Regency Masquerade

by Rachelle Edwards

Sabina Jenkins was happy in her life as companion to Viscountess Montford until she was persuaded to marry by her wild and dissolute son. However, Toby Montford died in a duel on his wedding night and Sabina had no option but to revert to being a companion once again. It is not until the death of the dowager Lady Montford that Sabina is finally able to sell the impoverished estate of Brookfield, which makes her a wealthy young woman and mistress of her own fate. She wants only to settle down modestly in Tunbridge Wells with her father and aunt, but she is soon persuaded to take up her position in Society in London. At first it seems that the haute ton intend to ignore her presence but when Lady Sefton, the influential patroness of Almack's, takes her up social success is assured, and she finds she is often in the company of her late husband's friend, the Earl of Ashendon. Soon Sabina becomes increasingly attached to him, despite her fears that he is as dissolute as the late Lord Montford. Only when happiness seems to be hers at last does a long shadow from the past cast its gloom over her, and for a while her future contentment is in doubt.

Genres: Regency, Historical Romance, Romance

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Brenda Castle
aka
Georgina Ferrand and Rachelle Edwards

Reviews

[Donnalee · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be taken with giant grains of salt: foolish mother of duke makes up story that woman found unconscious in the road is her son's wife so he can get money from elderly relative who wants to see him married, so even though son is against it, woman foolishly says it to pretty much everyone she meets, from the servants to the family, and so...if the woman weren't a fool and a duchess, there would be no plot.

[Spazfungus · Rating 2 out of 5]

the premises held promise, but the back cover description was a lot better than the book itself. Lucinda was almost an afterthought. The focus was much more on Dareth Farringdon's mother (good-hearted, but useless and silly, though still beautiful) and her antics. cute twist at the end concerning the inheritance.