Review: Nice but dull
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
The heroine is just coming out of mourning the death of her father, and as she is a rich young woman, she is attracting many suitors -- and most are more interested in her wealth than her lovely person.  So she decides to have a rumor started linking her to her neighbor.  The neighbor had a terrible reputation at one time but things have settled down.One of the men after her had placed a necklace about her throat saying if she didn't return it by a certain time then he would consider that her consent to his suit.  The necklace held a locket with the man's name engraved on it.  She has not been able to remove the necklace, which seems ridiculous to me.  Rip it off, for crying out loud!  Or have one of the more capable staff members in your employ get it off.  There has to be a blacksmith in the village who could have it off within seconds.At any rate, her plan is to meet the hero at a trout stream.  Her father had been big on fishing and taught her all sorts of information about it. And the reader gets to learn all about it too.  I enjoy trout fishing myself but . . . well, yawn. I suppose this sort of in depth stuff is supposed to make a story more realistic but . .  well, yawn.And you will never guess!  The unremovable necklace falls into the water and a trout swallows it.  She manages to meet the hero and asks him to catch that particular trout.  Her maid wanders away and starts the rumor, telling the worst gossip in town.The heroine and hero spend the day fishing and spend a little time in his fishing lodge where things get a bit heated.  That evening she hosts a dance.  The hero has learned she wanted to link the two of them in order to get rid of the suitors.  He is not pleased and shows up uninvited.  He puts on quite a romantic display for the guests.The locket fellow is slimy and the reader can put a couple of things together quickly.  The hero has a son who is not his biologically.  The usual threats ensue.She has already realized she loves him -- he loves her.  Happy ending.Not a bad story but there was a lot of detail I could have done without.