Teresa DesJardien

Pretty good for a Signet Regency Romance. Charming romantic couple overcoming obstacles in their path and achieving true love. Alright, that describes almost any romance.

Male romantic lead: Lord Sebastian Whitbury, youngest son, no prospects, is looking for a wife.

Female romantic lead: Charlotte Deems, widowed, running out of money, might have to marry to secure a future for her son Oscar

Problems: Sebastian has undertaken a commission to do a little smuggling, to make a stake for himself.

Quirkiness: Sebastian and Charlotte are fascinated by the sport of cricket.… (mehr)

Olivia is finally coming out of mourning and decides she wants to experience everything. Her first outing is a Masquerade where she meets Ian Drake, a spy thinking she is who is to contact him. He soon realizes his error. When they meet later she knows who he is but he has no idea who she is. He figures she is just a snooty aristocrat. When he later learns who she is he is unsure what to do as he still needs to help a French spy who helped the English escape from England.

I liked these characters. Olivia is a total innocent who gets herself involved in things she has no idea exist. Ian does his best to protect her. Because of Olivia's innocence many people are drawn to her. That is fortunate as it helps her at the end. The secondary characters were interesting and eclectic. The story was fun. This is a good read for a lazy afternoon.… (mehr)