The Paris Footman (Kendall House)
In Regency England, Lady Louisa is the season’s Incomparable, set to inherit a vast fortune upon reaching her majority… if only she didn’t have a nefarious uncle trying to sell her to one of his vile friends in a scheme worthy of the most disreputable pair of rakes. Louisa is no pushover—she seems to have every man’s number and the wit to match the most dastardly intentions, but can she go toe-to-toe with her uncle, the duke, long enough to claim her independence?
Gyles Audeley wants nothing more than to tend his growing rose garden and create a compendium of his horticultural experiences and expertise. But his chivalric nature leads him right into Lady Louisa’s path and takes them both on a journey farther afield from his Derbyshire home than he ever imagined. Though he sets out only to see to Lady Louisa’s safety, can he climb over the walls she’s built around her heart when his own begins to beat for her?
A strong and delightfully sassy voice infuses the narration of this romantic adventure from Louisa’s perspective, while Gyles’ character couches his point of view with more care. This book was hard to put down and a true delight to delve into. Female agency strains against the constraints of a man’s world in this engaging and heartfelt Regency romance.
Any Austenite or fan of historical romance with a strong female protagonist will enjoy being swept up in fetes and fates and joining a character unafraid to claim her own agency in a world so beautifully crafted by Rosanne E. Lortz in The Paris Footman. This is book two of the Kendall House series, and this reader is eager to go back for more in books one and three.
