"In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service. If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance of the queen, who has offered up the princesses as bridesmaids. Silly me! I thought that withdrawing from the royal line of succession would simplify my life. But before Darcy and I tie the knot in front of queen and country, we have to find a place to live as man and wife... House hunting turns out to be a pretty grim affair. Just as we start to lose hope, my globetrotting godfather offers us his fully staffed country estate. Mistress of Eynsleigh I shall be! With Darcy off in parts unknown, I head to Eynsleigh alone, only to have my hopes dashed. The grounds are in disarray and the small staff is suspiciously incompetent. Not to mention the gas tap leak in my bedroom, which I can only imagine was an attempt on my life. Something rotten is afoot--and bringing the place up to snuff may put me six feet under before I even get a chance to walk down the aisle.."--
Prior to her wedding to Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch thought would be a simple wedding! But thanks to the attendance of the queen, it has been transformed into a grand affair, with the princesses as bridesmaids. And even house hunting turns out to be a pretty grim affair, until Georgie's godfather offers his fully staffed country estate. With Darcy off in parts unknown, she heads to Eynsleigh alone, to find the grounds in disarray and the small staff suspiciously incompetent. Not to mention the gas tap leak in her bedroom! Will bringing the place up to snuff may put Georgie six feet under? -- adapted from publisher info
This series is always enjoyable, even when the plots aren't as good as they could be. Luckily, even though the title is really a stretch, the plot of this one isn't. I can imagine how it might have happened back in the day of the aristocracy owning multiple estates they often didn't visit for long stretches of time.
The subplot of the book is the culmination of 11 previous books filled with the flirting and courting between Darcy and Georgie - the wedding. I was struck with trepidation at the beginning of the book as Georgie spies a pretty woman standing next to Darcy and immediately falls into a pit of despair; I dislike characters that don't embrace their own self worth. Happily, it was a fleeting scene, and the rest of the (minimal) wedding related story-line was full of delicious revenge as Georgie gets to watch her evil sister-in-law fume over Georgie's close relationship with the King and Queen. The scene where she tells Fig who her bridesmaids are was one of the best.
Overall, an enjoyable read.
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