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Lord Perry Cavendish knows that he's seen as a not-too-bright, amiable, sporting sort of chap. The type who can hold his own in the boxing ring, drink most men under the table, and offer a useful opinion on a piece of horseflesh—but not much else. When Perry visits his friend, Lysander Winterbourne, he is introduced to the Honourable Jonny Mainwaring, a free-thinking artist who is everything Perry is not: unconventional, emotional… and very talkative. At first, Perry is overwhelmed by the vibrant, witty Jonny Mainwairing, but when he agrees to sit for him, he discovers the real man beneath the dramatic flourishes, and the undeniable physical attraction he feels for Jonny begins to develop into something more. But Jonny is not to be easily won over. While he has a longstanding weakness for brawny men like Perry, he’s still smarting from his latest heartbreak and determined to change his habit of throwing himself into each new affair without pausing to recover from the last. Can Perry convince Jonny that he is more than just an empty-headed young buck, and that they could have a real future together?
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4 primary booksWinterbourne is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Joanna Chambers.
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Not quite as sweet or romantic as the other books, probably because it was stuffed with couples instead of just focused on the main couple. This series definitely has to be read in order as the additional couples are from the past two books and they're all interlinked plot-wise.
I really enjoyed Lord Cavendish but found his attraction to Jonny very shallow and physical. They didn't seem to get along much at all though I supposed that might change as they actually get to know each other. The past books gave the couples a lot more time to establish themselves and felt more natural and real where this is mostly just two people coming together for a quick rub and tug and they started the physical a little quickly for Perry being very inexperienced and both having pretty low self-esteem.
Overall, I enjoy Chambers' writing immensely but wish she had taken a little more time with this one.