Three Abductions and an Earl (Parvenues & Paramours, #1) by Tessa Candle

What to say about this book? The title leaves you intrigued and it is why I dug into it right away. Lydia and her friend Tilly are what we call the Nouveau Rich. The ton likes to have them around for amusement but doesn't want them to actually marry into their set. Lydia is headstrong, independent, and likes to do things that are unladylike. Her friend, Tilly, I still don't know what she is like. Some of the decriptions of her and her personality have a lot to be desired and leave much in mystery. This is obviously the author's purpose here. One thing I bring into question, is the author's use of an accident to change Lydia's personality. It left me trying to get back the connection I had with the heroine. There are two abductions that I counted, but I'm trying to feel out the author for the third. She made have considered the chase scene an abduction, but it turned out to be an elopement. Most of the characters were loveable, but the more she expanded the characters, the more they drifted from their initial description of their value system. In fact, as I read their values kept lowering, especially for an earl who was supposed to be prudish or just morally upright. I felt a disappointment with the characters by the end of the book. For a book that started off as a fun adventure, it lost something as we headed into the climax of the book. I received this book as an Advanced Reader Copy and this is my honest review.