Brenda W. Clough

Won this in LibraryThing First Reviewers Giveaway. Was I supposed to know this character from another book? I am st the point where Marian is accepting marriage. I am bored and wanted intrigue. I think I will put this aside. Or do i skim a bit in search of the intrigue?
Edit: I read more, it got better. I confess, I ended up skimming it. But the tale was just not my cup of tea. Too slow and a poor attempt to sound Victorian.

The 5th adventure. Here we are faced with the Ruritanian romance tropes, and we learn more of Marion's family history. Old villains abound, and one gets his final come-uppance after returning from the dead... I prefer the adventures set in foreign parts; they are much more of a romp and Marion gets to channel her inner tigress more - take that, you dastardly foreigner!

Another domestic instalment. Marion has lost her memory following a difficult confinement, and is residing with her aristocratic relations; her cousin the Earl has tasked her with uncovering a family secret while she recovers. Suffice it to say that the secret is in the vein of Dumas. While interesting and a reasonable read, I find the domestic settings less compelling than the overseas settings.

The third instalment. We start getting into Amelia Peabody territory here, when Marion goes to the rescue of her husband and brother-in-law who are being held to ransom by Central American partisans. We also have the Rider Haggard trope of the lost city and the fabulous riches to be found there. Rather fun, especially when Marion starts channeling Marie Stopes.