The Winds of Change by Lillian MarekMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
We've moved on a generation, Lady Alice Talmadge, her husband Stephen Bancroft, and her daughter Lady Clara Grammont, who is now twenty-two, travel to her former home at the invitation of the current Lord Talmadge. When they arrive they discover that the other guests may be, for the most part, from the Ton, but they are gamblers, excessive drinkers, wastrels and keep shocking company. The only exception is plain Mr John Smith, for whom (if they did but know it) the entire house party was arranged.
Mr Smith is extremely wealthy and is trying to get support to build a railway line which will revolutionise industry and travel. Unfortunately several aristocrats are opposing the railway and he desperately needs some support in the House of Lords. He hopes that Lady Alice and her husband might pave the way for an introduction to her brother, Lord Peter Ashleigh.
Clara and John are immediately drawn to each other, although they are not without their own misconceptions about how the other feels. However, there are numerous obstacles to overcome, not just their class differences, but also Peter's opposition and machinations from those who don't want the railway built.
As with the previous two books, the villains in this book are without a single redeeming feature, and this book just felt very familiar, maybe its just a common trope in historical romances.
On the plus side, the historical detail is good.
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