I have joined this website that allows people with a Kindle or a Kindle app to borrow approved books for free. Through that medium I found this book by Lizzie Church. Definitely a regency in the Jane Austen sense of the genre and NOT a bodice ripper. The main character is a young woman called Lydia who has lost both her parents. Her father to war and her mother to illness. This left herself and her younger sister Susan alone and basically paupers. So what else is a young woman to do but go to live with family as a poor relative and basically an unpaid companion.

As a poor relative Lydia does not have a lot of freedom with a tyrannical Aunt intent on insuring she “know her place”, an absentee uncle (hiding from the aunt), a female cousin to chatter with and a male cousin to avoid. Enter the love interest and his brother. What I love about this story is that the pace. Though there is a rather jarring encounter with the male cousin I found a little over the top. Though I am sure the author had her reasons for using that particular experience to solidify his character flaws. 

The romance is gentle and of course there are a couple misconceptions on both parts… the locations change through the story and you meet a variety of interesting characters. If you enjoy a CLASSIC regency romance… well this is a definite read. 

Regency Romance