When I was asked to join this Yarde Book Promotion book tour, I had NO idea I would be hosting an author who lives in Sweden. But there you have it: Ms Jacobs lives in my country – lei è veramente la benvenuta qui! Not that there’s much Italian or Swedish in her book – why would there be in a book set in England?
My review you will find further down, but for now, let’s throw ourselves at the book!
No Ordinary June
Miss June Fairmont, second daughter to Baronet Fairmont, believes in true love. Gregory Kendall, Earl of Kendall, believes in practical arrangements.
One dance. That’s all it took for Gregory to decide June would make an adequate Countess of Kendall. The next morning, she overhears him presenting her father with a marriage proposal—complete with a list evaluating her suitability. When she bursts into her father’s study, fury barely contained, Gregory has the audacity to look amused. Worse, he offers a wager. He’ll give her one Season to find her perfect romantic match. When she inevitably fails to find this “true love”—and he’s clearly certain she will—she’ll accept his practical proposal.
June agrees instantly—let him watch her prove that love conquers logic. But Gregory proves an insufferable shadow throughout her Season, offering his pragmatic assessment of every swooning poet and debt-ridden rake. Somewhere between his dry observations and brutal honesty, June makes a horrifying discovery: she’s starting to enjoy his company. His wit makes her laugh. That insufferable smirk becomes almost… attractive.
One Season. One wager. And a growing suspicion that the real danger isn’t losing the bet—it’s winning it.
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My Review:
Ms June Fairmont believes in love.
Gregory, Earl of Kendall, has personal experience of how destructive such an emotion can be and prefers a pragmatic approach to finding a suitable wife.
When Gregory decides June will make him a perfect wife—this based on a pragmatic assessment—he infuriates her. And so begins a Season where she is determined to find true love while he is as determined to prove to her just how ephemeral love can be.
Both June and Gregory are well-developed characters, even if initially, I find June a bit too much. Besides, June knows just how dangerous love can be—she just has to look at her sister, January, to be reminded that loving can come at a very high cost.
January is a wonderfully enigmatic character, and Ms Jacobs does an excellent job of showcasing January’s grief and pain through the smallest of gestures: a tightening of her mouth, a needle that suddenly stabs through the cloth.
Slowly, Gregory comes to realise he isn’t entirely pragmatic about her, while June is discovering Gregory’s so called pragmatism comes with lively conversation and a genuinely kind man. But Gregory isn’t the only one interested in June – and some suitors will go to great lengths to win her hand.
All Regency Romances have a happy ending. No Ordinary June is no exception, but the twists and turns are entertaining, offering both June and Gregory the opportunity to grow as individuals. An enjoyable read!
L. N. Jacobs is an Italian paediatrician living in Sweden, where she’s perfected the art of balancing hospital shifts, family chaos, and an unhealthy obsession with happy endings.
By day, she wrangles tiny patients and their worried parents. By night (and early mornings, and lunch breaks), she writes emotional romances about imperfect people finding love in the messiest, most unexpected ways.
Her stories blend the high-stakes drama of medical life with sizzling chemistry, sharp banter, and characters who feel like friends you’d text at 2 AM. Think ER meets happily-ever-after, with a hefty dose of wit and a side of Swedish fika.
When she’s not writing or saving lives, you’ll find her devouring romance novels, hoarding chocolate like it’s currency, plotting her next adventure, or convincing her family that “just one more chapter” is a valid excuse for everything.
L. N. Jacobs writes the kind of love stories that make you laugh, swoon, and believe that even the most guarded hearts can find their home.
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Thank you for your fabulous review and for helping us celebrate No Ordinary June. 🌹
My pleasure!