She makes a decision that she does not want to be part of the Smythe-Smith concerts for another year and the only way to do that is to be married. Iris is a woman who has never put much effort into being married, until now. In the fourth book in the Smythe-Smith Quartet, we are introduced to Iris Smythe-Smith and Sir Richard Kenworthy. They are filled with strong women, the men who love them, and all the pomp and circumstance you can expect from a Historical Romance. These books have always been an escape to me. Just as when I pick up Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice, when I open the pages of Julia’s books I am transported to another time and place. As a lover of all things Austen and Bronte, there is something so comforting to me when I open a Julia Quinn book. I have been a fan of Julia Quinn’s for a while. I will start this review with a confession. And when his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can’t help thinking that he’s hiding something.even as her heart tells her to say yes.Īnother positively splendid book from Julia Quinn! He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can’t quite believe it’s all true. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious.

With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way.

Iris Smythe-Smith is used to being underestimated. She’s the type of girl you don’t notice until the second-or third look, but there’s something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she’s the one. He knows he can’t be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family’s infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. In this case, cellist Iris Smythe-Smith finds herself courted by a suspiciously eager nobleman-but is he only playing with her heartstrings?

From #1 New York Times bestselling author, and creator of the Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn presents the fourth and final installment in the Bridgerton adjacent Regency era-set world featuring the romantic adventures of the well-meaning but less-than-accomplished Smythe-Smith musicians.

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