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by Fenella-Jane Miller Surely Penny Coomb’s elderly great-aunt Lady Dalrymple cannot really want to go up in a balloon? Yet this is what she insists she must do before she dies — and what better opportunity to do this than to attend Lord Weston’s house party? Penny is not terribly keen on the idea of going aloft, but this pales beside having to meet the man who jilted her after paying court to her all Season. Lord Weston has a secret; he is a spy for the government and was only flirting with Penny as part of a cover so he could unmask a traitor. Now he is doing something similar, and how will he feel when Penny seems to be more interested in his cousin? I love a good Regency romance, and when there is at least a whiff of mystery involved I love it even more. Penny has to endure some strange "accidents" and has an eventful time at the house party, which makes for lively and interesting reading. Then there is the smoldering passion between the protagonists, and wondering who the traitor is (although this is easy to guess). Some people prefer one or the other genre, but here is a nice balance of both which is sure to please a large number of readers. One flaw perhaps is the sketchy nature of the other guests, with only a tiny number of people coming to life; but this is not a lengthy book and nicely filled with events so not a great omission. |
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The House Party