Love is Blind by Lynsay Sands

Love is Blind by Lynsay Sands
on June 8, 2010
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Medieval, Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction / Romance / Royalty
Pages: 384
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“Lynsay Sands spins a funny, laughable tale.”

—Eloisa James on Taming the Highland Bride

Adrian Montfort, Earl of Mowbray, had been warned that Lady Clarissa Crambray was dangerous. From stomping on toes to setting wigs on fire, the stunning beauty was clearly a force to be reckoned with. Still, he’s in need of a wife and is sure he can handle one woman and her “unfortunate past.”  Intrigued by the mysterious vixen, he soon discovers he’s greatly underestimated the lady…

Clarissa would like to find a husband, but perhaps not as much as her stepmother would like one for her. The woman has forbidden Clarissa from wearing her spectacles so she can look prettier, but how is she to see her potential suitors? Besides, she’s already caused enough mayhem to earn a rather horrible nickname. Just when she is about to give up hope of anyone asking her to dance, a man comes to lead her to the dance floor…a dark, handsome blur of a man.

 

I loved this charming book. It is so creative and different. I enjoyed the characters immensely. And very often when I read a really good Regency Era novel, I come across a fact that is new to me about the time. In this story, the heroine Lady Clarissa takes a walk in the park during the day and she wears a mask. I thought that was strange. I have definitely read of masquerade balls during the Regency Era, but a lady wearing a mask to walk in the park during daylight hours? Never. So I did some digging and found an article by Susan Holloway Scott all about research on masks. Ladies would sometimes wear them to protect their skin from the sun and to give them privacy. In Sands’ story wearing a mask is all the rage. I loved discovering this new tidbit and finding historical data to back it up. There are a number of steamy scenes, and I loved the humor sprinkled throughout the story. Overall, a fabulous read.