Review: Really enjoyable traditional Regency
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
I really enjoyed this 'traditional' regency that doesn't get too steamy. The h needs to marry well so that her sister can have the freedom to choose who she wants to marry. The h isn't romantic and knows that her sacrifice will help her mother (who needs financial support) as well as her beautiful younger sister. The h herself isn't terribly attractive but is very intelligent and witty with a sharp tongue. She manages to suppress all of this enough to attract a wealthy Lord. The H is the Lord's friend and has a brief encounter with the h at an inn where she tears a strip off of him. He is determined to get her to reveal her true colours and does everything in his power to get the Lord to see her for who she really is. Of course our main characters have a whole lot of chemistry, which the H is doing everything to resist. He doesn't want to get married, he is a second son who is having to make his own way in the world. The H and h are forced into an engagement after the h is found in a compromising position.This is a delightful, traditional regency that I can definitely recommend. My only disappointment is that, according to other reviewers, the author decided to add steamy scenes into the following books in the series and they sound very much like modern historicals to me. What a pity, I truly enjoyed this book.