Monday's Child
Georgeanne HayesHistorical romance
Available from New Concepts Publishing
ISBN: 1-58608-441-0
May 2004
| Demitria “Demi” Standish has lived with her aunt, Lady Moreland, since she was about eight years old. Both of her parents were killed while her father was in India. Being in the military, he went where his country sent him and his wife followed along. Of course, they had no money to leave for Demi’s care or dowry. Therefore, she’s forced to live on her aunt’s charity, which the woman gives very sparingly. Demi has never worn a gown that wasn’t a hand-me-down from her cousin and that fact is glaringly obvious. Currently, her aunt is having a house party with all kinds of young people in attendance for her cousin’s amusement. There is only one guest Demi has any interest in at all, the handsome Lord Garrett Wyndham. Well, one thing leads to another and finally, Lady Moreland sees a way to both rid herself of Demi’s presence and ensure she doesn’t live happily ever after. And so she decides she will betroth Demi to Reverend Flemming, a harsh man no woman in her right mind would even consider marrying.
Upon her son’s expulsion from school, he arrives at Moreland Abbey and plans on going hunting in the morning with all the male guests. The lad is terrible with weapons and naturally, falls off his horse, discharging his weapon. He ends up with a sprained ankle. However, the shot entered Lord Wyndham’s calf. If infection sets in, Lord Wyndham could die. Meanwhile, Lady Moreland and Reverend Flemming plot and come up with a way to ruin Demi’s reputation and force her into accepting the marriage. Will Demi be forced into marrying a man she finds repulsive? What of Lord Wyndham? Will he recover completely? Will he recover at all? What of the attraction between Demi and Lord Wyndham? Even though she knows he is beyond her reach socially, they did share that kiss in the garden. Will anything further develop between them? MONDAY’S CHILD is a vastly entertaining Regency romp. Even though this isn’t a “traditional” Regency, all the elements are there: the house party, the ton, the social whirl and all the clothing. We have a faithful maid, a wicked aunt, a repulsive fiancée and a very passionate love. The aunt and Reverend are both easy to hate, we feel compassion for Demi and applaud the maid’s loyalty. Georgeanne Hayes has obviously done her research on the period involved and has written a highly entertaining story.
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Reviewer: Chere |
