Review: Emma's "Mr. Knightly" woos a hoyden
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2013
I picture the Duke of Malvern to be similar to Mr. Knightly from Jane Austen's "Emma." He's perfect!  Except that he's constantly correcting or teaching (aka lecturing) Lady Louisa and she's not bearing it as well as Austen's heroine Emma did. Oh, and he also neglects to confess he loves Louisa when he proposes, which Knightly did so beautifully with Emma during his proposal.  Malvern proposes to Louisa like he's asking about the weather. Of course she's hesitant to say yes!Louisa wants passion, and she keeps goading Malvern to try to get some sparks out of him.  Malvern is very much in love with Louisa and he's clueless how to convince her of his feelings for her without dishonoring her.  Does this man have a romantic bone in his body?  He can't seem to manage to whisper a few poetic words in her ear?  Louisa is very frustrated and too young and inexperienced to effectively express what she wants from him.Top off all this frustration and non-communication with a good dose of jealousy and our lovers find themselves at a breaking point - they're both pushed to their limits. Will this be the end or just the beginning?Very well written and enjoyable Regency Romance!  I'll be watching for more books from this author.