Or the fact that she might be truly delectable under her horrible clothes. Moreover, Joan Bennet is the last sort of woman he would choose, even if he did need a wife. Because the last thing Tristan needs is a wife, and one can't trifle with a friend's sister without risking marriage. If she can't be a respectable, happily married woman, she might as well embrace her fate and live it up, preferably as the kept woman of a rakish earl or similar exciting scoundrel, provided it's far enough away from London her mother will never find out.Tristan, Lord Burke, has: 4 clinging, pestering female relations bent on driving him insane 3 favorite types of women: widowed, married, and willing 2 months of homelessness, thanks to the decrepit roof of his townhouse, currently caved in and in dire need of replacement 1 friend, Douglas Bennet, roguish and careless enough for him to impose upon for two months and most importantly 0 interest in the smart-mouthed, sharp-witted, very buxom sister of Douglas Bennet. (Aug.Joan Bennet has: 4 Seasons in London, although one might argue that a Season spent as a wallflower is hardly a Season at all 3 fashion mishaps of epic proportions, inflicted upon her by a mother determined that pink was her best color 2 broken hearts, although both objects of affection turned out to be unworthy and her recovery was swift 1 scandalous offer, which she longed to accept but in the end wasn't certain ruin would be worth it (with that man, anyway) and 0 marriage proposals. Joan and Tristan genuinely enjoy each other, and their chemistry is sparkling. Yet the simplicity of Linden’s plot is its strength, making the romance feel real and natural and allowing her great skill at characterization to take the weight of the story. The obstacles to their love are simple but real: curvy Joan doesn’t know how to love her body or dress to flatter it, and Tristan’s unhappy family life gives him good reasons to fear marriage.
With less chaperoning, Joan and Tristan become closer, letting attraction take its course. Of course, that’s before her parents have to leave town and her scandalous Aunt Evangeline comes to “chaperone.” Linden somehow makes the Regency romance feel new again with this warm, likeable novel. When her brother’s cheerfully disreputable friend Tristan Burke becomes his houseguest, Tristan and Joan strike up a flirtation that neither of them expects to go anywhere. She’s also addicted to a not-so-respectable publication called 50 Ways To Sin. Joan Bennet is a respectable young lady worried that she’ll never find a husband.
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