LAST CHANCE, MY LOVE by Lynne Connolly (Samhain)

Lady Miranda Rosington loves her husband deeply and she is devastated to learn he is looking for a mistress.   She has been happily married to Daniel for many years and they have two wonderful children. However, questions abound about Miranda's health.  

Daniel's brother, Orlando, can't bear to see Miranda so upset.  He devises a plan to force Daniel to spend time with Miranda... by sending them to renovate The Blyth Arms, a very disreputable inn.  Daniel and Miranda must pose as an innkeeper and his wife.  Will all their hard work and time together help Daniel see that Miranda is not so fragile after all?

MY THOUGHTS:  Lynne Connolly pens a very thought provoking historical novel.  The reawakening of the love between Miranda and Daniel is beautifully done.  Lynne Connolly handles the issue of Daniel's search for a mistress quite tactfully as she makes Daniel's point of view clearly understood.  After all, Daniel believes that sexual relations with his wife could lead to her death... and he cherishes her too much to see her die.  I must admit I wanted to see a little more groveling from Daniel, but he fully redeems himself in other ways.

The subplots involving Alethea and the former use of The Blyth Arms offer a great deal of insight into the mentality of the times.  Women were only minimally given any sort of rights and even those were often trampled on.  In a world such as this, Daniel's own thoughts of infidelity are a bit more understandable. 

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