The Travelling Matchmaker series part 2 by M.C. Beaton

So, here we are, back at the old M.C. Beaton. Here are my reviews of the rest of the series...


Beatrice Goes to Brighton
So our intrepid traveller, Miss Hannah Pym, former servant, now independent lady of means is off on her stagecoach adventures again. This time with her faithful servant Benjamin, a footman who takes a lot of pride in his appearance even if he also likes to get into a scrap or two (or play with the dice in his pocket). There is also Lady Beatrice, a cold woman well-known for her cruelty and dazzling beauty. Finally, escaping from a brutish husband, Lady Beatrice hopes to escape another horrendous match by taking the stagecoach (and not her carriage) to Bath.
Now, Miss Hannah Pym has never been able to resist matchmaking, especially when there is a beautiful young lady involved...but when Lady Beatrice takes a private carriage at one of the stagecoach stops (from Hannah's perspective: forced to, at gunpoint), Hannah has to act. Luckily she has stumbled upon a rather rakish Lord Alistair Munro, who is willing to help her...and maybe, Hannah can make another match!
Another great story from M.C. Beaton, Hannah is a brilliant protagonist, you can't help but love her. I also love the new addition of Benjamin the footman, he just shakes up the stories and adds an extra bit of excitement! Great read, perfect for gloomy rainy days.

Deborah Goes to Dover
Lady Deborah Western has no intention of being a lady, not for one moment does she want to simper and flirt. She would rather wear trousers and ride horses, go fishing and hunt with her twin brother and never attend balls. A determined tomboy and one Miss Pym has decided to make into her next success story, especially when she meets the rather dashing Earl of Ashton.
A lot of the action in this one takes place between Dover and London, staying at rather grand houses. It is also rather exciting if you are a fan of Benjamin, the footman (which I am!!). Deborah was also a pretty spunky lead, but I don't like how she had to change from who she was into a lady, just to be desirable...but still a pretty good book. Very exciting and an excellent scene involving the evil Lady Carsey and the Western twins.

Yvonne Goes to York
Yvonne is French, she has escaped The Terror and is now living in England, but is there any escape when a French agent of the Revolution is sitting next to her on the stagecoach? When Miss Pym is around, there most certainly is!
I don't want to give too much away about this, but it was a great final book for the series! It had adventure and historical information that I really enjoyed. The matchmaking was not so much a theme, but you do get a whole bunch of happy endings here and a great surprise. Worth reading the series just to get to this one. Definitely one of my favourites! I was glued to it from the first page and bitterly disappointed when it all ended...


Read them all! Great covers, perfect for reading on the train or at home, buy them or borrow them (from a library!), they are frothy, pretty, perfect little books to cheer up gloomy, grey days.