Book Review: ‘To Have And To Hoax’ Is a Great Debut Rom-Com From Martha Waters

The debut rom-com from author Martha Waters has everything you want in this kind of novel and more. Two delightful lead characters and a story that is enjoyable and fun. She will be someone to watch in the future.

Lady Violet Grey and Lord James Audley met five years ago and fell in love much to the shock of each other. They got married and now it’s five years later and their lives are not what it was when they fell in love. Fight upon fight and the romance is gone from the marriage. When tragedy strikes things could change for them.

James has a horse riding accident and Violet is by his side. But he’s fine and doesn’t seem to care that she rushed to him thinking he was hurt. She’s hurt by this and they continue to grow apart.

So what does a woman scorned do? Violet comes up with a plan to make it seem like she has a medical issue of her own. She gets friends and other people to help her with her plan in an attempt to make James remember she is his wife. The results are oftern funny and it may bring the couple closer together or split them apart for good.

You can pick up To Have And To Hoax in stores on Tuesday, April 7th from Atria.