A Gentleman Ought to Know

Written by Jane Ashford

Narrated by Rosalyn Landor

When you give a lady an intrigue, she’s going to uncover a scandal …

Charlotte Deeping is bored to tears now that she’s back home after her first London season. She misses solving local intrigues with her friends, but they’ve all gone off and gotten married. Then Laurence Lindley, the Marquess of Glendarvon,
comes for a visit and drops a mystery right into her lap.

Charlotte’s brother makes her promise not to interrogate the quiet nobleman. But that only means she’ll have to find more subtle ways to learn about the mysterious marquess and his past. The more time they spend together, the closer
Charlotte gets to finding answers … and to Laurence. That is, until Charlotte’s digging rouses an old vendetta that threatens his life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781705034941

Jane Ashford

Jane Ashford discovered Georgette Heyer in junior high school and was captivated by the glittering world and witty language of Regency England. That delight was part of what led her to study English literature and travel widely. She’s written historical and contemporary romances, and her books have been published all over Europe as well as in the United States. Jane has been nominated for a Career Achievement Award. Find her on the web at www.janeashford.com and facebook.com/janeashfordwriter. If you’d like to receive her monthly newsletter, you can sign up at either of those sites.

Reviews for A Gentleman Ought to Know

[Andrea Author · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Unconventional Charlotte has no plans to marry. Yet she's intrigued by enigmatic Laurence. When she learns of the unsolved murders of his parents when he was just a child, she wants to help him find resolution. Can she solve the mystery before someone else gets hurt?

This is a nice opposites-attract romance with a mystery subplot. Lots of intrigue, and contrast between the two main characters. It was fun to see Merlin show up in this book, with his ambitions of becoming a Bow Street runner. I'd love to see him get his own HEA.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.