Title: Her Grace's Passion Author: Marion Chesney
Series: Three Friends, #3 (unofficially named)
Genre: Regency Romance (traditional)
Publisher: Fawcett Crest
ISBN: 0449217647
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 170 pages
List Price: Out-of-Print
Characters: Duchess of Hadshire, Earl of Torridon
Reviewed: December 9, 2008
Synopsis: Matilda, Duchess of Hadshire is finally free of her abusive husband when he is murdered by his own mistress. She falls in love with the Earl of Torridon, trapped in an unhappy marriage himself. When circumstances lend him his freedom, Matilda's guilty conscience will not allow her to be with him.
My opinion: Ok. This is probably my least favorite of this series but I still really liked it. This heroine was more interesting as a friend of the previous two heroines in this series (The Scandalous Lady Wright & His Lordship's Pleasure) than as the "star" of this tale. The hero was a little of a nonentity although I was sorry for him in his choice of first wife. But, a little over halfway through the book, a new character is introduced. Letitia is over six feet tall and quite clumsy. She is incredibly sweet, however, and incredibly loyal. Her pleasant attitude and amusing antics make the somewhat irritating main characters far more palatable. She was my favorite character. As usual, this is very much like other Marion Chesney books. She succinctly tells a story while dropping tiny little factual tidbits about the selected time period. A light, quick read.
Overall: 3.7 stars
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