Review: Adorable Regency Romance Mystery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2012
This was just such an enjoyable little book.  I thought I'd buy it and give it a try because I love regency romances and mysteries and here was a combination of both!  I'm so glad I did!  This is a light-hearted take on the typical regency romance with the requisite (about to be reformed) rake and the independent-minded young lady.  Richard is, of course, a rake who has met his match in the beautiful Emma, and from there the hilarity ensues.  I actually found myself chuckling out loud while reading, and when I wasn't chuckling I was smiling and snickering!  The denouement at the end revealing the murderous culprit with all the suspects asembled was textbook and equally funny and shocking.As a note to sticklers on punctuation, grammar and spelling, there are a few places where the quotation marks are reversed, etc., and the writing style is more modern than, say, Stephanie Lauren's books, but it in no way detracts from this pleasurable read.  (This book is so humorous that I'm wondering if she MEANT to write "saloon" instead of "salon"!)If you're having a bad day or just need a little lift, this is just the book to bring a smile to your face!  I know I'll be sure to buy her next book, "Penelope," when it comes out in December!  Hmm, can one pre-order that?