Bryn Morgan is the new Lord Carlisle who has travel to Australia to clear his name when his uncle uses it to commit fraud. He end up convincing Charlortte to move country and animal. Bryn has to prove himself every step of the way to Charlie showing her that he is not the same as his uncle even after she decide to move to England with him. Such a fun novel.

English Lord on her Doorstep is written by Marion Lennox and published by Mills & Boon (True Love series). Charlotte (Charlie to get friends) Foster is holed up just outside Melbourne trying to sort out her the financial mess her beloved grandma was tricked in to just before she died. She has 6 weeks to sort out the Farmhouse, financial mess and rehome her Grandma's 5 precious dogs, 6 if she can find Flossie. On a storm ridden night Bryn Morgan (Lord Carlisle) is racing back to the airport in his super car and hits poor Flossie. He takes her back to the farmhouse and Charlie is both ecstatic anbout the dog being found relatively unharmed but terrified of the oncoming storm. Bryn stays the night

Charlotte and Bryn develop a bond over the space of the night but it all seems like there fledgling relationship will fail when Bryn admits he is an English Lord and that it was his Uncle, the black sheep of his family, who scammed her grandmother. Will Bryn be able to persuade Charlie that he is worthy of her love and social barriers of no importance?

This is a fun, light read. Stays true to the themes of the new True Love imprint. The book addresses social classes and how perceived inferiority can effect a relationship. There isn't a knife edge dramatic moment or blinding moment of clarity but it is a modern, gentle romance, with a side order of scene stealing dogs! So if you like both of these this book is for you.

I received this book via Netgalley and Mills and Boon in exchange for a honest review. I am a #MillsAndBoonInsider #netgalley

I was so excited to see a title by Marion Lennox available for review. I love her books and this one did not let me down. Part of the story seems a little unbelievable - that of taking all the animals to England. I cannot imagine the amount of red tape there would be, even for an English Lord who is a cattle breeder! I had to remind myself that this was a story not true life and so, anything can happen!
The Lord got his wife, his mother was happy he was married so that’s three people and a load of animals all taken care of!

It can be very difficult for an author of a contemporary romance to come up with suitable reasons why a couple cannot be together without initial trouble but I felt the background the author created for this story was very well plotted and credible. The heroine was immediately sympathetic and likeable and her motivations made her an appealing character, while the hero was just gorgeous! Quite old-fashioned in it’s outlook (which I like) and an easy and enjoyable read. More Welsh heroes please!

After a storm leaves handsome stranger Bryn Morgan stranded at Charlie’s farmhouse she plans to keep her distance! But the night forges a bond between —until Bryn reveals is in fact the much despised Lord Carlisle! Can he show Charlie that their differences can bring them closer? His criminal uncle had been travelling around Australia scamming a lot of people out of their hard earned cash, using Bryn's name and the title he had been very reluctant to inherit. One of the people scammed was Charlie's grandmother who had died very recently leaving a lot of debt behind her. As the tentative relationship builds between them, Charlie reveals the promises she had made her grandmother before she passed - that she would find good forever homes for her grandmother's beloved dogs and the two old cows. Bryn suddenly saw a way he could persuade Charlie to come to England and hopefully forge a new life with him... No more spoilers, this is a story really worth reading! I did it in one sitting as \I couldn't put it down! Thoroughly recommended.

Everyone knows that I love a good Mills & Boon and that I also love a bit of aristocratic shenanigans. You don’t often find a contemporary romance with some blue blooded English gentlemen running around it - so this book sounded perfect for me.

However, as soon as I started to read this book I immediately became extremely wary.

There were dogs. Lots of dogs. Seven dogs to be precise.

And we were in Australia. Yet Bryn Morgan - our debonair aristo - was very much English (or maybe Welsh).

What was going to happen to the dogs when the couple likely moved to England? And the cows - Cordelia and Violet? Where were they all going to live?

And this is why I tend to avoid books with animals in them, as I end up far more concerned with them all surviving to the last page rather than what I should be focussing on which is the love story of Bryn and Charlotte aka Charlie.

But as time passed, I started to put the worry to the back of my head and concentrate on the burgeoning romance. As this is part of the True Love line, it’s clear from the outset that the pair share a special, instant connection. It’s sweet, heart-warming and believable, despite the short time-frame the pair have known each other.

Sadly for me, we get only kisses in this book. I know the pair had sex but the bedroom door doesn’t even shut when the going gets good. Because we didn’t even see the bloody bedroom door. And I get the feeling that this author would have been really good at writing sex scenes, too. Bryn kept on thinking thoughts of feudal laws of old and wenches and maidens. Oh my! It made me laugh but it also made me want more naughtiness. Or just some naughtiness. Any naughtiness at all, really.

Not to worry - Bryn and Charlie are now back in England and while Charlie was having trust issues over Bryn’s lies - I’m still expecting them to work things out and us to get a lovely happily-ever-after.

And then Flossie - the best dog of the pack of seven - goes and makes my heart almost stop. We also get a couple of chapters of seeing things from Flossie’s point of view and I nearly couldn’t cope. Good God - you made it to 89%, Flossie - just hang on a few percent longer.

Without spoiling the outcome, you’ll be happy to know that all dogs (and cows) survive this book - even Flossie and Bryn’s dog who was introduced as ancient. (Red flag! Red flag!) Well, at least you don’t have to go through the trauma of not knowing, like I did when reading.

And as for Bryn and Charlie - true love really does win in the end and Regency fairytales of barons and their Australian maidens do happen in modern times. And you finish this book feeling happy, satisfied and hugging your own doggies all the bit tighter. 4 stars.

English Lord on Her Doorstep is a Mills & Boon novel by Marion Lennox.

I am a huge fan of Regency romance so I was intrigued by this book, wondering how a modern day romance would be that has a main character who is an English Lord. Would it be horrendous, or would it work? I am happy to say that for me, it worked.

Bryn Morgan is the new Lord Carlisle. He doesn't particularly want the title, he was happy with his life as it was. He is first and foremost a farmer albeit a very wealthy one. He has been in Australia to look after some family issues and is on his way to the airport for his plane back to England. Before he can get there though he accidentally hits a dog. He is too far away from towns either side of his location to find a vet and still make his flight. He decides to look for the closest homestead and hopes the owner will take the dog in and arrange vet care.

Charlie is staying at her grandmother's homestead. The latter had passed away not long ago, after losing everything to a conman, and Charlie was doing her best to sort out homes for all the stray dogs that her grandmother had taken in, plus two skinny cows. All adorable dogs but ones that most people wouldn't want to adopt for various reasons. One of those dogs happens to be the one that Bryn hit.

Fortunately, Flossie hadn't wandered far from home and it didn't take Bryn long to come across the house. He was relieved to find that he had actually found the dog's owner and she was just as relieved to have her dog home. She had been missing for a while. Together Bryn and Charlie tend to her wounds. During that time a vicious storm hits and lightning downs a huge red gum tree, right on top of Bryn's car. Definitely no chance of catching that flight now. He will have to stay the night and then try to sort out the mess of his car etc the next day.

Bryn and Charlie get on really well, there is a definite attraction between them, and the time they spend together is either very good or very bad. They could easily fall for each other, BUT, Bryn has a secret, well two actually. Both that could easily break up any hope that they have of having a happy ever after.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I loved the reference to the aristocracy, but more importantly, I loved that Bryn wasn't an aristocratic snob. He was down to earth, gorgeous by all accounts, and best of all, he's half Welsh. I loved when he called Charlie - Charlie bach. So sweet. Bryn was a real gentleman, and I loved the way he was with all the dogs. The dogs themselves were a delight, they all had characters that were fabulous and brought many smiles to my face. Then, of course, there was Charlie. Hurting at the loss of her grandmother, angry at the conman who made her last days stricken with sadness, and sad that she's now having to deal with sorting out her gran's things, and selling up etc. Bryn is a light in her life that she very much needs. At times I think perhaps she overreacts about Bryn's secrets when they come out, but given that she is still grieving, I still think of her as a likeable character and I definitely wanted her and Bryn to have their happily ever after ending.

What a lovely, sexy, tender, romantic story, with a life changing travel adventure as well. Loved reading this feel good story.

A romantic tale of two people from differing backgrounds who find a connection in adversity.

Charlie is grief-stricken after the sudden loss of her much-loved grandmother, Bryn is reeling from trying to unravel his criminal uncle's latest scam. A storm and an injured dog brings them together, but when Charlie finds out why Bryn is in Australia, she wants nothing to do with him. Circumstances and Bryn's caring attitude change her mind, but trust doesn't come easy. Bryn's generous gesture gives Charlie a way out but he is keeping secrets from her, and romantic deeds may not be the way to win this woman's heart.

An easy to read romance, the plot is rooted in fairytale rather than reality, but if you accept this, the sentiments are genuine, the dogs lovable and Bryn, a gentleman. The characters are realistic even if their situation is unlikely and there is the desired happy ever after a fable like this demands.

Enjoyable summer-reading for the romantics.

I received a copy of this book from Mills & Boon via NetGalley in return for an honest review.