Review: ...intriguing, clever & exciting; romantic & sensual; breathtakingly delightful!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2013
You're either going to love it or hate it. I don't think there's a middle of the road for this novel. I more than loved it! I adored the hero, heroine, plot...oh and the prose is so good that it borders on poetic. It brings to mind Julie Anne Long's and Grace Burrowes' writing.As soon as I was done with it, I had to Tweet the author. My Tweet was "I am in awe of it. It's intriguing, clever & exciting; romantic & sensual; breathtakingly delightful!"This was one of those stories that made you unknowingly hold your breath, and then slowly exhale as you go from page to page. At the end of it, it brought to mind two movies I am such a fan of: "Pretty Woman" and "An Interview with a Vampire"."Pretty Woman" because of its ending as the heroine `rescues' the `hero', and "An Interview with a Vampire" because for some reason the Duke reminded me of Lestat [no he wasn't a Vampire, just the characterization].Let me also say that if you're a stickler for historical detail, you might have to suspend your disbelief and ignore a couple of things in it [notably reform of the Corn Laws and Parliament's involvement in the divorce] to enjoy the rest of the story. I had no problem with it.Story's prose and especially characterization of the hero and heroine, was what engaged me emotionally.It really was a breath of fresh air. For a change we have an author that gave us a cross-dressing hero instead of a heroine, and the result was entertaining, intriguing and engaging.It was a risk, but I think it paid off big time!I recommend it whole heartedly!Mel for b2bARC courtesy of NetGalley.