The adventures of the Lost Lords and their ladies continue in this romance novel by one of my favorite authors, Mary Jo Putney. In this story, Julia, a local midwife with (of course) a secret back story, is rescued from kidnappers by one of the Lost Lords, Major Randall. She can't stand him yet finds herself attracted to him. Certainly these two will find their happy ending.

Putney's books may seem formulaic and predictable and trite to some, but I do enjoy them. I find them to be a pleasant escape from the every day. The story line and characters are interesting enough to keep me reading (and looking for the next book by this author), while being simple enough that I can relax with them and not invest deep thought or energy into them. Simple enjoyment!

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Pretty good.

Mature hero and heroine both with a lot of sense. Solid reasons for getting married. Beliveable and multilayered romantic conflicts. Audiobook with Simon Prebble doing fantastic narration. Great way to pass a few hours.

Both of the main characters have a ton of baggage, but somehow they're able to quickly & easily let it all go once they're together. Annoying.

I’ve got a soft spot for romances where the characters get married for plot purposes and then fall in love as a married couple. Love it every time. And this couple was great together and were able to communicate about their issues.

I swear I read this one before, but GR never lies lol. It's a good book about two damaged people who marry despite their reservations. While I liked how well both Alex and Julia communicated about their pasts, I was a bit frustrated by them being unable to express their feelings toward each other as they changed, but then that's what makes the story. Both are lovely people and truly deserve each other. This is a well-written romance as one would expect from Ms. Putney and even if I maybe did read it before, I really enjoyed the book.

So disappointing! Putney is one of my favorite Regency romance writers and is usually so much better than the rest. Unfortunately, her latest endeavor is just mediocre. The pacing is way too fast and I found the plot ludicrous (well, more so than the average romance novel). Usually, Putney writes good stories and well-drawn characters. This book is none of that. *sigh* Ah well. With so many books under her belt, she was bound to have a clunker or two. Extremely disappointing.

Julia Bancroft has been hiding. After killing her high-born husband (who was, of course, an asshat who really deserved it), she faked her own death and then became a midwife. But her past has caught up with her and she's been kidnapped by her husband's right-hand man. Luckily, Major Alexander is on-hand to rescue her. He's just sold out of the army because he's the heir-apparent to an earl. While he knows that he should find a young, biddable debutante, he's too much in-lust with Julia to even think about anybody else. So, they need to overcome her past as well as his family to get together but it's a fun book.

Because it's Putney, it's better written than many and the sex is pretty good but the amount of abuse makes it kind of squinchy.