Outrageous by Minerva SpencerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Eva de Courtney overhears Godric Fleming, Lord Visel, planning with his cousin to kidnap her sister-in-law (and BFF) Drusilla and ruin her. Being an impulsive sort of girl Eva determines to kidnap Godric to foil his plans. Unfortunately, whilst Eva is stunning beautiful it is of the china doll variety and Godric quickly overpowers her when he wakes from being hit over the head.
Eva's personality belies her appearance. She might look like a little doll but she hates Balls and dresses, preferring to spend time in the stables and watching mills (boxing matches to you and I). Indeed, her dream is to open her own stud farm and breed horses. She also swears like a stable-boy!
Godric lost his entire family to an attack by pirates while he was at war fighting Napoleon. It also sent him slightly mad with grief, determined never to love anyone ever again because he couldn't bear the pain of losing them. Nevertheless he knows that what he planned to do was wrong, and Eva's actions mean that the only honourable thing to do is to marry her, if he doesn't strangle her from frustration first.
This feels to me like a modern interpretation of a raunchy Georgette Heyer (no greater compliment can I give), a feisty heroine dressed in boys clothes, a broken-down carriage, shenanigans (OMG I loved the ostler who gravely says this feels like shenanigans and the master told him to report shenanigans to the mayor!), a succession of inns, each worse than the last, and kidnappings galore.
This was fun, fast-paced and funny. I can't wait for the next book in the series.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in return for an honest review.
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