SPORTOCHICK’S MUSINGS: This was such an entertaining read that made me laugh at the antics of Constance and Althea as they caused havoc for Oliver.

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My Best Friend’s Earl
Bluestocking Booksellers #2
by Bethany Bennett

Pub Date Aug 12 2025 
Forever (Grand Central Publishing)|Forever

DESCRIPTION

A bold bookseller tries to matchbreak her friend’s engagement to an earl . . . until she finds herself falling for him instead.

The one thing Constance Martin wants most to avoid is a boring life. She walks her cat with a leash in Hyde Park and even called off her wedding at the altar to stop what would have been a monotonous marriage. So when an aristocratic friend comes into the store asking for help throwing over her fiancé, Constance is both sympathetic and eager for the excitement to come. What could be more fun than plotting ways to get a stuffy—but very handsome—earl to break an engagement?

    Oliver Vincent, Earl of Southwyn, likes his orderly life of duty and logic. Everything’s falling into place; all that’s left is marrying the girl next door. Except the girl next door is increasingly reluctant. But marriage is a business deal, after all, and Oliver is determined to keep moving forward with the plan. If only he wasn’t so distracted by her friend—a stunning woman best described as chaos incarnate. She thinks marriage should be an adventure, and he views it as a transaction. But Oliver can’t seem to remember the downsides of falling when Constance is near. . .

REVIEW

This was such an entertaining read that made me laugh at the antics of Constance and Althea as they caused havoc for Oliver. The reader will laugh out loud often and love all the characters in this storyline.

Poor kindhearted Oliver doesn’t stand a chance against these two women when they set their mind up to getting the engagement stopped. Oliver is a lovely man who wants things always done in his meticulous way and is committed to always doing the right thing. The reader will come to love him the more they learn about his upbringing and the whys to his habits.

Constance’s character is interesting though her energy was a little too much for me at first. The more I got to see her personality it became clearer why her actions were distracting to me. She was quite lovely with a big loving heart, and the reader will fall in love with her.

Althea has a lot to overcome with a domineering father and a mother with no backbone. She’s feisty and trying to take control of her life, which I admire.

I give this 5 STARS for being a humorous love story.

I received this book for free from Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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