Review: Good historical regency romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
This is the first time I've read anything by this author but I enjoyed this story. There were some editing issues, especially the inconsistent spelling of the heroine's name: her name is Merissa, but there are frequent misspellings calling her "Melissa" instead. The same thing happens with another character later in the story: Lord Gatwick on one page becomes Lord Catwick for the next page. There are also a few incomplete sentences or sentences that are missing words and make no sense.The plot of the story is not that original: A jaded London rake wakes up after a night of debauchery and can't remember what he's done. Realizing he's wasting his life, he accepts a challenge from his only "decent" married friend to come and stay in the country, away from all the vice for a few months. He meets a tart, beautiful country miss (an independent vicar's daughter, no less) who has no time for useless dissolute noblemen. Of course they fall for each other, despite her doubts and his past rearing it's ugly head. He becomes a reformed rake. Cue HEA.Of course there's more to the story: the main characters, who are complex and interesting. The supporting characters are also well fleshed out and add to the story line. The hero starts out as a kind of unlikable individual and the heroine as a bit of a shrew to him, but they loosen up and become likeable people with real vulnerabilities and personalities, and I found myself rooting for them. They do have to go through some difficulties and growing up before their HEA.There are sexual scenes and some mild profanity in this story.Heat factor moderate.