Status Updates From Belüge niemals eine Lady (E...

Ms. Noble did it again. We start out wondering about a secondary female character (because she seems borderline unlikeable) ... then said character crosses the border just in time to be featured as the heroine in the sequel. First, there was Letty, and now I find myself reluctantly rooting for Margaret. You go, Rhys. (Oh, and John, for this novel.)

Last Sunday's sermon encouraged loyalty to the tried and true ... after Leticia's conquest of the womenfolk, the vicar's wife mentioned that this weekend would be pro-steam engine (new technology).

"Well, Jesus himself was something new, once upon a time, wasn't he?"

Too true, too true.

"...she flipped her hair back and brought her head up again.

And stopped his heart.

Her face was flushed, her eyes sparkling and dark, dizzying from the movement of her head. Her hair flung back in wings from her temples, streaming down her back as if caught in the wind."

Brings Rita Hayworth to mind ...

"You were a better wife to him than he was a husband to you. You still are."

"I hate to shatter your illusions, but that is the case in most marriages."

Too true. :)

A storm was little more than a gust of wind, if one knew how to face it.

"A man who was enamored would make it known. He would find an excuse to be in her presence, to touch her ungloved hand..."

Sounds like the basis of the misunderstanding about Jane and Mr. Bingley ("Pride and Prejudice"). He didn't indicate his attraction to her so all and sundry thought he wasn't interested.

But Rosey, I can hear you crying, you said you hated John and didn't want to keep reading this!

Yes, I know. But then I read some stuff that was WAY worse, and remembered I liked Kate Noble and am now able to read this with a lighter heart. Especially because I wanna read the next one...