Review: SUPERB REGENCY ROMANCE
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2013
Jason Cavendish the Earl of Coventry is a notorious rake, ever since he left the schoolroom women have fallen at his feet. Tall broad shouldered with sparkling blue eyes, he is lethal to the female population. His very recently deceased father had badgered him repeatedly to marry and produce an heir. But Jason had ignored his fathers request. But his father has had the last laugh, even in death he is controlling Jason, a clause in the will stipulates that unless Jason marries the woman that the old Earl has selected, only the entailed properties will go to him, so unless Jason complies he will have the estate and townhouse but no money. Furious at this, Jason turns up for his wedding blind drunk, immediately after the ceremony he passes out cold in his bedchamber. The following morning he wakes and orders his carriage and returns to London, without ever having spoken to his new wife, he cannot even remember what she looks like.Lady Olivia is disgusted at her new husbands behaviour. After a few weeks with no sign that the Earl will return, Olivia writes to her old school friend now married, Lady Elizabeth Lansdowne. Her old friend insists Olivia come to stay with her in London. When Elizabeth hears Olivia's story she has a plan. She takes her shopping for a complete new wardrobe, and the bills will be sent to Jason. At least he can pay for his new wife's wardrobe. At the first ball they attend Jason is there and Olivia is furious when Jason doesn't recognise her.What an absolute gem of a book this is set in the regency era, one of my favourite periods in history. The author has written a story that ticks all the boxes for me. With plenty of humour, romance and some drama thrown in. I thoroughly enjoyed every word.A recommended read.ARC courtesy of NetGalley