I am so pleased to find a new author who writes in the style of the Regency Romances that I read when I was much younger. Actually, I found this book to be even better than most of those I read years ago.
The book has a romance that develops normally. It doesn’t have sex or profanity. That’s so unusual these days. I stopped reading Regencies years ago because they had morphed into something less appealing which included detailed sex scenes.
In this story, older sister Sophia has taken on widows weeds to give her sister a chance at a life that doesn’t include the shame of having had a child out of wedlock. More importantly, it is so that George (the child) can have a life free from the stigma of his illegitimate birth.
Finnigan, Lord Haughton, is the older brother of the rakish younger brother who fathered the child. He has been searching for mother and child and once he finds them, takes off to sweep the scandal under the rug by buying the mother’s silence.
He finds Sophia (as her sister has taken off for parts unknown) and makes his offer of money with contingencies and, in doing so, gives Sophia a cause to dislike him heartily.
The story takes off from there when lots of witty dialogue between these two with Finn falling further and further into dislike. Sophia, on the other hand, improves tremendously upon acquaintance.
The sparks fly as they spar and it makes for both a great read and one that made me laugh. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author.
