Review: Saving the Damsel in distress
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2013
Hero of My Heart starts with Mary on the auction block. She's been drugged by her half brother who is now selling her virtue to the highest bidder. Fortunately for Mary, that happens to be Alasdair Thornham, Marquess of Datchworth. He's got issues, but he's an honorable man and when he realizes that Mary is drugged, he buys her. Later he realizes that she's a good woman, the daughter of a vicar and she doesn't deserve what's happening to her.Alasdair has his own issues. He's addicted to opium and feels that his life is not worth living. He's done some things in his past that he tortures himself with. I felt those things weren't really his fault, but he felt he was guilty.Both of these hurt individuals have agendas and issues. Watching them work together to overcome them and to get to where they need to be was enjoyable a lot of the time. Their journey to London was fun as they get to know each other.I did think that Mary's brother needed to suffer just a bit more, but that might be my own bloodthirsty thoughts coming to the fore. Also, Alasdair and his opium addiction. He had withdrawal issues, then he'd be over them, then suddenly, through sheer will power, it was over. That really didn't seem quite right. Some of the other plot issues were dealt with like magic, easily wiped away like they had never been. One of my least favorite tropes comes into play. It's the one where one of the parties leaves the other for their own good.The writing here, and the premise, was nicely done and I will be reading more by Ms. Frampton. Thank you, NetGalley and Random House - Loveswept, for the opportunity to read Hero of My Heart.