That Perfect Someone

Another long-lost Malory? Okay. So, Katey comes over from America to try to find her mother's family who disowned her mother for getting pregnant. Katey also wants to tour the world before settling down. She gets involved in the kidnapping of Judith Malory by trying to rescue Judith, but Boyd Anderson mistakes her for the kidnapper. To make it up to her and soothe her anger towards him he offers to take her on this world tour.
Generally romance novels upon which the major conflict(s) are based on misunderstandings irritate me, but this is Johanna Lindsey, and these are the Malory/Andersons, so it's (mostly) forgiven.

I'm not entirely sure I liked the main characters in this book. I guess they both had their reasons for acting the way they did, but I felt it was a little extreme. Hanging her over the balcony? Really? (That happened when they were kids, btw, not as adults, but still...)

Shouldn't she running out of Malorys soon? I like them, but it seems like there are many more than 10 books in this series.

I have very much enjoyed this series of the Malory family of London, my favourite characters being James, Anthony and Jeremy Malory and their stories.

In this story we meet Richard Allen, the son of the Earl of Manford. His father is a violent and controlling man, as he got older even brutal. His father betrothed Richard at 5 to Julia Miller, the only child of a wealthy merchant. Milton Allen wanted the money she would bring to the marriage. Richard was so angry with being betrothed to someone not of his choice (even though at 5 he did not reakkt know what that meant) that every time they met he goaded Julia into fighting with him - so much so that she hated him in return. At 17 he left home and went to sea.

For Julia being betrothed to a show more man (well boy she knew him) was horrid, it did give her entry to the TON, which she did not have as the daughter of a merchant but she also missed out on a lot of events because she was betrothed, which was worse because Richard had been gone so long. She was about to have him declared dead to break the contract so she could get on with her life. Now at 21 she was on the shelf so to speak. Her parents had been in a carriage accident 5 years ago which killed her mother and left her father an invalid in every way (he had a bad head injury) and she was now running the family business'.

At a masked ball given in honour of the birthday of Georgina Malory (the wife of James) she meets a man that she finds she is very attracted to (he is only their to get a glimpse of Georgina because he thinks he is in love with her) but when she meets him again the next day she discovers he is her betrothed, she is so angry that he has turned up in London that she runs away.

Things happen, as they do, there is a bit of excitement as Julia enlists James' help, as well as that of his brother-in-law Drew Anderson and his wife Gabrielle, along with Richard's friend Ohr, in rescuing Richard from a fate worse than death. Richard is so surprised that it was Julia who instigated his rescue he had to think again about his feelings for her. They go together to confront Richard's father and to look for the marriage contract to destroy it, but things go awry and they find themselves married to each other - against their will???

The story moved on from there to the happy ending that I so enjoy. I woudl recommend this book along with this whole wonderful series to all. show less

Love Johanna Lindsey, love the Malory family series. All around satisfying book - could have used a little more tension in places.

This book was good. I liked revisting the Malory clan, and I thought the characters were good matches for each other.

This book was good. I liked revisting the Malory clan, and I thought the characters were good matches for each other.

I was glad Johanna Lindsey gave Jean Paul aka Richard his own story. I loved him as the secondary character in Captive of My Desires. And, I love this book. It was great to find out his secret finally! Love it.