Review: Much Better than I Anticipated!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2013
This is the first book I have read by this author and I have to say I really enjoyed it.Pro's- It grabbed my attention from the very first page. The heroine I felt deeply for, her pain and longing to be loved created an actual ache in my chest. That for me is always a sign of a good book, when the author can convey a characters pain and emotions on a person. The hero is a poor tortured man that blames himself for his wife's death. The villains were utterable unlikable which for this kind of story is exactly what you want. You have to get over half way through the book before the first kiss even happens.  Usually that drives me crazy, but I think for this particular story it worked, because the H/h needed to get past their guardian/ward relationship.Con's- It was a little slow in parts, but that usually picked back up.  I also found the dialogue a little stiff and overly proper....though I know that is what some people prefer in theirhistorical/romances. It's really just based on preference. I also found it kind of weird when the hero Lord Stacks kept using the term his 'child/woman' in reference to the heroine. I never thought of her as child, especially by the standards that were dictated in that time period. Even by todays standards she is legal. I also thought it ended a little abruptly, but at least there was an epilogue.This was a great free story and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author!Happy Reading!!!