by Ruth J. Hartman
published by esKape
2013
ISBN n/a
Why Read?: Review
Challenges: n/a
If you are looking for a delightful
Regency, look no further than Ruth J. Hartman’s Love Birds of Regent’s Park.
The fun play on words in the title is just the start of this
light-hearted romp that is sure to please romance fans.
Lucy Ashbrook loves to spend her
days sketching the birds at Regent’s Park.
On day, she meets the dashing Oliver Barrow, a worker there who takes
the time to introduce her to all the birds in the park. Lucy quickly falls for Oliver although she
knows she could never be with him. First
off, her money-hungry father would never let her marry below her station, and
secondly, he has always promised her hand to the loathsome Lord Conrad Croome,
the fifth Earl of Lofton. When Lofton
gets word that someone at the park might have stolen Lucy’s heart, he demands
to be her chaperone. Luckily, the birds
are on Lucy’s side. However, her father
will be much harder to convince than her feathered friends and Lucy fears her
time with Oliver is quickly drawing to a close.
Hartman’s writing is simply
delightful. Lucy and Oliver are
wonderful as the romantic leads, and Lofton is the perfect villain. The best scene is the one where he gets his
comeuppance from a crazy cuckoo – but I won’t say any more because I do not
want to ruin this laugh out loud scenario.
Even though the reader knows how it will end, Hartman makes it easy to
root for Lucy and Oliver every step of the way.
I am not really a fan of Regency,
but Ruth J. Hartman has swayed me. Love Birds of Regent’s Park is so
delightful and endearing, I actually want to read it again.
Rating 5/5
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