Pendragon (2002)

Meggie, Tysen Sherbrooke's daughter, has adored her almost-cousin Jeremy since childhood. When he marries someone else, she is heartbroken, and accepts the suit of Thomas Malcombe, who had fallen in love with her but didn't want to overwhelm her with passion. Unfortunately, after their wedding Thomas hears Meggie telling her father how she loved Jeremy, and he is deeply hurt. At Thomas's home, Pendragon Castle, someone keeps threatening Meggie's life. Thomas has a rather dysfunctional family. It finally becomes clear that Thomas's younger brother was fathered by his mother's lover, who is trying to ensure that William instead of Thomas inherits. A good mystery and lover story.

Starting off with a cat race and then moving to a broken heart and a romance that's slightly wrong-footed it's a fun read. The characters are fun and interesting and the mystery kept me guessing what was going to happen next.

That being said there was very little sense of place, England and Ireland were not all that different and the travel really didn't add anything to the situation, still fun though.

Readable fluff. ( )

Meggie Sherbrooke and the Sherbrooke Twins are in this story. Tysen Sherbrooke now has four sons and Meggie, age nineteen. Her almost-cousin Jeremy Stanton-Greville - the man Meggie has held in silent adoration since she was thirteen - unknowingly breaks her heart. She rallied with a hasty marriage to Thomas Malcombe, the earl of Lancaster, a brand-new card in the Sherbrooke deck.

Thomas takes his bride to Pendragon, a castle on the southeastern coast of Ireland. A monstrous old place, filled with very eccentric folk, Pendragon nonetheless charms Meggie, until she discovers that she's there for a reason that could lead to disaster.