This is overall a fun, cute and quirky take on a regency romance.
Miss Lydia Hanworth is the granddaughter of a wealthy businessman, and her family are keen for her to marry well – meaning, in their case, a Lord. However, she only wants to marry someone she cares about. Meanwhile the young and eligible Lord Ashford needs to marry to save the family estate, but he has no interest in love or in most of the young ladies of the ton. He thinks Miss Lydia Hanworth will do. He proposes, and with family watching Lydia is forced to agree. Luckily for her, he has reason to want to keep it quiet for ten days. Which means she has ten days to force him to call it off…
There’s a good premise here and Lydia really is a fun character. She has a ‘investigatory’ bachelor brother Pip who tags along, and they manage to get involved in a mystery as well as romance. Shenanigans abound!
It’s very fun, with lots of regency trappings but somewhat of a modern feel. Some of Lydia’s pranks (attempts to force Ashford to call it off) do verge on the cringy/ridiculous which slightly pulled me out of the story. But then some made me laugh, too! She could get a bit annoying at times (a water fountain segment towards the end goes on too long), but then that also made her memorable.
Would definitely come back for more.
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