Review: Wow!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 4, 2012
This story starts out so sweet with the duke showing up in the middle of the night at a cottage on his estate where his young ward spends time. Anna is lying in bed, drowsy and ready to fall asleep, dreaming of the duke, but believing her love for him is impossible. Then she sees him standing in the door.  He comes into the room and tells her he wants to talk to her.He tells her he's found someone for her to marry. Anna's heart falls in disappointment, but then she bravely asks who it is. Jared describes the man and explains how he's grown to love her over the years. It finally dawns on Anna that he's talking about himself. Tears come to her eyes, she's so happy. At first Jared thinks she doesn't return his regard, but then she explains and he pulls her into his arms for a gentle kiss that quickly ignites his passion.Jared wants to do the honorable thing and pulls out of their embrace, telling Anna that they must wait for their marriage before consumating their love, but Anna isn't having any of that. She tells him she doesn't want to wait, that she wants to be his now.This is 28% into the story. From that point on, the sex scene is hot, steamy and goes on for the rest of the story. I've written many sex scenes, but never one that lasts over 30 pages.There might not be much plot, but this was a steamy, hot story and I couldn't put it down. I do agree about the term "baby". I don't believe it was used in early 19th century England. The author also referred to Jared's mother as Lady Fairmont, and since she's a duchess that was all wrong. Nonetheless, I did enjoy this story. I've also read Persuading Prudence and found it a delightful read, well worth the time to read and the cost!