Review: Decent short historical romance story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
I liked this story which was well written and well edited.  I had high hopes for the heroine when she apparently threw the hero out of her house without his clothes in broad daylight and in front of one of the Almack's patronesses, Sally "Silence" Jersey, London's biggest gossip. Unfortunately, our heroine didn't end up staying strong, she disappointed me and turned out to be a bit of a pushover.Our hero didn't seem to have his head on straight either, and I didn't really get a strong sense of who he really was in such a short story. The friend who figures out how to get the H and h back together again was an endearing man and I hope he gets a HEA for himself, whatever that may be.  This was just an average story plot-wise; misunderstandings between the two protagonists keep them apart when they should have been together years ago. It's hard to have really great characters and plots in a novella, but it was ok.This novella was an introduction to the Hephaestus Club, a new series by the author. The club and it's membership is secret and it's only requirement for belonging is that one must have been ejected from some prominent society club or be completely "unclubbable" and be nominated by a Hephaestus Club member for admittance. (Our hero was banned from Almack's for flashing Lady Jersey the family jewels in the street.) The club motto is "I have been thrown out of better places than this". With such a diverse group of men to choose from, I'm sure the author will be able to come up with some interesting characters and plots for future books. There is some sexual content in this story.Heat factor moderate.