An intriguing title ...

Lie With Me by Patricia Spencer

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


The idea of a woman posing as male to secure an inheritance for herself has been explored before, Georgette Heyer put an extra twist on it with two siblings male and female exchanging roles in "Masqueraders" and I am sure there is one by Barbara cartland, too. "Mascarade" by Lena Clarke so far was my favourite along pretty much the same lines as here, because it is in French. Yet the difference here is, that the charater development of Lady Maryam Wyndham is very well worked as is the one of 'Marquis' D'Avenant.

The romance is slow and the plot not overly complicated but character driven, what I like a lot, and very sweet, when it finally comes to a head. Therefore it certainly warrants 4.5 stars rounded up. It really is a must read for lovers of historical sapphic fiction.



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