Marion Watt is set to embark on her first London Season, and her parents have spared no expense to help her secure a suitable husband. Unlike most of the social-climbing young women in her position, Marion has no desire to marry hastily or for anything less than love. But when she learns of her mother’s declining health, she knows she must keep an open mind and allow herself to be courted. What … What she does not anticipate, however, is that the attentions of the insufferable Lord William Everton will be placed squarely on her. He might be the most sought-after bachelor of the Season, but she sees in him nothing but a frivolous cad.
Until William inherits his father’s title and seat in parliament, he must rely on his own devices to change the world. Dressing like a ridiculous dandy serves its purposes, but he is certain his newest disguise will help him find a wife to please his parents and further his own agenda. From among the glittering group of debutantes, William finds only one woman who passes his test. Unfortunately, the perfect choice is the only woman in all of London who despises him.
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I was charmed by Walker’s book Love in Disguise. I found the premise to be good, and the story to be entertaining. It was a quick read for me. Although I will say that since everything is slightly predictable it is a little forgettable once you are done reading it. However, the overwhelming feeling after I read it was enjoyable. I found it sweet and it definitely kept my interest. I’m kind of a sucker for stories where the two parties aren’t quite fond of each other at the beginning and then discover that they make a great match after all. And while William moves quite quickly at the courtship area, even when he just thinks they are compatible, I found it refreshing that Marion held out a little longer for the love that her parents had.
The secondary characters are a fun to get to know, and add quite a bit to the story. Williams dressing as a dandy was a fun aspect of the story, but I was left wondering what it really had to do with anything. It’s mentioned why he does what he does, but really I’m not sure that it had any bearing on the story.
I would read another book from Walker, and I will enjoy reading this one again.
*I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
I love finding new to me authors who write great books! Anneka R Walker has written such a fun one in this Regency Romance novel. I loved so many things about it. And it was a fairly quick, easy read for me.
Let’s start with the characters. I loved Marion. She hasn’t been the kind of girl to like much attention. And that doesn’t change in the story, even though she ends up getting plenty of attention for being around Lord William Everton. I felt a bit bad for her character in several places, it seems that Lord Everton is always helping her to feel awkward in social situations. And she despises him for it. That’s always fun!
I love that the reader gets to see things through William’s perspective too. It’s always fun to see how one situation can make one character feel a certain way and the other character is completely oblivious. That’s how it is with William, he has no idea why Marion seems to despise him. He only knows that she does. And when he decides that she’s the one for him – that only makes the whole plot line more fun.
The plot of this one is a fairly straight forward love story. There are many bumps in the way however, making this one a page turner for me. I didn’t want to put it down! You’re going to want to read this one!