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Can Dagmar flee Denmark
Dagmar Marie Sophie is a poverty-stricken Danish princess whose annoying royal cousin is about to have her stuffed away in a convent. When she finds a wounded man unconscious in her garden, she sees a way out of her desperate situation.
By Lying to Leo?
Leopold Ernst George Mortimer, seventh earl of March, and spy in the service of the king, finds himself on the wrong end of a saber and left for dead. He wakes up not remembering what happened...in the care of a beautiful woman who says she is his wife.
Back in London, Leo-with the help of his old friends the eccentric Britton family-sets out to unravel what he's forgotten... Is Dagmar truly the wonderful, irrepressible woman who makes his heart sing, or is she a dangerous enigma bent on his destruction?
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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Leopold Ernst George Mortimer, the seventh Earl of March is passing through Denmark and finds himself in the most precarious situations. First he is saving a kitten from a tree for a young girl and then he is set upon by a group of Danish soldiers. He is able to crawl and collapse in Dagmar’s garden.
Dagmar is the princess of Denmark and since the death of her father, her cousin has informed her that he is done caring for her. She needs to find elsewhere to live. Dagmar has no where to go, so she and her companion must come up with a plan.
When Leo falls into their laps, Dagmar finally decides he is their way out of Denmark. She feels guilty about marrying him while he is senseless with fever but she has no choice. Of course when Leo learns the truth, nothing goes as planned. Then a murder mystery envelops Dagmar and the truth is shocking.
I love this author and have read many of her books. I enjoy her characters and the humor she intertwines throughout the story. This story doesn’t disappoint. Dagmar is hilarious. She is a princess that says and thinks almost anything. I can just imagine Leo’s face when she says the things she does. I laughed out loud on more than one occasion.
In fact the characters were the center of the whole story. I felt the plot was secondary. The women, to be more to the point, made the whole story. I wish I had friends like that. Absolutely hilarious to read about them drinking whiskey and picture them being drunk. Then Plum writes books about sexual positions. That aspect was comical to imagine in that era.
It was a fun read with awesome characters by a beloved author. I give it a 4 out of 5.
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