Her Lady's Whims and Fancies by Jen Geigle Johnson

Her Lady's Whims and Fancies by Jen Geigle Johnson ISBN-13: 978-1734128864 Paperback: 188 pages Publisher: Kings Row Press Released: July 12, 2020

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Miss Kate is full of spontaneity and dreams of fashion. Put her in a room with Ackerman's fashion plates, the makings of a new bonnet, and a strong cup of tea, and she would be happy for hours. But she is not your typical Regency miss. No one knows that she is the designer behind London’s famous fashion section, the woman who knows every fashion trend before it happens.

Lord Dennison, the ton’s best most brightly dressed dandy, the prodigy of Beau Brummel himself, is often the subject of Her Lady’s Whims and Fancies, a gossip column in the Morning Star newspaper. He moves in circles with the most fashion conscious set. But he hides a deep hurt and doesn’t plan to ever ask another girl to marry him…ever again.


My Review:
Her Lady's Whims and Fancies is a Regency romance. It's a rather simple romance, too. Upon first seeing Kate, Lord Dennison is impressed by her fashion sense and beauty but she overhears him state that he doesn't think she can have any time left to spend on less frivolous things. Not only is she offended, but he soon learns that others view him in a similar way because he enjoys pushing the edge of fashion. He apologizes to Kate, and they promptly fall deeply in lust. By their third (maybe fourth) meeting, he's riding a horse with her basically on his lap and then they walk together on a public but deserted beach and start intensely kissing. They're both so impressed by how wonderful the kissing is (plus some shared interests) that they want to get married. However, Kate has decided it's her fault that no one takes Lord Dennison seriously right when he has decided that he wants to use his power and influence to help people instead of just set fashions. But nothing of real substance stands in the way of their marriage. The fashions were only vaguely described, usually more as people's reactions than detailed descriptions. There was no sex or bad language.


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