My Lord Beast

My Lord Beast
Mary Lennox
Five Star Publications
ISBN: 1-59414-328-5
Fiction, Historical Romance
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Lord Breme (Aubrey Drelincorte) is a man tortured by a memory that he can’t remember. On a trip to India in 1842, Aubrey found out that his lovely wife Susannah had been having a long time secret affair with his cousin and heir apparent Rupert Hindley. Aubrey was devastated by the news and aimed to confront the pair. Though he remembers nothing of this incident, Aubrey was told that he shot and killed Susannah and was then himself mauled by a tiger. Sure that he had killed his wife, injured, and suffering from malaria, Aubrey fled back to England.
Lilias Merrit is the youngest daughter of a merchant. Lilias’ sister Pamela had recently wed Squire John Trevell for a sizeable dowry. Now the girls’ father has arranged a marriage between Lilias and Richard Landham, a good looking wealthy man with an unattractive personality. In an effort to flee from Richard’s grips, Lilias petitions Lord Breme for help.
My Lord Beast is a historical romance with a well developed storyline. The author has done a very good job at seamlessly interweaving historical relevant issues and cultural norms into a timeless love story that can be both enjoyed and appreciated by the modern reader. Thus, the romance portion of this book seems a natural extension of the events of the story rather than the complete point of the entire book.