Review: Completely Charismatic - A Riveting Romance!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
Find this review and more at Lusty Penguin Reviews!During the past year, Collette Cameron has become one of my go-to authors for Regency romances. The Earl’s Enticement is the perfect addition to her Castle Bride series.Feisty and independent, Adaira Ferguson is a highly entertaining character. She is a passionate, soft hearted, and quick-witted character who I immediately fell in love with. Her passion for animals and horses, in particular, shines throughout this story, which I loved about her character. Adaira fears for her sister-in-law Yvette’s safety when she meets a man claiming to be Marquardt, Yvette’s stepbrother, who has tried to kill Yvette. In order to protect Yvette, Adaira concocts a scheme to detain Marquardt in the dungeon until her brother returns. Although her intensions are good, Adaira unfortunately imprisons the wrong man—Roark, the Earl of Clarendon, Yvette’s other stepbrother. Roark is a man of propriety and believes a lady should be a lady. After he is freed, instead of sending Adaira to prison for her crimes, Roark is determined to make her a proper lady. As punishment, Roark offers Adaira a choice: a season in London or finishing school. While Adaira prefers to wear breeches and shirts, she does like to wear pretty dresses on occasion. So, she chooses a season in London as the lessor of two evils. Adaira finds lady activities, such as embroidery, boring and small talk torturous. Realizing how much her actions have hurt her family, Adaira tries her best to be a proper lady, but her strong-willed personality always surfaces. Watching Adaira exert such effort to be something she is not had my heart breaking for her. Throughout, Adaira deals with Roark’s demands, but it’s the betrayal of her family that hurts her the most. Despite his efforts to change her, Adaira develops feelings for Roark and recognizes the chemistry between them. By recreating Adaira as a proper lady, Roark truly believes that he will improve Adaira. As he sees Adaira become a shell of her self, Roark recognizes that he is destroying the reason he was attracted to her in the first place. In spite of his shortcomings and his totally arrogant behavior—like exploiting the situation to take Adaira’s horses from her—I still found it easy to like Roark’s character. It’s easy to see how much he is falling for Adaira, even if he behaves abhorrently. While Roark knows he loves Adaira, he doesn’t see how his actions and words really hurt her. But, when Roark finally figures it out, professes his true feelings, and gives Adaira what she really wants, it is a beautiful thing to see.Completely charismatic, Adaira and Roark’s riveting romance make The Earl’s Enticement an enchanting novel that is impossible to put down.I received an eBook copy of the book for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review, and all conclusions are my own responsibility.