Oh, what a delicious, luscious book! Sariah Drake is fast becoming one of my favorite Regency authors. Where to start? Lord Henry Thornton is desperately trying to avoid debtor’s prison from the mess his deceased parents have left and he has to try to find husbands for five sisters!
When he accidentally pours ink all over the beautiful and odd daughter of a Duke, his fortunes begin to change.
Lady Rosalind Dearling is an artist and has no interest in finding a husband, despite her parents’ concern. She would rather be painting perfect miniatures than fluffing around a ballroom. But when Henry’s precocious sisters ask her to teach them to draw, she soon finds herself enjoying the family and catching the eye of Henry. To keep her parents at bay, and to help Henry financially, she horrifyingly and embarrassingly proposes marriage to him. When he agrees to a sham marriage, the only problem is somehow getting her father on board before Henry’s financial woes are exposed to the Ton.
Sariah has penned a wonderfully fresh Regency romance as she brings the couple together. Her lush writing and powerful descriptions of the artistic temperament drive the story and characters through some fascinating twists and turns to get them to their HEA. All this is done with a modern feel even though she holds very carefully to all the Regency-isms. The plight of women artists – or women, period, during that time, is a tricky road to maneuver and Sariah does it magnificently. It was a fun and romantic read and I can’t wait to read more in this series.
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