He married for money, she wed by force ~ Neither considered love part of the bargainOn the brink of losing everything, the Duke of Summerton marries heiress Caroline Howlett, but at what cost? She wants neither his crumbling estate nor his title, and what is he, as a man, without them? Before he can resolve this dilemma, something more dangerous than doubt threatens their marriage.When Caroline … marriage.
When Caroline said she’d rather be dead than married to the duke, she hadn’t meant it literally. Forced into marriage by her guardian, Caroline doesn’t give a fig for the idle life of the aristocracy. She wants to run her father’s enterprises, and she will, once dead bodies stop getting in the way.
Aided by Summerton’s widowed aunt, amateur sleuth Lady Eleanor, the duke and his reluctant bride scramble to discover just who is trying to kill them.
The Lady Eleanor Mystery ~ Regency romantic mystery with a touch of Gothic.
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Recommend this book for anyone who likes this time period. Couldn’t put it down!
good one
I loved this story and the characters made it delightful. I could see myself in this situation very clearly.
Fast paced. Great characters
Solid rendering of well worn themes At least the heroine had a little spunk
Was very frustrating. Caroline was sorta Stupid. Story was twisted hard to follow when they became a couple or even intimate. Was an ok story. You know when someone is trying to kill you? Run around by your self stupid!!!
Interesting.
Not fond of the heroine. She kept doing stupid things when she knew someone was out to hurt her. Hero very patient!
Entertaining tale that kept me guessing till the end.
I enjoyed it; looking forward to reading the next one.
I can’t fathom how this book is an award winner. The story begins immediately after H & h are wed; he is anticipating the wedding night, and she is attempting to run away. She’s worried about a man named Jeremy.
I started skimming, searching for Jeremy in the book and finding him to be rather smoky, as they say.
Then there are Robert, Roger, two Mr. Littles (plus the world “little” appears 175 times in a short novel!) There are two wives named Ellie in the unraveling of the mystery, requiring the author to distinguish “my Ellie” from the heroine’s mother. Couldn’t she just name them differently?
There are plenty of rave reviews for this one. I don’t know why.
The book is an unusual mix of historical romance and period mystery with a touch of gothic horror. Deeper characterizations would have been nice but the plot was an interesting change of pace.