Love Among the Spices

by Laura Briggs, Sarah Burgess (With)

Spirited, rebellious young Marianne Stuart adores studying insects, roaming the woods, and dreaming of far-off, exotic places. The etiquette of London society is stifling to a girl of Marianne's nature -- to her, the art of dancing and playing instruments is tedious compared to the freedom of climbing trees and exploring untamed lands. When she meets a young man whose passion for science and nature matches her own, there's an instant connection and a tangle of misunderstandings and obstacles to their friendship -- while the entrance of a dashing and handsome young officer may hold the possibility of love and adventure for Marianne's restless heart. With two admirers--and a father and aunt eager to see her well-married--Marianne faces an impossible choice. Will she find a true love that embraces her spirited ways? Or will society's rules leave her heartbroken and stuck unhappily with the same limitations as before? The second volume in the authors' "Regency Rules" series follows original heroine Flora Stuart's little sister into her societal debut at the close of the Regency era. Familiar faces from the original abound -- the timid Miss Bartons and demanding Mrs. Fitzwilliam -- alongside a new cast which includes the forthright Mrs. Sotherby and the earnest Adam Nimbley.

218 pages, Paperback

Published October 22, 2014

About the author

Laura Briggs is the bestselling author of multiple lighthearted romance books, including the Amazon UK Top 100's LATE TO THE WEDDING and the popular A WEDDING IN CORNWALL series. Since her debut with Pelican Book Group's inspirational novella ONLY IN NOVELS, she has worked both with publishers and as an independent author, as well as partnering with others writers, including working under a pen name in other genres. She loves vintage fashion, classic movies, British melodrama, and spending time with her pets.

Reviews

[Virginia Tican · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marianne Stuart's story. She is Flora Stuart's hoydenish younger sister in "Rules of Engagement" and she has not changed much. Her interests are still on science... the study of insects, specially butterflies, to be precise. It is her penchant for things that fly that led her to meet the two men who loved her despite her unladylike proclivities and activities. Her dilemma was that though both proposed marriage ~ one took a posting to India so he could offer her a better life but did not want her to accompany him (whatever happened to "in sickness and in health or in good times and in bad") while the other one sailed away to Dominica after she rejected him for choosing the law when he is a born naturalist; thus jolted, he chose his passion after all. The characterization goes deeper here than in the first book ergo you get more drama and conflict without getting maudlin thus realism is preserved. Good one ladies!

[Cynthia Parent]

The Regency rules Series also includes "Rules of Engagement" and The Last Miss Phillips.
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