His Unexpected Heiress - Review

His Unexpected Heiress (Entangled Inheritances, # 2)

By: Sally Britton

Publication: July 10, 2019

234 pages

Genre: Adult, Historical Fiction

Source: YouTube Audiobooks

( Goodreads | Amazon )

*Note: The above link to Amazon is an affiliate links. Affiliate links support giveaways for Somewhere Only We Know readers.

Goodreads description--An unexpected fortune falls into a tradeswoman’s lap, a gentleman insists it rightfully belongs to him, will falling in love make matters better or worse?

A third son to an earl, Adam Gillensford knows his only hope of an inheritance is through his great uncle. But when the Will is read, Adam learns most of the wealth has been left to a complete stranger, and a seamstress at that. If he hopes to salvage any kind of funds for himself, he has two choices: adhere to his late uncle’s wishes and assist the new heiress in finding her way, or sabotage her so the courts will find her unfit to inherit. Deciding his course would be easier if the heiress wasn’t so enchanting.

Elaine Chapple, a woman in trade, is rather used to being seen as unusual. But running her own dress shop is far different from discovering a man she barely knew left his entire estate in her care. As unexpected as the fortune is, the help of the gentleman attached to it is even more perplexing. Does Mr. Gillensford mean to make her a success, or a fool?

With a greedy family urging Adam to act for his own good, and Elaine’s difficulty in adapting to her new life, only love could possibly untangle this mess.

I put off listening to His Unexpected Heiress because I noticed that it was 2nd in a series. But this isn't your normal series. Sally Britton has contributed to multiple book series where different authors have written each book in the series. I presume this is an attempt to get readers to read books by the other authors...whichever one they might not have been familiar with prior to the series. Since His Unexpected Heiress was labeled as a book 2, I didn't want to start it at first, and I chose to listen to Her Unsuitable Match first since it was book 1 in a different series. The two series are definitely connected as they share characters. And His Unexpected Heiress comes first chronologically. In my review of Her Unsuitable Match, I mentioned that Adam and Elaine felt like they must have had their own story. They were written in a way that the reader is almost expected to be familiar with them.

Elaine is a seamstress. She learned the trade from her father before he passed. And she's taken on two wards through the years. They are truthfully more like her children than anything else but are not biologically related to her in any way. Elaine is kind to a gentleman during a rainstorm one day, and he decides to leave his estate to her when he passes. Elaine knows nothing about how to run an estate, so she's very thankful for the gentleman's nephew who helps her navigate her duties.

Adam expected to inherit his uncle's estate. He isn't angry that he didn't. Just confused. But his uncle said that if Adam made himself useful to Elaine then he would inherit a sum of money to be paid out by the uncle's solicitor. Adam's family is pushing him to do whatever is necessary to sweep the inheritance out from under Elaine's feet. But Adam has learned the lesson his uncle was wishing him to learn/remember.

I appreciate Sally Britton publishing her audiobooks on YouTube. It's been so enjoyable for me to listen to these books. I wasn't sure I could work audiobooks into my current day-to-day. But it turns out that I can at times. And Jessica Elisa Boyd is a wonderful narrator.

His Unexpected Heiress was a quick and easy listen for me. I love being able to squeeze "reading" in when I otherwise wouldn't normally be able to read (like when I'm washing the dishes or cleaning the bathrooms). Adam and Elaine were wonderfully adorable. I enjoyed their journey. His Unexpected Heiress gets 4 Stars. Have you read (or listened to) His Unexpected Heiress? What did you think? Let me know!