I have been re-reading "The Archer Family Regency Romances" in order and I think I must have missed this one the first time I read them. It is as good as the rest of the books in the series and I have enjoyed it very much. The thing I like best about these books is that they don't need explicit sex scenes to tell a good love story. That is so refreshing after reading some many RR's that the authors think they have to include porn to keep up with the current trends. Amy Corwin does a great job of writing a story good enough to entertain on the plot alone.
Anemone Comstock has come to visit her Aunt Marigold and Uncle Albert in the country to get away from her third failed season in London. All her friends have found their true love, married and are starting families. She is feeling left out because all her friends talk about are their husbands, new babies, or being pregnant. She is heartbroken that she will be the only one of them who is a spinster and will Aunt Anemone to all her friends children as they grow up.
Harnet Archer, the Earl of Wraysbury has been asked by his cousin, the Duke, to visit a branch of the family that has been estranged from the rest of the Archer family for many years and try to mend some fences. The estrangement has lasted so long no one really remembers how it happened in the first place. Frederick Archer is not an easy man to get along with; Wraysbury isn't sure just what it is about the man that irritates him so, but he is honor bound to try to do as the Duke requested and improve relationships within the family.
The Albert Comstock family and the Frederick Archer family have been feuding for 40 years. Ever since Frederick Archer's father won the title to the Comstock estate in a card game while Frederick was away at college. As a result the Comstock family was forced out of their home and their only option was to live in the small dowager house on the property that now belonged to the Archer family. Mysteriously, Albert's and Frederick's fathers both disappeared after the night of the card game and were never heard from again. Frederick and Albert can't stand each other and fight constantly.
At Sunday services Anemone is nearly run over by a carriage and Wraysbury saves her life. She faints and wakes up in his arms. She is a spinster and he is a handsome Earl so nothing came ever come of any relationship between them but she finds herself falling in love with him. He seems to pay more attention to her than she merits and her aunt keeps reminding her that he is only toying with her while he is on vacation and soon he will be gone never to see her again. And, he is one of those awful Archers so he can never be trusted!
As they are getting to know each other better there are many things happening. Besides the feud, there is theft, danger, duels, and lots of surprises on the way. Can they survive the hatred between the families? Is the Earl already engaged to someone else? Can Anemone prevent her Uncle's death? Will Aunt Marigold become a widow and crumple under all the strain? How can Anemone face returning home only to live out her life as a spinster?
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