Review: What a Nice Story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
Allegra's Song, by Alicia Rasley is a Novella set in the Regency period.Allegra has taken a break from her husband and is trying to help her sister find a husband. Meanwhile, she is entertaining as notorious rake. But, at least she gets her husband's attention. It just wasn't the type of attention she was after.Nicholas Trent has been away at war for many years. Upon his return, he finds he is having a hard time adjusting. He and Allegra still have the physical intimacy of their marriage, but emotionally the relationship is distant.Allegra and Nicholas argue, threaten, and hurt each other, but Nicholas rises to the occasion and begins to make the effort to win back his wife and make their marriage work. Allegra meets him halfway. This story has relevance today with men returning home from war and trying to adjust to their old way of life after such long absences. It also shows how compromise and hard work is necessary to make relationships work and it is worth the effort.Allegra has two sisters and hopefully we are able to find out what happens with them in the future. B+