The Second Lady Silverwood

By: Emma Orchard

Narrated by: Jessica Elisa Boyd

It is 1814 and she is the talk of the town…

Sir Benedict Silverwood needs a new wife.

Kate Moreton, an impoverished spinster and Italian teacher, is an outlandish suggestion, but one that grows on Benedict, alongside his attraction to Kate.

Kate has been hopelessly in love with him for years so the idea of marriage when he doesn’t reciprocate her feelings is appalling, but so very tempting at the same time.

Sparks fly and passion flares after the wedding, but it becomes clear that incendiary secrets threaten Kate and Benedict’s fragile new life together. The question is, will he be able to love and trust the second Lady Silverwood?

This wonderfully romantic story has passionate and steamy scenes, enjoy...

©2023 Emma Orchard (P)2023 Allison & Busby Ltd

Critic reviews

"A delicious Regency romp." (Alan Titchmarsh)

"D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S is the only word for The Second Lady Silverwood. An absolutely glorious Regency romance. I loved it." (Sophie Irwin)

"Witty, heartfelt, deeply emotionally authentic and incredibly sexy, this is Regency romance at its finest." (Katy Moran)

Compelling Story

The only thing I thought was inconsistent to the HEA was how everyone made dismissing excuses for hero's despicably idiotic first wife. It created the idea that the hero's love is an idolizing one for his first wife that can never be overcome or fade enough to make room to love his second wife. And her room was still totally intact?

Yet the interactive dance of intimacy & affection landed in a natural & realistic way that bonded them very well with romance. Heroine was a saint though, and maybe too full of logic - all despite the hero's squirrelly behavior throughout. I thought hero could have been more heroic, though he redeemed himself well in the end.

There were so many secrets in hero's family, however, and his mother's secret 10 min before the end was surprising & perplexing a bit to have it thrown in like a dud-grenade that went nowhere specific and still explained a few loose ends with deadly aim. That family played such a huge role in this book's HEA was great. Loneliness, death, & betrayal are combatted by a family who loves you, accepts you, and makes an effort to be with you. And romantic love, as well as familial love wins. Nice themes.

This book is exquisite.

This book is so wonderful. I cannot say enough about it. Emma Orchard is an exceptional writer. Like I cannot get enough of her writing. Both the FMC and MMC are just perfect. FMC is strong yet vulnerable and shows such growth. MMC is caring, emotional and loyal. Together they make such a beautiful couple. This novel is not so much plot driven as it is character driven, and it has many many steamy scenes, so if you don't enjoy that this may not be for you. Lastly, the narration is also very good. I listened to the whole thing practically in a day.