Lady Maybe Book Review

Title: Lady Maybe

Author: Julie Klassen

Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Drama, Christian

Plot: Hannah Rodgers, the daughter of a clergyman, is the former paid companion to the vain Lady Mayfield and privy to more than her fair share of secrets. When she reappears after abruptly leaving six months previously, Lady Mayfield takes this as a sign and engages Hannah to be her companion once more as Sir John uproots his household in another futile attempt to separate his wife from her lover. Reluctant at first, Hannah agrees only for the sole reason of providing for her baby boy left in the care of some rather unsavory people. With each passing mile however, she grows to regret tagging along. And when a horrible carriage accident leaves her broken and confused, Lady Mayfield gone and Sir John close to death, Hannah's troubles are only just beginning.

Mistaken for her employer's wife by the kindly doctor who rescues them, Hannah stays mum about the truth for her son's sake, needing the advantage of a carriage and money at her fingertips to rescue her baby. But broken bones take awhile to mend and she can't find work with the use of only one arm, so she waits, posed for flight. Even when a solicitor comes snooping around and Sir John awakes, still Hannah stays and waits, bidding her time. Yet every day the net of her self-made trap draws ever closer, threatening to ensnare her until by the time she realizes the danger she's in, it's too late to run.

Likes/Dislikes: I just spent an almost useless two days devouring this book. It was like having dark creamy chocolate after months of denying oneself such a rare treat. But considering this book was also an anniversary present from my husband and by my favorite author, it was a triple delight to indulge in. And, oh my gosh, the story itself! So suspenseful, dramatic and - dare I say? - delicious! I was instantly swept up in the intrigue, wondering who was whom, what was what and where all these trails would end up. The scenes where Hannah feared for her son were heart-wrenching and difficult for me, as a mother, to read, but thankfully he was the safest character in the book! And I instantly liked one suitor and disliked the other. I loved how the title meaning was worked into teh story at teh end, so cute. My only regret is that the book wasn't long enough! I wanted to see more of the happy ending and how everyone got along after such a scandal and if Becky ever got her Edgar or not. Should I cry "Sequel"?

Rating: PG-18 and up, mainly for content {heavy themes of adultery, a child born out of wedlock, lots of steamy passionate kisses and the beginning of flashback that ends up in the bedroom, though none of it was as graphic as some reviewers might let you think; there's no nudity or sex described, only very obviously suggested}. Recommended for mature readers. If you binge on it, like I did, don't do so on your period and have some wine and chocolates handy. *wink*

Date Review Written: August 4th, 2015