James has a conspiracy theory on his mind after the incident at the Archeological Society and sets out to prove that Lydia, her father and possibly his own father set him up to be a laughingstock in the academic world, since he’s far too popular to be shunned by society. Lydia gives James a scathing setdown and embarrasses him publicly (and in front of his father) and disparages of ever getting funding to help her father’s digs. While trying to raise funds for her father by giving a lecture at the Archeological society, Lydia is rudely interrupted by James Durham, Viscount Sanburne.

Her middle sister, Sophie, is already married and helping give Antonia a season with her husband’s money. Lydia Boyce is the oldest of three sisters and hoping to get her youngest sister Antonia married this season so that she can go join her father on his digs in Egypt. While I didn’t know the exact year, there were enough details to help give a general time frame in the 1880s. After reading this one, it’s clear that Duran puts a lot of research into her books and tries as hard as possible to get details that help make the story. If you haven’t read it, you should, though it is a stand alone book and has no relation to this story. Historical romance released by Pocket 30 Jun 09ĭuran’s first book, Duke of Shadows, was a great debut and a powerful story. Lawson’s review of Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran