Review: a great historical romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2013
The Elusive WifeBy: Callie HuttonI loved this story by Callie Hutton! The Earl Lord Coventry is forced by his deceased father's will to marry Lady Jane in order to inherit; after the wedding, he sees his wife again in London, but since he left the next morning after the ceremony, he doesn't recognize his wife. When Jason Cavendish marries, he is too drunk to recognize his wife when he sees her again as Lady Olivia in London.Since Jason doesn't want to be married, he leaves his wife in the country after their wedding. She feels betrayed, left alone, and unloved.  When she goes to London and sees her husband at a ball, he doesn't even recognize her. She is mortified. Not only did he leave after the wedding ceremony, she didn't make enough of an impression on him for him to remember what she looked like. But yet, Lord Coventry is pursuing her. Why would he pursue her when he is married and doesn't know she is his wife?What happens when Lord Coventry finally realizes his wife Lady Jane is Lady Olivia, the woman he is pursuing? Lord Coventry and Lady Jane's bantering will keep you entained throughout the book. He tries to convince her to love him and she is upset, angry, and confused about his actions. Once you start this book, you won't be able to put it down. Lord Coventry decides he must win his wife's love, but will she accept? Can he change her mind about how she feels about him since he abandoned her after the wedding and then pursued her not knowing she was his wife? Lady Olivia doesn't make it easy for Lord Coventry. Her friend Elizabeth encourages her to purchase her wardrobe and accessories for the Season in London and charge it all to Lord Coventry. In another scene, Lady Jane knocks them off his horse and then rides away, leaving him behind without a way back to the stables. Their banter will keep you turning the pages until the end. You will not want to put this book down! You will laugh, cry, and cheer for this couple as they fight their love for one another.