Unladylike Rules of Attraction: A Marleigh Sisters Novel by Amita MurrayMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
Anya Marleigh is a half-Indian talented musician and singer in the court of George III and Queen Charlotte. However, her illegitimacy and her darker colouring leave her teetering on the edges of society. Then one day one of her wealthy patronesses, Lady Budleigh, dies and, to spite her family, leaves all of her unentailed wealth to Anya, provided she is married before her twenty-fifth birthday, otherwise the money passes to her trustee, Lord Damian Ashton.
Lord Ashton is no stranger to being on the outskirts of society, he only inherited his title as a result of a series of unfortunate accidents and rumours have followed him that he may have contributed to some of them. His only passion is his campaigning against slavery in the British colonies, such as the Caribbean island where he spent his youth until he was sent to school in England.
Lady Budleigh's children do their best to overturn their mother's will, then resort to trying to marry Anya off, either to the single son, or any old relative they can rustle up. Meanwhile, Anya has two admirers at court, both of whom have already offered her marriage before her inheritance, so why is she dithering and dreaming about the infuriating Lord Ashton?
I was really enjoying this until near the end when it just seemed to drag on a bit. But otherwise a good novel and I look forward to reading the other books in the series.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
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