Unless he marries in time, he’ll have to sell the estate. James is wealthy enough to keep himself and a wife quite comfortably, but not to take care of all the tenants that he feels responsible for. His great-aunt’s will left him a landed estate, but reserved the capital required to maintain it unless he married within one year of her death. The story begins because her friend Melinda has requested an investigation of her suitor James Glossup’s motivation behind his courtship of her.
She doesn’t just break matches, she also makes them.
Not malicious gossip, but absolute facts. Young ladies of the ton come to her to investigate the true motives behind their suitors’ courtship. She’s earned a well-deserved nickname as “The Matchbreaker”. She doesn’t hold back on her opinions and she knows very well how to use the influence she has as a member of the illustrious Cynster family. Even though she’s not sexually experienced (she’s unmarried and that would be very much out-of-character) she is intelligent and otherwise knowledgeable about the ways of her world. She’s sensible and knows what she does and doesn’t want out of life. Henrietta is mature for a Regency heroine at 29, and I like her for it. Which does mean there is one more female, and one more book ( The Taming of Ryder Cavanagh) in this particular cycle. And whether I would go immediately hunting through my shelves to find them!Īnd Then She Fell is the story of Henrietta Cynster, the next-to-the-last Cynster female of her generation. I was very curious to see how much I would miss not having read the ones in the middle. But like many readers, the earlier books in the series are among my favorite Regency romances ever. Famously known in London society as “The Matchbreaker,” Henrietta Cynster’s uncanny skill lies in preventing ill-fated nuptials – not in falling victim to Cupid’s spell.īut then she distrupts one match too many and feels honor-bound to assist dashing James Glossup in finding a suitable bride for a marriage of convenience.Ī task infernally complicated by the undeniable, unquenchable attraction that flares between James and Henrietta, who continues to believe she will never fall…Īnd Then She Fell is the first one of Stephanie Laurens’ Cynster books that I’ve read in some time. The only thing more troublesome than a Cynster man…is a Cynster lady who belives love is not her destiny. Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository Formats available: ebook, mass market paperback, large print paperback, audiobook
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