Harry Fitzroy only went to the country to acquire a bride, but his intended's poorly planned jest lands him in a sickroom before he can propose. Stuck there for months, his two biggest concerns are whether he'll walk again -- and whether Lady Julia Barclay will have him if he can't. It's up to Julia's sister Augusta to nurse Harry back to health, while hiding that Julia and their father have run back to London.

It's not often that a historical romance takes place pretty much in one room. Isabella Bradford did just that in A WICKED PURSUIT. After his injury, Harry is too injured to leave his bed. It creates an opportunity for long conversations and deep introspection. Even as their attraction to each other grows, neither Harry nor Augusta can imagine a life together. When the novel begins, Augusta is a country mouse, and Harry is a superficial rake. They both have to learn to see themselves differently, before they can see what their future can be.

Bradford created serious impediments to Harry and Augusta's love story. I know how romances work, but I still wondered how they were going to be able to get past those obstacles. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the journey to their happy ending. I also found it quiet interesting to learn more about the treatment of injuries in the late eighteenth century.

I recommend A WICKED PURSUIT for readers who enjoy Georgian romances.