Anna. While a beautiful young lady, she is also known to be a shrew. Having been nearly duped by a suitor, she is anxious for her father to take her to the seaside town of Lyme for a fortnight to have him to herself. Her mother died when she was born so she has always been sheltered by her father. When she learns that Graham is talking business with her father, she is furious because she has planned a special dinner to hopefully get her father to agree to going away for a while. Mr. Lane had promised Anna that he would never remarry until she herself had married and was settled. However, there is a woman with whom he has become enamored and he wants to spend time with her. As the business proposition Graham has presented to Mr. Lane is in Brighton where Graham lives in Highcliffe House with his mother and sisters, it is agreed that Anna will travel to Brighton with Graham to his home and stay for a week checking out the town to see what she thinks of it. Privately, she is determined to give the place a no simply because she doesn’t care for Graham. After a week, Mr. Lane will join them and he has promised to take Anna to Lyme for a fortnight of quiet for the two of them.

Anna soon finds herself taken in by Graham’s loving family and enjoys spending time with them. In addition, Graham and his family show Anna around Brighton where she discovers so many interesting things to see and do. But, it’s not only the town that has captured her. Spending time together, she and Graham soon spark an attraction that cannot be denied.

A lovely book about strong people who find that they can do what they want in life to achieve the happiness that is out there. I thoroughly enjoyed this lovely, clean novel and I know that readers will love it as well.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Loved! Goodness, me! I stepped into this book having zero idea what it was about except knowing that I loved Megan Walker’s other books.
There were way too many scenes that had my heart. I loved how Graham and Anna spending time together allowed them to open up and be their true personalities without any facade. And the chemistry between them!!!
Super cute and a fun regency read! Megan is talented and has a way at storytelling that makes you forget you’re reading a book. 💕

Absolutely loved this book!! Megan Walker writes some of the best regency romances I've ever read!! Anna and Graham were absolutely amazing!! I loved their enemies to lovers romance!!

“Graham Everett. He wasn’t supposed to feel this way . . . this exciting.”

If I could give this book 10 stars I would! I loved Highcliffe House! Enemies to lovers is my absolute favorite trope and this book delivers all the passion, underlying tension, and swoon worthy romance this trope engenders.

From the very first, Graham Everett & Anna Lane can’t stand each other. Anna’s the spoiled, demanding, entitled, only child of a successful businessman. Graham’s ambitious, hardworking, and needs Anna’s father to invest in his latest project in Brighton. But, Mr. Lane is going out of town and suggests that Anna accompany Graham to Brighton to determine whether he should invest. Though Anna doesn’t want to go, she needs to escape an entanglement with an unwanted suitor. Both she and Graham reluctantly agree and that’s when the sparks fly. In Brighton, Graham tries to show Anna all the best and most charming aspects. Though she makes things difficult at first, she soon falls under the spell of the gorgeous seaside town, Graham’s family, and Graham himself.

I adored both Graham & Anna! Anna comes off as a bit spoiled at first, but I loved how she quickly warmed to Graham’s family and came to appreciate how hard Graham works to support them. Graham is definitely attracted to Anna, but her utter dislike for him makes her his worthy enemy. As he does his best to be a charming host, he soon finds himself falling for her, especially when he sees how she’s befriended his youngest, mischievous sister Tabitha.

I loved all the places they visited and watching how their relationship changed as they really got to know each other. Graham’s determination to do things on his own and how hard he worked to support his mother and sisters is definitely praiseworthy, but I loved the twist at the end. I loved the dunking in the sea, fishing, chopping wood, the alphabet game, waltz, and the stair kiss. I honestly couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I also loved Graham’s family especially his little eight year old sister Tabitha. Her first meeting with Anna had me laughing out loud.

Highest of recommendations! This is a must read for all Regency romance fans. I’d love to see future books with Graham’s sisters. I received an advanced complimentary copy from the author and publisher. All opinions are my own and voluntarily provided.