Something in the Heir: A Novel

by Suzanne Enoch

Overview

Smart, capable heiress Emmeline Pershing will do anything to keep her beloved home; and all it takes is an arranged marriage and a teeny white lie to fulfill her family’s silly inheritance rules! But now her little fib means that she and her completely unsuspecting husband are going to inherit big — and very messy! —trouble in this spicy, sexy delight from bestseller Suzanne Enoch, Something in the Heir...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250842527
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/20/2022
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

A native and current resident of Southern California, SUZANNE ENOCH loves movies almost as much as she loves books, with a special place in her heart for anything Star Wars. She has written more than forty Regency novels and historical romances, which are regularly found on the New York Times bestseller list. When she is not busily working on her next book, Suzanne likes to contemplate interesting phenomena, like how the three guppies in her aquarium became 161 guppies in five months.

Editorial Reviews

07/04/2022

This sparkling Regency romance from Enoch (Hit Me with Your Best Scot) goes all out on madcap hijinks. Emmeline Hervey must marry and produce an heir in order to inherit her family home, so she arranges a marriage of convenience to her friend William Pershing, promising to advance his career, and, as the years pass, she invents two children, citing their poor health as the reason no one’s ever seen them. The lie catches up to her, however, when she and her family are summoned to her grandfather’s birthday celebration. She comes clean to a shocked Will and they do the only thing they can think of: make a generous donation to a local orphanage to borrow eight-year-old George and his five-year-old sister, Rose, to play the parts. But they’re not counting on the children being such formidable little troublemakers. Rose and George refuse to cooperate until the adults agree to their demands, including finding the children a suitable home at the end of their eight-week stay. And, as Emmeline and William pose as young parents in love, romance blossoms in their previously loveless marriage. The kids steal every scene they’re in and Emmeline and William are a couple to root for. This adorable makeshift family is sure to win hearts. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"An engaging, uplifting read. Treat yourself to a delightful, effervescent romantic comedy, featuring appealing characters in a novel plot strewn with unexpected twists.” —Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Times bestselling Author

"Grab a cup of hot tea and a delicious scone because Suzanne Enoch has written a sparkling, fresh new book. SOMETHING IN THE HEIR will delight fans of both Julia Quinn and Jane Austen with its witty banter, rich family dynamics and scintillating humor. This book is going straight to my keeper shelf!" —Karen Hawkins, New York Times bestselling Author of The Book Charmer

"Sure to win hearts." - Publishers Weekly

"Will appeal to readers who are looking for a [...] romance." - School Library Journal

“With this captivating mixture of romance and suspense, Enoch sends the series out on a high note.” – Publishers Weekly on Hit Me with Your Best Scot

“High stakes, spirited characters, and off-the-charts chemistry keep the pages turning as Enoch balances humor, heat, and tension. This is Highland romance done right.” - Publishers Weekly starred review on Scot Under the Covers

"Enoch delivers another fresh and fun Highlander/English romance with notes of scandal, secrets, cunning escapades and off-the-charts chemistry." - Booklist starred review on Scot Under the Covers

“[An] enticing, enchanting ride.” - The New York Times on Scot Under the Covers

From the Publisher

08/01/2022

A marriage of convenience turns upside down with the addition of trouble-making orphans in Enoch's (Hit Me with Your Best Scot) latest. Emmeline Hervey made a bargain with her friend Will Pershing—a hasty marriage that would let her keep her childhood home, Winnover Hall, and give him the perfect wife for furthering his political career. Emmeline succeeds in becoming the perfect society wife in all aspects except for one: to keep Winnover, they must have heirs, and in their absence, she invents a son and daughter. When they must all appear at a family gathering eight years later, the plan falls apart, but their questionable scheme to temporarily adopt some orphans will turn them from partners into family. Although this is ostensibly a second-chance romance, the growing romantic relationship between Will and Emmy is given secondary importance to their relationship with the children they come to love. The book makes the case that the Pershing family will not be complete without the two wayward children, and that family is more than blood. VERDICT This will appeal to readers who are looking for a light romance that centers children and parenthood as integral to a happy relationship.—Sierra Wilson

Library Journal