Presenting Lady Gus by Sydney Jane Baily

Presenting Lady Gus by Sydney Jane Baily
on March 7, 2024
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
Pages: 168
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Her would-be suitors keep dying!

Lady Augusta Brenville needs a wealthy husband to save her beloved estate. Yet keeping her inheritance seems impossible when nary a suitor remains standing, nor alive for that matter-until a seasoned captain arrives, daring and intrepid . . . and a tad uncivilized for the lady's liking.

For the sake of owning Thornbury Castle, Captain Rolf is willing to marry its rather awkward yet endearing mistress, regardless of her penniless state. First, he must thwart a mysterious assassin with a penchant for poison, fire, and arrows.

Can Lady Gus bring herself to relinquish control of her household for the sake of saving it? And must she lose her heart in the process? Neither will matter if Rolf can't keep both himself and his betrothed alive until their wedding day.

Enjoy a captivating visit to Georgian England with a charmingly quirky couple and a deadly villain in USA Today's bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily's Presenting Lady Gus.

I enjoyed “Presenting Lady Gus”. The story is set in the Georgian era of England. It was a period of British history spanning the reigns of the first four Hanoverian kings of Britain, all of whom were named George. Set during the Napoleonic wars, the hero is naval Captain Rolf Marsham. Rolf is definitely not a typical romantic hero – he is missing a tooth and doesn’t bathe for the first portion of the book. Baily infuses humor and mystery into the story. Lady Augusta (Gus) Brenville is hilariously clumsy. I like that the characters are unique and not cookie cutters of other romances. My one negative about the book is I hate the cover. It looks cheap. However, I am looking forward to reading more of Ms. Baily’s work.