Two Lies and a Lord by Eloisa James perfectly captures all the things I adore about historical romance. I loved it, from beginning to end.

A baby shows up on Daisy's doorstep--an illegitimate child of her father's--and Daisy immediately falls in love with the little girl. Worried her mother is going to put the child in an orphanage (because she learns this is not the first such baby to show up), she grabs the baby and runs to Lord Miles Devin, who she is sure can solve any problem. He mistakenly assumes the baby is hers, and he proposes marriage in order to save her from ruin and shame. She doesn't correct him--and that one lie leads to a lot of other assumptions on his part, and when he finds out the truth, their new marriage is in serious jeopardy.

Two Lies and a Lord has pining and longing and angst and humor and all the swoony moments one expects from an Eloisa James novel. I listened to the audiobook without pausing because I was so invested. I kept finding different ways to pass the time just so I could keep listening. Felicity Foster does a phenomenal job narrating. I have no notes. 10/10.

Two Lies and a Lord is the fourth book in the Seduction series, and like most historical romance can be read a stand alone. I have not read any of the other books in the series and thought there were a few references to some interactions of the couple in a prior book I never felt like I missed anything.

Daisy is a cute and bubbly twenty something, with an over protective mother who is looking to find her a solid suitor. Miles needs a wife and after a few encounters with Daisy, one both embarrassing and funny, she seems like the logical choice. However, when the rich attractive man comes to ask for her hand, he is turned away by her mother for being too old. It is only later when Daisy shows up with a baby in tow, that Miles gets his chance to marry her. One problem, he thinks the child is hers and he is saving her from ruin. This misunderstanding blooms bigger and bigger as Daisy tries to figure out how to tell Miles she isn’t experienced in the bedroom and the baby isn’t really hers.

I loved Daisy from the beginning. Miles, on the other hand, took some time to really warm to. He was stoic and vacillated back and forth between wanting Daisy and pushing her away. He also became a little silly and forgot how to do math at some point to assume the baby was actually Daisy’s. Still their banter was cute and I liked how much Daisy cared for a baby that really wasn’t her responsibility in the first place. Miles though, stole my heart a bit with how attached he became to the baby and his interactions with her.

I enjoyed some of the side characters in the story more than the main ones as well. I almost would have wanted Daisy with her drunkard of a best friend, but he seems broken and like someone else’s project to be claimed in another book.

Like most Eloisa James novels, there was a satisfying conclusion to the story and lessons learned by everyone.

Narration:
Felicity Foster is a new to me narrator. As this was a dual PoV, I really wish there were two narrators but she did a decent job. I did get confused a few times on who was speaking but overall her narration was solid with some character differentiation and nice pacing. Felicity seems to be relatively new to narration but I think she performed the book well. I was able to listen at me usual 1.5x speed.

Performance: ★★★★
Character Separation: ★★★
Diction: ★★★★★
Pacing/Flow: ★★★
Sound Effects: none

Miss Daisy Wharton is one captivating lady, at least Lord Devon Miles thinks so. Spying her at a disgraceful event, she gives him tit for tat when he starts criticizing her attendance. Daisy doesn't back down and he's taken aback. A year later, Devon is still looking for a bride, not realizing she is right under his nose. These reactions to her presence are most annoying and she's really not suitable or is she? When Daisy needs help, the only person she thinks of is Devon. Evading the truth doesn't help her case. Only when she leaves him after they're married, does he realizes he made a mistake. A lot of humor from a zany young lady who actually makes sense. A very precise and distinctive narrator.
Some descriptive sex.
I voluntarily read the book plus listened to the audio

5⭐️ Audiobook production
4⭐️ Book

Two Lies and a Lord was amazing as an audiobook and I’d absolutely recommend it in this format above print.

Felicity Foster’s voice and delivery were absolutely perfect for Eloisa James’ story - and, I think, would be for most regency romances. Here’s hoping we hear so much more from Foster in the future.

As for the book itself, Two Lies and a Lord is classic Eloisa James - and I adored it. I’m not sure what it says about me, but I usually can’t help picking a side, and I’m decidedly Team Daisy here. She’s witty, fierce, vulnerable, and fearless when it matters most.

Honestly, I’m usually swooning over the regency leading man - but for most of this book, I thought the FMC deserved better than the completely mercurial Miles. (On a related note: petition for Frederick to have his own book!)

Here’s what you can expect:
- Slow burn
- Found family
- Body positivity
- Arranged marriage
- Deceit/miscommunication

James is a staple in the regency romance space and I’ll read anything she writes!

Thank you to Brilliance Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I prefer to read books in a series in order, so I went back to read the previous books before picking this up. All I can say is this series is not for me, and I’m an avid reader of historical romances. Boring plots, insufferable “mean girls” villains, and a complete lack of chemistry between the MCs grew equal parts tiresome and irksome in quick succession. It’s not surprising then that I couldn’t finish this and would prefer to forget the entire ordeal. I did like the narrator, so an extra star for the performance.

Miss Daisy Wharton and Lord Miles Devin are opposites in almost everything except their strong sense of justice, which is how they end up married after a series of half-truths and suppositions that force them to acknowledge their true feelings.

It's so fun! I got hooked on the banter between Daisy and Miles and needed to know how they'd get their happy ending. It's ridiculous and slightly anachronistic, but utterly perfect reading.

Felicity Foster did a solid job of breathing life into the story. Although I did have trouble telling who was speaking when at certain times, her narration added to the fun of the story.

Delighted thanks to NetGalley and Brilliance Audio for the wonderful read!

I love Eloisa James, but this was a bit tamer than her normal reads. I feel like given how short the book was it was a little harder to develop the characters and plot. I wish it was a bit longer and we got a little bit more story to it. So happy to get a copy of this quick audiobook from NetGalley!

I wish the couple had had more time getting to know each other before all of the large conflicts hit and their marriage of convenience commenced. It may be because I haven't read previous books in the series but it felt as though their relationship was not as developed as I would expect for an Eloisa James novel.

3.5 ☆
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Two lies and a lord is book four in the seduction series. Daisy is a very native young lady who falls for a man who is 7 years old. She has also grown accustomed to thinking of Lord Miles Devin as a man who can solve any problem, so when her half-sister Belle is left in a basket at her door, she turns to Miles, hoping he can save Belle from an orphanage.
The audiobook was good. The narrator did a good job telling the story and was easy to listen to.
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Thank you, Netgalley, and Brilliance Publishing for the audiobook in exchange for my honest review.