Review: Although book has been re-edited, I didn't like the main characters
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
I picked this up as a freebie the other day and took a chance on it. The negative reviewers concentrated on the grammar and editing but that has largely been sorted out. The story sounded intriguing; the h and her sister left England to avoid being forced to marry against their wills. They are part of English nobility but want to join their brother on his ranch in the US. On the ship over the 2 sisters dress as young men to avoid problems on the trip over since they don't have male chaperones (a bit of a weak premise). In this way the h meets the H, an American, who'd come over to escort his cousin to live with him on his ranch. There are sparks between the main characters from the beginning, even though he doesn't know she's a woman when they first meet. Both are firmly against marriage for their own reasons. The h is one of those feisty women who wants to be independent and beyond the control of any man. The H is a womaniser and doesn't want to settle for one woman. They have many encounters and they even become passionately involved but without commitment. Eventually the suitor that the h had back in England comes to claim her as he needs her dowry and he puts her and her family in danger.The interaction between the H and h really annoyed me. I didn't believe in their love and I found them both unlikeable most of the time. The things they said to each other were mean and some of the stuff the H said to the h was pretty unforgivable.