Review: Misunderstood leads find love
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
Lady Charlotte does not have a lot of control over her life, thanks to a hovering mother, so as an act of rebellion and perhaps because she really does have strange tastes, she dresses atrociously wearing horrible colors and making something of a spectacle of herself with the ton.  She wants to stand out from the crowd but she seems to forget that standing out may also open her to ridicule.Lord David Marchston is home from India and longs to return to his posting there.  His superior offers him the chance to return but it comes with a price, he must pay court to the man's niece.  David agrees to pay attention to Charlotte, not relishing the assignment.  He is overwhelmed by her bad choices of dresses.Charlotte is awed by how very handsome David is and she finds a friend in the diplomat. The two begin a friendship which turns into a romance. The leads are refreshingly honest, and it's this openness that makes this couple very unique. Mostly romance authors use the trope of "I've got a terrible secret" to keep tension in the story.  Not here.  Both leads must address their feelings head on without the cloak of guilt so associated with hurtful secrets.That being said there are a few flaws I found in this story.  Some of it was repetitious, Charlotte continually wears atrocious clothes drawing unwanted monikers (I got a little tired of her need for proving she was not like anyone else, and using clothes instead of a worthy cause to distinguish herself seemed a little shallow) and David has to fight off unwanted attention several times due to his Adonis like looks.  Still this is a sweet romance with a passionate couple.