5 Star Review THURSDAY'S CHILD by Rosemary Morris

 BOOK DESCRIPTION

On their way to a ball, eighteen-year-old Lady Margaret is reminded by her affectionate brother, the Earl of Saunton, to consider her choice of words before she speaks. Despite his warning, she voices her controversial opinion to Lady Sefton, one of Almack’s lady patronesses, who can advance or ruin a debutante’s reputation. Horrified by her thoughtless indiscretion, Margaret runs from the ballroom into the reception hall where she nearly slips onto the marble floor.

Baron Rochedale, a notorious rake catches her in his arms to prevent her fall. Margaret, whose family expect her to make a splendid marriage, and enigmatic Rochedale, who never reveals his secrets, are immediately attracted to each other, but
Rochedale never makes advances to unmarried females.

When Margaret runs out into the street, out of chivalry it seems he must follow the runaway instead of joining his mistress in the ballroom, where anxious mothers would warn their daughters to avoid him.

Rochedale’s quixotic impulse leads to complications which force him to question his selfish way of life.
Entangled by him in more ways than one, stifled by polite society’s unwritten rules and regulations Margaret is forced to question what is most important to her.

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I always enjoy Rosemary Morris' novels. From the first sentence you are drawn into the era in which the book is set. In this case, it's the Regency, the mores, the fashions, the servants, the Beau Monde are wonderfully evoked and the characters which inhabited this world leap off the page. 

Younger sister of the Earl of Saunton, Lady Margaret has strong ideas about life. When her impulsive nature places her in great danger, she is rescued by Baron Rochedale, a notorious rake.  But Rochedale's initial plan to choose her as his mistress becomes increasingly difficult. He discovers he has scruples, and as he becomes fonder of the Lady Margaret, he wishes to save her reputation if such a thing can be done. Both Margaret and Rochedale learn much from their association. I was caught, hoping for a happy resolution to what seemed unsolvable problems. But Morris neatly ties up the ending in a very satisfactory manner.

I recommend this if you prefer books that have the bedroom door closed.