| Title The Secret Life of Lady Lucinda
Author Sophie Barnes Publisher Avon ISBN 9780062225399 Pub Date November 20, 2012Category Fiction, Romance, Historical |
Lord William finally meets his match in the latest Summersby Tale from Sophie Barnes, author of How Miss Rutherford Got Her Groove Back.
Lucy Blackwell is desperate, reckless, and maybe a little bit crazy. That’s the only possible explanation for tricking a man she doesn’t know into a dance, a kiss, and an engagement-all in the middle of the biggest ball of the year! But Lord William Summersby is the final piece of her grand plan, and she’ll do what it takes to make this marriage of convenience work-as long as it’s convenient for her. She just never counted on falling in love . . .
My Thoughts
This is one story that grips you from the prologue and keeps you enthralled to the end. Lady Lucinda, or Lucy as she is called is a woman with a mission. She knows that she needs help and has picked the person to help her, William Summersby. Only upon meeting him she has to do something very drastic- and they end up engaged. William knows that Lucy wants something from him, and he is not happy with her at all for changing his plans and forcing marriage on him. So these two have to dance around each other as learn more about each other and see that they can really work together. But with Lucys actions she has suddenly drawn attention to herself and her past has caught up with her in the form of an assassin. Lucy and William have to dive into trusting the other one very quickly, because if they don’t it could be the end of Lucy.
This is a very good book. The Summersbys are a very close family and they band together to protect their own. So its fun to see Williams siblings react to Lucy. They banter between them all is often humorous and takes the edge off the seriousness of trying to find the assassin. But the fear also is never far from Lucy and that helps to keep you entranced by the story and want to see what happens in the end.
Over All Rating: 4/5 Stars
Disclosure: This book was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley. The rating, review, and all opinions are my own
