The Sea Siren of Broadwater Bottom

By Courtney McCaskill

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Publisher Description

Sometimes there's a fine line between assessing the competition and consorting with the enemy…

Thanks to an imprudent wager made by his younger brother, Edward Astley has to win a classical translation contest being hosted by Oxford University. This means he'll have to beat the latest star on the literary scene, the anonymous translator whose rendition of On the Sublime is taking Britain by storm. He's supposed to be studying, but all he can seem to think about is Elissa St. Cyr, the redheaded daughter of his former tutor, who's every bit as brainy as she is delectable.

Elissa has problems of her own. With her father's health failing, she'll soon need to support her mother and sisters through her translation work. And that means she needs to win the Oxford contest, so she can secure the one thing she has never had the opportunity to earn: an academic credential.

To make matters worse, she managed to get stuck in the middle of a pond during a thunderstorm, and the person who happened along to rescue her, witnessing her in the most humiliating moment of her remarkably humiliating life, was her ultimate beau idéal, the brilliant Edward Astley. Now Elissa keeps bumping into Edward everywhere she goes. Which would normally be wonderful …

… except she's worried he's going to figure out that she is the anonymous translator everyone is talking about.

Please note that the heat level is red hot!

4 Reviews

4.0

Kristen

Created 4 months ago

“Courtney McCaskill book #3 down haha! I am loving this series and this may be my favorite book so far!! Oh cute, cute, cinnamon roll Edward 😍 This MMC deserves all the goodness in the world. He is just so wholesome and good and kind, but he carries the weight of wanting to be the perfect oldest son. Elissa is our FMC and she is so bookish and smart and beautiful and comes from no title. I think I loved this book the most because I could see my own personality traits in both of the characters and it was so satisfying to see their happily ever after. The both deserved each other and it was just so cute!! Nothing bad to say about this book, if you love sweet and spicy Regency romances then this book is for you!”

Change and grow Predictable but satisfying Historical

Maine Lyn

Created about 1 year ago

Rxx

Created over 1 year ago

BookishMya

Created over 2 years ago

“This story had me absolutely giddy. I found myself giggling like a schoolgirl and eagerly excited throughout the entire tale. I cannot believe this was my first of Courtney McCaskill’s books to read, though many are in my tbr. I have been meaning to read this series from the start, but when I received an advanced reader copy I couldn’t resist. I cannot wait to go back now and read the first two stories as I absolutely adore her voice. She writes with a purely delightful wit, creating charming captivating characters and delightful twists & turns. I simply could not put it down. After reading well into the night, I awoke on little sleep, picked it up and read until the beautiful end. If you enjoy humorous light-hearted, enchanting stories… by all means, you will enjoy this book.”