The Earl’s Match (The Thompsons of Locust Street Series) by Holly Bush – Review by Jennifer Gordon

The Earl’s Match by Holly Bush
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An enjoyable and engaging historical romance which kept me captivated from page one until the last page. Payden Thompson returns to America having been imprisoned and beaten whilst in Scotland, pursuing the man who had been threatening his family and his clan. The violence and loss has left Payden feeling fearful and the trauma is haunting him. Meanwhile, Clarice Endicott is finding Philadelphia’s society boring and she’s against her mother’s schemes to find her a wealthy husband. Then she is introduced to the handsome but sullen Payden and he captures her interest, especially when she learns that he has just returned from five dangerous years in Scotland. Clarice also makes an impression on Payden, but he is so consumed by his past violence and tragedy that he can’t see past that. I loved Payden and Clarice and their chemistry really came across in the narrative. The storyline kept me hooked, and the descriptive narrative brought both the characters and the setting vividly to life, making me feel immersed in the story. The added historical details made me feel as though I had been transported back in time and made the era the story is set in also come alive. I hadn’t realised that this novel was part of a series, about the unconventional Thompson family who are taking Philadelphia’s high society by storm. Although I read it happily as a standalone story, I personally feel that the family’s relationships and their backstories would be better understood if the books are read in order.

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