Review: Wonderful!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2013
4.5*Book source ~ Many thanks to Entangled for providing me with a review copy in exchange for an honest review.Ever since Rose Warren could talk she called Simon `Mine.' At age 10 Simon thinks five-year-old Rose is an irritant, but when he finds out she's actually correct in her statement that he is hers because of a marriage contract signed by their parents he changes from an intelligent biddable boy to someone else entirely. He doesn't want to be forced to marry Rose and when Simon makes her cry she decides he is no longer worthy of her. Years later, when Simon and Rose are thrown together to solve a case involving his cousin and a poisoning they come to the conclusion that their parents may have been correct in pairing them up for marriage because the sparks are definitely flying. Can they explore this new relationship and still solve the case?While this story is definitely well-written, entertaining and even smokin' hot without being explicit I had a problem with it being book 2 in the series. Since I didn't read book 1 I felt I was missing a big chunk of the story involving William and Hannah and Simon's cousin. And I hate missing out. It drives me insane. Reading this story without reading book 1 will probably not bother a majority of the population. However, if you're like me, then I suggest picking up book 1, 'Taming Her Forbidden Earl', first before immersing yourself in Rose and Simon's story. So that's why I give it a 4.5 instead of a 5. All-in-all a wonderful historical romance with a mystery to solve added in for extra spice.