| Title There’s Something About Lady Mary Author Sophie Barnes Publisher Avon ISBN 9780062225375 Pub Date November 13, 2012Category Fiction, Romance, Historical |
Sophie Barnes is back with another delightful Summersby Tale. This time, Ryan Summersby meets his match!
Mary Croyden lives a simple life . . . and she likes it. But when she inherits a title and a large sum of money, everything changes. Forced to navigate high society, Mary finds herself relying on the help of one man-Ryan Summersby. Determined not to lose her sense of self, she realizes that Ryan is the only person she can trust. But Mary’s hobbies are not exactly proper, and Ryan is starting to discover that this simple miss is not at all what he expected . . . but just might be exactly what he needs.
My Thoughts:
As the daughter of a doctor Mary learned a lot from her father, enough for her to be considered a doctor too. And while being a female doctor was an oddity she was good enough to gain the trust of her fathers peers. But when her father dies and she returns to England her life is turned upside down. Because in truth she is the Marchioness of Steepleton. So this means working as a doctor is even more of a problem for her, but it is also something she won’t give up on. Then you have Ryan Summersby, who is tasked to keep an eye on Mary to protector her. These two characters are strong willed and used to getting their own way. Mary is still leery after having her whole world rocked by what her father kept silent about. And it seems as if her father might not have died from natural causes. So Ryan and Mary are thrust into a mystery from the past, which if they want a feature together they need to solve.
This was a fun book to read, I like that Mary is strong enough to keep Ryan on his toes. She challenges him at each turn and is not willing to give up her doctoring or let him run rough shod over him. But in the end she also does learn to listen to reason and the two learn that they can accomplish more working together than always fighting the other. The suspense and the way that Mary and Ryan interact makes this a very enjoyable book.
Over All Rating: 4/5 Stars
Disclosure: This book was provided to me by the publisher via Edilweise. The rating, review, and all opinions are my own