Review: Very Enjoyable
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
This is the second book I've read by this author and, just like the previous one, I enjoyed it very much.  The book is well written with an interesting plot and nicely developed characters.  On the other hand, it does have a few problems, but nothing a good editor could not address.  The heroine, Chloe, is a young woman of 24 years.  She is niece and companion to Lady Sophia Milbanke.  Chloe is sweet, caring, and is utterly devoted to her aunt, who has a tendency to over imbibe.  Chloe and her aunt are invited to a house party.  On the way, while stopped at an inn, Chloe has an encounter with the hero, Oliver, Viscount Camden.  Camden is a world weary rake who works as a spy for the crown.  He and Chloe are both enroute to the same house party.  Very early in the story, Chloe becomes aware that Camden is hiding something, though she has no idea what it could be.  She agrees to keep his secret and from there the story develops.  Camden is intrigued by the pretty young woman.  He finds his thoughts consumed by her.  For her part, Chloe finds Camden fascinating.  The plot of this story is chock full of intrigue with Camden working undercover trying to recover some lost/stolen government documents.  He spends a lot of time lurking in the surrounding woods at night having clandestine rendezvous with his spy contact.  Camden and Chloe oftentimes encounter each other while she is walking her aunt's little dog......an activity she is very fond of doing at night.  Chloe's fascination for Camden develops and she eventually realizes that she has fallen in love with him.  This newfound love for Camden is a source of despair for Chloe as she believes him to be a rake of the first order.  To make matters worse, there is Camden's apparent love interest who is also a member of the house party, the lovely widow, Mrs. Palmer.  The romance between Camden and Chloe is more on the subtle side, by which I mean there aren't a lot of lovey dovey, tender moments between them (though they do manage to get in a few scorching kisses.  LOL)  But for all it's subtlety the romance is still very sweet, and I loved the ending where the they confess their love to each other.  The book could do with some editing, as there are a lot of misspelled words and the like, but those errors did not in any way detract from my enjoyment of the story.  The only issue I had with the plot is that I found to be a bit silly the way Chloe kept going for nighttime walks when it was obvious there was some danger lurking about.  But, for the most part, the author managed to save Chloe's conduct from the TSTL category.  LOL  Other than that one small weakness, I think this is a great book.  I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys this genre and who likes their romances clean.