There comes a time in every reader's life when they feel the need to give in to their more masochistic side. They know 2 pages in that the book is going to be a flop. Their BFF has been advising them against it for ages... and yet they still give in. Or is that just me?So... Lord Perfect. A novel that has been annoying me from the get go, and yet I still stuck with it. With so many positive reviews, it must've had at least some saving grace. To its credit, I've rarely read a book that was so hil...

Written September 12, 20154.3 Stars - Hilarious fun and the very best characters to imagineI "read" Lord Perfect with help of the 10 hrs audiobook. Splendid narrated as always by a fantastic Kate Reading. Wonderful amusing 10 hours of listening. Mature historicals, by for example Loretta Chase, are the very best. This kind of witty humorous, amusing, playfully and slightly ironic told romances always do it for me. Narrated by a favorite voice, as here, and it is nearly full po...

An enjoyable book in this well-written series. Benedict is the traditional tall, dark and handsome. As the eldest of the Carsington brothers, he's also the heir. He is always perfectly in control, and never gets emotional or does the wrong thing. Until he falls head-over-heels for the notorious Bathsheba Wingate.Bathsheba however, does not deserve her poor reputation. She is actually a hard-working single mother with plenty of integrity. The two of them are lovely together, and she brings Benedi...

It was exceedingly Difficult for me to write This Review. Nonetheless, I must bow to a greater Necessity: To Express how much I loved this Book. I know I risk failing to convey my Opinion as well as I wish, but be assured that I have tried to do My Best.Benedict Carsington, VISCOUNT RATHBOURNE, is the Heir to the EARL OF HARGATE and an acknowledged Paragon. He is always perfectly attired, his manners are impecable and his behavior is above reproach. He lives by a set of Rules that has been insti...

5+ adorable stars!I loved it! I absolutely adored it! This book reminded me of how I fell in love with reading. It is impossible without Loretta Chase’s gift with words to convey how wonderful this book is! It goes straight to my favs!Some books make you wish you hadn't already used 5 stars because it is way to good to be lumped together with the rest. This book is one of them. It had absolutely everything. It is fresh, unique, charming, romantic, heart tugging, sexy, heartwarming, lol-funny and...

I loved this so very much. I particularly liked the relationship dynamic between the two. Their banter was exquisite and you could see how attached they were even very early on. I think my favorite part was Rathbourne as Lord Perfect. I loved how caring and kind he was. And his way with the children. I particularly liked how he took Bathsheba seriously from the start and treated her with respect, taking her seriously when all his society would have pushed him to do otherwise. I particularly like...

This is a lovely romance and enjoyable read. It's the third in a series that features an Earl scheming to marry off his expensive sons. His heir is the featured hero here, and he is paired with an infamous Dreadful DeLucey as a heroine. The dreadful DeLuceys are featured again in the Dressmaker series, which I also really enjoyed. Loretta Chase has a writing style that flows well and keeps me interested in the story.This book features two tweens who lead the h&h on a merry chase, forcing them in...

I've given this an A+ for narration and a B+ for content at AudioGalsLord Perfect is the third book in Ms Chase’s Carsington Family series, and whereas the first two (Miss Wonderful and Mr. Impossible) featured two of the scapegrace sons of the Earl of Hargate, this book concentrates on Benedict, Viscount Rathbourne, the earl’s very respectable eldest son. Unlike his younger brothers, Benedict is a sterling example of a man of propriety and responsibility and one about whom there has never b...

Meh. This story started out interesting and fast-paced and then the middle to the end of the book was just... there. Benedict and Bathsheba chase their respective tweens, Peregrine and Olivia, from London to Bristol over the course of five(?) days, but it dragged on and on and on, it felt like weeks had gone by. In between they stop at inns to make sexy times and talk about life and that’s about it.They had chemistry and good banter but I didn’t feel any tension and am not shedding any sad or ha...

I kept leaving this one, even though I should know better! The synopsis just didn't appeal to me. Benedict (Lord Perfect), Bathsheba (the most notorious woman in England) and two runaway children on the hunt for lost treasure - nope just didn't appeal. HOW WRONG WAS I? Absolutely wonderful, I giggled my way through this perfect audio book; the fantastic Loretta Chase and highly talented Kate Reading have just done it again.This is possibly the best audio book I've ever listened to which involves...

Fun and light this book was a sweet read. I immensely enjoyed Peregrine and Olivia, two kids in an adventure that will drive their adults insane (and straight into love).It could have been a five star but for the way things were wrapped up. Too neatly, too easy, too instantly. Apart from that it was nicely done, with the characters unveiling the real people under their “public personas”.Benedict is a sexy, smart and lovable hero and Bathsheba is adorable and fun.Can’t wait to read more books fro...

To use one of my favourite historical romance words: I'm overset. Shed a little tear at the end of this. I think it might be perfect, and I'm not trying to make some clever play on the title, I simply do not think there is even one single damned flaw with this book. Loretta Chase can write. She writes period appropriate books which stretch the historical constraints of the time in which they're set, but don't break them. Benedict, Lord Perfect. A man made unhappy by his desire to be entirely the...

Once again, Kate Reading turns a so-so book (for me) into a five-star listen! The coolest thing is how she adjusts her Benedict voice from the perfect gentleman into a what-the-hell-I'm-in-love-with-this-woman. She's also excellent with the two children's voices and they rather steal the show. Highly recommended.

Ever since reading "Lord of Scoundrels", Loretta Chase has become one of my favourite authors. With a combination of larger than life heroes, strong but feminine heroines and bags of humour, her books are a joy to read and "Lord Perfect" is no exception.When Benedict Carsington, Viscount Rathbourne, and Bathsheba Wingate catch sight of each other across the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, there is a mutual spark of attraction. Benedict is ‘the embodiment of the noble ideal, everything aristocrats o...

Another wonderful audio book narrated by Kate Reading. And another beautiful story by one of my favourite authors.Benedict Carsington is the perfect first-born son of the very powerful and supremely Machiavellian Earl of Hargate. He has always done what is right, what is expected of him, striving to make his parents proud and bring honour to the family name. He is a philanthropist, a clever politician with an interest in the criminal law, and a devoted uncle. Oh, and he is also hot. Perfect, in

4 STARS "You truly are perfect," she said wonderingly. I really enjoyed this. Even though I feel like it may be a tad dated in its style. The writing was excellent, but, the love scenes were far too flowery. The dated terms that were used bordered much too close to the cheesy type of romance books from the past. I did enjoy the storyline though, and the characters themselves. I do expect I'll read the rest of the series at some point. Even though I skipped ahead starting with this one.

Rarely do I ever have the problem of coming up with something to say about a book. I can usually find some wonderful or horrible things to comment on. There was simply nothing for me to comment on in this book; I just could not get into the story! Benedict and Bathsheba go from Inn to Inn chasing after Peregrine and Olivia while trying to keep from being drawn to each other and anyone finding out who Benedict is. There were some witty lines thrown in during conversations between Benedict and Ba

10 stars! A very proper, serious H with very caring family. The h is outcast from society thanks to her family and her marriage. I loved the men in the book, they are so proper and passionate, including the hero's 12 year old nephew, a deeply honourable young man. The h's daughter is also honourable and very protective of her mother and the boy. The romance is wonderful, but ultimately it was the H's father who took my breath away. A Perfect story.

I think I may have found my new favorite Romance novelist. I also never thought that I would ever say or write that sentence in my entire life.Loretta Chase, according to her website (http://www.lorettachase.com/books/), has written about 30-plus books in the “historical romance” category. All of them appear to be set in the Victorian Era, a ridiculously popular era in romance novels. It is beyond me why this is so, considering how sexually repressed everyone seemed to be in public but were prob...

This epilogue had put a smile on my face!! 😊Another story about the Carsington brothers and another nice one!! I like the Mr. Darcy's kind of hero. Highly respectable, highly circumspect, usually they fall head over heels in love with the not so proper heroine. And Bathesheba is all that and more. Obviously, she isn't so dreadful only society thinks she is. Benedictin sees right through her and falls in love.I like that the heroine has not the usual type, a strong woman but completely inexperien...