Review: A New Series Debuts
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
For a gentle Regency romance, this story takes a strong look at the severe expectations put on women by Society at that time and the relative freedom that men were allowed in comparison. The heroine is a lovely intelligent young lady who is living with the secret of a violent assault she suffered as a young girl. The hero, a handsome, charming gentleman is struggling with resigning his military commission to take over the duties of his late older brother's role as entitled heir. These issues play a major part in the heroine and hero's relationship as they contend with feelings of shame, responsibility, and trust for starters.I enjoyed the book and the emphasis it put on the effect the Polite Society's rules had on its individuals. In dealing with the heroine's rape, it was unsettling to also realize how some attitudes toward violence against women haven't changed. However, the story is not a dark one and the heroine and hero make a charming couple well worth rooting for.The one drawback was the contemporary phrasing popping up here and there. At a time when a debutante wouldn't dare to dance a waltz more than once a night for fear of causing a scandal it is unlikely then that the phrase 'two to tango' could possibly cross the heroine's thoughts.I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.