Sylvia W. (Sly1) -
Helpful Score: 1
Lady Cynthia Lonsdale, was young, newly widowed, and fabulously wealthy--the ideal prey for every fortune hunter in the realm. Cynthia, however, refused to look in their direction--nor would she let her father wed her to yet another elderly lord. Instead she would take immodest advantage of being sinfully rich. She would choose a handsome young man and pay him to join her in a marriage that at least would be an honest bargain--not an odious deception. (From the back cover)
Lady Cynthia is the cousins of the Marquess of Monroyal and Hon. Willoughby Hampton, both of whom figure prominently in the Seven Corinthian Series by Ms. Oliver. Overall, I liked this book, but I found it difficult to believe that a lady would be able to "purchase" her new husband in those days, and this would be sanctioned by her parents, who were aware of what she was about. Also, Lady Cynthia and the Marquess did have a very fliratious relationship. I almost believed that the Marquess harboured a secret love for her. She could be silly sometimes, not telling her husband simple and important facts, that she shared with others first.
Lady Cynthia is the cousins of the Marquess of Monroyal and Hon. Willoughby Hampton, both of whom figure prominently in the Seven Corinthian Series by Ms. Oliver. Overall, I liked this book, but I found it difficult to believe that a lady would be able to "purchase" her new husband in those days, and this would be sanctioned by her parents, who were aware of what she was about. Also, Lady Cynthia and the Marquess did have a very fliratious relationship. I almost believed that the Marquess harboured a secret love for her. She could be silly sometimes, not telling her husband simple and important facts, that she shared with others first.
