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The Aristocrat Kindle Edition

by Penelope Ward (Author), Jessica Royer Ocken (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone novel.

The one that got away. Every girl has one, right?
Mine was a charming, British aristocrat who turned my world upside down one summer.
From the moment I first spotted Leo in the distance through my binoculars, I’d been captivated. I certainly never expected to find a man showering outside of the property across the bay in his birthday suit.
Then I noticed his housemate staring back at me with binoculars of his own—watching me watching Leo.
That made for an interesting conversation starter when I inevitably ran into them.
Turned out, the handsome Brits were only renting that house for the summer in my seaside town.
Leo and I formed an instant connection, even though we were technically opposites by all appearances. I taught him how to dig for clams, and he taught me that not all wealthy and powerful guys are pretentious.
Despite knowing he was totally wrong for me, I couldn’t seem to stay away.
It was a wild and crazy few months. And before I knew it, we’d fallen in love.
We both had one wish: more time together.
But Leo had obligations back home. He lived a life I’d never fit into. And I was going to law school. So, we decided to end it and never look back.
A part of me always felt like I’d let my soulmate walk away.
I believed our story was over.
Until five years later when he sent me a letter that shook me to my core.
I’d thought my world was turned upside down that first summer?
Well, I knew nothing yet.

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09F15C2PH
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penelope Ward Books, Inc. (29 August 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2329 KB
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Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 349 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1951045572

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over thirty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

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Chook74

Royally Resplendent

Reviewed in Australia on 30 August 2021

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The Aristocrat is an awe inspiring story that ticked all the boxes. Heartbreak. Check. Happiness. Check. Hilarious Chaos. Check. Passion. Check. Temptation. Check. All the ingredients for one of the most stunning and soul capturing stories I have ever had the privilege to read. Check, check and CHECK. One word sums up everything that this story was. Heartfelt. I felt every single aspect of this journey with these characters. They were beguiling and mesmirising. Charismatic and maddening. I could not get enough, so I read it twice. Penelope Ward never ceases to impress and consistently adds that extra zing that makes the story truly unforgettable. At a time of intense anxiety and uncertainty, The Aristocrat was a beautiful breath of purity and a flair of genuine allure. 5 stars.

Reviewed in Australia on 12 February 2024

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Gosh, what a beautiful, heartfelt story with all the feels and so beautifully written.

What to expect:
* Fated Love
* Summer Love
* He Falls First
* Great Chemistry between the MCs
* Great Banter
* Very Emotional at Times
* Great Secondary Character in Sig
* Reconnect Five Years Later

Loved reading every minute of this book. Looking forward to reading Sig’s story in the future.

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Nicca

My favourite book of the year

Reviewed in Australia on 2 September 2021

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5 stars in not enough for this book. I so love it. My heart was breaking along with Leo's and Felicity's and I'm so glad they got their HEA. The chemistry between them was palpable and I just loved the honesty and respect those two had for each other and the integrity with which Leo went through life. Awesome, awesome book.

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Terri T.

Okay but not up to Penelope Ward's usual standards!!

Reviewed in Australia on 16 September 2021

Although I finished this book and it was okay; sweet and vanilla to be honest and emotional in parts I found it quite hard to get through. Now I love Penelope Ward usually but this book and some of it's characters just didn't do it for me at all. It was all to very easy going and to be honest fairly bland.
I did not feel the connection between the two main leads that I was really wanting to, I needed Leo to be so much more alpha male but he just didn't cut it for me and Felicity was just weak and boring.

The actual storyline was okay if not a little far fetched and the only redemption in this book was Sig the cousin, he made this book and was an absolute delight to read. Now if there was a book about Sig and his future relationship's I would be the first in line to buy a copy.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 September 2021

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Penelope Ward you’ve done it again. Love the way you write your characters, the story line. I enjoyed reading & listening at the same time. On point with narrators

Reviewed in Australia on 11 February 2024

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This story was excellent! I loved it from start to finish and could not put it down! I highly recommend reading it!

Reviewed in Australia on 28 October 2021

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loved this book

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Pat Johnson

Marvellous! Just Marvellous.

Reviewed in Australia on 31 August 2021

The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward is such a wonderful book , a book to appreciate every hour written to write this amazing story.
5 star plus.

Everything about this book , everything is beautiful, the characters ate strong with a great sense of worth.

Felicity’s behaviour throughout is applaudable .

Leo, well , what can I say , he is extremely thoughtful, extremely loving, he has a beautiful heart.

I had so many emotions reading this book, a definite reread .

Written beautifully this book brings together Leo Covington & Felicity Dunleavy , their connection was immediate .

Leo’s cousin Sigmund ( Sig ) Benedictus is such a wonderful secondary character.

A magnificent book that you will not be able to put down or forget .

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Joanne

Masterpiece!!

Reviewed in Canada on 14 February 2024

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The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward
Leo and Felicity's story
What a great book!! I was totally smitten with the MC our hero British aristocrat Leo. While he was spending the summer clearing his head from the pressures of the family business and duties, he meets neighbour Felicity, a strong, out spoken woman that he's instantly drawn to. The chemistry is real but they know when the summer is over they will have to part. Unable to fight the attraction they find themselves totally into each other until the summer ends and they must go their own ways. These characters broke my heart. They were both so real, so broken from their heartbreaking situation. Ms. Ward definitely kept my interest as she wove this tale into one of my favourite reads so far this year! The secondary characters were great too, I really enjoyed Leo's cousin Sigmund with his pompous attitude and sassy banter. I am looking forward to more from this storyline with Sig's story The Surrogate!!

Jennifer Adams

I fell in love.

Reviewed in the United States on 13 February 2024

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“A love that’s interrupted is a love, nevertheless.”

Felicity learned to not get attached, going from home to home until finding a good one. A difficult childhood made her resilient and strong, but also guarded. Especially with her heart.
She’s honest and authentic. And one day she happens to spot something other than birds across the bay. IYKYK.

Leo is obligated to the family legacy. Old money and stature. His life predetermined, and so he’s getting one summer to enjoy before filling those shoes.

From two different worlds, in so many ways, but a chance meeting will change absolutely everything.

What a whirlwind of a love story. Magical—because the love never faded. Once in a lifetime and against all odds. Loved it so much. The writing is engrossing and eloquent. A story full of heart and depth. The Aristocrat gets added to my favorite books and Penelope joins my one click author group.

“I don’t get too comfortable anywhere. Once you start depending on someone and they’re gone—then what? You need to be able to fend for yourself.”

“I know we hardly know each other. But from the moment we met, somehow I knew you mattered to me, Felicity. Does that sound strange?”

“Hanging out with you is becoming one of my favorite things,”

“What did I see in her? That wasn’t a short answer. It was more like I couldn’t see anything else whenever she was around.”

“Sometimes…” “Letting go of someone can be just as important a gesture of love as hanging on to them.”

“I will never find another you.”

“We’ve been apart far longer than we were ever together, yet I haven’t been the same since I met you. I don’t care how we make this work…only that we try.”

“Make no mistake…” “My entire world is you, Felicity. Without you, I have nothing.”

“I’m gonna try to go easy on you, but I’m not sure I can. I feel like I’ve been waiting my whole life to have you again.”

“Losing you hurt so badly. But finding you again made it all worth it.”

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Patrícia Reis

Amazing and brilliant

Reviewed in Brazil on 6 September 2021

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Penelope, allow me to call you for the first name. You have changed my life. Serious! For the better! Every story, brings me to another lever of joy and read about Leo and Felicity took me out of some dark spot I was. Is the best couple I ever read from your writings. I say this in the best way possible, I love all your books and I have ALL of them, including the ones with Vi 🤍 and The Aristocrat is the best one I ever read! Rich in details, well paced, good timing, plot twists and everything! Thank you for this piece 🤍 love u P

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Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 February 2024

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Oh what a lovely story......

Loved the storyline......the twists.....

Getting to know the characters

Holding my breath as the story developed!!

RR

Unputdownable

Reviewed in Germany on 21 February 2024

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This book was really heart-melting and heart-breaking. I finished it at 1:30 a.m. last night, I simply had to know how it ended. Penelope at her best.

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