A review by ssejig
The Devil You Know by Liz Carlyle
3.0
Frederica d'Avillez is positive she's never going to get married. She's illegitimate and didn't "take" in her first season. Now, her safety option, Johnny, has informed her that he's marrying his cousin.
Bentley Rutledge is positive he's never going to get married. He's mad and bad and a womanizer. Besides, he doesn't want to.
But when Freddie, a girl he's only noticed is a woman, comes home upset when he's just come in drunk, he can't stop her advances. He tries several times (despite saying he's not a gentleman) but he ends up deflowering the virgin. He knows that he has to do the right thing and writes a note that ends up blowing out the window when he makes his escape.
Freddie's family wants her to get married when they find out she's pregnant. But when she protests, they plan instead for her to take a long trip putting out the word that she's getting married to a distant cousin. Bentley is aghast. He's the one who took her virginity, Freddie should be marrying him! So he demands his rights and then whisks her off to Chalcote, the family seat. He hates it there but isn't really sure why. They'll have to work through the ghosts of his past in order to get ready for their future.
Bentley Rutledge is positive he's never going to get married. He's mad and bad and a womanizer. Besides, he doesn't want to.
But when Freddie, a girl he's only noticed is a woman, comes home upset when he's just come in drunk, he can't stop her advances. He tries several times (despite saying he's not a gentleman) but he ends up deflowering the virgin. He knows that he has to do the right thing and writes a note that ends up blowing out the window when he makes his escape.
Freddie's family wants her to get married when they find out she's pregnant. But when she protests, they plan instead for her to take a long trip putting out the word that she's getting married to a distant cousin. Bentley is aghast. He's the one who took her virginity, Freddie should be marrying him! So he demands his rights and then whisks her off to Chalcote, the family seat. He hates it there but isn't really sure why. They'll have to work through the ghosts of his past in order to get ready for their future.