Lucas Deverall needs his wife, for more than one reason. His demented brother has left him little more than the title of Viscount and mountain of dept. Now Lucas must acquire the funds to bring his estate back to rights, and pay off the creditors that are knocking at his door. Oh, and he will be needing an heir to carry on the family name.  

Sophie hasn’t seen her husband for six years, not since their hasty and shotgun wedding. Now her long lost husband, Captain, now Viscount Deverall has returned. And he doesn’t even recognize her!  She still loves him, but can she trust him with her heart or is he only after her money and her body? 

Oh my gosh, this is an excellent book.  This reviewer was enthralled from the very first page. The reader’s heart bleeds for Sophie who has been left alone for years as her husband, who hates her, is off to war, avoiding her while she is harboring a love for him that hasn’t faded over time. But she holds no illusions when he returns. She knows of his financial state and of his resentment towards her. He blames her for their marriage, mistakenly so. Sophie is a unique character of her time in that her inheritance is hers and her husband can’t lay fingers on it, no matter how desperately he needs it. She has a painful past and Lucas’s track record don’t allow her to trust him, even though she would like nothing more than to believe that his courting and wooing of her is genuine. Lucas is infatuated with Sophie upon his return even before he learns who she is. He must find a way to teach her to trust in him, who Sophie calls The Toad. 

 HIS MAJESTY, PRINCE OF TOADS is at times humorous, at times heart wrenching, but always very interesting and satisfying. This reader could not put it aside once it was begun. The prose flows smoothly and there is nary a dull moment. Highly recommended, HIS MAJESTY, PRINCE OF TOADS is pure delight so don’t miss out. Enjoy! 

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