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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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About the Author

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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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09F15C2PH
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penelope Ward Books, Inc. (29 August 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2329 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • 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
5.0 out of 5 stars 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.
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RomanceBooktalk
4.0 out of 5 stars loved it!
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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nicandbooks
5.0 out of 5 stars “My entire world is you, Felicity. Without you, I have nothing.”
Reviewed in Australia on 28 April 2024
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This book has been on my radar for a little but now - and even more-so once the loosely linked to it book The Surrogate came out - and I'm so glad I made time to read it. Felicity and Leo's story is absolutely beautiful - from a hilarious meet-cute, to a summer of love and loving, to heartbreak and twists and turns I didn't see coming. I couldn't put this book down - it was just that good. It made me smile, it broke my heart, it made me cry but it also put everything back together. Absolutely amazing!!
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Terri T.
3.0 out of 5 stars 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.
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Ashleigh White
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
Reviewed in Australia on 26 March 2024
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I loved this book so captivating and such a great story line full of excitement and suspense a Great read!!
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SandraD
4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshingly honest communication
Reviewed in Australia on 23 March 2022
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It's refreshing when the two leads are completely honest with each other in every conversation they have. There's no pussy-footing around or second-guessing the other. Thank you Penelope, it was a welcome change from the same angst most authors choose.
The reason for the 4 stars is because I felt Leo's character was the complete package but Felicity was a little two dimensional (a little bit meh). I felt like everything went into making him the perfect book-boyfriend, but her character wasn't given the same depth. I don't know...you might disagree.
All up, it was an enjoyable read.
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Nicca
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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ethel
5.0 out of 5 stars IN LOVE WITH LOVE
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
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Nancy Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars The Heart Wants What It Wants Even If It Can Never Have
Reviewed in the United States on 31 March 2024
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THE ARISTOCRAT BY PENELOPE WARD is a Witty, Emotional, Heartbreaking Romance. Once I started reading, I had trouble putting it down. What's a girl to do when her heart wants a man that she can never have?

Felicity Dunleavy had been raised in foster care until she found a permanent home with her dear Mrs. Angelini. She was like the mother she never had. She lived with her in a beautiful home in Narragansett. Thanks to her she'd been able to graduate from Harvard. Now she was home for the summer, till she would enter law school in the fall. Felicity was enjoying the sunshine and supposedly bird watching with a pair of binoculars, when she sees her new neighbor across the lake taking a shower outside in his birthday suit. She didn't think he would notice her, and he is so good looking. Than to her embarrassment, she spots his good-looking roommate looking at her through binoculars. He waves and informs his friend that a girl is watching him shower. He puts a towel on and waves to her too. She waves back and walks away. She thinks when she meets them, she will use the lame bird watching excuse. When she does meet the one that she watched shower, she does think he's the most handsome man she has ever seen. His name is Leo Covington, he is British, and on vacation for the summer. His roommate is his cousin. Felicity has no way to know, Leo, will have a lasting effect on her summer, plus eventually the rest of her life.
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kim bouffard
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in Canada on 24 February 2024
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The thing I liked about this book is it’s unexpected. I usually know the end of a book, because it’s usually all the same.. girl meets boy, fall in love, something make them break up and they end up together. But with this book, you don’t know where it’s going to end. We’re on a rollercoaster of emotions. You get attached to the heroine and you can easily put yourself in her shoes.
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Patrícia Reis
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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5.0 out of 5 stars A love of a lifetime
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2024
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What a wonderful story of second chances. Both Leo and Felicity were attracted to each other from the beginning, but they didn't think their relationship has a chance as Leo would be going back to the UK at the end of the summer. Their love for each other was so strong that after 5 years they were able to reconnect and find their happily ever after.
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RR
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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