The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
Jennifer Ashley · 2009
Ashley's Victorian romance features a hero who would today be recognized as autistic, and a widow who accepts and loves him entirely as he is. A landmark in the genre for its portrayal of neurodivergence as integral to character rather than a flaw to overcome. Launched the bestselling Highland Pleasures series.
The case against
Ian proposes to Beth within minutes of meeting her, and the book never quite makes that speed feel like character rather than convenience. The murder mystery bolted on to supply suspicion creaks, and Inspector Fellows exists mainly to be wrong about the Mackenzies. Once the leads settle into each other, the late chapters mark time until the killer obligingly surfaces.
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