As it was, the driver behind her did nothing to stay her steps. Had Miss Lydia Whitfield of Roseberry Hall been of a skittish nature, the sound of a rapidly approaching carriage would have caused considerable anxiety. It also leads up to the carriage accident, caused by her uncle, which is where she first meets Mr. You get a nice taste of Lydia’s character. Lydia’s a delightful heroine and it’s lovely to watch her figure out she might think romance is a good thing, after all. Newton’s friend got himself embroiled in a duel. Meanwhile, Lydia’s drunken uncle is guardian of her estate together with a lawyer who’s showing signs of senility. But whoever it was wants to destroy Lydia’s reputation with knowledge that she was out all night in the company of a young man. Together they seek to investigate who was behind the nefarious plot. He is shortly thrown out, but after Lydia is imprisoned in an abandoned barn, Mr. Lydia wants to draw up a contract about the arrangements between them – and gets kidnapped! Her carriage is diverted, while the handsome young law clerk is in it. Before he died, her papa picked out the man she should marry, Lord Aldershot, so their estates could be joined. Lydia thinks of herself as not romantic at all. Oh, these Cindy Astey Regency romances are so much fun! In this one, we meet Lydia Whitfield, a friend of our heroine from Love, Lies and Spies, but you don’t have to read the first book to enjoy this one. Swoon Reads (Feiwel and Friends), April 2017.
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