Review: the old versus the new flame
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2011
Young, and perhaps naive, Genevieve runs off to Greta Green with her first love, the dashing Tobias Darby. Unfortunately, her father catches up with them after Genevieve is ruined and swiftly marries her off to a doddering old man. A stingy old man to boot! Such that when he passed away, he leaves a stipulation that genevieve is to marry one of his business partners in order to inherit his estate. It certainly helps that one of his business partners is enigmatic and handsome Felton. Genevieve's feelings for Felton are thrown into a tizzy when Tobias reappears on the scene again.*slight spoiler alert* You know, I thought it would have been a very promising novel if the author focused on Genevieve-Felton as a couple and the story first appears to lean towards that way. Unfortunately, the Genevieve-Tobias pairing falls a bit flat and hollow. (I'm not sure whether it's because it's a novella with limited word space.)It's an alright novella, but I know that the author is capable of so much more! (having read a number of her other novels) You're probably better off reading her other full length novels. For example, the Essex sisters series.Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters, book 1)Kiss Me, Annabel (Essex Sisters, book 2)The Taming of the Duke (Essex Sisters, book 3)Pleasure for Pleasure (Essex Sisters, book 4)