Review: I want me a Clun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2013
What I really really really enjoyed about this one were the characters. In so many HR the heroine is generally the one with all the problems - she's insecure about her looks, she's naively innocent about everything, she has a too stupid to live moment, etc. Instead Elizabeth is everything but! Could I have a Mrs. Abeel in my life?? She's was Elizabeth ultra free thinking mentor who taught her about everything and therefore made Elizabeth into a talkative (so many heroines just do not do what they think), nut busting, gun toting, cow milking heroine.The one who does have the issues is Clun. He has ultimate mommy issues and believes that in order for a marriage to work no emotions can be involved (oh really Clun, just you wait!). It just has to be a business transaction to secure the lineage. And his shining example is his mother. I mean, the poor boy would tell his boyhood secrets to his bear rug because he had no one to speak to. He has his moments though. He can be extremely playful, but then extremely moody, stubborn, blind, but thoroughly passionate and loyal.And what's great about Elizabeth is for the most part she completely sees through Clun and her thoughts about his hesitation is confirmed by meeting Lady Clun. She's a lady of action and instead of quickly crying off, she's willing to at least try to get her man. And what's great about her is that she speaks!It was so great to see these characters slowly falling in love with one another - obstacles and all. I love love when the perspective changes from heroine to hero, especially when there are slight overlapping scenes.Miranda Davis deftly created a humorous (I LOLed during the Clun/Elizabeth "he's coming scenes"), sometimes sad (Clun as a young boy), rather romantic (aww the converted cottage) tale of two people falling in love.I'm excitedly waiting for the third installment with Seelye!P.S. Prudence and Ainsworth and the other two Horsemen make an appearance. The picture of three rather big gruff looking men stifling laughter while teasing Clun was just hilarious in my mind.