"A fun Regency romance with a touch of chick-lit.."

A biddable miss, Lady Gwen, marries her parents' choice without a qualm, that is until she learns of their duplicity. Her parents switch grooms! Luckily, she learns the truth on her wedding night. Instead of the frivolous Lord Bertie, she's married his twin brother, Harry. Humiliated by the ease in which she's been duped, Gwen refuses to consummate the marriage regardless of the fact that Harry stirs her blood in a way Bertie never did.

Harry Milburn, the future Duke of Winfill, refuses to enlighten his bride on his basis for the switch. A proud man, Harry dedicates his life to protecting his hallowed family's name and family honor prevents him from revealing his reasons. The only truth Harry will tell his bride is his intense desire to consummate the marriage. Only interruptions at crucial seduction times interfere with his plans.

Gwen and Harry embark on a journey of self-discovery. Their revelations startle and almost overwhelm them into inaction. It takes subterfuge and a good dose of humor to resolve their predicament.

Told in the first person, this story bubbles with humor, but it also has a prickly edge. After sampling Ms. Benson's tale, readers will clamor to add her to their must-read authors.

Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted December 26, 2003

Summary

Dear Reader, I married the wrong man. I had every intention of doing the thing right. Of saying my vows and walking out on the arm of Bertie Milburn. Nice, safe, easygoing Bertie. And that is precisely what I thought I had done. But as it turned out, I'd been tricked! Tricked into marrying Bertie's twin brother Harry, the Earl of Cambourne and (as my mother would insist on reminding me at every opportunity) future Duke of Winfell! And the shocking way in which I found out -- on my wedding night, no less...well, it doesn't bear repeating here! And the truth is that Harry, who is my husband, but should not be, makes my hands shake and my heart pound in a way that Bertie never has and never will. Vexing, dangerously charming Harry, who won't tell me why he had to marry me, why he insists on masquerading about town as his brother, or most bothersome still, why he won't stop that annoying (and rather excitingly successful) habit of trying to seduce me! What is a young lady to do? Gwen