Marion Watt has always wanted to marry for love, but when her mother's health declines during Marion's first London Season, she decides to accepts that she doesn't have time to wait for romance. Lord Everton is tired of being the "most eligible bachelor" in London. He only wants to settle down and get on with his true passion, righting social injustice. His mother proposes a scheme whereby he can discern which of several eligible ladies might be best suited to his own ideals, and when Marion does best in the trial, Lord Everton starts pursuing her with disturbing energy. Marion has never liked Lord Everton, and is alarmed by he sudden and intense attention. He is a Lord, however, and a match with him would please both her parents, so she decides to give the relationship a try. Before long they are formally engaged, but there is a long road ahead before their feelings catch up with the legal reality.
After Bargaining for the Barrister, I was happy to try another book by Ms Walker. There were many things I liked about the book. I appreciated that it was basically an "arranged" match, but they gradually learned to love each other. I think this was actually the case in many such unions, especially in cultures where arranged matches are the norm. I thought both characters where endearingly flawed, and there were some genuinely funny moments. I thought the pacing wasn't maybe a good as in the Bargaining with the Barrister--it dragged a little in the middle--but overall, it is an enjoyable read. (224 p. 2019)
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