The Naked Earl
Sally Mackenzie
Zebra, Apr 2007, $5.99
ISBN: 0821780751

Sleeping naked and alone at the Tynweith house party, Earl Robert Hamilton was awakened when two large naked breasts hovered over his nose. Instantly realizing what Lady Felicity Brookton had in mind as she prepared to scream, he jumps out the window. He climbs through another bedroom window, that of Lady Elizabeth Runyon, who is a bit tipsy and naked too while admitting to him she loves him.

Though troubled by jumping from the fire into the frying pan, Robbie thinks that Elizabeth is desirable. As she considers how to convince him they belong together, he finds himself drooling over his vision of her naked boobs. While Felicity plots, Robert and Elizabeth fall in love, but is a naked encounter enough for a permanent relationship.

As with THE NAKED DUKE, THE NAKED EARL is an amusing, nineteenth-century, romantic romp that readers will relish. The storyline strips away all pretenses of the Ton as the lead couple matches up quite nicely in and out of the boudoir. Historical romance fans will appreciate the fun frolics of the naked lady and her naked gentleman while seeking previous series tales (see THE NAKED DUKE and THE NAKED MARQUIS).

Harriet Klausner