Laura E. (retro-redux) reviewed The Prudent Partnership (Signet Regency Romance) on + 219 more book reviews
From the back cover....
Her marriage contract was signed in cold blood
Miss Miranda Sommersby made it quite clear to Giles Lindsey that their marriage would be a matter of business, not pleasure. Only by having a husband could she keep her family fortune out of the grasping hands of her cousin, Hugh Darryl.
my review-the story was good in some places, frustrating in others. The hero, Giles was actually a more sympathatic character than the heroine Merry. In modern day-Merry's plight would have been considered "disfunctional" because of witnessing her parents infidelity and physical abuse. She in turn is mostly unemotional with her husband-except in the bedroom-which, for a traditional regency-this book has quite a few fairly explicit sex scenes-which may disturb most regency readers.
This author's writing style is honestly odd. For instance she had a weird habit of writing when the husband was desirous of his wife-he was "leering" at her? I've normally seen that used with villains. The overall effect of her writing style is unpolished.
Overall-I wouldn't recommend this book unless you get it free from the library. 3 stars
Her marriage contract was signed in cold blood
Miss Miranda Sommersby made it quite clear to Giles Lindsey that their marriage would be a matter of business, not pleasure. Only by having a husband could she keep her family fortune out of the grasping hands of her cousin, Hugh Darryl.
my review-the story was good in some places, frustrating in others. The hero, Giles was actually a more sympathatic character than the heroine Merry. In modern day-Merry's plight would have been considered "disfunctional" because of witnessing her parents infidelity and physical abuse. She in turn is mostly unemotional with her husband-except in the bedroom-which, for a traditional regency-this book has quite a few fairly explicit sex scenes-which may disturb most regency readers.
This author's writing style is honestly odd. For instance she had a weird habit of writing when the husband was desirous of his wife-he was "leering" at her? I've normally seen that used with villains. The overall effect of her writing style is unpolished.
Overall-I wouldn't recommend this book unless you get it free from the library. 3 stars
