April Lady - Georgette Heyer

Despite the scandalous blemish on his bride's family name, Lord Giles Cardross is convinced that Nell cares for him. But as the bills and debts mount, Giles begins to suspect that his wife isn't as innocent as she looks. n nGraceful and exciting ...

the best kind of 'escape' story. --LIBRARY JOURNALn n nn nWhat seems a marriage of convenience... n n nn nWhen young newlywed Lady Nell Cardross begins to fill her days with fashion and frivolity, the earl has to wonder whether she really did marry him for his money, as his family so helpfully suggests.

And now Nell doesn't dare tell him the truth ...n n nn nIs getting trickier all the time...n n nn nHe thought he was marrying for love, but between his concern over his wife's spending sprees, rescuing her impulsive brother from one scrape after another, and attempting to prevent his own half sister from a disastrous elopement, it's no wonder the much-tried earl can't see where he's gone wrong ...n nGeorgette Heyer has done it again ... It's the sheer fun of reading on a high entertainment level. For such an experience, April Lady is tops.

It's downright delicious. --CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNEn