4 of 5 starsInstead of being forced to marry a vile man, Lady Ravenna Huntley, disguises herself as a man and flees on one of her brother's ships headed to Antigua. She loves the freedom of posing as a man and everything was going well until she was accused of cheating at cards by none other than Lord Courtland Chase, the gaming hells's owner. In the scuffle to get away, Ravenna and Courtland end up on the floor with Chase on top of her. To make matters worse, the scuffle is witnessed by many and when her identity if revealed, Ravenna's reputation is ruined. Unfortunately, one of the people witnessing their scuffle is a solicitor from London who informs Courtland he is now the Duke of Ashvale. Courtland is shocked that he's been found because he'd been forced to flee from his childhood home by his stepmother when his father died. Now he must return to London to claim the title and do the right thing to save Ravenna's reputation by marrying her.
This was not the usual regency romance all happening in the glittering ballrooms of London and I enjoyed the different locales. Neither Courtland or Ravenna are happy to be married, but agree to play the loving newlyweds to give Courtland time to claim the title. Unfortunately, neither his half-brother nor stepmother are pleased to see him fearing him inferior because of his mixed heritage. They will do anything to discredit him. The story moves along at a good pace full of twists and turns that constantly throws obstacles in the path of Ravenna and Courtland's happiness. It was fun watching Ravenna and Courtland fall in love. The ending was wrapped up nicely with family relationships finally settled.
I voluntarily read the advanced reader copy and all opinions are my own.
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