The Elusive Wife

A refreshing theme for the novel BUT I cannot concentrate on a novel based on the British Regency period with so many Americanisms and errors on the British way of life th own in,.e,g. I feel A WOMAN OF THE PERIOD WOULD NOT HAND HER HAT AND PERLISE TO THE BUTLER. She would retire to her chamber to hand them to her maid. A visitor might allow a hostess to assist her in one of the saloons or withdrawing rooms. We do not visit with but 'call on' or pay a visit to. Just a couple of suggestions.

Disappointing that the main characters are so shallow to only be interested in each others looks and no actual dialogue between them apart from him being pretty unpleasant to her, then he gets her drunk in order to have their first sexual encounter Doesn't lead me to like either characters Great idea, poor implementation

Jason, Earl of Coventry must comply with his father’s will or lose everything that is unentailed & that means marrying the woman his father has chosen & within the next two days. However his father didn't state that Jason couldn't be blind drunk or leave her immediately after the ceremony, which is exactly what he did, in fact apart from violet eyes he has no idea what she looks like. Newly arrived from the country for the Season, Lady Olivia is appalled to discover that her own husband, Lord Coventry, doesn't even recognize her. She's not about to tell the Earl of Arrogance that she is his wife. Instead, she flirts with him by night and has her modiste send her mounting bills to him by day. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, except Lady Olivia finds her husband nearly irresistible. An easy reading enjoyable & entertaining read that was very amusing in places with boating disasters & hiding in wardrobes. I disliked Jason at the start & wondered how he would redeem himself but as his reasons for his actions became clearer then the more I understood him &his actions. I loved Olivia & how she ran rings round Jason. Their attraction was apparent but she certainly made him work to win her. A very good start to the series