A review by flogigyahoo
The Lacemaker by Mary Kingswood

5.0

During these corona virus days when I'm isolating myself at home with only my husband for company, I find Regency romances the most relaxing fare. Now I'm into the Silver Linings mysteries of Mary Kingswood who is frankly, quite a good writer. I just finished The Lacemaker which is book No. 2 in the series. Caroline Milburn and her 2 sisters, Lin and Poppy, are left enough money after the grandfather they never knew drowns on the sinking of the brig Minerva and leaves them a cottage with enough money to maintain it. They move into the cottage ready to live the life of gentry, but Caroline is troubled by her worries for her 2 sisters, the nearby towns and their social life and the discovery of bags of money hidden in their gardens. Charles Leatham left the army where he was happy upon the death of his older brother to begin to manage his estate. His stepmother warns him that it's time for him to marry and begin to have children and has even picked Miss Caroline Milburn to be his wife. But he and Miss Milburn start to fight immediately and never stop. Leatham realizes he is falling in love with a woman he considers a termagant and has no idea how to turn their relationship into a better one. This is one of the best books by Kingswood. I also had no idea how he would do it. Their arguments were fascinating. I could not stop reading.