Book log: Jennifer Ashley -- Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage

Book 74

Second of a series of romance novels about four brothers who are Scottish lords in Victorian Britain. I'd picked up the first one, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, because the reviews made it sound like the sort of romance I'd enjoy, rather than fling against the wall. I liked that book well enough to promptly order the next. Lady Isabella and Lord Mac were significant supporting characters in the first book, wherein they had been legally separated for two or three years, but were clearly still in love with each other. This book is the story of how they work towards a reconciliation, but also shows how and why they had ended up living apart. It can be read as a standalone, but I think will work better if read after the first book, as you will go in understanding some of the family backstory that explains why Mac behaves the way he does.

I don't think this book is as strong as the first, but that was always going to be a difficult target to reach. I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to being able to read the next book in the quartet.

LibraryThing entry

I should check the spamtrap more often...

... I've just found an enquiry as to whether my fanfic alter ego would be interested in voicing one of the main characters in a fan audio production. The answer is probably yes, but given that it was sent several months ago, I suspect the answer is moot by now. :-/