Hugh is having a difficult time settling down to his noble duties now that the excitement of the war is over.Īttempting to keep Mary out of trouble in Paris provides all the excitement that Hugh could possibly need. Now that the war is over, he still does occasional “work” for Prinny.

During the war the French knew him as “The Nighthawk”. The Prince Regent thinks she’s wonderful. While the French, (and the Prussians, and the Austrians) don’t think she’s paying attention, Mary makes a very good spy. Mary has traveled with him on his business with the French government, and she has been very helpful on his mission. Mary’s uncle is one of the English envoys to France in the years just after Waterloo. Not little trouble, not minor peccadilloes. And just about from the first minute he meets her, Hugh Redgrave, Marquess of Ormond, spends most of his time in Mary’s company trying, and generally failing, to suppress his desire to either tame Mary Campbell, or simply suppress his desire to have her ride him like that stallion.īesides the obvious, there’s another reason that Hugh keeps trying to tame Mary, or at least rein her in a little. She rides in men’s clothing, she doesn’t ride sidesaddle, and she’s riding a stallion. Not from the minute she comes galloping into the story, and Hugh Redgrave’s life, riding astride her stallion Midnight.Īnd that pretty much defines Mary. But then, Lady Mary Campbell is not your typical Regency romance heroine, either. Regan Walker’s Racing With the Wind is not your typical Regency romance. Only the truest heart would race beside her. Like her black stallion, Midnight, she would always run free. Already she had assisted her statesman uncle in Paris, and she swore to return to the court of Louis XVIII no matter the danger. Far more interested in politics than a husband, she had no time for foolishness or frippery. It was unheard of for a Regency debutante to postpone her first season, yet Lady Mary had done just that. He was the son of a duke and in the service of the Prince Regent…and he would not be whole until he had won her hand. And yet, his memories of Lady Mary riding her stallion were a thorn in his mind. His work lay on the continent, where he’d become legend by stealing war secrets from Boney. She was a bluestocking hellion, an ill-advised match by every account. Prinny had dubbed Lady Mary Campbell “the Swan,” but no ordinary man could clip her wings. Hugh Redgrave, marquess of Ormond, was warned.

The intrepid daughter of an earl leaves Regency London for the Parisian court of Louis XVIII, where she finds adventure, mystery, and above all, love. Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Format read: ebook received from the publisher

Racing with the Wind by Regan Walker