uktraveler
Written on Feb 17, 2019
"Nothing is simple when you're thirty-fifth in line for the British crown, least of all marriage. But with love on their side, and plans to elope, Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her beau Darcy O'Mara hope to bypass a few royal rules... With Darcy driving me out of London in a borrowed motor car, I soon discover that he isn't planning to introduce me to the pleasures of sinning in secret--as I had hoped--but to make me his wife! Of course, there are some quibbles to be dealt with, such as my needing special permission from the King to marry a Roman Catholic and the question of where we might live after the honeymoon. Though he will inherit a title, Darcy is as broke as I am. Even his family's Irish castle has been sold to a rich American who now employes Darcy's father as a hired hand. Throwing these cares to the wind, nothing could deter us from our mission--except perhaps the news that my future father-in-law has just been arrested. It seems the rich American was murdered and Darcy's father had more than enough motive to do the deed. With the elopement postponed, we head for Ireland where he insists he's innocent, and it's up to us to prove it--for better or worse"--
- ISBN10 0425283488
- ISBN13 9780425283486
- Publish Date 2 August 2016 (first published 1 August 2016)
- Publish Status Remaindered
- Out of Print 29 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English
Reviews
jesstheaudiobookworm
Written on Jan 10, 2017
MurderByDeath
Written on Aug 26, 2016
In just about any other cozy series, this one would be a 4 star read, but Bowen has set her own standard rather high, and this one comparatively speaking, doesn't quite match up.
My biggest beef with it was the oh so worn out trope of weddingtus interruptus, followed by the even worse "we can never be together again; I'm only thinking of you" cliche. I get that she's trying to string this romance out as long as possible but I expected better from this author.
Even still, the read was a lot of fun; you can't help love these characters and in this adventure Bowen even gets me to warm to Queenie, the living embodiment of TSTL. We get an up close and personal introduction to Darcy's family and a visit to the ancestral castle in Ireland. The mystery was, so-so. I think it was sort of obvious who the players were but not how the story was going to come together.
The author notes at the end what is historical fact and what she's taken liberties with and turned into (slight) fiction. All in all a pleasant way to while away the afternoon.