Review: A fun, lovely Regency romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 21, 2013
The Incorrigible Mr. Lumley is a traditional Regency romance in every good sense. I love Regency romances and I especially love Aileen Fish's Regencies. David Lumley is determined to find the person who killed his father's prize race horse. As escort to his sister during her Season in London, he meets Joanna Hurst, the daughter of the man he suspects of the deed. He befriends her in the hopes of finding evidence against her father. Drawn together by their love of horses, David soon finds himself attracted to Joanna's beauty and spirit. He keeps telling himself he doesn't want to get married and he's only befriending Joanna to find the much-needed evidence. Of course, we readers know he's lying to himself. Joanna is independent and strong-willed, and she's set her sights on Mr. Lumley. But it takes awhile for him to realize how much Joanna means to him. When she discovers he suspects her father of the horse killing, Joanna refuses to have anything to do with David. What follows is a riveting story of his attempt to convince her to give him another chance.I wanted David to discover sooner than he did that he loved Joanna. I was glad to see him finally pursue her in earnest. This is a very satisfying read. I hated the story to end because I liked David and Joanna so much and wanted to keep reading about them.