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Discovering Miss Dalrymple (Baleful Godmother Book 6) Kindle Edition

by Emily Larkin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 748 ratings

Book 6 of 6: Baleful Godmother

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Who is the Duke of Vickery?

At the age of four Alexander St. Clare was stolen by gypsies and sold to a chimney sweep. At the age of five he was reunited with his father, the Duke of Vickery. His history is no secret—everyone in the ton knows of his miraculous rescue.

But when Alexander finds his father’s diaries, he discovers that there may be a secret buried in his past.

Georgiana Dalrymple knows all about secrets. She has several herself—and one of those secrets is her ability to find missing people.

When Alexander turns to her for help, Georgiana sets out to discover just who he actually is…

Length: A short novel of 40,000 words
Sensuality level: A Regency romance with a steamy love scene

The sixth book in the multi award-winning Baleful Godmother series by USA Today bestselling author Emily Larkin.

If you love wildly entertaining, emotional, and heartwarming historical romances that will keep you reading all night long, then this series is for you.

Be swept into a Regency England brimming with passion and adventure, magic and love. Start this addictive series today!

BOOKS IN THE BALEFUL GODMOTHER SERIES:

Original Series
Unmasking Miss Appleby
Resisting Miss Merryweather
Trusting Miss Trentham
Claiming Mister Kemp
Ruining Miss Wrotham
Discovering Miss Dalrymple

Garland Cousins Series
Primrose and the Dreadful Duke
Violet and the Bow Street Runner

Pryor Cousins Series
Octavius and the Perfect Governess
Decimus and the Wary Widow

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"A terrific read. The two main characters fairly leap of the page."
~ Mary @ Goodreads

"Oh my gosh!!! I am absolutely in love with this book! First and foremost, I cannot say how much I absolutely loved Vic! His point of view is beautiful, strong, heartfelt, and so darn angsty I felt absolutely shattered by it at times. This author has the ability to shake me up, toss me out, scoop me up and bring me back together again all within a few well-chosen words. Her writing talent is extraordinary."
~ Carla @ NetGalley

"I loved this book!"
~ Donna @ Goodreads

"I really did love this story. I couldn't have been more than a page or two into the story when I knew I was not going to be able to put this book down."
~ Aud @ Goodreads

"I'm loving this series & found this book very hard to put down. The plot is very well paced & definitely a page turner. I was taken on a roller coaster of emotions. Had me laughing then had me in tears."
~ Janet @ NetGalley

"A happy, uplifting story."
~ Monica @ Goodreads

"An enjoyable addition to a favorite and consistently entertaining series from an author who has very quickly earned a place on my 'must read' list. Well-developed and emotionally satisfying."
~ Caz @ All About Romance

"One of the best from Emily yet."
~ Cynthia @ Goodreads

*5 stars*
"Loved it."
~ Marina @ NetGalley

"This is a great addition to the Baleful Godmother series. I recommend this as a lovely read especially for days that seem bleak."
~ Emma @ Goodreads

What readers are saying about the series:

"Engrossing and entertaining."

"I couldn't put it down."

"Excellently done."

"Fascinating characters and a gripping story."

"A must read."

"Funny and captivating. Sexy and romantic."

"Heart-meltingly magical!"

"This has fast become one of my favorite series."

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The prequel to the Baleful Godmother historical romance series is available for free to anyone who joins my readers' group.

Go to emilylarkin.com and sign up for my newsletter to claim your free copy.

I love talking to my readers, so please feel free to email me at emily@emilylarkin.com

Happy reading!

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076BSWTH5
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Emily Larkin; 1st edition (October 24, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 24, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2453 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 196 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0995136610

Best Sellers Rank: #645,835 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,878 in Historical Regency Fiction
- #7,100 in Victorian Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
- #11,982 in Regency Historical Romance

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Emily Larkin is the award-winning and USA Today-bestselling author of the Baleful Godmother historical romance series, a series that readers are calling “sexy, unusual and vastly entertaining,” and "ridiculously wonderful."

When not reading or writing, Emily can be found hiking—preferably somewhere off the beaten track. She loves to travel, and has lived in Sweden, backpacked in Europe and North America, and traveled overland in the Middle East, China, and North Africa. Her varied career includes stints as a field assistant in Antarctica and a waitress on the Isle of Skye.

Emily writes historical romances as Emily Larkin and fantasy novels as Emily Gee. She has won multiple awards in New Zealand and Australia and has been a finalist in the Romance Writers of America RITA award, as well as the National Readers Choice, Booksellers Best, and Sir Julius Vogel awards.

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Amazing, enchanting. Excellent series.

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018

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I have to confess, I bought this series by accident. I love books based on 1700-1800 . English lords and ladies. When I realized that there was a "magic factor" , I cringed. Not my cup of tea. However, I purchased the series, so I felt I should give it a shot. It is amazing. I was hooked. The "magic" is so well woven, that it is believable. Truly. I hope there are ten more. Read them in order. It is well worth the time. Thank you Emily Larkin. I read a book a day, I enjoyed this series. Each and every one. I hope there are more to come.

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Karen Talley

4 1/2 Stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018

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This book is a little different than others in the series as it focuses more on the hero than the heroine who is the one with the 'gift.' I liked the fact that she used her gift to help him and I could relate to him with his claustrophobia and fear of the dark. I have no fear of darkness, but being in small, enclosed spaces...The plot was good and I liked all the characters. There were a couple of things that did spoil my enjoyment, though. When the heroine's mother is "walking on air," I started snickering. Not only was the idea silly, but I kept thinking of the view up her skirts when she was near the ceiling! The other thing was the "no means no" remark. Definitely too modern! Otherwise I really enjoyed the book and would recommend it.

Language (f-bombs) and sexual situations may offend some readers

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My Wish: More Fairy Godmother Birthday Wish novels

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2017

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If you’d told me that Discovering Miss Dalrymple is a Regency era (1811 to 1820, or more loosely to 1837) romance with a Duke [yuck!] and a Lady, I’d say thanks, but no thanks. I’m way too male for that romantic cliché. If, however, you said that the story contains lots of historically accurate details and locations, and plenty of then-common words no longer so well known, (I’m a word wrangler), PLUS a fairy-godmother, PLUS a bit of magic done by the heroine, and PLUS a more-than-alluded-to (but less than dark erotic) tango (the “it” in: Do they do it?), I’d buy it (the book). I did.

Now, having said all that, I have read five of Emily Larkin’s Fairy Godmother books, of which Discovering Miss Dalrymple is most recent. While each is standalone, with different characters, you could have pleasure reading them in the order written, I suggest. Why? To see the range of things that may happen when a fairy godmother grants a young woman one, and only one, wish on her 23rd birthday. Here, the impact is [spoiler adjectives omitted], but such is always not the case.

One non-spoiler. Lady Georgianna has a sweet daydream, which she narrates to her beau. It begins: “We’re riding along the beach, the horses are almost up to their bellies in the water, and you [the young man] fall off –“ The young man decries “falling-off” and insists she change her dream. If you were writing this dream of hers, would you let the beau get away with editing her dream?

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3.5 compared with the "Primrose " offering in this series.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020

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Some entertaining/ humorous moments. Less than usual care with character development. Didn't engage me to the extent of other 2 I've read in this series.

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020

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Finding his father's diaries after his death, Alexander, Duke of Vickery, questions his identity. Is he really the old Duke's son? Geogiana's gift is finding things. She can't refuse to help the man she loves discover his past. Only confronting his past will give them a future, except Alexander has a secret! How sad and sweet.

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Rachel by the sea

Ms Larkin never fails to please.

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018

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I'm going to try and dictate this review, so please excuse any errors that autocorrect might make. I have read more of Miss Larkin novels than I believe I have any other author (with perhaps the exception of Mary Balogh). Miss Larkin is a wonderful, no great, writer. She's a storyteller of the first water and I just hope there are many, more books of hers that I haven't read. If there aren't I will be very sad and will have to turn to works by lesser writers. And how terrible would that be.

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Laurie Seymour

Not your same old regency story!

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020

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Best book I've read in a long while! If sometimes you feel like you keep reading the same story over and over, just different names, this one is different! I love the idea of baleful godmothers and the granting of one wish on a 23rd birthday. But this story took the hero into an unusual past and the heroine helped him out! It was a quick read and kept me involved and intrigued right to the very end, and I highly recommend it out of all the baleful godmother series.

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Valerie A Kader

Sweet

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018

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I love regency romances! I’ve read the earlier books in this series and liked them, even loved some. This book was no exception. It had an intriguing premise - Duke researching his unusual background asks for help from his Lady love who has a special gift. The heroine, Lady Georgiana Dalrymple, was mildly compelling - pretty, magical, and loyal, albeit a bit tragic. The hero, Alexander St Clare, Duke of Stapleton, was a little more compelling - handsome and aristocratic. They didn’t have much chemistry and no sizzle. The storyline was very engaging. Overall, a good book that never quite caught my fancy.

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Susanne

Easy, enjoyable read.

Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2021

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Easy, enjoyable read.

Alison10

Another delightful Baleful Godmother book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2019

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This is the fourth book I have read in this series - although it is the 6th one. However, they can be read in any order. Emily Larkin writes very well and is a joy to read because of that, as much as the stories themselves and their delightful characters. Vic (the Duke of Vickery) and Georgiana are lovely, as are the subsidiary characters, and I found it difficult to put down until all their problems had been solved.

Luckily, Ms Larkin is a prolific writer, so I still have several of her books to read. The only thing to watch out for is that she moves effortless between novellas, short books, and full length books - so it is worth checking the length of what you are buying. However, she does not 'pad out' her stories. They all have a beginning, a middle and an end, and when she gets to the end, she stops - regardless of length. Very wise!

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Élodie Nicoli

A cute novella

Reviewed in France on May 24, 2018

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So here is the final installment in the Baleful Godmother series.
A novella which give an insight about characters we had a short glimpse in the previous book, Ruining Miss Wrotham.
For a change, we didn’t meet Georgiana in the book, but Nell wrote often to her during her own story.
So here is Georgiana’s story, it was like the other books in this series, a quest for answers, but Georgiana has them all as it is her gift received from her faery Godmother. She just has to ask for the right questions.
Alexander St Clare feels like he was in love forever with Georgiana but he waited years to give her closure from her late fiancé. And now he knows he can propose her, his own world is turned upside down, he doesn’t know anymore who he really is.
I liked this journey to find the truth about Alexander disappearance when he was just a child, but also his inner pursuit to understand and accept who he is really from the inside.
Georgiana is a lovely character, but Alexander is a man to love, he is strong from the outside but so soft in the inside. He will do anything for protect those he cares or not, even put his life in danger to save kids.
A lovely short story about lost people.

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short and fun

Reviewed in Australia on October 22, 2018

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I enjoyed this novella in which the author gave her characters more nuanced conflict as they made smart choices like actually talking to each other about their problems. I love it when books show life can be hard even when you're making smart decisions.

Christiane

Touching

Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2021

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This was my least favorite of the “Baleful Godmother” series. The storyline was interesting and original, the characters were likeable and complex and the writing was well done, with few typos. However, the bedroom scene was out of character for our hero. I don’t believe it was consistent with his character nor upbringing .. it seemed like a contrived scene just to titillate the readers. Disappointing.

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