Viscount Darleigh (formally Vincent Hunt) tired of his mother and sisters trying to marry him off, runs away to his county estate from his childhood for some peace and quiet. Unfortunate, for him, this small county town has been eagerly waiting for his return and the town busybodies quickly spring into action at his arrival. This leads to some funny interactions as the town's richest and snottiest members bend over backwards to curry Viscount Darleigh's favor. This would be a run of the mill Cinderella story with the Rich Lord picking the poor, serving girl and whisking her away from her impoverish life; except there is a twist. Viscount Darleigh is blind, he lost his eyesight in the war; and the poor serving girl he marries is considered plain and is even described as looking like a boy. Even the marriage arrangement is made between two independent adults, who value their dreams and freedom over love.
A sweet story with very nice, likeable characters, and I was surprised
to find that I read the whole book straight through even though it lacked the bickering and bitter fighting that I enjoy most about romance novels.
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