Review: Another Great Novel from Renee Rose
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2013
Here is another Historical Romance by Renee Rose what I totally enjoyed! I was thinking to myself, what is it about Renee's books that I seem to enjoy so much, because as I have said in the past, I don't normally read Historical.Is it the characters?  And the answer would have to be yes.  The chemistry between Amanda and Charles  is evident from the first time they met.  The story seamlessly sets it's self-up from the first chapter when we meet them after Amanda's carriage breaks down and The Colonel stops to help.  We immediately connect with Amanda as she is telling her story to the hardships she and her sister and mother have endured after the death of her father and the family lost everything.  Amanda doesn't wallow in self-pity but pulls up her big girl panties and does what needs to get done. She lies to get a job as a governess for two little one's whose father is absent due to the war.Now after having a few slips of Brandy, feeling bad about what she had to do, she confess  this while waiting to be rescued.The next morning as Amanda walks into the dining room, she is not only surprised that her employer, the children's father is back, but he is also The Colonel who helped her last night and heard everything she said.  Again, Amanda pulls up her big girl panties and faces the Colonel in his study to accept the fact that she may lose her job, but to her amazement, she leaves the study with her job in tack but a very sore bottom.  It was refreshing to read a heroine who is strong and independent, but then doesn't whine.The Colonel is a man of great character as well, as he sees Amanda's plight and wants to help her all the while fighting his attraction to her.  I love how the relationship between Charles and Amanda builds slowly and it also involves the children, after all, she is the Governess.It was a joy to watch these two people fight and try to deny their attraction to each other.