Friends & Foes

Friends & Foes
By Sarah M. Eden
Covenant Communications, 2012. 269 pgs. Romance

Philip Jonquil, Earl of Lampton, has sent five years pretending to be the dandiest of dandies as a cover for his role tracking spies for the Foreign Office, in hopes of bringing an end to the war with France. Although he actually hates being a dandy, he plays his part magnificently, and, at a traveler's inn, manages to offend Sorrel Kendrick, a young lady, when he insists that it's not fashionable for her to use a cane. Sorrel makes her opinion of him clear and his over-the-top fashion and manners abundantly clear, only to find that the two of them, along with their families, are spending the holiday season in the home of mutual friends. When Philip manages to insult her yet again, war ensues between the two, but soon, each comes to find that the other might not be quite as he or she seems.

I really enjoy Sarah Eden's Regency romances, and this one is no exception. The bantering is funny and the characters likeable. Another fine piece of work from Eden.

AE