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    The Spy Who Loved Her
    The Accidental Countess
    Lessons in Seduction
    Audiobook series3 titles

    Once Upon An Accident Series

    Written by Melissa Schroeder

    Narrated by Nichole James, Islay Jacobs and Artemis Jones

    4.5/5

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    About this series


    Being a spinster was much easier than becoming the accidental countess and it definitely didn’t prepare her for falling in love.

    Colleen MacGregor doesn’t like rich men, especially rich titled men. Still, her guilt won’t allow her to leave Sebastian passed out in the snow. Before he can leave, they are caught in a compromising situation. Under an agreement he will leave and never bother her again, Colleen marries a man she barely knows to save her reputation. Before she can really stop anything, she is whisked to London, where she is transformed into an Original and captures the attention of the ton—not to mention her husband.

    Sebastian Ware thinks he’ll never see the sharp-tongued spinster again. He never planned on becoming the next Earl of Penwyth…or on falling in love. But before he can declare his feelings, he must protect her from an enemy who wants them both dead. Racing against the clock, Sebastian strives to save them both so he can turn their accidental love into a love for eternity.    

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Publishing
    Release dateAug 9, 2022
    The Spy Who Loved Her
    The Accidental Countess
    Lessons in Seduction

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 2

      Lessons in Seduction
      Lessons in Seduction

      Lessons in Seduction

      Melissa Schroeder
      4/5 - 191 ratings
      4/5 - 191 ratings

      What is a lady to do when her chosen rake changes her lessons in seduction to lessons of love? Book two in the Once Upon an Accident series Cecily Ware understands how society works. At the age of twenty-six, she has been around long enough to know that she is doomed to spinsterhood. But she refuses to go without ever knowing what it is like to be with a man. So she comes up with a wonderful plan to find a rake to teach her, complete with a list of possibilities. At the top of that list sits Douglas the Duke of Ethingham. When he asks Lady Cecily to waltz, Douglas never expected her to request seduction, or that it would intrigue him quite as much. With each glance, each smile, each touch, he finds himself falling under her spell, unable to resist her lure. In her he finds a soul mate, someone as lonely as he is, who understands his pain, and will give herself to him without demands or expectations. But as he finds himself falling in love, he also discovers a wicked plot to kill Lady Cicely. As they race to discover who wants her dead, they fall deeper in love, leaving them to decide if the lessons in seduction could lead to a lifetime of happiness.

      What is a lady to do when her chosen rake changes her lessons in seduction to lessons of love? Book two in the Once Upon an Accident series Cecily Ware understands how society works. At the age of twenty-six, she has been around long enough to know that she is doomed to spinsterhood. But she refuses to go without ever knowing what it is like to be with a man. So she comes up with a wonderful plan to find a rake to teach her, complete with a list of possibilities. At the top of that list sits Douglas the Duke of Ethingham. When he asks Lady Cecily to waltz, Douglas never expected her to request seduction, or that it would intrigue him quite as much. With each glance, each smile, each touch, he finds himself falling under her spell, unable to resist her lure. In her he finds a soul mate, someone as lonely as he is, who understands his pain, and will give herself to him without demands or expectations. But as he finds himself falling in love, he also discovers a wicked plot to kill Lady Cicely. As they race to discover who wants her dead, they fall deeper in love, leaving them to decide if the lessons in seduction could lead to a lifetime of happiness.

    • 3

      The Spy Who Loved Her
      The Spy Who Loved Her

      The Spy Who Loved Her

      Melissa Schroeder
      4/5 - 173 ratings
      4/5 - 173 ratings

      To keep her safe, he will not only have to risk his life, but also his heart. Lady Anna was once considered the catch of the season. Now, three years after she fell for a man who tried to murder her cousin, she eases her guilt with charity work at an orphanage. Until her mother insists she do her duty. Attending her cousin’s ball is irritating enough. It’s her one dance with Daniel, the unscrupulous Earl of Effington, that rubs her nerves raw. And oddly leaves her senses on the edge of arousal. The ton sees Daniel as a scoundrel. In truth, like centuries of  before him, he leads a vast network of spies, protecting England from her worst enemies. His resolve never to marry means the one woman he’s always wanted—Lady Anna—is off limits. Especially now that his father’s murderer is coming after him as well. At first, Anna wonders if Daniel was put on this earth just to annoy her. It’s only when she finds him injured that his mask begins to fall away—and so do the barriers between them. But their flaring passion puts her right where Daniel didn’t want her. Next on a killer’s list. » WARNING: The following book contains: spies, musicales, men who think they know everything, women who know they do not, naughty liaisons, matchmaking mamas, and a seduction that will curl your toes.

      To keep her safe, he will not only have to risk his life, but also his heart. Lady Anna was once considered the catch of the season. Now, three years after she fell for a man who tried to murder her cousin, she eases her guilt with charity work at an orphanage. Until her mother insists she do her duty. Attending her cousin’s ball is irritating enough. It’s her one dance with Daniel, the unscrupulous Earl of Effington, that rubs her nerves raw. And oddly leaves her senses on the edge of arousal. The ton sees Daniel as a scoundrel. In truth, like centuries of  before him, he leads a vast network of spies, protecting England from her worst enemies. His resolve never to marry means the one woman he’s always wanted—Lady Anna—is off limits. Especially now that his father’s murderer is coming after him as well. At first, Anna wonders if Daniel was put on this earth just to annoy her. It’s only when she finds him injured that his mask begins to fall away—and so do the barriers between them. But their flaring passion puts her right where Daniel didn’t want her. Next on a killer’s list. » WARNING: The following book contains: spies, musicales, men who think they know everything, women who know they do not, naughty liaisons, matchmaking mamas, and a seduction that will curl your toes.

    • The Accidental Countess
      The Accidental Countess

      The Accidental Countess

      Melissa Schroeder
      4/5 - 150 ratings
      4/5 - 150 ratings

      Being a spinster was much easier than becoming the accidental countess and it definitely didn’t prepare her for falling in love. Colleen MacGregor doesn’t like rich men, especially rich titled men. Still, her guilt won’t allow her to leave Sebastian passed out in the snow. Before he can leave, they are caught in a compromising situation. Under an agreement he will leave and never bother her again, Colleen marries a man she barely knows to save her reputation. Before she can really stop anything, she is whisked to London, where she is transformed into an Original and captures the attention of the ton—not to mention her husband. Sebastian Ware thinks he’ll never see the sharp-tongued spinster again. He never planned on becoming the next Earl of Penwyth…or on falling in love. But before he can declare his feelings, he must protect her from an enemy who wants them both dead. Racing against the clock, Sebastian strives to save them both so he can turn their accidental love into a love for eternity.    

      Being a spinster was much easier than becoming the accidental countess and it definitely didn’t prepare her for falling in love. Colleen MacGregor doesn’t like rich men, especially rich titled men. Still, her guilt won’t allow her to leave Sebastian passed out in the snow. Before he can leave, they are caught in a compromising situation. Under an agreement he will leave and never bother her again, Colleen marries a man she barely knows to save her reputation. Before she can really stop anything, she is whisked to London, where she is transformed into an Original and captures the attention of the ton—not to mention her husband. Sebastian Ware thinks he’ll never see the sharp-tongued spinster again. He never planned on becoming the next Earl of Penwyth…or on falling in love. But before he can declare his feelings, he must protect her from an enemy who wants them both dead. Racing against the clock, Sebastian strives to save them both so he can turn their accidental love into a love for eternity.    

    Author

    Melissa Schroeder

    From an early age, USA Today Bestselling author Melissa loved to read. First, it was the books her mother read to her including her two favorites, Winnie the Pooh and the Beatrix Potter books. She cut her preteen teeth on Trixie Belden and read and reviewed To Kill a Mockingbird in middle school. It wasn’t until she was in college that she tried to write her first stories, which were full of angst and pain, and really not that fun to read or write. After trying several different genres, she found romance in a Linda Howard book. Since her first published book, Grace Under Pressure, Mel has had over 60 short stories, novellas, and novels published. She has written in genres ranging from historical to contemporary to futuristic and has worked with 8 publishers although she handles most of her publishing herself. She is best known for her Harmless and Santini series. After years of following her military husband around the country and world, Mel happily lives with her family in horse and wine country in Northern Virginia.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed Colleen MacGregor being a strong female heroine in this historical romance. Sebastian saves his life, he wanted to do the right thing to protect her after their compromised situation. He was closed off at first. Thankfully they both figured it all out. Many steamy moments. Glad for the HEA.
    • 2/5
      Idiots how you know he trying to have sex thinking is with someone else but that she dont care and stays quiet just to get touched like seriously she that desperate .
    • 5/5
      Really nice story with likable characters. Audiobook was done well.
    • 3/5
      DNF. Gave average 3 star rating because for all I know it got better? Also, I am absolutely not saying not to read this. It didn’t work for me, but maybe the same types of things that bother me won’t bother another reader.

      But I DNF’d at chapter five. Until that time I kept excusing how unlikable both main characters were. I excused the fmc by telling myself her nastiness, thoughts of how she should have just let the guy die, etc came from her backstory. Then comes the scene where he is hallucinating with a fever and makes sexual advances and she just climbs in bed with him with him thinking she was someone else. Which felt very much like she was SA’ing him. He couldn’t even open his eyes. Was so weak he couldn’t even stand, etc. Hadn’t gained consciousness… then afterwards she is angry at him and acts like he assaulted her. So I was jumping through hoops there trying to figure out a way to “like” this character who is a terrible hypocrite.

      The mmc is no better. He’s very hateful and his attitude toward women is pretty gross. Then there’s his absolute lack of gratitude or understanding of the situation. It makes him appear moronic. Again, though, I jumped through hoops. Reminding myself there was some tragic first wife tragedy. Reminding myself that maybe this was a character arc, and maybe he’d get better.

      I finally tapped out when we meet his sister. His sister is sweet and kind. And the fmc spends an inordinate amount of time hating on her and thinking how intolerable the woman is because she “talks too much” and is “too enthusiastic” and how annoying she is because she’s happily told her how overjoyed she is to meet her and discover her brother’s marriage. It just REEKS of mean girl energy from the fmc. This isn’t character arc stuff. It’s just her being obnoxious and unlikable.

      Then throw in plot holes… like how exactly did she physically pick up this guy? Why did he develop a fever? He hadn’t developed pneumonia. He had no infection. Why didn’t he have frostbite or hypothermia? And on and on… it was full of plot holes before Chapter Five.
    • 5/5
      Nothing like a marriage of convenience love story. Always fun
    • 3/5
      Fun in many ways- especially the performer whose voices are lovely. But oh, the codependency tropes are so tiresome! And the use of unauthentic vocabulary…
    • 5/5
      This book was a great book. Recording was done very well.
    • 5/5
      Lovely romance with a terrific plot that could have stood on its own - the mark if a great story. Excellent writing quality. The narrator is superb. Oh - and the love scenes are awesome! ?