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Something in the Heir
by Suzanne Enoch
I am not a regency fan, nor, usually that much of a romance fan, so for me to even consider reading this book was a big lift. But, the premise, that a woman needs to have heirs in order to continue living in her home, got me interested, and then that she “borrows” two orphans from the orphanage to hatch her plan, then I got even more interested.
If you can get past the class hierarchy of the regency era, and the excess of wealth, and just dwell on the basic story, you will have a great time with this. The writing is witty. The wife, Emmeline and Will, her husband, who married out of convenience to their own interests, find that having the gutter snipes around makes things much more lively, if nothing else.
What I like about this, as with all romances that I end up liking, is that the romance is not the central theme. Will and Emmeline are married, yes, but have never thought more about what they could do as a married couple, but slowly they begin to. It is gradual, and sweet, and the kids, are great as well. They are in on the plan to pretend to be their children, as long as there is something in it for them. And in the meantime, they take things that they can sell later when they run away.
And some reviewers have said it was all too predictable, but well, aren’t all books, to an extent, predictable? It is *how* they get there that is hard to measure.
This is one that I stayed up late to finish, though there were no tears.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
If you can get past the class hierarchy of the regency era, and the excess of wealth, and just dwell on the basic story, you will have a great time with this. The writing is witty. The wife, Emmeline and Will, her husband, who married out of convenience to their own interests, find that having the gutter snipes around makes things much more lively, if nothing else.
What I like about this, as with all romances that I end up liking, is that the romance is not the central theme. Will and Emmeline are married, yes, but have never thought more about what they could do as a married couple, but slowly they begin to. It is gradual, and sweet, and the kids, are great as well. They are in on the plan to pretend to be their children, as long as there is something in it for them. And in the meantime, they take things that they can sell later when they run away.
And some reviewers have said it was all too predictable, but well, aren’t all books, to an extent, predictable? It is *how* they get there that is hard to measure.
This is one that I stayed up late to finish, though there were no tears.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.