Title: Lord Perfect
Author: Loretta Chase
Publication Info: Penguin Group, March 2006
Genre: Regency Romance
Rating: <3 <3 <3 <3

Short, spirited and well-written, Lord Perfect is a must read for any Regency Romance Lover. Indeed, it has been recommended by many readers over at Smart Bitches as a funny, super-absorbing, HEA-packed love story. I found the story, my first by Ms. Chase, to be delightful and I fully intend to read the rest of her repertoire in the coming months.

Benedict Carsington, Viscount Rathbourne, is known to the Ton as Lord Perfect for his impeccable self-conduct and for elevating the haughty aristocrat to an art form. Always the responsible one, he has taken over watch of his young nephew Peregrine. Bathsheba Wingate is a social outcast despite her blueblood and general responsibleness, simply for being related to the crooked branch of the DeLucey family. Her daughter Olivia inherited her relatives’ high spirited and iniquitous methods, and she hatches an Idea to run away to find the legendary family treasure, with Peregrine in tow. Hilarity ensues. Benedict and Bathsheba are forced together to find the missing children, despite their need to stay away from each other to fight the flames of passion that threaten to erupt.

Beneath his icy exterior, Benedict turns out to be a dashing hero and an excellent dad for Oliva. Bathsheba makes the typical romance heroine’s attempt to set Benedict free so that he doesn’t ruin his life by falling madly in love with her. He. in turn, makes the typical hero response of ignoring her well-meaning rebuttals and embracing the wuv, true wuv. The character that I love most in this book is Olivia. She’s charming, clever, and devious. My heart was all a-flutter at the deliciousness of the HEA. I recommend this book to all!