Overall, I would recommend this to friends who like Victorian England and certain mysteries, but not friends who devour romance stories. This story doesn't get all the stars because there was soooo much exposition for so long (I can understand some world building, but 15 chapters of it?) and I wish there was more depth to Duncan and Petra's relationship. Their reunion is kinda...bleh, and I didn't get the warm bubbly feelings I think a reader should get when they're together. It feels like Connally tried really hard to do mystery and romance all at once and ended up with MYSTERY, oh yeah, and there's a little romance too if you look for it.

And, as a rule of thumb women, try to read more dating books for women written by men. Women advise other women to be strong and independent, but that’s a covert manipulation and it’s not effective.If ur man truly loves u and he's a real man, he'll figure out a way to get his mom on board with making his woman happy-to smooth everything out so that the relationship can work for all parties involved. Providing is not only monetary, but it’s also about helping to fix things, moving stuff, or solving problems.

I'm actually going to review this book as I read it. I actually find it very simplistic in dealing with relationships. Steve here deems men to be simple creatures who are all basically the same regardless of upbringing, culture or creed. He makes some really sweeping assumptions about both men and women. The fact that he assumes that all men are running some sort of game on us women tells me that he really does not have a broad view of people. To me the book sounds like the advice that a father gives to his girl child before he allows her to go on dates with guys, just to make sure that she is not duped into sleeping with them. When getting into a car, sit on the margin of the seat first and then place your legs into the car. Lady Petra is spunky and determined, she cares greatly for her friends and her family. Unfortunately, she follows her heart instead of her brain too often and ends up making mistakes the reader can see coming.These are not essentially ” lady rules”, but rather helpful things you can do to make your life easier and classier. If there’s anything I’ve discovered during my journey here on God’s earth, it’s this," Harvey writes. "(a) too many women are clueless about men, (b) men get away with a whole lot of stuff in relationships because women have never understood how men think, and (c) I’ve got some valuable information to change all of that.” He promises that the book will be a “wide-open look into the minds of men” and suggests it will function for women much like the playbook the New England Patriots created in 2007 by secretly videotaping their opponents’ practices and reading rival coaches’ lips to figure out their plays. “With the advantage, the Patriots were able to win games,” Harvey explains, in case his female audience was unaware. He neglects to mention the Patriots were fined over a half-million dollars for their tactics and despised by the public for years to come. Next, let’s see how you can become a high-class woman yourself, by following a few confident and simple rules. In any case, we should probably take the advice of a man whose current wife was his former mistress with a few grains of--or maybe a salt shaker's worth of-- salt.

Overdressing, wearing too much makeup, or wearing too many jewelry pieces can make you look like you’re trying too hard to impress. Harvey says the only reason why he is able to stall marriage is that she hasn’t required him to set the date. Obviously not everything he says in the books is trash but in the same breath he really does not delve much deeper into the subject. The classic mistake he makes is in assuming that all men are the same and all women are looking for the same things in relationships. Mind you there is an audience for this book, narrow as it may be. But following everything he says in this book to the letter will really reduce your relationship to a game instead of something in which two grown intelligent people are building.First in the Lady Petra Inquires series, this is set in 1815 London and billed as Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie with a feminist spin. I loved Petra and am looking forward to seeing more of her. Eat a healthy breakfast. This is especially important for younger children and adolescents, because it gives you energy for the day, and leads to better academic and athletic performance. [1] X Research source

About The Author: Steve Harvey is an American comedian, television host and public personality. He is also the author of the sequel “ Straight Talk, No Chaser” and “ Act Like A Success, Think Like A Success“. PART ONE: The Mind-Setof a Man The first part of this book reads like a relationship manual from 1950. I understand where he's coming from, but I couldn't relate. My mind doesn't work that way. A friend of mine agreed that it did sound a little bit dateed, but she also said "it gets better."That’s one of the reasons, Steve says, that poor men run away from their father’s duties: to escape their feelings of inadequacy ( indeed Tony Robbins says his father ran away when strangers donated his family food for Thanksgiving). I am grateful to Minotaur Books for having provided an uncorrected digital galley of this book through NetGalley. Their generosity, however has not influenced this review - the words of which are mine alone. Just in case you, like me, weren’t expecting sex in a regency book, there are references and some details. Nothing explicit, but it still felt jarring for me after reading books from around the time period and Anne Perry. I know it’s realistic, but just saying—it caught me off guard. Don’t forget that people spend their time and energy creating that event or party, and the last thing everyone can do is show a little respect and show up on time.