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Friends and Foes (The Jonquil Brothers Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sarah M. Eden (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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After five years of tracking and capturing spies on English soil, Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lampton, is in pursuit of his last quarry. But at a traveler’s inn, he encounters an unexpected and far more maddening foe: Sorrel Kendrick, a young lady who is strikingly pretty, shockingly outspoken, and entirely unimpressed with him. Indeed, Sorrel cannot believe the nerve of this gentleman, who rudely accuses her of theft and insults her feminine dignity. Doubly annoyed when they both end up at a party hosted by mutual friends, Philip and Sorrel privately declare war on one another. But Philip’s tactics, which range from flirting to indifference, soon backfire as he finds himself reluctantly enjoying Sorrel’s company; and, much to her dismay, Sorrel finds Philip’s odd manner to be increasingly endearing. In the midst of this waning war and growing attraction, Philip catches wind of the French spy he’s been tracking, and Sorrel inadvertently stumbles upon a crucial piece of the puzzle, making her indispensable to the mission. But can two proud hearts negotiate a ceasefire when cooperation matters most?

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Friends and Foes, Sarah Eden's most recent romantic release, is a novel that will rouse the twittering heart of Regency lovers everywhere. This energetic tale of clandestine government infiltration mingled with engaging personal battles wrenches readers into the middle of a delightfully endearing tale.

Originally released under the title Affectations in 2008, Friends and Foes delves into the life of Philip Jonquil, the Earl of Lampton, who made his debut in Eden's 2010 novel, Kiss of a Stranger.

In Friends and Foes, Jonquil finds his life in disarray as he seeks to apprehend Le Fontaine, a murderous French spy who has eluded capture for years.

On the heels of this villain, Philip stumbles into a sour encounter with the lovely but severe Sorrel Kendrick. When fate brings them together for a month-long house party, neither Philip nor Sorrel is ready to quietly play nice. Philip's peacock-like persona ruffles Sorrel's straightforward and simple views. Declaring war on each other seems the only option.

But as Philip's unorthodox strategy which, leans heavily on false flirting, leads him into unexpected encounters with his striking adversary, he catches glimpses of the woman underneath the barbed exterior. There is much more to Sorrel than he imagined. Her fettered and ugly past weighs on her heavily as she courageously faces a life that is far from beautiful.

Despite their prickly banter, Philip finds himself drawn to Sorrel's brave and alluring soul. When Sorrel unexpectedly ends up overhearing a conversation of Le Fontaine's, Philip must face his most dangerous enemy in order to save the woman who has transformed from a sharp-tongued foe into a cherished friend.

Eden's trademark wit and droll humor wind their way into every page of this book. The characters are delightful, and their playful interactions are captivating. Eden is truly a master of creating personalities for her books that draw readers into the story and make them feel at home. As the tale progresses, readers will find themselves lost in the kind of Regency love story that won't fail to make the heart grin. --Melissa DeMoux, For the Deseret News

About the Author

Sarah M. Eden read her first Jane Austen novel in elementary school and has been an Austen addict ever since. Fasinated by the Regency era in English history, Eden became a regular in the Regency section of the reference department at her local library, painstakingly researching this extraordinary chapter in history. Eden is an award-winning author of short stories and has been a Whitney Award Finalist for her novels Seeking Persephone (2008) and Courting Miss Lancaster (2010). Her other regency novels include: The Kiss of a Stranger, An Unlikely Match, Drops of Gold, Glimmer of Hope, and As You Are.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006UKH7KU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Covenant Communications; 1st edition (January 6, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 6, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1315 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 223 pages

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- #5,904 in Regency Historical Romance
- #6,853 in Regency Romances
- #34,029 in Romance (Kindle Store)

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Sarah M. Eden is a USA Today best-selling author of witty and charming historical romances, including 2020’s Foreword Reviews INDIE Awards Gold Winner for Romance, "Forget Me Not," and 2020 Holt Medallion finalist, "Healing Hearts." She is a three-time “Best of State” Gold Medal winner for fiction and a three-time Whitney Award winner. Combining her obsession with history and her affinity for tender love stories, Sarah loves crafting deep characters and heartfelt romances set against rich historical backdrops. She holds a bachelor’s degree in research and happily spends hours perusing the reference shelves of her local library.

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Jellybeanboxy

Great book

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024

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I love all books by this author. You don’t have to read them in order (it does help) but you can start anywhere in the series. Great romance

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Sarah M

This is the second book of this series that I have read, and I'm officially a fan of this series

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019

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Philip Jonquil has been hiding behind the disguise of a careless and shallow dandified gentleman for years while working for British Intelligence to aid the war effort and catch French spies. While conducting some business he has a chance run in with a Miss Sorrel Kendrick at a random country inn. She does not take kindly to the persona he has adopted and in fact is greatly insulted by him. Sorrel was injured years earlier in an accident and needs a walking stick for anything requiring her to take more than a few steps and he is under the mistaken believe that she has adopted a rediculous fashion accessory. They part as strangers, until they unexpectedly meet again at a gathering for friends and family for the holidays. Their second meeting goes worse than the first. They are forced in company with one another for the duration of the gathering. What their animosity is so strong for one another that they declare that they are at war with one another. There are witty barbs and snarky banter a plenty until they soon find that they actaually enjoy each other's company. They have gained a respect and understanding with the other and even find themselves working together.

I actually started this series by reading the sixth book in the series,The Heart of A Vicar, which focuses on Harold. Which I loved and was very interested in reading more books by Sarah M. Eden. In that book Philip and Sorrell actually feature quite a lot and I found myself as invested in them as I was with the main characters of the story.

I really love Philip and Sorrell. Especially Philip. His persona of a dandy may be an act, but his penchant for saying absolutely absurb things in any situation is not. I loved this about him, I found his little barbs so ridiculous and amusing. Sorrell is so strong and brave. She is adamant that she will hold on to her independence and wants to care for her family even though it is difficult and often painful for her to do so. She has such a big heart, but she hides it behind an abrasive facade.

I quite like the role reversal here. In most historical romances you see a sweet and pampered young woman paired with a tortured and abrasive man. But here, she is the one that suffers with physical pain and is abrasive in her interactions with others. He is the one walking around charming everyone around him with his sparkling conversation and grabbing attention with his flashy outfits. It was a refreshing change and the author pulled it off really well.

I enjoyed this book far more than I did the prequel to the series which focused on Crispin and Catherine and which I felt was dragged out a little more than necessary and had a never ending amount of misunderstandings and lack of communication, in a way that it lacked believability. (I was still very hapy though to see Crispin and Catherine in this book to see how they were fairing after the conclusion of their book). But in this book I felt that the pacing was great, nothing felt unnecessary to the plot, everything worked together to move the story forward and the their reactions to situations, I felt, were matched up with their characters.

I'm officially in love with Sarah M. Eden's writing and will be moving on to the next book in the series.

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Gina Evans

absolutely incredible

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

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I absolutely adore this book and I’ve enjoyed reading every word. I can’t wait to finish the rest of them. :)

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RJ Christensen

Start with one of the best of the series!

Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024

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Sarah Eden knows how to craft characters that her readers sincerely care about. Starting with the oldest Jonquil brother, we meet Philip, the Earl of Lampton. Even more complicated, we meet Sorrell, one of the best heroines of Ms. Eden's crafting. I have re-read these gem of a book several times. I love it. I hope you do too.

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Randi Annie Framnes

Interesting plot, great character building, super dialogue, and vivid writing

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020

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Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lambton goes to his friend’s estate for Christmas while at the same time working for the Foreign Office to catch one of Napoleon’s most dangerous spies. On the way there he meets Sorrel Kendrick, the infuriatingly stubborn and opinionated lady who challenges him. They agree to be enemies, only it seems exhausting to keep up the animosity.

Friends & Foes is the first book in The Jonquil Brothers series by Sarah M. Eden published by Covenant Communications. The setting is 1814 when England fears French invasion by Napoleon. We follow Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lambton, as he works for the Foreign Office. Under cover of spending Christmas at his friend’s estate in Suffolk, he is really on a hunt for the dangerous Napoleonic spy Le Fountaine. While on the spy’s trail, he meets stubborn and opinionated Sorrel Kendrick. She dislikes him from the very beginning, while he has his secret reasons for pretending to be the dandy she dislikes so much. They get off to a spectacularly bad start, but unexpectedly she manages to help him with his spy catching operation.

Main character Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lambton does his best to help his younger brothers and I think it speaks volumes of what kind of person he is. He is impressive and my absolute favorite.

Secondary character Sorrel Kendrick has been trampled by a horse and lives in constant pain from the injuries. She tries to hide her vulnerabilities and tries to build armor around herself. I felt so sorry for her, but was pleased to see she managed to respond differently and open up more.

Sarah M. Eden has a signature light hearted, bantering and humorous writing. I love that by following her great writing I learn new expressions in the English language I have not heard in a long time, -or ever. The dialogue feels like the perfect mix between funny, bantering and serious conversations.

I cannot remember having read anything similar to the plot of Friends & Foes as it is dealing with consequences of being trampled by a horse. It felt very hard to read.

My favorite part of the story was the romance developing between Sorrel and Philip. There was mutual animosity from the start. As they got to know each other better, trust and closeness increased and the romance got room to develop. I thoroughly enjoy the way Sarah M. Eden writes these scenes and I don’t know of any other author who creates romance quite like this.

Research of the devastating consequences of being trampled by a horse I found both impressive and very, very sad. Great research of how spies operated in England during the Napoleonic wars shone through.

Friends & Foes was superb entertainment owing to the combination of an interesting plot, great character building, great dialogue, and vivid writing. Drops of Gold (The Jonquil Brothers #2) is already on my Kindle and I so much look forward to starting it.

Fans of Sarah M. Eden will love Friends & Foes; as will readers of historical romance fiction.
If you want to explore similar books, you might like to check out the works of Julianne Donaldson or Josi S. Kilpack.

All opinions in this review are completely my own.
My rating: 5 stars / 5
Main reasons: interesting plot, great character building, super dialogue, and vivid writing

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Joan M. Christiansen

Good Book

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023

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Always enjoy Sarah Eden books.

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Megan McAdams

Face Value - Peel back the layers

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021

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This is a second time reading this book, and I love that there were parts I had forgotten, which made me fall in love with Phillip and Sorrel all over again.

Not that I would want this in my own life, but enemies to lovers is one of my favorite troupes; and no one does enemies better than Phillip Jonquil and Sorrel Kendrick. They even declare war amongst each other. But as they spend more time around each other, the “battles scars” from their past lives begin to show and wear each other down while also endearing them to each other.

Without giving away spoilers, Eden does a wonderful job of presenting characters at a face value...but then uncovering various layers to them as the story deepens. There is more than a first glance to her characters! (I can’t say anymore without giving away too much! But after reading it a second time I fell in love with Phillip all over again!) ❤️❤️❤️

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Sweet 😍

Reviewed in France on August 24, 2020

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It was rather a pleasant reading. Even though, it sometimes lacked precision on the landscape or background stories of the main characters, the love story was sweet enough to make me read it in 3 days. Very nicely done.

sdottyh

Recommended for any regency fan!

Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2014

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Loved! Great characters that were actually well-rounded and some real laugh-out-loud moments. I am definitely reading more by this author!

Bretton Girl

Over priced like all this authors Kindle books, but a pleasant and entertaining read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2014

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The H&h's first meeting sets them at loggerheads, each rubbing the other the wrong way. However, they are also instantly attracted to each other and when they meet again their growing, if begrudging respect and their increasing attraction eventually drive them towards love.
The romance is spiced with verbal battles and self delusion, the reluctant lovers fight their feelings for each other through much of the book, but the well written supporting characters who are their family and friends help them both to see how foolish they have been.
Thrown into the mix is the hunt for a deadly spy and a secondary romance between Sorrel's younger sister and one of Philip's many brothers.
I like the characters but think the plotting lacks Ms Eden's usual high standards. In particular the adventure elements are a tad formulaic and the obvious rejoinder Sorrel could give to Phillip, when he thinks her walking stick is an affectation is for some reason never raised. After all Philip doesn't need his stick. It is a fashion accessory to him. One he uses to hide secret papers, but he is not obliged to use it for support.
A few grating Americanisms appear, like starting sentences with "Sure" or the sentence ending phrase that every American writer gets wrong. All American writers have British characters say "is all" instead of "that's all".Although, strangely I have come across this phrase used by Brits in magazine articles I think that's an example of linguistic Atlantic drift, I doubt it was in prevalent use in Regency England.
Apart from the above criticisms and the price I liked this book.

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Jody

Little book. Big price.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2013

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A very expensive book for what it is. A quick easy to read romance which I found rather light is not really good value at eight pounds plus. I found some of the story rather moving but the romance story lacked magic and tension. The adventure part was very formulaic. Not good enough for the price.

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