Barbara’s rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Series: The Lyon’s Den Connected World
Publication Date: 4/12/23
Period: Regency
Number of Pages: 114

Amelia Fielding and Josiah Barrymore have known each other for a long time – sort of. Josiah was best friends with Amelia’s brother Daniel when they bought their colors and left for the wars. Amelia’s letters to Daniel brought comfort to both of them – and then – after Daniel was killed – her letters brought comfort to Josiah. However, when Josiah returned to England and became a vicar, he didn’t continue his contact with Amelia.

Now, Mrs. Dove-Lyon wants him to marry Amelia to save her from her remaining wastrel brother, James. Josiah knows his parish expects him to marry soon and so does the church leadership. His wife would have to be someone who could deal with being a vicar’s wife and all that entailed. Could that be Amelia?

To save herself and her inheritance from her only remaining relative, Amelia contacts her mother’s old friend to find work. Mrs. Dove-Lyon certainly doesn’t want Amelia working ‘upstairs’ in her gambling den, so she comes up with an alternate plan. Will Amelia agree?

I loved both Amelia and Josiah. Amelia was so much stronger than she knew – not to mention how resilient and smart she was as well. It was so much fun seeing the two of them thwart her brother and his dastardly friends. Theirs was a lovely, sweet, caring HEA that was well deserved. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I hope you will as well.

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