Review: Pass on this if you have other books to read
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2014
It's not HORRIBLE, but it's not good either.The good: The concept for the plot was a good one. I liked how it was split into two perspectives, years apart. The author also did a good job in describing the setting and surroundings. I could really visualize  the estate, and the journey there.The bad: The concept was not well executed. The story was told to the reader in such a dry way, we didn't get to experience it or connect with the characters. A few times the story wandered off track and did not make sense. (Going to London,then back to their town almost the next day, as if it was a modern day car ride, being afraid of the villain but going out shopping in public) I also don't think it was very true to the time period. Characters were alone a lot, riding together and he went to her room to talk to her, directed there by a servant. The hero came off as wishy washy, and we don't really get to invest in the main couple. How the villain is dealt with is really a let down. How the duke plays in is not well written. Even the ending is disappointing for the reader.Overall: skip it if you have something else to read. Regular readers of historical romances will be bored. I have not checked to see if this is a first book for the author, if it is, she may get better with practice. She has great ideas, but doesn't seem to know how to put it all together yet.