BOOK REVIEW- Lord Fenton's Folly- Lord Fenton is a gambler, a dandy, and a flirt—and he must marry or else he will be disinherited, stripped of his wealth and his position. He chooses Alice Stanbridge for two simple reasons: he once knew her as a young girl, and she is the least objectionable option available to him. However, Alice has harbored feelings for Fenton since their first meeting ten years ago, and she believes his proposal is real. When she discovers it is not, she is embarrassed and hurt. However, a match with the most-eligible bachelor in London would secure not only her future but that of her family as well.
Determined to protect herself from making a fool of herself a second time, Alice matches Lord Fenton wit for wit and insult for insult as they move toward a marriage of convenience that is anything but a happy union. Only when faced with family secrets that have shaped Fenton’s life does he let down his guard enough to find room in his heart for Alice. But can Alice risk her heart a second time? AMAZON 3*** This is the rating I will be giving it when the book is available.
Lord Fenton (Charles) is is fop, a dandy like the book info says. He charms everyone but its shallow and doesn't really mean a lot. Its a defense mechanism to keep people from getting too close. He's a handsome man but is so busy acting effeminate; all in an effort to continually take a stab at his harsh, unfeeling father. Nothing is too over the top in his efforts to humiliate his father. Until it finally is so over the top that his father is ready to disinherit him; strip him of everything. His mother intercedes on his behalf and that is how Alice comes into the picture. His father comes up with a list of requirements to save himself and getting married is one of them. Just so you know, his father is not someone you would want for a father. Enough said. Now Charles' mother is a whole different kettle of fish. Loving kind, long suffering and probably the only person in the world that Charles totally loves and respects. Alice has spent so much of her life, being the nearly invisible one, always feeling like she is a burden to be taken care of. Not remembering her own mother, Lady Chariton (Charles mother) begins to spend time with Alice and a surprising real friendship begins to develop even before Charles made his proposal. That relationship deepens as the story continues and will be an important part of the story as well. There will be a few secrets and twists in the story as well as the often bitter exchanges between Charles and Alice. He hardly seems to even give her any thought most of the time. He's not a womanizer but he is a boozer and that's just one more thing of contention between them. There will be more tears before there will be any peace.
I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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