Synopsis from Amazon:Chelsea Fergusson, daughter of the impoverished Earl of Dumfries in this 18th-century romance, foils an unwanted marriage to the wealthy but loathsome Bishop Hatfield in an unlikely manner: she makes herself unacceptable by losing her virginity to London's leading rake, Sinjin St. John, Duke of Seth. When Chelsea becomes pregnant, her indignant father and brothers abduct Sinjin and forcibly wed the two, then separate them and imprison him. This sets off a series of escapades that climax in Sinjin's rescue by a band of desert bedouins led by an American Indian. Can the new duke and duchess now find bliss in licentious London? It hardly matters. Sinjin leaves to buy Arabian horses in Tunis, where he is captured by an evil Bey. Chelsea determines to storm the Barbary coast and ransom him ... but all ends well in this rollicking tale, which proves to be as robust, sensual and adventurous as its protagonists.
My rating: 3 stars
My review: One of the most egregious examples of preposterous names in romance novels. Sinjin St. John??? First, St. John is pronounced Sinjin so this is like naming a kid Jack Jacques (or something similarly ridiculous). Secondly, how high were the parents that they gave their son the same Christian name as his surname??? Other than that, the book is much better than some of Johnson's other historical novels. St. John isn't a complete misogynist and Chelsea is likeable enough.
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