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REVIEW of A Convenient Fiction (Parish Orphans of Devon #3) by Mimi Matthews
Ever since her father’s death, Laura Hayes has been forced to shoulder the burden of her invalid brother and the family finances. An unscrupulous lawyer holds the remnants of the family fortune, and in order to wrest control of her father’s property from his oily fingers, Laura must marry. Husbands are scarce in rural Surrey,…
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REVIEW of The Work of Art: A Regency Romance by Mimi Matthews
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REVIEW of A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon #2) by Mimi Matthews
Following the marriage of Lady Helena, Jenny Holloway is no longer needed as a lady’s companion. Jenny receives a “modest independence” of five thousand pounds and determines to never give up that independence by marrying. She makes plans to travel to India to locate a longlost cousin, but when she alerts her solicitor, Mr. Finchley,…
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REVIEW of The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon #1) by Mimi Matthews
For Helena Reynolds, a matrimonial advertisement in the newspaper may be her salvation. Constantly looking over her shoulder to make sure she isn’t followed, she takes the train to Devon to meet Justin Thornhill, the former army captain who owns Greyfriars Abbey and has advertised for a wife. He may be a complete stranger, but…
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REVIEW of The Viscount and the Vicar’s Daughter by Mimi Matthews
Estranged from his father, tearing through his allowance on wine, women, and cards, Tristan Sinclair, the Viscount St. Ashton, is at point non plus. But when he visits a notorious Victorian house party intending to drown his sorrows in drink, he runs across a diminutive and terribly-dressed female companion crying in the woods. His protective…
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REVIEW of The Lost Letter by Mimi Matthews
Ostracized from polite society after her father’s suicide, Miss Sylvia Stafford takes up a position as a governess for a tradesman’s family, overcoming her misery with diligent industry. But when an aristocratic lady comes knocking, Sylvia agrees to go visit the lady’s brother–the man who rejected her three years ago. Scarred from a saber cut…
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REVIEW of A Holiday by Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella by Mimi Matthews
Sophie Appersett has tried to get to know her new suitor Edward Sharpe for two months. But no matter how politely she expounds upon the weather, she can elicit little response from him. Her profligate father is adamant that the match take place–how else will he fund the modernization of their country manor?–but Sophie is…
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