By Georgette Heyer
Arrow, 1934. 272 pages. Romance
When Horatia's older sister Lizzie is proposed to by Lord Marcus Drelincourt, Horatia knows it spells disaster for Lizzie, who is in love with an impoverished military man. Horatia decides the only thing to be done is to approach Drelincourt herself and ask if he will take her instead, as she suspects his only real interest is to marry into her family. She promises to do her best to stay out of his way and make him a good wife. To her surprise, he agrees, and they wed in what she assumes is a marriage of convenience. Seeking to distract herself after marriage, she forms a friendship with the exciting but dangerous Lord Robert Lethbridge. When she becomes tangled in a web of trouble, she begins to realize that the man she married for convenience means more to her than she expected, and begins to see that she means more to Lord Drelincourt than she dared hope.
I listened to this audiobook on a recommendation that the narration by Richard Armitage was worth it, which indeed, it was. Armitage's skillful charisma carries over easily into audiobook narration and is a joy to listen to. The story itself was enjoyable enough. Horatia's character, while initially bold and brave, lapses into a series of bad decisions that require a bit of patience from the reader to endure. It also seems as though this book has one of those relationship trials that could have been solved if the characters in question simply had an honest conversation months in the past. But all in all, this is a light, enjoyable read.
BHG
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