LOVING LIEUTENANT LANCASTER (The Lancaster Family #4) by Sarah M. Eden

For the first time since returning to life on land, Linus Lancaster has something challenging to look forward to: the seemingly impossible task of preventing his infamous brother-in-law from wreaking havoc on a house party he is being forced to attend against his will. But Linus's sisters have something far more dangerous in mind... matchmaking!



 Opening line:
"Only a fool would ignore an edict from the Dike of Kielder, and though Linus Lancaster was many things, he was not a fool."

Hooray! The Lancaster's and Jonquil's are together in one book. There were a lot of laughs and sighs going on while I read this book of Sarah Eden's. Once again, her writing had me gripped from beginning to end with humor and a slow building romance.
Linus is back from his work as a Naval officer. He is suppose to take over the running of his estate that he feels he is not skilled enough to.
Arabella has become a companion to Mater and is not really sure of her place in the household. She is neither servant nor family. But one thing she does know is that she is happy to be living away from her abusive aunt and uncle and near to a family she has greatly admired.
Linus and Arabella slowly become acquainted with each other at Mater's weeks long house party. They are both shy but both seemed drawn to each other. As the story moves along we see that they are good for each other because they understand the pain of loneliness and the healing of kindness of others.
It was fun to read about so many other beloved characters in the families.
I would suggest reading the other books before this one to really get all the nuances and backstories of the characters.

Thanks to netgalley for the read!