"Charming Regency romance"

Archeologist Miles Kennestone looks forward to returning to the dig at England's best preserved roman villa, Lowery Park. However, after dueling with his host's two oldest daughters, he warily detects that the youngest chit will participate.

Melpomene Lowery loves antiquities, but her father limits her working the field because she is first, and most important, a lady. She debuts in London in two weeks though her preference is to remain at the dig.

When Miles and Mellie meet, sparks fly but not all the fireworks occur because of the obvious attraction between them. He wants her away from the dig while she wants to prove she is as good as an archeologist as smart as any male including this arrogant Lord St. Leger. As they work in close proximity, the fearful of commitment Miles and the ambitious scientist Mellie fall in love. However, he insists she go to London as all good debutantes do though she believes she has made a major find in the field.

Jennifer Malin provides readers with a charming Regency romance starring two lead protagonists who besides love are quite compatible, but both refuse to acknowledge that. Thus, the audience observes a bit of irony as the duo shares their love of the ancient world yet cannot see the love they have for one another. Fans of a warm entertaining historical will find Lord St. Leger's Find fascinating as the archeologist learns what the true treasure is.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 10, 2002

Summary

Archaeologist Miles Kennestone, Lord St. Leger, is spending his summer at Lowery Park, home to the best-preserved Roman villa in England. During a past stay, his host's two husband-hunting daughters continually disrupted his work. Now he's leery of a third daughter, the only one left at home, who professes to be an archaeologist. Wary of being sought after for his title and money, he has a policy of avoiding marriageable women. While Melpomene Lowery intrigues him both physically and intellectually, he fears she is just a more subtle seductress than her sisters. Indulged by her widowed archaeologist father, Mellie Lowery has adopted his field and vows to earn respect in the science. Now she believes she's onto an important find, but her family wants her to drop her work for a London debut. Her father allows her two weeks to finish her project but insists she get help from Lord St. Leger, a man who treats her with arrogance. As the two of them work together, she senses she's winning him over, and their shared love of antiquities attracts her to him. For the first time she's met someone she might like for a suitor, but she has to go away—and he says it's for the best.