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A review by stang_gt3
Loving A Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney, Mary Jo Putney
5.0
Oh I just loved this book! Sure there's a bit of a well that's convenient vibe about some of the coincidences in this story, but they only make for a happier happily ever after so I was totally satisfied. The characters in this story are wonderful and I really loved all of them.
Mariah has spent most of her life without a permanent place to call her own as her father made his living as a gamble within the ton. While never destitute they were never solid enough to settle down anywhere either. Now he's recently one a lovely manor in a hand of cards with enough money for them to settle down and begin a life for themselves reliant on no one. While he is off tidying up some loose ends Mariah finds herself with an unwanted suitor in the guise of the previous landowner and only a fictitious husband is enough to get him to lay off at least temporarily. When she discovers a half drowned man the ocean tosses up on her beach though Mariah takes the opportunity and runs with it.
Adam has no memory of what happened to cause him to be carried to shore by the tide. But he's more than happy to believe that the angel taking care of him is his wife. He may not remember his past, but he knows that everything with her feels right. The return of his memory might not be the blessing they all want though if Mariah's white lie comes to light.
I loved these two together. Adam was so open when he could remember nothing of his life. I liked watching him rediscover himself and his reliance on the one person he trusted around him. Of course the details would all come to light and the mystery of his circumstances must all be solved. There were layers upon layers to the solving which I did also enjoy.
The story of how the boys all met, and Adam being the impetus for the creation of school for bad boys that he and his friends attended was cute and very sweet. I liked Adam's half Indian background and his refusal, no matter the dictates of those trying to raise him to be a proper Duke for the duchy, to completely abandon that other side of his heritage.
This is one of those really sweet stories where everything is really just a little too perfect and a little too coincidental but for whatever reason it just hit me as so much fun at this moment. The twists were entertaining and I can ignore the "hey look who else is behind door #2 you never thought you'd see again." Like I said this is a case of let's make the most perfect HEA ever. If you're in the mood for it, it's wonderful.
Mariah has spent most of her life without a permanent place to call her own as her father made his living as a gamble within the ton. While never destitute they were never solid enough to settle down anywhere either. Now he's recently one a lovely manor in a hand of cards with enough money for them to settle down and begin a life for themselves reliant on no one. While he is off tidying up some loose ends Mariah finds herself with an unwanted suitor in the guise of the previous landowner and only a fictitious husband is enough to get him to lay off at least temporarily. When she discovers a half drowned man the ocean tosses up on her beach though Mariah takes the opportunity and runs with it.
Adam has no memory of what happened to cause him to be carried to shore by the tide. But he's more than happy to believe that the angel taking care of him is his wife. He may not remember his past, but he knows that everything with her feels right. The return of his memory might not be the blessing they all want though if Mariah's white lie comes to light.
I loved these two together. Adam was so open when he could remember nothing of his life. I liked watching him rediscover himself and his reliance on the one person he trusted around him. Of course the details would all come to light and the mystery of his circumstances must all be solved. There were layers upon layers to the solving which I did also enjoy.
The story of how the boys all met, and Adam being the impetus for the creation of school for bad boys that he and his friends attended was cute and very sweet. I liked Adam's half Indian background and his refusal, no matter the dictates of those trying to raise him to be a proper Duke for the duchy, to completely abandon that other side of his heritage.
This is one of those really sweet stories where everything is really just a little too perfect and a little too coincidental but for whatever reason it just hit me as so much fun at this moment. The twists were entertaining and I can ignore the "hey look who else is behind door #2 you never thought you'd see again." Like I said this is a case of let's make the most perfect HEA ever. If you're in the mood for it, it's wonderful.