His Lordship's Pleasure (Bad Husbands #2) by M. C. Beaton

His Lordship's Pleasure
Bad Husbands #2
M. C. Beaton

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Date read: 18 - 22 November 2018
Length: 186 pages


Annabelle Carruthers is married to a drunken gambler and lives a life of misery behind closed doors. After her husbands sudden death, she relies on Lord Darkwood for support. Upon looking into the husbands death, it appears they are in danger! A gentle love seems to be blossoming, but can they stay safe?

Matters of the heart never lie!

I didn't find myself enjoying this one as much as The Scandalous Lady Wright, I didn't think there was as much mystery and in general I didn't seem to like the characters as much either. One character that I did like however, was Lord Darkwood's aunt - Miss Davenant. She speaks her mind (in safe environments) and doesn't care what people think. She is loyal and caring to Annabelle and the two have made good friends.

I don't like Lord Darkwood as much as I did the Comte, maybe he's just not my type! In any case, at least Annabelle is out of her miserable marriage.

There's one more to go in this trilogy, and I'm betting it's about Matilda. (Spoiler alert: as I'm a bit behind on publishing my books on here, I have actually read the third one (Her Grace's Passion) and I can confirm that yes, it is about Matilda!)

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The Wee Librocubicularist