Heirly Ever After by Magan Vernon: At first I wanted to think Madison had done a crazy thing by dropping out of 
college to follow her gamer boyfriend who later dumped her, but when I look back on poor decisions made when I was young, I have no room to judge. I am sure other readers will feel the same way. It is also easy to see why she is intimidated about her sister marrying into the family of an ancient noble line on top of sharing the truth about her current circumstances.
At first it felt like serendipity that Madison met the handsome Jacob on a train when she was on the way to the week of wedding activities. She thinks she is helping keep focus off her situation by asking Jacob to be her fake date for the wedding. Jacob came off as more than a little manipulative since he doesn’t reveal his real plans of going to the same location as she is, but for a much different reason.
There is not only romance in this clever story, but lots of drama as the English and Scottish Webleys/MacWebley’s sort through what will happen with property and inheritance. I have always loved Scottish characters in novels. I don’t know if it’s from my ancestors or the reputations that Scottish men have for being charming.
There is just the right blend on sizzle stirred into the plot. My only reason for not giving this charming a higher grade is one of my few pet peeves. I don’t mind a few “f bombs” along the way, but the author added a few too many for my tastes. I think if you are going to add profanity, have some variety.
This is the second book of a duo. It’s just perfect as a standalone. With wedding season going on as write this, Heirly Ever After is a good book for this time.
Book Info:
Publication: May 10, 2021 | Entangled Publishing | Heired Book #2
Sometimes, you’ve got to take a fake date to your sister’s royal wedding…
After pumping the breaks on my college degree and being dumped at the last minute, I’m looking forward to skipping off to a whole new country for the week-long event. But I’ll need the perfect distraction to keep both my sister and mother from finding out about my epic disaster life. So when I meet a charming Scottish stunner on the train, whose chivalry and humor have me swooning, a quick coin toss seals the deal on my hot date.
It’s the perfect plan, until he reveals he is Lord Jacob MacWebley, odd duckling and long-lost cousin of the family my sister is about to marry into. Thanks for the full disclosure. Oh, and apparently no one wants him there because he might have a claim to the inheritance. Wedding week is going to suck, but it’s too late for other options—luckily, I’m a pro at dealing with a little family drama.
But between a gentle countryside horse ride that turns into a chase, and the baking class that ends in a food fight we forget to keep up the lies and start blurring the lines instead… against any available surface. Jacob brings me out of my shell and makes me want to break all etiquette rules, but he’s keeping secrets and if I’m not careful, I might end up royally screwed…
Magan Vernon
Glad you enjoyed it! And true story, the whole “following my gamer boyfriend around and dropping out of school” is based on a time I was substitute teaching and heard a student talk to his friend about plans to drop out of school and move to TN with his girlfriend and live in her grandma’s basement, supporting them while he gamed.
KIDS MAN.