Review: Nicely aimed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2013
Another of my favorite authors with a fun short story of love at first sight. I wish it could have been longer because I liked these two protagonists and would have enjoyed more time with them.The Earl of Vashton is invited to a house party and fox hunt at the home of the Meacham family. They are trying to snag him as a husband for the oldest daughter, Annabel, the "pretty one". She and her friends are all fluttering around the earl, who has secretly been interested in the younger sister ever since he met her in London.  She is the only reason that he came to the house party at all, he has no interest in marriage to Annabel. Theodora, the younger sister is considered the "smart one" by her family. She danced with the earl while they were in London and she thought he was rude, and told him so. She has stuck in his head as the only girl who spoke the truth to him and he has spent some time with her friends finding out all about her. Now that he is at her home, the earl wastes no time letting Theo know, quietly, that he wants to know her better.  At first she doesn't believe him, but after a few walks and conversations, she gets to know him better and realizes that he is serious about courting her. She feels guilty because she knows her sister wants to marry him, but Theo knows position is what is important to Annabel not love.**********************SPOILER ALERT********************SPOILER ALERT*************When the earl announces that he wants to court Theo, all the young ladies at the house party and Theo's family are incredulous.  The earl is so worried about Theo's self-esteem and so sure that she's the one that he proposes on the spot. She joyfully accepts because when it's right, it's right.*******END SPOILER ALERT************************END SPOILER ALERT****************Heat factor mild.