Just Like Heaven (Smythe-Smith Quartet, Book 1)
by Julia Quinn
Regency Romance

Miss Honoria Smythe-Smith is in her third season and still not betrothed, something that disturbs her greatly, mostly because it means she is still a member of the Smythe-Smith musical quartet. It’s a long-held tradition in her family for the oldest unmarried girl cousins to form a string plus piano quartet and put on an annual musicale, despite the fact that most of them are not particularly talented, musically speaking.

Marcus Holroyd, Earl of Chatteris, has been watching over Honoria during her seasons after promising her brother Daniel, currently in exile on the continent, that he, Marcus, would make sure she did not contract a misalliance.

The two are thrown together when Honoria attends a house party at a bordering estate, but disaster strikes when Marcus is injured and develops a bad infection. Honoria and her mother nurse him through the worst of it, and afterwards, each one realizes the depth of their feelings. But immediately afterward she learns that he has been chasing away her beaus. All comes right when Marcus defends her after a particularly awful musicale.

The quartet is a running joke thoughout this entire series. Quinn’s writing is light and amusing, often laugh-out-loud funny. I enjoyed it a lot and recommend the book for fans of Regency romance.

Linda

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