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Friday's Child
700 pages
A sparkling, screwball Regency romp where an impulsive marriage of convenience gives way to chaotic escapades and unexpected, tender love.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a brilliantly orchestrated screwball comedy set in Regency London. The atmosphere is effervescent and relentlessly cheerful, driven by a cast of delightfully chaotic characters who stumble from one well-intentioned disaster to the next. The prose sparkles with period-accurate slang and razor-sharp wit, keeping the pace brisk and the pages turning effortlessly. Beneath the farcical escapades and wry humor lies a genuinely tender emotional core, as two impulsive young people slowly learn what it means to truly care for one another. It is a cozy, laugh-out-loud delight perfect for readers who crave historical romance that balances sparkling banter with a warm, affectionate heart and a deeply satisfying happily-ever-after.
- Mood
- effervescent
- cheerful
- cozy
- chaotic
- Tone
- wry
- sparkling
- affectionate
- comedic
- lighthearted
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · coming of age · the folly of youth · found family · growing into responsibility
- The writing
- Crisp, historically immersive, and sparkling with period-accurate slang and razor-sharp wit.
- The arc
- Moves from impulsive rebellion and naive infatuation to a grounded, deeply affectionate mutual love.
- Who it's for
- Anyone who delights in chaotic but lovable protagonists, sparkling banter, and Regency romances that read like classic screwball comedies.
Content notes
- gambling
- period-typical sexism
About the book
Rejected by the woman he deeply craves, the incomparable Miss Milborne, for his unsteadiness of character, wild Viscount Sheringham is bent on avenging fate and coming into his fortune. Rebellious young Sherry could not gain his inheritance until he married, he leaves his mother's house and on a passionate impulse, he vowed to marry the next woman he saw. But the very first woman he sees is his life-long friend Hero Wantage, a young and charmingly unsophisticated girl. To orphaned, pixie-ish Hero, who has secretly loved him since childhood, it seemed like a star-studded dream when dashing Lord Sheringham asked her to be his bride--for although she knew it was a marriage of convenience (his convenience), it eliminated the depressing prospect of life as a governess. It seems that this marriage might solve all their problems.
Back in London, Hero soon discovers the glamorous social scene and strives to make a name for herself among the right circles. But their marriage soon became a frenetic comedy of errors, as Hero tried to keep up with the fashionable and very unfamiliar society in which she now found herself. From chariot races to gambling tables to exclusive drawing rooms, an exasperated Sherry followed in his wife's wake, trying to clear the air after her well-intentioned but scatterbrained escapades. But when Sherry intervenes, fearing she’ll embarrass them both, misunderstandings pile up, friendships are tested and hearts are pushed to breaking point. And it was with great surprise that both Hero and Sherry discovered that even a marriage of convenience can turn into a love affair, under certain circumstances....
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