Review: Stable Hand, Headstrong Woman and a Jealous Sister, oh my what a story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2013
Juliana needs a husband in order to save her Grandmother but she does not want to give up her independence.  The solution is to hire a pretend husband but the pickings are slim leaving her with the only choice available--a muck covered stable hand, Andrew.  Juliana offers to pay Andrew to be her husband but she looks down on the servant.  Andrew needs the money so she agrees and tries to tolerate the snobbish and entitled employer.  Juliana deceives her friends and family, Andrew deceives Juliana and Juliana's half sister, Maddie, plots to ruin everything.  The delays in Juliana and Andrew consummating their marriage is cute.  The storyline is unique and makes for an interesting book.  The book is a fast read and the romance is sweet and beige with no soft porn descriptions; however, that does not mean the book is not full of romance and love.The downsides:  There was a twist in the story that is easily figured out early on but it did not diminish the story but I would have liked to see what would have happened to the characters without the twist; Andrew had such dreams of making his own fortune and home, the plot twist seemed to take that away and this is why I gave the story 4 stars.  In addition, the story could have been longer because a few scenes and story-lines felt rushed and not fully fleshed out.I read the book in one setting and enjoyed it enough to get the other books in the series.