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Don't get me wrong, I love Katie Macalister's contemporaries but she's a breath of fresh air with her historicals. It's so nice to read a historical with such a great sense of humor and such strong and fiesty female leads.

Harry needs a wife. He's got five out of control children and is in desperate need of a woman to run his household and, er, attend to his needs. Enter Plum, a woman who's been ruined by her first husband over 20 years before. She's also the mysterious author of a very racy sex book. Both the romantic leads are over 40, something that pleased me compared to books with 19 year old women married to 35 year old men.

Of course, this being a Macalister book, silly hijinks ensue, the kids are wild, the household staff are a wild assortment from the lothario butler to the bodyguard footmen and Harry and Plum engage in all manner of bedroom gymnastics with great energy and creativity. Plum is no pushover and even when it becomes obvious that someone is out to harm her new family, she does not waver. You gotta love the heroine who doesn't wilt at the first difficulty. You also have to love Harry for loving Plum so much.

All in all, The Trouble with Harry is an amazingly entertaining read that will supply plenty of laughs and more than a little heat between Plum and Harry.


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The Trouble With Harry Noble Historical Novel Book 3 edition by Katie MacAlister Romance eBooks Reviews

A zany historical rom-com that read like The Sound of Music with a very horny Maria and Captain Von Trapp trying to get it on away from the annoying von Trapp kids. Lots of sexual yodeling but no singing. Plum and Harry were very cute, and refreshing to find sexyy, middle-aged main characters. Unfortunately, Plum's inability to tell Harry her secrets and their constant misunderstandings led to a tiresome last third of the book.

Spoiler I was frankly annoyed that Nick and Thom's story had no resolution. I'm mildly curious to see how their story plays out but not curious enough to pick up the next Noble installment.
I wasn't very impressed with MacAlister's previous novel Noble Destiny (I thought Noble Intentions was a bit better), and left off my review of the former with some mixed feelings regarding this last of the loosely linked trio of MacAlister's tales (Noble Intentions, Noble Destiny and The Trouble with Harry).
"Harry" is a better story, once you get past the sloppy editing, first found a dozen pages into Chapter Two the author describes Thomasina (aka Thom), a secondary character (whom I found at times to be more interesting than the heroine) "Thom's golden brown eyes considered her aunt for a moment..." and in the next paragraph ..."[Thom] was very pretty, with cropped chestnut curls, large dark gray eyes, and a very sweet smile." Oooops!
There were other less egregious editing and proofreading errors, but that is the fault of the publisher, not just the author.
The unfortunate effect is that this novel (as well as Noble Destiny) feels hastily done, without much effort or care, and that is an insult to the literary customer. MacAlister may be a genius in the other genres she writes in (Young Adult and contemporary fiction I believe) but the three novels I have read in the regency romance genre are not going to be keepers for me.

Harry, Marquis of Rosse, is a widower and father of five undisciplined moppets who are absolute geniuses at creating chaos and mayhem (so good at making trouble in fact, that the first line of the novel is "Harry wished he was dead"). Harry needs a mother for his little darlings, and he needs her NOW. Frederica Pelham, aka "Plum" is the hapless spinster who answers Harry's advertisement for a wife in the local paper. She's an impoverished gentlewoman who was unspeakably betrayed 20 years ago by a ne'er-do-well bigamist who abandoned her six weeks after their marriage and went off to "the continent" to atone for his sins. 'Charles' returns shortly after Harry and Plum are married, and is the villain of the piece. Oh---and Plum also has a secret past as a writer of soft-core pornography a-la-regency, the occasional descriptions of which make for many sexy, humorous episodes in the story, along with the outrageous antics of the five tots from hell. All in all, this is a superior and more naturally flowing formula for hilarity than was Charlotte's (in Noble Destiny) redundant and annoying use of misappropriated, double-entendre vocabulary.

Here's what I liked about "Harry." The main characters fell in love promptly and, for the most part, worked nicely together throughout the story to overcome adversity. There was plenty of humor and some creative plot twists that propelled the reader to continue on. I liked the fact that the main characters are older (forty-something), and yet the author avoids the "eeww" factor when observing their romantic and physical interaction, proving that in this genre, love and sex (and procreation) are not exclusively limited to the young and beautiful. Even more, I liked the secondary romance between Plum's niece Thom, and Nick, son of Noble Britton, Lord Wessex of Noble Intentions. If they get a story of their own, I might even purchase and read it. MacAlister's "Noble" trio are adequate, if rather slap-dash and superficial. There is a pleasant veneer to these novels, but honestly, they lack the depth and detail I have come to expect from the best authors in this genre. Maybe MacAlister should leave off regency romance and stick to the other genres she's published in...
Harry, the Marquis Rosse is a 45-year old widower who believes he is need of a mother to his children and a maybe even a companion for himself. Frederica Pelham (Plum) is a 40-year old woman who wants to end her lonely days and eeking out an existence for herself and her niece, Thom.

Harry sets forth his search by listing an ad in the paper (a sort of 19th century match.com) - racing in late, comes Plum, with a dirty skirt hem after trudging through the mud to answer the advertisement. Both are pleased with the other's appearance. In fact Harry is `so pleased' he cannot dismount his horse without exposing his physical pleasure with Plum's appearance!

Each comes to the relationship with secrets, but also with a genuine desire for happiness.

With Katie MacAlister's wonderful wit and steamy scenes of romance, this story will take you into the upturned world of Harry and Plum as they try to meld their family while coming clean with their secrets and discover their own heart's happiness. The cast of supporting characters include Harry's 5 unruly children - who turn out to be staunch protectors of their new Mama, Thom, Plum's lovely and unique niece (who will hopefully get her own story told), and Harry's household staff, that together add a lovely tempo to the story.

In the end, Harry and Plum discover a true and deep love. This is a lovely story of between two adults who find love a little later in their lives. The story has a terrific balance of romance and humor that will truly bring a smile to your heart.
Plum wishes for a family of her own but thanks to her husband of so called husband he left her ruined and in scandal. When a chance comes to be a real wife and jumps on the chance. Once we'd she learns being a mom and wife to a group of diablitos she still yearns for a child of her own

Harry needs a wife to help with his unruly children but refuses to loose another wife in the child bed. He learns to love his new wife.
Fun witty and delightful. Recommended
Don't get me wrong, I love Katie Macalister's contemporaries but she's a breath of fresh air with her historicals. It's so nice to read a historical with such a great sense of humor and such strong and fiesty female leads.

Harry needs a wife. He's got five out of control children and is in desperate need of a woman to run his household and, er, attend to his needs. Enter Plum, a woman who's been ruined by her first husband over 20 years before. She's also the mysterious author of a very racy sex book. Both the romantic leads are over 40, something that pleased me compared to books with 19 year old women married to 35 year old men.

Of course, this being a Macalister book, silly hijinks ensue, the kids are wild, the household staff are a wild assortment from the lothario butler to the bodyguard footmen and Harry and Plum engage in all manner of bedroom gymnastics with great energy and creativity. Plum is no pushover and even when it becomes obvious that someone is out to harm her new family, she does not waver. You gotta love the heroine who doesn't wilt at the first difficulty. You also have to love Harry for loving Plum so much.

All in all, The Trouble with Harry is an amazingly entertaining read that will supply plenty of laughs and more than a little heat between Plum and Harry.