I received this audiobook copy in exchange for an honest review.
My personal introduction to the world of Regency Romantic fiction came when I was a bored, homesick twelve year old in my grandmother’s house, where I stayed on weekdays because it was much closer to my school than my parents’ home. To the delight of my bookworm-ly heart, tucked in a corner near my room I found a treasure trove of old, slender romance novellas by authors like Barbara Cartland, various half-forgotten authors who used to publish Harlequin Historical Romances, and my personal favorite, Georgette Heyer. This book is particularly nostalgic because it reminds me of those cherished days, when I gleefully devoured such light-hearted fare and got to meet interesting and oftentimes ridiculous characters, most of whom had more manners than common sense, living in a world long past and very far away, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I must admit, I wasn’t quite expecting to be more than mildly entertained, having mostly left off reading Regency romances in favor of vastly different genres by the time I left Uni. However, as it was written by an author whose other works I enjoy, as well as read by a very talented narrator, I was more than willing to give this book a chance. Indeed, I found that this well-presented, delightful little novella, featuring a potential ‘unfortunate mesalliance’ between a very proper English gentleman and a very not-proper American girl intent on a marriage of convenience, the opinions of his snooty and very unhappy relatives, the travails of the mismatched pair’s long-suffering admirers, and the ensuing inevitable comedic clash between two completely different cultures had much more than met my expectations from the introductory scene up ’til the nicely satisfying ending, and I would gladly recommend it to people who occasionally enjoy short, light, sweet, fluffy Regency romances of the non-bodice-ripping type.