I’m honestly aghast that I haven’t read any of her works till now and she’s been writing for such a long time already. But no matter. Now that I know her, I’m not wasting time and I’m doing my best to look for as many books or ebooks of hers as possible.

Summary: When Lady Anne Sinclair vowed to marry before her spoilt beauty of a sister, she had no idea the “anyone” would be the Marquess of Torrance. Long the darling of the town–and considered quite the confirmed bachelor–he succumbed to Annie’s charms and, almost magically, made her his wife. But Annie’s lifelong battle for attention had ill-prepared her for married life. In a tipsy reverie on her wedding night, she blurted out her real reason for marrying the Marquess–and her husband’s formidable pride shut the door on any further communication. Only a crisis of major proportions could bring the headstrong newlyweds together. And no less than the chancellor of the exchequer, with sinister political ambitions known only to himself, embroiled Annie in a dangerous plot that taught her the truth about her wifely sentiments.

This is my favorite of all her books by far (I’ve read four). I love, love the Marquess. He reminds me of one of Balogh’s heroes but I’m hard pressed to remember his name. He’s cool and mature and absolutely adorable. Lady Anne is a unique heroine, with an irresitible combinaton of feistiness and (non-irritating) silliness, and I love her almost as much as I do the Marquess. She’s more imperfect than many heroines but then, that’s what also makes her utterly lovable.

Chesney’s voice is conservative but elegant. I can think of no other way to describe it than that. Her characters are more accurate in terms of attitude compared to those of other Regency romances, and normally, I’d expect that to be a hindrance – it just wouldn’t be fun to read in the eyes of a vaporous twit, right? – but no, she does it in such a way that you’d appreciate the story more.

My only complaint is that there are too little scenes of intimacy…sniff…but then again, I think that’s deliberate on Chesney’s part and in keeping with the Regency theme. All in all, however, I give this my wholehearted recommendation! One page was all it took and I’m forever a fan of Marion Chesney.

Rating: 10/10