#BlogTour ‘A Dangerous Deal’ by Philippa Jay Keyworth

About the book…

Lady Rachel Denby is in need of a husband and a chance encounter with the reserved Lord Arleigh inspires her to offer him an outlandish deal.

He will save her from impending financial doom and she will help him gain his inheritance. All they have to do is marry. It sounds delightfully pragmatic. Yet as they embark upon their matrimonial bliss, they find that being husband and wife is anything but simple. Pleasing the stiff family relations, keeping a nosy sister in check, and dealing with unhelpful solicitors complicates their deal. To make matters worse, there are unplanned feelings growing between them. But the unorthodox Rachel can’t help engaging the aloof Viscount, and his Lordship is certainly not the cold fish he at first appears. Suddenly, the deal they made is far more than just a practical solution to their problems, it’s fast becoming downright dangerous!

This is the second book in The Ladies of Worth series of Georgian romances. It centres on the sister of Lady Rebecca Fairing from Fool Me Twice, and you’ll get to see Caro and Felton again, and let’s not forget the shrewd Lady Etheridge and her wicked wit!

My thanks to Zoe from Zooloo’s BlogTours for the invite and the gifted review copy of ‘A Dangerous Deal’ which is out in e-book format from Passalande Books!
I must admit, I am not the biggest fan of Regency novels, Bridgerton and Jane Austen leave me cold-yikes, watch those subscriber numbers fall through the floor!

However, when a rec comes through from someone you respect and trust you think, let’s give it a try, you just might like it, and reader, guess what? I did!

”There was little room for love and affection where property and land were concerned.”

This is the second novel in the series although you do not need to have read book one to appreciate the intricacies of the character development and their relations to each other, it begins with a humorous wedding, and takes the plot by the seat of its pants and flings it forward.

To describe it as a romp would, in my humble opinion, be fairly accurate because it is at heart a marriage of convenience-on both parts- and the boundaries are clearly set. When I began reading, I couldn’t envisage Lord Arleigh EVER pinging Lady Rachel’s heartstrings, they seem such complete opposites. And that is what makes their burgeoning romance work so well because they magnetically repel each other before they can attract…

Brimming with a sly humour aimed at social conventions which seem to be venerated because it is ‘the done thing’,it is witty, and light and deft story of manners and morals-the scandalously quick marriage fuels so much gossip as to why the hurry and why the lack of proper etiquette such as telling family they are getting married-and zi[s by very quickly.

I went outside my comfort zone and rather liked it, so I can definitely see myself returning to the Georgian era and reading more by this author!

About the author….

Philippa Jane Keyworth, also known as P. J. Keyworth, writes historical romance and fantasy novels you’ll want to escape into.

She loves strong heroines, challenging heroes and backdrops that read like you’re watching a movie. She creates complex, believable characters you want to get to know and worlds that are as dramatic as they are beautiful.

Keyworth’s historical romance novels include Regency and Georgian romances that trace the steps of indomitable heroes and heroines through historic British streets. From London’s glittering ballrooms to its dark gaming hells, characters experience the hopes and joys of love while avoiding a coil or too! Travel with them through London, Bath, Cornwall and beyond and you’ll find yourself falling in love.

Keyworth’s fantasy series ‘The She Trilogy’ unveils a world of nomadic warrior tribes and peaceful forest-dwelling folk. Explore the hills, deserts and cities of Emrilion and the history that is woven through them. With so many different races in the same kingdom it’s become a melting pot of drama and intrigue where the ultimate struggle between good and evil will bring it all to the brink of destruction.

Links-http://philippajanekeyworth.com/

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