Review: Not Your Ordinary Polite Regency
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2013
Wendy Vella gives us a fresh look at Regency period romance. A little bit of a rags to riches tale or a little bit like a Cinderella story.Sophie is recently widowed with a young child. She travels to London with her sister -in -law for the season. But,  Sophie has a secret past and is terrified she will be found out.Patrick knows there is something off kilter about the beautiful Countess and vows to uncover her secret. Once he begins to spend time with Sophie his dislike of her lessons considerably.  Instead of trying to uncover a fraud,  he must know her secret in order to protect her.There is instant chemistry between Sophie and Patrick.  They each have an independent streak that causes them to constantly learn how to give and take. They also have insecurities that cause misunderstandings.  But,  I like the way they worked together to solve their problems.Of course Sophie has a few enemies and finds herself in danger. This brings about a tense scene or two. The secondary characters are also interesting and it is fun to see their relationship develop too.I would have liked to have the secondary romance explored more deeply in a second book instead of their romance being sort of rushed through. Keep an on this author.  Overall I give this one B . This is a Random House Love Swept Romance publication.