Misleading Miss Verity (Regency Brides: Daughters of Aynsley)
The spirited Miss Verity has a reputation for capers, much to her mama’s distress. Sent north to visit a school chum in Scotland, Verity grows curious about their neighbor, the new laird of Dungally. Anthony Jardine, returning to Scotland by way of Australia and Brazil, is enchanted with the pretty visitor but troubled by her youth, her expressed lack of Christian faith, and his own deceit, as he lets Verity believe he is merely the laird’s gardener. When Verity discovers God’s love for her, only angry villagers and an unwelcome betrothal stand in the way of her love for Anthony.
Verity is lively, Anthony kind-hearted, and their witty repartee is fun to read. The landscape of seaside Scotland is breathtakingly depicted, with secret tunnels, masques, and horse races adding a dash of excitement to this decorous Regency world. The love story is endearingly sweet, a gentle unfolding enlivened with a few brushes with danger near the end. This is the best written of the Daughters of Aynsley triad, with themes of faith twining naturally with the romance and a feel for the world beyond Britain; many readers might feel Verity’s story is the best yet of Miller’s Regency Brides.
