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Mr. Donahue’s Total Surrender

Mr. Donahue’s Total Surrender

Enterprising Scoundrels, Book 1

by Sophie Barnes


⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5


A delightfully sweet Cinderella retelling!


Calista Faulkner had such high hopes of saving her family from ruin by attaining an advantageous match across the pond in England, only to have her hopes dashed upon arrival. With no fiancee, she finds herself in need of funds to book passage and return to her family in America. A practical miss, Calista looks for employment. Too bad she is too genteel or lacks references for any job she applies. Desperate hand destitute her luck takes a turn when she is hired as a scullery maid at the Hotel Imperial…


Mr. Donahue takes prides in his hardworking that has taken his inheritance and created the luxurious Hotel Imperial. He provides top notch service and treats his employees better than other establishments… or at least he believed he did. He found a genteel woman working as a scullery maid in his kitchens being treated terrible by his staff! He is bound and determined to make this right by her and reunite her with her family- its the least he can do… 


While Calista and Steven await her departure to Americas they strike up a friendship… but nothing more can come of it. His home is in England and he is devoted to his hotel… while she must return to America and save her family…


I love a good Cinderella story and this one delivered all the story highlife that I wanted, while providing a fresh historical romance take on the tale! I loved that this tale takes place in a hotel and features an upper middle class heroine and a working third son of a lord- so refreshing compared to the common duke and lady.


Though Mr. Donahue didn’t seem like much of a scoundrel to me, I am eagerly looking forward to seeing who the next enterprising scoundrel will be!



Mr. Donahue’s Total Surrender by Sophie Barnes is scheduled to release January 25th, 2021.



I received a complimentary copy of this book from Sophie Barnes through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.




 

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