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| Only marriage to a lady of fortune can save him |
Four Stars
I do love a
historical heroine with modern sensibilities and Margaret Bell the heroine of
The Lies of Lord John is a wonderful example of just that.
Accustomed
to a rather negligent upbringing from an indulgent uncle, she has always
enjoyed far more freedom than a gentlewoman in nineteenth century Scotland is
usually afforded, allowing her to attend literary soirees, indulge her love of
poetry and even make plans to start a literary magazine.
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| She almost meets Keats at one point. I'm not sure he's much of a spanker. |
When her
circumstances change, Margaret’s freedoms are suddenly curtailed and faced with
a markedly more restrictive future, Margaret rebels. Hard. As is of course only
right and proper for a feisty young protagonist ahead of her time when it comes
to the rights of women.
In this
case, Margaret rebels right into the arms of Lord John Dunwoodie, which, on the
face of it, is an incredibly reckless move. As cads go, Lord John is one of the
caddiest – fleeing countries in disgrace, deflowering servant girls and generally
being a worry and a disappointment to his high-ranking family.
‘The Lies of
Lord John’ is a very well written and tightly plotted story with a host of
well-drawn supporting characters. Best among them are Margaret’s
fallen-from-grace best friend Emmeline, her seemingly docile cousin, Charity
and John’s steely sister-in-law, Arabella.
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| And there's lots of genuinely interesting stuff about 19th century planning development in Edinburgh |
Be warned
though, if it’s erotic sex ‘n’ spanks you’re after (and if you’re reading a book published by
Blushing Books then it’s quite likely that you are) then you are going to have
to be patient with this book. The hero and heroine don’t even get together
until about halfway through the book. There’s no sex and no real romance until
you’ve got three quarters of the way through it.
The first
spanking in the book (and the one descried in greatest detail) is delivered not
by an a sexy authoritative dom-type but by Margaret’s cruel aunt and is
therefore not much fun. (Although happily, Lord John does administer some of his own discipline later on in the story.)
So if you’re
looking for non-stop erotic spanky action then this possibly isn’t the book for
you. But I guess if you’ve already the other books in the Bonnie Brides series
(which I haven’t) you already know what to expect.
If you’re
after a well-written story with a strong sense of historical accuracy and a
satisfying denouement, then there is a lot to enjoy in Fiona Munroe’s novel.
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